3rd November 2013 – Air filter fitted
We received the air filter for the car today that we ordered from Summit racing in America. Mark got onto fitting it straight away. Originally we had to measure and make sure the filter we order would fit underneath the bonnet with enough clearance and space. We established that the optimum size would be either a round 8 inch diameter or a 8 1/2 inch oval set up with a maximum 3 inches height from the carb flange.
26th October 2013 – Rear bulk head panel
The next job was to make the cover panel the SVA Seatbelt frame. We decided to use thin plywood sheet for the actual cover panel which we eventually plan to cover in carpet. This [...]
26th October 2013 – Re-making the inner door panels
We had made and fitted the inner door panels in November 2012 (you can read post here). we had originally made these panels from some spare sheet aluminium that was left over from the heat [...]
21st Sept 2013 – Inner footwell panels
We decided it would be a good idea to make a couple of extra panels around the base of the dash and door support frame to finish things off nicely in preparation for [...]
15th May 2013 – Front grill arrived.
We received our long awaited front grill from Gerry this morning. Very happy! Hopefully we'll get it fitted soon.
6th April 2013 – Oil temp, coolant temp & Oil Pressure capillary pipes
Next job we decided to do was to connect up the oil temperature, coolant temperature and oil pressure gauges. This involved feeding the capillary pipes from the back of the gauges through the [...]
6th April 2013 – Fuel tank – final fit
Next job of the day was to do the final fit of the fuel tank. The fuel tank had been in and out a few times and we had a few attempts to [...]
6th April 2013 – Spare wheel well – final fit
Once the rear wiring harness was sorted out we moved onto fitting the spare wheel well. This is a hexagonal fibreglass section that came as part of the body from Gerry. It is [...]
6th April 2014 – Rear wiring harness
So... after a few months of inactivity, we got a day back on the build. Things have had to take a back seat for the last few months.We intended to get the boot [...]