Bill's Locost Build Diary

On The Road!

2011-05-16T20:55:00.006+01:00

Well, that's it. She's on the road. Got all the paperwork today. I then got the plates made up and fitted them, and that's it.

Here she is:

Also had a short drive in it tonight. Seems to be a great little car to drive. Very, very powerful, though, so I'll have to take it steady at first, especially in the wet.

The completion has been a long time coming. I didn't think it would end up taking 5 years, but I've thoroughly enjoyed it and have learnt a great deal in the process, not least skills like MIG welding.

This is not the end of this blog though. There is always more work to do on these cars. The next step will be to look at fitting a windscreen and some wet weather gear.

Re-Tests and Inspections

2011-05-12T15:27:00.000+01:00

OK, so the car went in for it's re-test on the 5th, and passed :-)

Very relived. However, we are not quite on the road yet. Had to take the car to the DVLA today for an inspection. Everything was OK, so they should be sorting the paperwork for me in the next couple of days - Keep Watching.........

Fix Days 3-4

2011-04-27T17:34:00.003+01:00

So, got my new alternator - fitted it and it seems to be working now I'm pleased to say.

Re-assembled the car and took it to the local garage for a new emissions test - it passed with a perfect lambda score of 1.00.

This all means the car is now ready for it's re-test. Had hoped to get it in tomorrow, but no luck, so it's now booked for next Thursday May 5th.

Watch this space......

Fix Days 1-2

2011-04-23T17:08:00.008+01:00

So, cracked on with the IVA fixes. Pretty much all done now, however looking at the problem with the battery not charging, after tracing all my wiring I found the cause was in fact due to a faulty Alternator. I have one on order to come Tuesday, so I will fit that then and we are ready to go.

I'm pretty sure the emission issues were down to the joins in the exhaust system not being very well sealed, so air was being sucked in and effecting the readings. I've sealed this all up, so will take it to the local garage once the alternator is replaced to double check the readings, then it will be time to book the re-test.

Here's a pic of the location of the new side repeaters:

IVA Today!

2011-04-18T18:03:00.003+01:00

Phew, glad that's over - been bricking it for days.

Had my IVA at Nottingham this morning. Chap called Martin did the test - top bloke.

Fail points are:

> Brake Warning Light Symbol itself needs to light up rather than having a light next to the symbol - Doh!, but easy to fix.

> Obligatory Exterior Projections Issues - Nothing major, just a few more bits of trim etc to attach. Should get most of this done this afternoon.

> Side repeater locations - I tried so hard to get these right :( oh well. Martin was very helpful in working out an alternative place for them

> Rear Fog lamp tell-tail comes on when you turn switch on, even if fog light itself is off (i.e. when main lights are off). Again - Doh!

And then the biggy:

> Emissions - Lambda is too high (1.180). I didn't expect this as I'm using an untuned engine with the OEM ECU. I'll have to get this look at at the local garage.

So, all in all, I'm pretty happy. Provided I can sort the emissions, I should be good to go for the re-test soon.

Had to drive 22 miles to the test centre. No serious issues with the car except it wasn't charging the battery - but I think I know why.

A real hoot to drive :) and seems very quick. I was a little careful and rationed out the beans, but I'm happy with what I see

I can relax a little now

Build Day 238.....DONE!!!

2011-03-19T17:45:00.007Z

I can't quite believe it, but the car is finally ready :)

Had a very productive day today:

Final fit of side repeaters
Final fit of harnesses
Completed tracking
Completed headlight alignment
Final tidy up of plumbing and sharp edges
Started car and ran engine for extended period to burn in new cat and to let oil leak additive take effect

So here's how it looks (minus the harnesses):

So next step is to start the paperwork to get an IVA test booked. In the meantime, I'm sure I'll keep fiddling with the car to improve bits, but it is ready now.

Now, I sure I will have to have further build days after the test as it's bound not to pass first time, but we can always hope.

Watch this space....

Build Day 237.....Back on it's Feet

2011-03-12T23:10:00.003Z

So, handbrake has now been replaced. I also took the opportunity to improve the way I clamped the ends of the cables so they are more secure.

