1963 E type historic race car

[grumpy52]

I only do the internet stuff for the builder Peter , I do some research for bits and later tech stuff . I have known the builder for 30+ years ,back from the days when I marshalled and attended him at a very spectacular accident .
All this has led me to spending the last couple of days reading FIA appendix K regs and finding and downloading the
original 1963 RAC homologation paperwork for the E type .
My reading next week is the 2022 Motorsport UK yearbook ( Bluebook)
It's handy to have this sort of paperwork if only as a base reference. Some of the race series have slight variations on the base regs but the general rule seems to be if it was a period modification then it would be accepted now .

[Oneball]

grumpy52 said:

Oneball said:

What period are you going for, pre or post ‘63?

I have just asked Peter the guy building it and it's going to be post 63 ,club 100 , appendix K .
If that makes sense !
Lots of contradictory rules ! Lots of areas open to interpretation and seemingly areas that many ignore.

Yep makes sense thanks. Need to apply for FIA papers for my Vette this month or so and know they’ll moan about something!

[grumpy52]

Oneball said:

grumpy52 said:

Oneball said:

What period are you going for, pre or post ‘63?

I have just asked Peter the guy building it and it's going to be post 63 ,club 100 , appendix K .
If that makes sense !
Lots of contradictory rules ! Lots of areas open to interpretation and seemingly areas that many ignore.

Yep makes sense thanks. Need to apply for FIA papers for my Vette this month or so and know they’ll moan about something!

Series scrutineers are normally pretty helpful and often willing to do inspections and give guidance. Most of the organising clubs have contact details for local scrutes ,failing that a call to Motorsport UK will get you the information of local officials as will a scan through the latest Motorsport yearbook.

[Oneball]

grumpy52 said:

Series scrutineers are normally pretty helpful and often willing to do inspections and give guidance. Most of the organising clubs have contact details for local scrutes ,failing that a call to Motorsport UK will get you the information of local officials as will a scan through the latest Motorsport yearbook.

Thanks. The guys you deal with face to face are great but just know someone behind a desk in Paris will kick up fuss.

[grumpy52]

More cleaning up and this was discovered on the edge of the rear deck . Caused by water trapped in the wood strip fitted under it .
Lots of time to be taken to weld it up without causing any distortion.

[grumpy52]

Cousin Lee has been in to do more to the rollcage .

[grumpy52]

When cleaning up the bulkhead Peter found a split

[grumpy52]

Stabiliser bracket removed ,split to be repaired and bracket to be replaced .

[grumpy52]

More tubes for the roll cage .

[Stick Legs]

Lovely!

Enjoying the updates.

[grumpy52]

Bulkhead repaired and the stabiliser bracket re-made .

[grumpy52]

Stick Legs said:

Lovely!

Enjoying the updates.

Good !
It's a look behind the scenes of a workshop at the smaller end of the market . They do great work and have some fabulous vehicles through the doors . A GT40 is due in the spring and a fabulous El Camino is due shortly for some upgrades .
If I was more able bodied and mobile I would be helping out at the workshop in some capacity rather than tapping away on a screen .

[grumpy52]

Now the tub is strong and stable the rear wings can be massaged to allow for the race wheels and rubber .

[grumpy52]

One wing opened out to allow for wider race wheels and tyres .
The next trick is to get the other side to match !

[Oneball]

It’s not coming up with any horrors, do you know where it came from?

[grumpy52]

Oneball said:

It’s not coming up with any horrors, do you know where it came from?

USA , was brought over many years ago and been in storage .
It does have some rot in the rear valance and back corners of the wings

[grumpy52]

[Oneball]

Are you welding up any of the myriad of holes in the bulkhead?

[grumpy52]

Fed up with looking at bare metal some etch primer was splashed about .
More bars have been added to the rollcage.
The owner is due to visit next week to try the cabin for size .

[grumpy52]

Oneball said:

Are you welding up any of the myriad of holes in the bulkhead?

Most will be filled with various bits of equipment any surplus will be welded up where allowed.