Yes, I intend to be at the Innovations comp, so I'll look forward to meeting you there Sid.
Frank - Peter will be at Buxton. I think he's sharing a spot with MogRacing (or it might be Librands). I don't believe the spaces are very big this year by the way.
The rear axle spacer blocks are to reposition the axle 15mm further to the rear, to make a better line with the rear wing. The series 2 Roadster is much better already because the alignment was changed. But these U bolts and lower plate are much more robust than the originals, so worth considering if any work needs doing to the rear end.
Peter didn't talk about remarking the dipstick, but did say that the competition sump allows a lower level with equal or greater volume of oil.
The issue with the oil level is that if it's too high, on hard cornering, braking or acceleration, the crank can dip the big ends and froth the oil - and cause upward splashing of the cylinder bores - which can cause oil burn and at worst - damage the cats. So don't be tempted to overfill.
Peter also mentioned that there has been a tendancy for the fuel tanks on the competition Roadsters to split. This is put down to chassis flexing, so in theory this may happen to road cars over time. Obviously Mulfab do replacement tanks, and if I need one, that's where I'll be going. Removal of the tank requires the wooden floorboards to be taken off to allow the tank to be dropped down ...... which is a very time consuming job. It can be speeded up if a jig saw is used on the wood, but then you need new boards. I'm wondering if a flexible tank mounting could be made to absorb the flexing without stressing the tank. Flexing probably causes radiators to split, even though the rad is flexibly mounted anyway - so maybe it makes no difference.