I also cracked on with the side repeaters now I have new LEDs. These are just about ready for final fitment.

I've also now been able to put the car back down on the ground and it should be ready to start as soon as I have the time.

Build Day 236.....Slight set back, or two

2011-03-06T15:18:00.005Z

So, what I had planned to do this weekend was this: Put everything back together, put the car back down on its wheels and get the engine running again, to try the oil leak additive and to burn in the cat. Unfortunately, when I tried to tighten up the handbrake (loosened during the bleed process), I found that the handbrake cable was sticking, causing the rear brakes to bind. On closer inspection, it appears that the plastic coating for the inner cable has got damaged and is catching on the outer cable. This means I have had to order a new cable. It also means I've not been able to get the car down on it's wheels and start it.

Instead, I got on with more tidy up tasks e.g. tidying plumbing, fitting trim, nut covers etc. All not very interesting, but all needed to be done.

I also cracked on with the side repeaters. Again, a slight set back on this. The ultra bright LEDs I'd bought for this, which were meant to be amber, tuned out to be red :@

So, new LEDs on order. Will finish this when I can.

Build Day 235.....Brakes Completed

2011-02-26T17:16:00.002Z

Cracked on with it today. Make up the last of the brake lines and bled the system. Brakes and all done now.

Build Day 234.....Brakes and Other Bits

2011-02-20T21:07:00.002Z

Carried on with the brakes today. Mostly there now, but couldn't finish as I need a little more copper brake pipe. Will order some in the week.

Instead, I cracked on with some of the other little tidy up tasks: Strengthening the bonnet and re-working some of the fuel plumbing.

Build Day 233.....Brakes

2011-02-13T19:42:00.003Z

I managed some time in the garage this weekend, but maybe not as much as I'd wished. Started on fitting the new brake lines, but have not finished this yet. Also fitted a new pair of wheel spacers on the front of the car. The original ones were not hub-centric, whereas these are.

Build Day 232.....Front Lights

2011-02-06T17:15:00.004Z

Once again, it's been a little while since my last post. Was very busy on other things running up to Christmas. In January, I was in the garage a lot, but this was to give it a good clear out as it was full of junk.

Now that's sorted, I've got back a lot of room to get working on the car again.

Managed a day this weekend and have mainly concentrated on the front lights and indicators. These are now fully fitted, wired up and working.

I've also fitted a new lambda sensor for the engine and tided up some more of the wiring.

The car is now back up on axle stands to aid me fitting new brake hoses (professionally made this time, rather than the old home made ones I wasn't happy with). So, the jobs I have left are as follows:

Fit new brake hoses and re-bleed brakes
Finish fitting side repeaters
Run engine with oil leak additive to hopefully clear up minor leak. This will also burn in the new catalytic converter.
Set up tracking
Set up headlight alignment
General tidy up – sharp edge check etc.

And that should be it !

Build Day 231.....Getting There Now

2010-11-07T13:59:00.008Z

Seems the paint was good enough. Far from perfect, mind, but I'll accept it for now.
So, I've got round to fitting the nose and scuttle permanently, along with the dash board, mirrors etc. The car now looks almost finished:

Build Days 225-230.....Paint

2010-10-02T16:16:00.007+01:00

You've probably wondered where I've been? I've been working on the car, but I haven't got around to posting as it's not been interesting stuff. Basically, I've had to do more and more coats of paint to the nose cone and scuttle. Once the first set of coats I did had hardened off, I flatted them down, but it was clear may more coats were required, so this is what I've been doing: applying a few coats, waiting two weeks, flatting down, then applying more coats, then waiting two weeks etc, etc.
I've put what is hopefully the final coats on today - we'll see for certain in two weeks.
I also got the VIN number I requested. This has been stamped on both the chassis and an aluminium plate which is riveted to the chassis in the engine bay.
I'm not able to do anything else really until the painting is done. However, I'm not in any rush now as summer is over and I have all winter. I'd rather take my time and get it right than rush and bodge it up.

VIN Request

2010-08-13T10:08:00.002+01:00

Just a quick note, I rang the DVLA today to start the registration process going. They'll be sending me a Vehical Identification Number (VIN, aka chassis number) and a form pack to fill in.

