do all ex Academy cars have lsd diffs ?

[bobdylan]

Is a quick question , also do the all weather kits fit cars with a full cage ?

Cheers :-)

[Tango7]

Unless an aftermarket fit, no academy cars have LSD's as its outside their regulations I believe. Weather equipment (hood / doors / windscreen) fit with the roadsports cage but won't fit (or won't fit very well if at all) with an SLR cage - the cranked front arms extend past the sides of the windscreen with an SLR cage.

[bobdylan]

Brilliant thanks

[Grubbster]

The hood for the academy car has a cut out where the side intrusion bar meets the roll cage above the boot, so a standard hood doesn't fit properly.

[bobdylan]

http://uk.caterhamcars.com/pre-owned/1347-roadspor...

Full screen & weather equipment

Tonneau cover , would that be one that fits over the dbl D roll cage ?

[BraddersCat7]

Tango7 said:

Unless an aftermarket fit, no academy cars have LSD's as its outside their regulations I believe. Weather equipment (hood / doors / windscreen) fit with the roadsports cage but won't fit (or won't fit very well if at all) with an SLR cage - the cranked front arms extend past the sides of the windscreen with an SLR cage.

Agree, 95% sure they don't have LSDs under the regs. Mine certainly doesn't.

[Tango7]

bobdylan said:

http://uk.caterhamcars.com/pre-owned/1347-roadspor...

Tonneau cover , would that be one that fits over the dbl D roll cage ?

The tonneau cover fits over the seats and keeps the cockpit area dry from the scuttle/boot cover downwards. The hood covers the roll cage and fixes to the top of the windscreen then a series of powers around the rear panel (when the boot cover is unpoppered. If you look at the head on shot of the car, you can see the cage is tucked behind the profile of the screen and this is why the doors and hood can be fitted to a roadsports cage. The tonneau should have a very slight relief on the edge by the drivers right shoulder to allow it pass under the side impact bar and clip to poppers on the side skin.

[texr2000]

BraddersCat7 said:

Agree, 95% sure they don't have LSDs under the regs. Mine certainly doesn't.

I Dont think a LSD is in regs for Grads or Super Grads either Academy regs allow very little think not even a rear Anti Roll Bar

[Grubbster]

Definitely no LSD in Academy although of course cars that are sold and no longer raced could have one retro fitted.

[Grubbster]

Definitely no LSD in Academy although of course cars that are sold and no longer raced could have one retro fitted.

Edited by Grubbster on Tuesday 31st March 21:49

[Grubbster]

Definitely no LSD in Academy although of course cars that are sold and no longer raced could have one retro fitted.

Edited by Grubbster on Tuesday 31st March 21:49

[hufggfg]

The LSD only comes in at the Supersport level (that is Supersport the race series, not Supersport the road car).

So, it is possible that an ex-academy car that has gone up through Academy, Roadsport, Tracksport and on to Supersport would have an LSD, but when this car was sold I wouldn't expect it to be described as an "academy car".