Team Davis Pit buddy

[jellsta]

Hi,
how do i order one and have it posted?
many thanks

[fiberglassman]

[QUOTE=jellsta;164783]Hi,
how do i order one and have it posted?
many thanks[/QUOTE
Hi just PM Me and it will get sorted Pitt Buddys are in stock Thanks Wayne Davis

[fiberglassman]

Hi,
how do i order one and have it posted?
many thanks

Hi Posted to day

[jellsta]

Many thanks Wayne..

[jellsta]

Arrived today many thanks, just the job spot on

[fiberglassman]

Hi,
how do i order one and have it posted?
many thanks

Hi jellsta gone Sent posted Thanks Wayne Davis

[thorny97]

I have just taken delivery of the new team Davis pit buddy, and thought I would help to educate everyone on the design, the installation of pitting equipment and the use of one.

The first couple of photos show the careful wrapping of the pit buddy after delivery, along with the necessary instructions and fitting hardware which comes in the parcel.









On first impressions the Pitbuddy is very light & sturdy, and looks well made. When you unwrap your Pitbuddy, make sure you do it outside or in a garage, don’t do it in the kitchen because the smell of the fibreglass is very strong and will spread through your house.

Right then, let’s get down to putting the starter box in place. One word of warning, make sure before you fix your starter box in place you put your car on the box to check that it fits correctly without the wheels hitting the front tool holder section. The next couple of photos show the positioning of the starter box.








I am using a SMD Orange starter box with a 4cell lipo for starting the car, and a 3cell lipo for ancillary power. Before positioning the Pitbuddy, it was time to decide on the best place to fit this to the fibreglass, included in the kit is 2 fixing bolts, but on this occasion I have decided to go with 3 as I am unable to mount 1 in the middle of the box in the battery location.

The photo below shows the 3 fixing positions I have gone with, 1 between the 2 motors and 2 bolts either side of my lipo batteries. The instructions included in the kit state a 5mm drill bit is required for the bolts, so I decided to position the box on the fibreglass checking for positioning prior to drilling through the metal of the starterbox, but also being careful to only mark the fibreglass. I didn’t want to drill straight through the metal and the fibreglass in case the box moved. I then removed the box and drilled the fibreglass holes out.

[thorny97]

Prior to fixing the box in place, it was time to decide on the tools I was going to make holes for and to check my fuel bottle fitted (which in my case didn’t because the bottle I use is a Bryon one and they aren’t round) in the top section of the unit. The tools I decided are a turning screw driver, glowarmer, hudy wheel wrench, standard multi tool and a ½” ratchet handle tool. To get all of these tools in place and lined up, I decided to cover the area with masking tape so I could mark there positions prior to drilling and cutting them in place. At this point I measured up all the tools which I was going to use, so I could get the required hole size correct for a snug fit. To drill the holes I used a 5mm pilot drill bit followed by a 14mm drill bit to enlarge them, to adjust the hole for the fuel bottle I used everyone’s favourite tool “The Dremmel”. The photos below show the masking tape all marked up ready for drilling and the holes on completion with the tools in place







Now that the tool holes are drilled and the fuel bottle correctly fitted, it was time for the final couple of hurdles, fixing the starter box in place and placing the foam (included with Pitbuddy) under the tools for added security. To fix the starterbox in place it was a case of using the bolts provided and tightening them up in place.





To fix the foam in place under the fibreglass I used some carpet double sided sticky tape. Once this was firmly in place it was a case of pushing the tools through the foam to create a tight fit, for the larger tools it was a case of using a craft knife to help enlarge these holes.



The last photo shows all tools in place, starter box fixed and car on top.



Final thought, I was highly surprised on the balance of the Pitbuddy fully loaded, I thought it would be lobbed sided with the majority of the weight towards the rear, but this isn’t the case. This is the first time I have had a Pitbuddy, because I didn’t think I would need one but on first use of it, I don’t know how I have managed to race without one of these especially with the hole for the extra tyres with how unpredictable British weather.


If anyone has any questions please feel free to post them on here and between myself and Wayne aka fibreglass man we will try to help.

[fiberglassman]

Hi all orders will be at weston meeting for all others have been sent
Thanks wayne davis

[slow truggy]

Many thanks Wayne, got mine from you at Frankley TMSC last weekend. Its a quality piece of kit, As I have a truggy I have put my Engine pre heater and its battery where the buggy wheels and tyres are meant to go. its all made up, drilled, bolted and all ready to go ..

Thanks again Wayne. Have wanted one of these for months.