Build Day 224.....Front Ride Height and Cat

2010-08-12T21:50:00.002+01:00

Next on the list was the front ride height. It really needs to be around 6" from ground to the chassis rails, but with the shocks and springs I had, I could only manage 4".
I got some new longer and stronger springs and fitted them today, along with some longer shocks I had spare. Result, 6" - perfect!
I then moved on to the exhaust. Finally put it together for good, including the catalytic converter.
Also, I've made a start on all the bits of rubber trim etc for all the sharp edges. This will continue after I order further load of trim bits.

Build Day 223.....More Painting and Electrics

2010-08-11T16:57:00.003+01:00

So, now finished the painting of the nose and scuttle. However, I'll have to wait two weeks or so for it to harden off before I can flat them down and polished up. Once done, they can finally be fitted for good.
Also cracked on with outstanding electrical issues. Fixed the run-on problem. Also resolved an issue with the fog light where it would come on without the dip headlights.
I'm pleased to say, that's about it with the electrics now, except for when I fit the front lights (after the nose cone is ready).
However, it's not all good news. I've been running the engine a bit while resolving the electric issues and have discovered it's now leaking oil. Not yet 100% sure where from - need to look at this further, but I just hope I don't have to start stripping down the engine :(

Build Day 222.....Painting and Electrics

2010-08-10T18:16:00.002+01:00

Took off the nose cone and scuttle and prepped for painting. Managed to do some of the primer coats, but ran out of paint. I have some more now, so will continue tomorrow with the rest of the primer and the top coats.
In between coats, I also looked into the electrical issue of the car continuing to run after you switch off the ignition. Took a while to track down, but turns out it was due to the way I wired up the charge light. I'll fix it tomorrow while I wait for paint to dry.

Build Day 221.....Bonnet Scoop

2010-08-09T17:01:00.003+01:00

Had a break from the car on Sunday (had to sort the garden), but got back to work on it today. Concentrated on fabricating and fitting a bulge or scoop over the raised engine parts. Decided in the end to go with a scoop, as this will also allow ducting of cold air over the engine to the air filter. Here it is done:

Not 100% sure I like it :( but it may grow on me. If not, I can always re-work it once the car is on the road. There will be some black trim over the front edge so it's not just sharp metal.
Also, here is a pic of the passenger foot plate I made on Saturday:

Build Day 220.....Front Grill, Mirrors and Passenger Foot Plate

2010-08-07T17:57:00.004+01:00

Another productive day. I've made the front grill (out of an old bird cage) and set up it's mountings. I also positioned and drilled the mountings for the rear view and wing mirrors. These will be finally fitted once the scuttle is painted.
Finally, I've made up a foot plate for the passenger. This is to stop them being able to touch the charge cooler, which might get quite hot.

Build Day 219.....Rear Panel and Tunnel Top

2010-08-06T19:13:00.003+01:00

So, today I finished the rear panel and fuel filler assembly. This is all now fitted:

Also made and fitted the transmission tunnel top. Will need a little further work, though, in adding some trim to the edges and some gaiters for the gear stick and handbrake:

Build Day 218.....Start of the big push

2010-08-05T19:58:00.003+01:00

I've decided to take some time off work to try and finish this car once and for all! So, I have the rest of this week and all next week, so I'm starting the big push to the end.
Today, I've been working on finishing the top rear panel and petrol filler assembly. Almost done, just a couple of coats of paint on the underneath to go and I can fit it. Will post some pics when it's done.

Build Days 214 - 217.....More Body Work

2010-06-26T13:11:00.004+01:00

Haven't got round to posting for a while, but I have been getting on with the car. Concentrating mainly on the bodywork e.g front side panels and bonnet. Basically, it's all done now, bar painting the nosecone and scuttle and adding a bulge or scoop (haven't decided which yet) to cover the engine bits that stick out. Here's what it looks like:

The colour is all wrong at the moment. The nosecone and scuttle will be black and the bonnet and front side panels will be aluminium.

Also, you can see that the side panels stick out a bit. This is to allow decent airflow through the engine bay to keep under bonnet temperatures down.

