tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10423822.post1212508284154289038..comments2023-09-07T15:07:55.593+02:00Comments on The Barry Scott Spitfire Tuning Blog "The Crazy Spitfire": Apollo bracketDavid Powellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605294122602158726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10423822.post-29940579494517535982008-01-09T23:42:00.000+01:002008-01-09T23:42:00.000+01:00Hi, Thanks for the comment.Yes the tank will be br...Hi, Thanks for the comment.<BR/><BR/>Yes the tank will be braced to prevent any vibrations.<BR/><BR/>Not really concerned with the nut falling off, if I was I'd simply stick a small tack weld on the fitting and nut inside the cam cover as the hose should last forever and grinding off the tack if I wish to remove the hose.<BR/><BR/>I know the apollo is just a bit swirl pot. Same as a fuel or water one.<BR/><BR/>I am using the standard rover sump, not a caterham one. The cornering surge on the caterham is prolific cause of the sumps poor design, just a flat tray! No wonder it needs a foam baffle and still suffers!<BR/><BR/>The stock sump has a deep forward chamber that holds 2.8litres of oil I can extend the pickup pipe right down inside this area then weld some baffling into the pan...Going on my previous experiences with baffling there should be NO surge at all, cornering, braking. I agree if using that caterham sump you need a dry sump ideally, imo its a flawed sump.<BR/><BR/>Cheers.David Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605294122602158726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10423822.post-58840923160138907782008-01-09T19:38:00.000+01:002008-01-09T19:38:00.000+01:00Dave, been reading your blog for a little while - ...Dave, been reading your blog for a little while - very interesting. Can't figure out how to email you (if it's blindingly obvious - sorry!).<BR/><BR/>Apollo tank - I secured mine with a rubber lined pipe bracket, secured back to a convenient chassis rail with a rubber lined P-clip - this avoids fatigue cracking of the tank where you might weld brackets on it etc.<BR/><BR/>The fitting on the cam cover - on a Caterham, it's normally fitted the other side, but can't see it making any difference. TO void the nut dropping off the fitting into the head (even with loctite) turn the fitting round - put it through from the inside, secure with the nut on the outside and then fit the hose - so the hose fitting acts as a back up if the nut comes loose.<BR/><BR/>Be careful - the apollo tank doesn't allow you to forget oil surge problems - it simply allows de-aeration of the oil from the crank thrashing the oil in a Caterham. There's not enough back pressure or volume to maintain flow for any real time if the pumps starts sucking air. <BR/><BR/>Look forward to reading more . ..<BR/><BR/>BriBricolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10600522962776504845noreply@blogger.com