burrellbloke
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Back in May 2022 we bought a headlight cold air feed 3D printed duct from @RSRowe
Since then @EthanMenace had cut a hole in a spare headlight and spent time with a dremmel to tidy up the hole - then he left the project as he was a bit frustrated with the headlight looking a bit tatty. We decided to try and make some more progress with the cold air feed today. I spent some time trying to get rid of the dust that caked the inside of the headlight. Where the reflective silver panel had been cut and the front had been cut the inside the of the headlight was covered in a light coloured dust covering. I used the vacuum with the car cleaning/detailing tiny attachments to get as much dust off as possible and then decided that it really did not have to be entirely clean or perfect.
When @RSRowe received my order for the headlight duct he made me aware that it had been modelled on a 197 headlight and he had no idea if it would fit properly in a 200 headlight. I bought it on the basis that it may not fit but I would give it a go.
The headlight duct did not fit flush with the 200 headlight but that could be because of the profile of the hole that we had cut. The duct came in two parts with the large flanged part to fit on to the headlight and the second pipe to attach to the first duct and then be secured with a tab.
We had struggled to get the two piece combination to sit nicely in the headlight so decided just to "make it work". When both parts of the duct were connected it sat too close to the inner parts of the light and would not sit properly over the outside edge of the headlight cover. We decided that we would use some sealant to stick the flanged duct to the headlight and then use some 2.75 inch brake ducting to act as a flexible pipe and just do without the second part of the duct.
The flanged duct has now been attached and we are now waiting for the sealant to dry before we put the light on to the Clio.
There is a lot of sealant around the duct and we have found that the 2.75 inch brake duct hose that we had left over from doing the brake ducts is a good tight fit for the end of the duct inside the headlight. It looks a bit rough and ready but hopefully it will deliver a blast of cold air to the V6 air box when it is attached.
@EthanMenace and I had a look at our used tyre collection today so that we could work out which of the 8 Direzzas we could use again to get one more days use out of them. Most of the tyres we had used at Anglesey were pretty much worn out.
The tyres in the middle looks like a slick. Most of the tyres we used at Donington were in far better condition than I remembered. The bottom tyre below is definitely not fit to be used again.
We have labelled up the four good tyres as they will have to be moved around between the Cup wheels and Ultraleggeras, and swapped around in terms of direction. I will need to take them to my local friendly tyre garage to sort them out.
The plan is to buy some new track tyres after Snetterton on 4th August 2022 and before Croft on 23rd September 2022. MRF ZTRs are likely to be the tyres we go for - they seem to be about £700 for a set. Nankang AR1s are cheaper for a set for about £600. Can anyone confirm that the MRFs are not directional tyres?
We have worked out that using a tyre pressure of about 31 PSI hot gives us even wear with two of us in the car on the front tyres. I want to get tyres that I can swap from left to right, and front to back, to get the most out of the tyres.
Since then @EthanMenace had cut a hole in a spare headlight and spent time with a dremmel to tidy up the hole - then he left the project as he was a bit frustrated with the headlight looking a bit tatty. We decided to try and make some more progress with the cold air feed today. I spent some time trying to get rid of the dust that caked the inside of the headlight. Where the reflective silver panel had been cut and the front had been cut the inside the of the headlight was covered in a light coloured dust covering. I used the vacuum with the car cleaning/detailing tiny attachments to get as much dust off as possible and then decided that it really did not have to be entirely clean or perfect.
When @RSRowe received my order for the headlight duct he made me aware that it had been modelled on a 197 headlight and he had no idea if it would fit properly in a 200 headlight. I bought it on the basis that it may not fit but I would give it a go.
The headlight duct did not fit flush with the 200 headlight but that could be because of the profile of the hole that we had cut. The duct came in two parts with the large flanged part to fit on to the headlight and the second pipe to attach to the first duct and then be secured with a tab.
We had struggled to get the two piece combination to sit nicely in the headlight so decided just to "make it work". When both parts of the duct were connected it sat too close to the inner parts of the light and would not sit properly over the outside edge of the headlight cover. We decided that we would use some sealant to stick the flanged duct to the headlight and then use some 2.75 inch brake ducting to act as a flexible pipe and just do without the second part of the duct.
The flanged duct has now been attached and we are now waiting for the sealant to dry before we put the light on to the Clio.
There is a lot of sealant around the duct and we have found that the 2.75 inch brake duct hose that we had left over from doing the brake ducts is a good tight fit for the end of the duct inside the headlight. It looks a bit rough and ready but hopefully it will deliver a blast of cold air to the V6 air box when it is attached.
@EthanMenace and I had a look at our used tyre collection today so that we could work out which of the 8 Direzzas we could use again to get one more days use out of them. Most of the tyres we had used at Anglesey were pretty much worn out.
The tyres in the middle looks like a slick. Most of the tyres we used at Donington were in far better condition than I remembered. The bottom tyre below is definitely not fit to be used again.
We have labelled up the four good tyres as they will have to be moved around between the Cup wheels and Ultraleggeras, and swapped around in terms of direction. I will need to take them to my local friendly tyre garage to sort them out.
The plan is to buy some new track tyres after Snetterton on 4th August 2022 and before Croft on 23rd September 2022. MRF ZTRs are likely to be the tyres we go for - they seem to be about £700 for a set. Nankang AR1s are cheaper for a set for about £600. Can anyone confirm that the MRFs are not directional tyres?
We have worked out that using a tyre pressure of about 31 PSI hot gives us even wear with two of us in the car on the front tyres. I want to get tyres that I can swap from left to right, and front to back, to get the most out of the tyres.