Build Days 212 & 213.....Getting it running again

2010-05-16T17:11:00.004+01:00

Finally got the clips I needed. I received them after two weeks, only to find they'd sent me the wrong size. Ended up ordering them from somewhere else - got them in two days.
So, this weekend I could get on with finishing the oil plumbing. Got the plumbing done and complete on Saturday. I also finished the wiring for the Accusump so that the valve is opened with the ignition.
Today, I filled the system with oil, replaced the spark plugs and put the car back on it's feet ready to start. This would be, not only a test of the oil system, but also the dash wiring.
First of all, I turned the engine over for a while without the spark plugs in, just to make sure the oil got through the new pipes etc, plus into the Accusump. Once I saw some pressure being displayed, I was ready.
So, once the plugs were back in, I started her up and she fired up fine. Seems to be running a treat. Most of the dash also seems to be working as well.
Once warm, though, I did find a leak in the new plumbing, however this has now been fixed.
There are two problems, though, that need to be sorted out. Firstly, the tacho, although working, seems a little erratic. Seems I'm not getting a clean signal. Secondly, the engine doesn't shutdown immediately when you turn the key off - must be something I've done in the wiring.

Build Days 209, 210 & 211.....Bodywork

2010-05-03T16:24:00.005+01:00

In the end, I haven't yet finished the plumbing. This is because some small clips I needed and had ordered did not arrive by this weekend.
However, I've not wasted this bank holiday weekend. I got on and did two jobs I was dreading; namely finishing the scuttle and the nose cone, ready for painting. Bodywork is not my favourite thing - I don't seem to have the patience it requires. Having said this, I'm pretty happy with the results.
The scuttle was the first to do. I'd build the frame for it many moons ago, but it needed to be wrapped in aluminium. Took a bit of doing to get it neat, but it's done and has been prepped ready for painting.
Next came the nose cone. It was in a bit of a state and needed a lot of TLC - basically, filling, and sanding, and filling and sanding....well, you get the idea. It's now nice and smooth and, again, ready for painting. Here's what the car now looks like with the scuttle and nose fitted:

Of course, they won't stay the colours they are. They are both going to be painted black to match the rest of the bodywork.

I have also spent some time tidying some more of the wiring, in between waiting for filler to set.

Build Days 207 & 208.....Yet More Wiring

2010-04-17T19:24:00.003+01:00

Well, as always, it takes a lot longer to do things than I thought. Had two full days over the last two weekends trying to finish of the dash wiring. It is now, finally done! All switches, gauges and lights are now working. I have also filled the Chargecooler system, and thankfully it doesn't leak. The pump is tested and working as well.
So, next task, finish the oil plumbing....

Build Days 205 & 206.....Accusump and Wiring

2010-04-05T19:07:00.004+01:00

I've had a some time away from the build due to other commitments, but I've managed a couple of days over the Easter weekend.
Firstly, I've finished fitting the accusump. Not quite finished the plumbing, though, as I need to order a few more parts.
The rest of the time has been spend trying to finish all the wiring on the car, including plumbing in the dash. Lots to do, but I'm getting there now. Most of the systems are now working, but will need another day to finish off. Again, I also need a few parts (relays mainly), but I can pick these up in the week.
Once these bits are done, I'll start her up again.
I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel. When the wiring and oil system is done, I'll have a fully functioning car. It'll just be panelling and cosmetic things plus set up to do now and we are done!
I really hope I can get on the road this year.

Build Day 204....Accusump

2010-03-07T17:35:00.003Z

First of all, I have finally completed the front wings. The mounts are all permanently fibre-glassed in and they are ready to re-fit. I won't actually fit them for a while (it will only take 5 mins) as I don't want to knock them while I work around the car.

I then moved on to fitting the Accusump oil accumulator and remote filter assembly. As with everything, it's taking a lot longer than planned - I had wanted to get it all done today. Anyway, the remote filter head and take-off plate assembly are now in place and some of the oil pipes have been made up.
What I need to do next is fit the accusump itself and finish off the plumbing.

