Thursday 15 April 2010

Side protection

An extension of the roll cage is the side impact protection bar.  It runs over the rear wing by the driver and attaches to the rear mounting point of the roll cage, the front point (at the saddle bracket) and also the the a-frame mount behind the rear wheel...

At the first attempt to get it fitted, I noticed the a-frame bolt was too short.  It seems there's a specific fixing pack for the side impact bar.  A quick call to Caterham and the next day I received a pack of bolts to do the necessary.  Once you get the right bolts, it's a doddle but note that the front mount needs to use tyhe existing bolt as the one supplied in the pack is too long (it meets the inner bolt and doesn't tighten otherwise).

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