Engine in.

Finally the engine is in the car. It still really bugs me that the car will now have to be painted with the engine and electrics in, I guess not everything goes according to plan. I will have to tape up every hole and wrap all the components to protect them from dust and paint whilst the outside is being sprayed. The engine went in easily enough, I had to drill the holes for the gearbox mount in its new position but thats about it.

Brakes

The front brakes are now complete, I need to measure and make another braided pipe for the rear. The brakes will then need filling and bleeding.

Demisting dash.

Recently I have just been concentrating on getting the dashboard in the car and all the electrics working. I can now say that it is all completed and everything works ( what a stroke of luck ). Next week I will hopefully get the engine in, at this point I will be taking the car to work to finish painting the outside. If the engine goes in ok and the car is painted it will be very close to being finished.

I was originally going to flock the dash but the budget didn’t permit so it has been coated in a non reflective matt black.










Extending and replacing the fuse section and box to a blade type fuse holder, fault finding and new loom being installed for all the new lights and fuel pump etc.

The electric heater I made for demisting I hope this idea woks.

The trial setup for the in-line blower.

the dash with the new vent holes.

To match the cars original green lighting I glued some plastic strips to the back of the letters and coloured it green with a permanent marker, it is a bit "blue peter" but it works

Wiring Loom

It all seems to be moving forward at the moment. I was not looking forward to the wiring loom as it could potentially take twice as long as intended if I encountered any problems. It is now 90% done and I am confident that I will soon be testing it. The fuel out and return pipes are plumbed in and the main battery feed is in position. I have completed the front brake pipes and 80% or the rear, I am only waiting for some braided hose fittings to complete.

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.