Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 9/4/11 at 08:39 PM |
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Advice Please
Following on from my recent thread http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/4/viewthread.php?tid=153353 (which was in the wrong topic really  ), here
is another shot of the car showing the light height slightly better:
 
Lights-2
Does anyone think the lights will be cause for concern (i.e. 'obstruct the driver's view' ?
Thanks.
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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austin man
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| posted on 9/4/11 at 08:54 PM |
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Off topic I would remove the fly screen, Its another opportunity for a fail. T he lights do look a little higher than many other sevens
Life is like a bowl of fruit, funny how all the weird looking ones are left alone
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adithorp
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| posted on 9/4/11 at 09:00 PM |
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Need a view from inside the car. Either way it's subjective so really depends on the tester.
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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vyperstrype
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| posted on 9/4/11 at 09:04 PM |
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Most seven type cars have a piece of oval tubing or flat bar that sits on top of the top chassis rail.
Cheers Eric.
Where there's a will, there's a death!!
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 08:04 AM |
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You can see my lights on my avatar they sit below the line of the bonnet
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 08:28 AM |
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Here's where mine are - and they're 7" dia headlamps (early photo, taken ages ago)
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lsdweb
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 09:43 AM |
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JB
I'd be tempted to drop them if easy to do. And, as above, remove the aero screen - I failed SVA on the aero screen on my Fury (and other things)
and passed without it.
Regards
Wyn
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 09:55 AM |
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Here's another early shot of mine (2004!). You can clearly see the level of the headlamps - the base of each lens is a good bit above the SVA
minimum (same for IVA, I believe).
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 09:34 PM |
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Thanks for all the input guys
I decided to drop the lights down, a little worried about them hitting the front wings though, so I took all the poundage off the front springs so I
got maximum bump then tried left and right lock to see how much clearance I had. Eventually dropped thm by around 3"  so a major difference! I
was right on the limit of the 400mm maximum in from the widest part of the car so it was a struggle, but then I took another look at the rear wings.
They are way too wide and the wheels looked lost in them, but I already have 25mm spacers so do not really want to go any wider, so I decided to lop
2" off them The difference is quite amazing, They look a lot more suited to the car and I now know that the lights will definitely be within
the 400mm
All this meant I didn't get to panel the tunnel as I had planned but hey ho, at least the lights should be OK now.
And regarding the screen, it will be coming off for the test
Thanks again for the help guys
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 10/4/11 at 09:34 PM |
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Thanks for all the input guys
I decided to drop the lights down, a little worried about them hitting the front wings though, so I took all the poundage off the front springs so I
got maximum bump then tried left and right lock to see how much clearance I had. Eventually dropped thm by around 3" so a major difference! I
was right on the limit of the 400mm maximum in from the widest part of the car so it was a struggle, but then I took another look at the rear wings.
They are way too wide and the wheels looked lost in them, but I already have 25mm spacers so do not really want to go any wider, so I decided to lop
2" off them The difference is quite amazing, They look a lot more suited to the car and I now know that the lights will definitely be within
the 400mm
All this meant I didn't get to panel the tunnel as I had planned but hey ho, at least the lights should be OK now.
And regarding the screen, it will be coming off for the test
Thanks again for the help guys
JB
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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lsdweb
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| posted on 11/4/11 at 06:36 AM |
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Thinking about it,Caterham don't seem to have a problem with the lights obscuring the driver's view -
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adithorp
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| posted on 11/4/11 at 07:36 AM |
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Love the lateral thinking... The lights are too far from the widest part of the car...hmm... I know, I'll narrow the car!
Both dropping the lights and altering the wings willimprove the look. Have you checked the "angles of visability" for the lights?
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
http://jpsc.org.uk/forum/
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 13/4/11 at 10:16 PM |
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I've got some more piccies of the finished article. Big improvement in my eyes, looks less like a frightened frog!
 
Modded Lights
 
Driver's View
 
Narrower
Also, looking at the Caterham above, I think the lights and bar I got off eBay are from one of them, I also had the indicators which fitted underneath
the headlights, but I took them off as I didn't like them.
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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