Build Day 203.....More Front Wings

2010-02-27T17:28:00.003Z

Managed to spend a little time in the garage this afternoon.
I've trimmed and lined up the front wings and glued them into place temporarily.
Once the glue is set, I can unbolt them and permanently fibre-glass in the mounts. Here's what it looks like with the wings on:

Build Day 202.....Front Wings

2010-02-21T17:06:00.004Z

I painted up the wing stays over the week, so I've been able to fit these permanently today. Also been working on a mounting system to attach the wings to the stays, but still be able to detach if needed (without running bolts through the wings).
Basically, it's a series of metal strips with bolts welded to them. These bolts go through the stays and are fixed with a nut. The strips are then fibre-glassed onto the underside of the wing. You wont see anything when the wings are on, but you can simply take the wings off by removing the wheel, then unbolting the nuts.
Almost finished - I just need to trim the wings a little bit, then I can line them up and stick it all together.
I'll post some pics when it's done.
I've also fitted new springs on the front, as the old ones were not strong enough for the weight of the big engine.

Build Day 201.....Front Light Mounts

2010-02-14T17:47:00.004Z

First thing I did today is test fit the front wings, bending the tops of the wing stays into their appropriate position over the wheels. The stays are now complete and ready for painting. I haven't posted a pic for a while, so below shows the stays in position and also the completed charge cooler plumbing:

Next, I moved on to positioning, and building the mountings for the front headlamps and indicators. These all attach to the nosecone, so I can't permanently fit them yet until the nose cone is painted, but at least they are done ready. The mounting for the indicators will also need a lick of paint.

Build Day 200.....Front Wing Stays

2010-02-07T17:07:00.004Z

I realised that I still needed to do some more work to the Charge Cooler. I wanted to check and seal all the pipe joins properly to ensure no leaks. This is now done. I also completed the mounting for the charge cooler reservoir.
I then moved on to looking at fitting the front wing stays, which hold the cycle wings on. I'd bought the stays the other week, rather than make them myself, and guess what - they didn't fit! The mounting tubes which attach to the uprights were slightly out alignment. This meant I had to drill and grind the old tubes off and weld on new ones. Might as well have made the whole stays myself.
Anyway, it's all done now. I have also welded on a bracket on the passenger side stay which will hold the magnetic speedo sensor in place. I also fitted a magnetic bold through a hole I've tapped in the brake disk bell. This passes the sensor every revolution of the wheel to get the speed measure.
The stays are temporarily fitted now. Next I need to test fit the wings, then the stays can get a lick of paint before going on for good.

Build Day 199.....Back on the Charge Cooler

2010-01-31T20:12:00.002Z

Concentrated on completing the charge cooler plumbing this afternoon.
All done now, except I can't fill the system as I'm having to wait for some sealant to dry.

Horn Update

2010-01-25T18:39:00.002Z

Just spent an hour after work tonight tracing the Horn wiring. I located where the relay is that activates the horn - except that the relay wasn't there, just the socket!
No idea when or why I removed it, but I found it amongst my pile of bits. Plugged it back in and the horn now works!

Build Day 198.....Horn

2010-01-24T17:58:00.003Z

I'm not able to finish the charge cooler at the moment, as I'm awaiting parts to be delivered.
In the meantime, I've been looking at the horn. Fitting the horn itself (I'm just using the old unit from the Sierra) and wiring it into the loom was quick very straight forward. However, the complex part was to modify the rover steering column parts that allow for a horn button in the middle of the steering wheel. Because I'm using a different wheel, it all didn't fit together. After a lot of messing about, this is just about complete.

However, it seems that the horn doesn't want to work :(

I know the horn itself works. I also know that all the wiring I have done today is correct and working. The fault seems to be in either the original rover loom, or in other wiring I did at an earlier stage. I'll have to trace this further.

Build Day 197.....Charge Cooler

2010-01-13T18:08:00.003Z

Cracked on with it today. I've been finishing off the Charge Cooler plumbing. The radiator (the sierra's heater matrix) is now fitted, just a few more pipes needed and I can fill the system and test.

