Caterham nose cone question

[slngsht]

How is it mounted to the frame? When I got my car it came with a nose cone, but no brackets or fasteners of any kind on the nose cone, and nothing on the chassis. The nose cone does have two tiny holes right above each other on each side, just behind where the mounting bracket for the headlights would go through.

 

If you have a pic, post it up...

[aidanparte]

The nose attaches with four Dzus fasteners, two near the headlamps and two on the lower rear edge of the nose. The two parts are riveted to the body and the nose I believe.

 

Aidan

[MHKflyer52]

Hi Mazda,

Here is a link with a photo of the top mount for a Caterham Nose cone mount. It uses a tab with a Zuse fastener spring clip to hold the nose cone.

 

http://www.mycaterham.com/66828/66132.html?*session*id*key*=*session*id*val*

 

I mounted my nose cone by adding a couple of tabs and putting rivnuts in them and then screwing the nose cone on to the car if that helps. If you look at the right side of the nose cone in the attached photo you can see the top tab and the rivnut. Hope this helps.

[slngsht]

Thanks. That's the way my Rotus was too. Just wanted to do it the same way as Cat does it.

[MHKflyer52]

Mazda,

 

So wheh are we going to see some more prograss photos......:cooldude:.....

[slngsht]

not much progress to report lately. I bought a smithy granite 1324 last week, and have to get garage ready to get it in here.

 

The only thing on the car is mounting the radiator and the last motor mount.

 

If I get motivated enough to put a floor on, I might tow it out to WV and drive it up and down the road in front of my brother's property - just to get a feel for the car.

[scannon]

My SV has a Dzus fasterner on each side near where the headlight bracket goes through. The bottom of the nose cone has a lip that sits over and a bit around the front most bottom transverse frame tube. Easier to get off and on than the newer ones with two more Dzus fasteners under the nose cone but probably not as stable.

[slngsht]

Skip, yeah, looks like my nose cone just mounts on the sides by the headlights

[scannon]

Does the lower lip at the bottom back have a profile something like this:

[bsimon]

Here's an older Caterham with the 4 Dzus fasteners. top and Bottom. The anchors are brazed to the top and front chassis rails.