Assembly Time

It has been a really good weekend, I have not had that much time but it feels like I have got a lot done. Now that the paint underneath and in the engine bay has gone off I have been able to start assembling the car. I have decided to use the original petrol tank for now until I have got a few miles on the car then I will go to the fabricated one for competition. The fuel tank got a coat of paint, it is a strange green colour as I mixed what little paint I had left ( yellow, white and black ). I have now bolted the front sub-frame in position using the Polly bushes I already had but when I get chance I will mount it rigidly with some turned aluminium spacers.

Fuel Tank

The two fuel tanks that I already have have rusted through and although I could patch them up they are too big and without baffle’s the fuel will just slosh from side to side. I only require a small six gallon tank with baffles and a swirl pot so to save money I have designed and made one that will fit in the same position as the original tank. It is only a mild steel one but it is still a small weight gain on the original. Once the tank is back up in position I can fit the axel back on the car and get it to a rolling chassis quickly.

Brakes, Blasting and Painting

The restricted budget is having a huge impact on the build, I keep telling myself it doesn’t matter about the components at this stage as long as the shell is right, all parts can be upgraded later. The brakes will be 4 pot princess calipers and vented disks which can all fit inside 13" wheels and will just bolt straight on. The calipers only require a spacing kit to fit over the vented disks. The engine will not be tuned or rebuilt but as it was running I will try and make it look as tidy as possible, a further tuned engine will be built out of the car and I am looking for a reliable 250bhp.





Princess spacing kit.

Princess brakes and vented disks trial fit.

D.I.Y Bead blasting.

Looking slightly better but could really do with a strip down.