AntonyH Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Speaking of mirrors, taking ours off the wobbly mounts on the wobbly doors and fitting Racetechs direct to the not-wobbly stanchions made a big difference too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter clarke Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 OK, it did say little things! Took a while to remember but mirrors reminded me of one. Attached length of 2cm right angle aluminium to inside of side screens (about 25cm long) using the mirror bolt holes plus one more so rigidity improved and it sandwiches itself to the scuttle trim when side screen closed so no more mirror vibrations even at 160kph. Another one was usually have the passenger torneau on but it would come undone particularly at the rear at speed so got rid of the standard press stud fasteners on the centre front and rear and replaced them with Tenax centre lift fastener. Problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zetec Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Cheapest :Best & regular upgrade is a new A frame bush !! Expensive & great: quaiffe ATB installed in my ital live axle. It became instantly confident on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al7 Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 [pQuote=Cheapest upgrade, eventually locating & taping over the end of the indicator buzzer as the BEEP BEEP really was just too loud. I've spent ages trying to find this elusive thing - where is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Quoting Al7: [pQuote]Cheapest upgrade, eventually locating & taping over the end of the indicator buzzer as the BEEP BEEP really was just too loud. I've spent ages trying to find this elusive thing - where is it? Al, ours just sort of dangles behind the dash, just to the left of the steering column. But then ours wheezes like an asthmatic hamster locked in a soundproofed room, so this may be due to a previous owner digging it out and filling it with glue.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al7 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I've spent ages trying to find this elusive thing - where is it? due to a previous owner digging it out and filling it with glue.... I'd like to do far, far worse things to it than fill it with glue!! Once I find it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Best upgrade? Driver tuition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtWork Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 Making my own seat base using vacuum clothes bag, polystyrene beads, papier-mâché, two cans of expanding insulation foam, duck tape and alcantara. Total cost about 20 quid, total benefit in terms of comfort (and distances I can now cover) - priceless :o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juleslid Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 The Little Thing: Going from max to min castor on my Duratec-engined SV Roadsport (15" wheels). Was set up for minimum understeer, but steering now lighter and much more communicative for road use, if still not quite as nice as an S3 with 13" wheels. The Expensive Thing: Caterham roller barrel conversion. Wakes the Duratec up beautifully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Don't want to hijack this thread, but could someone explain to me why 13 inch wheels are so much better than 16 inch - and how do you deal with the loss of ground clearance? PS - best mods - SBFS half roof and saddlebags, high level light mounted on the roll bar - I've heard a lot fewer brake screeches behind me since fitting that! Edited by - Anton on 18 Oct 2013 22:37:42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverSedlacek Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Tall tyres! I'm running 205/60s to maintain ride height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted October 18, 2013 Member Share Posted October 18, 2013 Quoting Anton: Don't want to hijack this thread, but could someone explain to me why 13 inch wheels are so much better than 16 inch - and how do you deal with the loss of ground clearance?The answers are in the archives, but scattered all over the place. If you search for "wheel size road height" you'll see what I mean. Issues include ... wheel size affects choice of tyre ... overall circumference depends on tyre size ... overall circumference affects gearing ... ride height... leads onto adjustable suspension length ... clearing cycle wings ... mass, weight and rotational inertia ... appearance Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stationary M25 Traveller Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Best new little mods today ..... Thanks to IanW ....... a single-wipe facility by spring-loaded flick switch with changeover relay 🥰 😶🌫️ Thanks to Stu Forshaw ...... Bluetooth connection to AutoCom for music and phone 😶🌫️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy7 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Fitting stronger poppers to my half hood so it doesn't come loose at speed, they may fit stronger poppers from new now so don't panic if you've just bought one. Adding poppers to to my shower cap so it doesn't just rely on the elastics. High level brake light. Day time running lights. Direct oil pressure gauge. 12volt multi outlet. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C7HJE Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Any pictures or info on the daytime running lights? One thing I was thinking of doing in the near future. Regards C 7 HJE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 7, 2014 Member Share Posted August 7, 2014 Running lights: 1 2. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy7 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Quoting C7HJE: Any pictures or info on the daytime running lights? One thing I was thinking of doing in the near future. Regards C 7 HJE I've fitted These in the side lights which work just as well and as bright as DRL's I had fitted but they're not too bright. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Jonathan Kay Posted August 8, 2014 Member Share Posted August 8, 2014 *arrowup*Any photos? Thanks Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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