Front Valance And Dummy Starting Handle Eye; Fitting The Lamp Bar; Lamp Bar Stays; Wing Stays - Suffolk SS100 Build Manual

SS100 Build Manual (Export Edition)
Rear reflectors - 52mm (2)
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Set of running board strakes and rubbers
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Hood spindles
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Note: When filing the body to open out holes, use the file on the forward stroke only. This will avoid
spalling off pieces of the gel coat and paint at the edges of the hole. If this does happen before painting,
which is sometimes difficult to avoid, draw it to the attention of the body shop and ask them to make
good before painting.
8.3.1

Front valance and dummy starting handle eye

Place the front valance over the forward section of the body and underneath the radiator shell, protect the
valance from rubbing on the radiator shell with neoprene/rubber strip if required. Adjust the holes in the
GRP if necessary to accept the lamp bar and lamp bar stay eyelets. Drop the dummy starting handle eye
through the valance and secure with the supplied screws.
8.3.2

Fitting the lamp bar

Refer to figure 20 and start by fitting the two spacers that fit into the apertures in the wings, then prepare the
lamp bar by screwing in the lower mount studs using loctite or similar, fit onto these the first of two nuts
which work as adjustable spacers. Next roll the four 'O' rings over the feet of the lamp bar ready to be rolled
back later after fitting and using a small amount of glue bond the flat rubber washers to the four feet of the
lamp bar.
Offer the lamp bar onto the car, protect the area with masking tape if preferred (a second person is useful for
this to save any paint damage) pass the lower studs through the valance, body and chassis before locating the
fixings through the wings. Tighten these wing bolts into position making sure the lamp bar is not put under
any undue stress. Next by finger from behind the valance screw down the adjustable spacer nut to meet the
chassis before fitting the lock washer and nut from underneath. Make sure that the lamp bar fits
satisfactorily, if not talk to Suffolk Sportscars about adjusting the aluminium spacers as necessary.
8.3.3

Lamp bar stays

Fit the lamp bar stay lower mount through the body and chassis and secure from underneath eyelets to the
bars with the nuts provided, ensuring that the rubber washers are fitted between the mount and the body. If a
pair of spot lamps are being fitted, fit the stainless steel mounting plates between the eyelets and the valance
and align the spotlight mounting holes in the plates with those in the body & valance. Do not fully tighten
these until the lamp bar stays are fitted. Screw the eyes on the end of the lamp bar stays and adjust until the
correct length is achieved fit these to the car behind the lower mount and in front of the lamp bar, all these
mounts can then be tightened securely.
8.3.4

Wing stays

Important! The lamp bar must be fully fitted before fitting the wing stays as the lamp bar may slightly
change the position of the wings. Temporally fit the wing stays in place (the offset top plate extends
forwards) and scribe around the area the plate covers underneath the wing, gauge the size of the gap as this
needs filling. The best thing to fill the gap with is body filler as this will shape to the underside of the wing
and give the plate a flat surface to mount to.
Check that the wing does not need raising a little to close any gap between the wing and the lamp bar seals
but do not put any undue pressure on the wing.
Remove the wing stay and use some 80 grit paper to key the area that the wing stay covers and use masking
tape on the top of the wing to stop the filler coming through the holes and on top of the paint, cover the wing
stay top with masking tape before spreading a liberal coating of freshly mixed filler paste on to the upper
surface of the mounting plate and reassemble the stay so the filler squeezes on the underside of the wing and
conforms well with the GRP surface. Tighten up the 4 nuts & bolts and trim off any excess filler.
When the filler has set, from above the wing drill through the filler to the plate so the position in the plate
can be marked. The mount holes are 6.5 mm the centre wiring hole is 8 mm. The wing stay can now be
removed for cleaning and drilling the three holes, while the wing stay is off the car clean the filler pad which
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