Build Day 196.....Nose Cone

2010-01-10T14:54:00.005Z

Well, it's been a very long time since I did anything to the car. Been very busy with work and over Christmas.
Things have changed now in that I have a new job, which does not require me to travel all over the world, which means I should be able to have more time on the car. I really want it to be on the road this summer, so it's time to get a move on.
So, I've made a start today. I have been working on modifying and fitting the nose cone I have to fit the car properly. The main issue is that it was too low for the engine. I've fibre-glassed in some extensions that both raise and bring the nose forward slightly. I also made up a bracket-come-hinge assembly to hold the bottom of the 'cone and allow it to tilt forward to give easy access to the radiator and battery. I've brought the assembly inside to give it a paint.
The nose cone will now need to filled, sanded and painted to blend the extensions in, but this will have to wait until it's a bit warmer outside. However, because I now know it's final position, I can go ahead and do the other jobs at the front of the car, such as make the bonnet, fit the headlights, fit the front wings etc etc.

Build Day 195.....More Rear Lights.

2009-10-04T16:37:00.002+01:00

Completed the wiring of the brake/indicator units, so the fitting and wiring of the rear lights is now complete:

Also permanently fitted the transmission tunnel side panels:

Build Day 194.....Rear Brake and Indicator Lights

2009-09-13T16:48:00.001+01:00

Managed to get a little time in the garage today. I've fitted the rear Brake and indicator clusters to the wheel arches. Next job will be to wire these up.

Build Day 193.....Rear Arches #2

2009-09-06T15:55:00.002+01:00

It's taken a lot of fetling, but finally the arches are on. I'm happy with the results. Will post some pics when I get chance.

Build Day 192.....Rear Arches

2009-08-30T22:59:00.003+01:00

Fitted the rear arches today. The passenger side is perfect, but for some reason the drivers side is a bit twisted, meaning it comes close to fouling the wheel. Will need to do some further fetling to get it right.

Build Day 191.....More Rear Panel

2009-08-09T18:31:00.003+01:00

Today I completed the rear wiring and fitted the lights to the back panel:

As you can see, the lights fitted are the reverse lights, a fog light and the light to illuminate the number plate (once fitted). The tail/brake/indicator units will go on the wheel arches.

Although the panel is now on, it will need to come off again one more time so I can fit brackets for the top cover and to touch up the chassis paint work I've chipped while getting the panel to fit.

I've also temporarily placed one of the arches roughly where it needs to go. As you can see, it really changes the look of the car:

Build Day 190.....Rear Panel

2009-07-19T18:45:00.001+01:00

Well, it's been a long time.
Work issues and going on holiday have stopped me doing anything on the car for a while.
However, today, I've finally had some time in the garage.
I've spent it temporarily fitting the rear fibre-glass panel. Took a little fettling to make it fit, but it now goes on OK. I then took it off and have started to permanently plumb and wire the rear end. Once this is done I can fit the panel permanently.

Build Day 189.....Seat Frames and Exhaust Mountings

2009-06-06T18:35:00.002+01:00

Today, I've been able to finish off the seat mountings. These are now having a coat of paint.
I've also finished the exhaust system, complete with mountings.

The other bit of news is the rest of my bodywork is due to arrive next week - Once I start to fit this, the car should start to take on it's final shape.

Build Days 187 & 188.....More Dash, plus Seat Mountings

2009-06-01T10:13:00.002+01:00

Once again, I've not been able to spend much time on the car, but I've spent enough time here and there to add up to a couple of build days.
Firstly, I've pretty much finished the dash. I've just go to complete it's wiring up to the car.
I've also done further work to the scuttle, welding on a strip to support the bonnet and also the mounting lugs to attach it to the chassis.
The other work I've done is to start building the seat frames to allow fitment of the seats to the chassis.

Build Days 185 & 186.....Scuttle and Dash

2009-04-26T16:58:00.007+01:00

Once again, I've been tied up on other things and have not been able to get in the garage much. I have managed to spend some time over the last few weeks, though, to constitute a couple of build days.
Firstly, I have got further with the scuttle. I've cut the main parts out of aluminium and welded them together. I chose to use the MIG welder instead of the solder type stuff as I couldn't get on with it. Can't really get a good looking weld with a MIG on aluminium, but you wont see it. Just now need to wrap some thin sheet over the scuttle to finish it.

