31st March 2012 – Fitting the Seat Belt framework.
We ordered the specially made seat belt framework from Gerry at Hawks that fits above the transmission tunnel so that they are high enough to comply with the SVA regulations. As well as [...]
31st March 2012 – Fitting the heater box
Next job on the list for today was fitting the heater box that arrived from Gerry a while ago. This is mounted to the rear side of the bulk head behind the dash. [...]
31st March 2012 – Throttle linkage final fit
We both arrange to get another day together to get on with the build. The last weekend we both had free was end of February where we had respraying the footwells. We were [...]
17th March 2012 – Fuel Tank arrives
We took delivery of the fuel tank today. More to follow on this once we get around to fitting it. --
26th February 2012 – Footwells respray
We decided we'd like to repaint the white on the footwells as while we were fitting the throttle linkage and accelerator pedal we had managed to scratch it in a few places. So [...]
25th February 2012 – Fitting the radiator
The final job for today was to fit the radiator into the front on the engine bay. This proved to be a fiddly job due to its position and we jacked up the [...]
25th February 2012 – Throttle linkage first fit
We decided at this point to get the throttle linkage mechanism finished and fully fitted. We did the first fit back on 28th January, but now we have all the necessary bits to [...]
25th February 2012 – Fitting battery tray & reservoir bracket
The next 2 little jobs were to fit the battery tray to the nearside and the reservoir bracket on the offside of the engine bay. Gerry had made up the battery tray and [...]
25th February 2012 – New braided fuel pipe
We planned to get some more time on the car this weekend. We have planned to get most of the little job under the bonnet out of the way today. First job was [...]
28th January 2012 – Making the Throttle linkage
Once the throttle pedal and pivot where fitted, we moved onto fitting the throttle linkage to the carburettor. This is something we have been thinking about for a few weeks. We had the [...]