Formula Ford Front Suspension Van Diemen RF96K restoration Episode 16, by KCK Racing Australia
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- Assembly of the Front Suspension, hub assemblies and front sway bar. This car has been stripped and delivered in boxes with plenty of missing and broken parts to add to the headache. A massive job to restore, rebuild and refurbish what looked like a bunch of scrap parts. Episode 16 of the Van Diemen Formula Ford RF96K restoration.
Gilmour Racing competed in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Queensland Formula Ford Championships. The team finished second in both 2001 and 2002 before finally claiming the 2003 Championship, with 7 wins. In total, the team claimed one championship and eleven race wins.
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KCK Racing Australia, is a team with over 20 years of experience in the provision of motorsport services. We are a professional and successful race team, producing a number of championship drivers who are participating on the world stage. We aim to provide our drivers the very best opportunity to achieve their goals in their chosen motorsport discipline. We provide Arrive and Drive Packages, Trackside Support and Race Preparation including Driver Training and Test Days.
KCK Lubricants is proud to be involved with Gilmour Racing.
With a long history of open wheel racing in Australia and a long list of championship to prove the success of the team and the reliability of the machinery Gilmour Racing has become an obvious choice for many young drivers progressing through the ranks.
Having competed successfully in Formula Ford and Formula 3 Gilmour Racing has developed a vast amount of knowledge and data which has not only been used to smash many of the lap records around the country but has also offered technical assistance to many racers in a variety of Motorsport categories assisting them to their successes.
About Gilmour Racing,
Formula Ford Championship before renaming as Gilmour Racing and entering the Australian Formula 3 Championship in 2004. The team had previously competed in various karting championships across Australia in the preceding 14 years, earning over 500 trophies.
Formula Ford
Gilmour Developments competed in the 2001, 2002 and 2003 Queensland Formula Ford Championships. The team finished second in both 2001 and 2002 before finally claiming the 2003 Championship, with 7 wins. In total, the team claimed one championship and eleven race wins.
Formula 3
2004
For 2004, Gilmour Racing bought an Opel "Baby" Spiess powered Dallara F301 in their efforts to win the Australian Formula 3 Championship. Competing in the outright class, the team picked up both Rookie of the Year and second in the Championship in a year that included 5 wins, 2 pole positions, 12 podiums and 235 points.
2005
The 2005 season saw the introduction of the next generation of Formula 3 chassis to the Australian Formula 3 Championship. Gilmour Racing chose not to upgrade, competing with their existing chassis. Despite this, in 7 rounds and the Australian Grand Prix support races, the team claimed 12 podiums and 126 points. Chris Gilmour competed in Round 7 for Cooltemp Racing, amassing a total of 142 points and fourth outright for the season.
2006
Gilmour Racing chose to upgrade to a Dallara F304-Opel Spiess for the 2006 season, a sister car to the Cooltemp Racing chassis Chris Gilmour had driven in 2005. While awaiting the delivery of their car, Gilmour Racing teamed with Cooltemp Racing to field Chris in Round 1. The new car arrived in time for the second round, and it debuted at Symmons Plains. Despite some early teething problems, the team amassed 4 podiums, 11 top fives and 137 points. Chris Gilmour in total scored 4th place and 150 points.
2001 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 2nd Van Diemen RF96B Chris Gilmour
2002 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 2nd Van Diemen RF96B Chris Gilmour
2003 Queensland Formula Ford Championship 1st Van Diemen RF96B Chris Gilmour
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Epic work
Makes for great lunch time viewing!!
Champion! thanks for watching
Great stuff
Thanks for watching!
Definitely mount the dampers so that the body is connected to the chassis. Less unsprung mass that way
Thanks for watching and great suggestion!
Been working on FF's for years (mainly Mygales). Looks like the RF96 doesn't have the cross bar on the front arms to prevent cockpit intrusion. Otherwise, I'd have assembled the whole corner without bolting it up, just lower arm and pushrod, then body work and bolt it all up to finish
Thanks for watching! Yes the is just prior to the cross bar update
I would have assembled all of the joints with grease to reduce wear and to inhibit corrosion.
Thanks for watching and great suggestion! we have found in the past that the grease holds onto dirt, brake dust and debris possibly causing more wear but we absolutely agree about the corrosion protection.
Silicone spray works better
@@ryan_r849 Thanks for watching and great suggestion.
Wasnt the RF96 a monoshock?
It possible, this car has always been dual shock from since we owned it. It could have been modified by the original owner?
@@KCKLubricants Maybe the K meant it is a twin shock?