Rich's Ginger 86

[Keethos 842]

Sorry to hear Rich, my mate got rear ended the other night......for the 3rd time within a year/year and a half.....on the same bloody roundabout.  Hope it's nothing too serious and that you're OK....does that mean you won't be joining us tonight/tomorrow?  

[Nicebiscuit 655]

Been trying out Lauren's settings, I rather like them, it makes the car nice and soft around town, but controls roll well when you push on.

Also, my car is back to RRG's ARC again next week, as I was rear ended by an Audi TT this morning. Not having much luck lately.

Oh, you are kidding! Hope it's not too bad.

I've only just got my other car back yesterday from being rear ended by an Audi

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[Rich 378]

24 minutes ago, Keethos said:

Sorry to hear Rich, my mate got rear ended the other night......for the 3rd time within a year/year and a half.....on the same bloody roundabout.  Hope it's nothing too serious and that you're OK....does that mean you won't be joining us tonight/tomorrow?  

It's not serious. Cracked diffuser at the back is the only visible damage. I'll be at Blyton tonight / tomorrow.

[DanJ 374]

Phew, losing the track day would've been the final straw for me!

[Mike 458]

1 minute ago, DanJ said:

Phew, losing the track day would've been the final straw for me!

If he can handle the continued disappointment of having a ginger car, he can manage anything  

[Rich 378]

I can easily handle the continued AWESOME of having a ginger car.

[Rich 378]

Suspension settings worked a treat at Blyton. I was running 32/32 base stiffness, then G-activated stiffening and it was composed over the bumpy sections but not too wallowy round the fast turns.

Audi A4 courtesy car dropped off yesterday morning. It's like sailing a boat compared to the 86. Also the clutch is horrible (no feel) and the throttle seems to have two settings; a tiny trickle of power and full boost. Not sure why people rate diesels for the slug of torque, I think it makes them awful to drive.

[Rich 378]

Car was returned last week in time for the breakfast meet at the weekend. Nice to be out of the Audi. I also tried dialling my suspension a little stiffer which I prefer feel wise; so it's now at 56 all round base and then Lauren's settings for speed and G adjustments.

[Rich 378]

First MOT today, I also had the wheel alignment done while it was in. Everything looking good, though the emissions test failed the first time (I only have the stock second cat):

Alignment looking pretty good, though the rears have a bit too much camber, and it's not well aligned between left and right:

Pondering whether adjustable rear arms are worth it...

[Lauren 2259]

It is tricky to get the rear camber set with those offset bushes. I have the same issue as it takes a lot of messing about to get them accurately matched. I've wondered about adjustable lower arms many a time. 

[Mark@Abbey M/S 235]

On 8/24/2016 at 9:30 PM, Rich said:

First MOT today, I also had the wheel alignment done while it was in. Everything looking good, though the emissions test failed the first time (I only have the stock second cat):

Alignment looking pretty good, though the rears have a bit too much camber, and it's not well aligned between left and right:

Pondering whether adjustable rear arms are worth it...

that's normal with the early cars rear cambers , go with Super Pro rear camber arm/toe arm kit works a treat. Shame the people aligning the car didnt sort the rear toe's out properly , the Thrust angle will not help needs to be zero thrust

Edited August 25, 2016 by Mark@Abbey M/S
cant spell,fat fingers

[Lauren 2259]

Yes, should have the rear toe equalised which would sort the thrust angle. Needs to be equalised between sides. 

[Rich 378]

It's pretty minimal though, does it make that much difference?

[Lauren 2259]

Not hugely so, but it's more that it just takes a little bit of effort to equalise, so why wouldn't you? It looks like there has been no adjustment to the rear toe here. Same at the front, it's important to equalise between axles. Gives a better steering feel as you equalise the length of the track rods on each side.  Just seeing it in the green is not enough for me I admit. But I used to do geo setups on Elises etc, I just took my time to always equalise the toe between each side. I didn't have fancy machines though, but would measure to a centralised datum point on the car and cross check it. 

[Lauren 2259]

I should add though you are talking Arc seconds here which is a very small amount. Had mine done today on the AE86 and watching Gary give the car a shake shows how fine a level of adjustment it is. So I wouldn't be too worried at all. It's within spec. 

[Rich 378]

Fitted my Intec High level brake light today. Much improved rear visibility.

[Mike 458]

What's going on with the left exhaust tip?  

[long-gone 152]

10 hours ago, Rich said:

Fitted my Intec High level brake light today. Much improved rear visibility.

Do you get a red-lit parcel shelf too?

[Rich 378]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

What's going on with the left exhaust tip?  

Lens flare.

[Rich 378]

1 hour ago, LordGrover said:

Do you get a red-lit parcel shelf too?

Not that I've noticed.

[Rich 378]

New rear brake discs and pads today, went for Cosworth streetmasters to match the front. Getting the discs off was a right faff, ended up  using a hammer and bending the stock jack handle which I was using as a pry bar. Done now though, old pads were down the the wear limit.

 

[Ade 517]

There should be a couple of threaded holes on the front of the disc, M8 or something, you can put a bolt in each one and tighten gradually until the disc cracks from from the hub. Anyway glad you got them off. Did you need to adjust the handbrake? My DBA discs were way off in that respect.

[Rich 378]

Handbrake worked fine without adjust.

[Rich 378]

Fitted my GT3 brake ducts, zip ties all the way.

 

[Rich 378]

New addition from Anarchy Motive. It's a beast!