Rollcage Painting

The car was masked inside and out with paper and sheets to prevent overspray, then we set about the difficult task of painting the rollcage. It took a whole day to complete the job.

The rollcage had two coats of Halfords grey primer followed by two coats of satin black.  In all it took 9 cans of paint, and there are still some difficult to get to areas which need to be touched up.

The end result with the rollcage painted black.

Rollcage Update

The rollcage took longer than expected to be delivered, but is now fully fitted and ready to be painted before we re-assemble the race interior. 

 

The wiring loom on the left and right hand sides (including the relay board and fusebox) have to be re-attached.  The heater unit from under the passenger side dashboard also needs to to be re-installed with appropriate modification to fit around the rollcage bars.

Roll Cage

All of the remaining interior trim and dashboard elements have been removed to allow the installation of the rollcage.

The dashboard took a morning to remove and was quite straightforward.  How easily it goes back in remains to be seen!

The car was winched onto a trailer we hired for the day.  We took it to Roll Centre who are fitting the cage for us.  The car is so low that extra ramps were needed to reduce the angle onto the trailer and stop the car grounding.

The car had to be put onto the trailer backwards in the end so the weight distrubution was correct.  The trailer bed should be flat under its own weight and the hitch end still be able to be lifted easily.

Off we go on our first towing experience!