Now the scuttle shape is finalised, I could move on to the dashboard. Firstly I made a mock up out of cardboard, which allowed me to choose the optimum positions for the gauges and switches. I then cut the real one out of MDF. Additionally, there is some curved wooden pieces attached to the bottom to ensure the correct radius edge. All that is left to do is cover it in vinyl, and I can start wiring it all up:

Also made up a switch panel and separate warning light panel to fit to the dash:

Build Days 182-184.....Wiring and Scuttle

2009-03-22T22:39:00.004Z

I haven't posted for a little while, as I've just been doing further wiring. Anyway, I'm as forward with it now as I can be without the lights and the dashboard.
So with a view to doing the dash, I first need to make the scuttle. Originally, I'd planned to buy a fibreglass scuttle, but due to the height of my engine, these off-the-shelf suttles were not tall enough. So, instead, I'm going to make my own, but out of Aluminium.
I've made a start by cutting out templates of the firewall and dash support out of cardboard. Once I'm happy they fit (they seem to be OK), I will re-make them in 3mm aluminium. These, with the addition of some connecting struts, will form the main structure of the scuttle. It will then be wrapped in the same thin aluminium sheet as the side panels. I plan to use 'lumiweld' or similar to bond the seperate parts together.
You can see the cardboard templates in situ in the pic below:

Build Days 180 & 181.....Overheating and Yet More Wiring

2009-03-08T16:58:00.002Z

So, since I last posted, I've bought a new pump controller, and this one works fine. However, when running the engine, the cooling fan was not coming on, and eventually the car would boil over.
The strange thing was that the pump controller was only reading around 85-90 degs when the boiling over occurred, which seemed strange.
A lot of investigation later, I decided to plumb in a proper temp gauge. This showed that the pump controller is reading a lower temp than the water actually is - probably due to the position of the temp sensor (quite low down in the system). Not a major issue as I've just set the controller to come on at a lower temp.
I've also bought a separate, adjustable temp switch for the fan to allow it to come on at a lower temp than the ECU was trying the turn the fan on at.
With this all in place, the car will run up to a nice 90degs without any boil over issues and the fan will come on and keep the temp in check.

I've also done a lot more wiring. I also couldn't resist driving the car up and down the drive a few times :)

Build Day 179.....More Wires, and a Broken Pump Controller

2009-02-22T23:03:00.003Z

Re-fitted the water pump using a gasket instead of an o-ring - All seems OK now with no leaks. However, it has become apparent that the water pump controller I have (bought second hand) is not working properly - I've had to order a new one.
I've also done a lot more wiring - starting to get through it now.

Build Day 178.....Water, Water everywhere....

2009-02-14T18:03:00.003Z

I started off by temporally wiring up the proper controller for the water pump. This enabled me to, for the first time, try to run the engine up to full temperature. I did this and the engine seems to run very well, but just before I shut everything down, it sprang a big leak from the o-ring used to seal the pump to the block.
So, water all over the floor! Not a serious issue to be honest as part of the run up to temperature was to test the cooling system under pressure, so I expected issues like this. I don't think the o-ring plan will work now though, so I've ordered some gasket paper instead and we'll have a go with that.
So with the engine out of action for now, I've continued with the wiring.

Build Day 177....Back Working in the Garage

2009-02-08T20:05:00.001Z

Back off my business trip now, so got back into the garage today. Not much to show yet, but I've been continuing with the wiring. Still lots to do....

Build Day 175 & 176.....Wiring

2009-01-25T17:15:00.004Z

Now I know I'm able to run the car, I've started in earnest to install all the wiring properly, splicing and removing redundant circuits as I go.

It's a long process, but I've made a good start. Still lots more to do though.

Unfortunatly, I'm away on business for the next two weeks, so nothing is going to get done for a while :(

Build Days 173 & 174.....SHE RUNS!

2009-01-18T15:49:00.014Z

Well, Saturday I spent finishing off the temporary wiring. One minor issue was the the original battery from the Rover was dead. Tried to re-charge it over night, but with no luck.
So, today it was a quick trip to Halfords for a new battery, then to the petrol station for some fuel, and this is the result:

As you can see, I'm very happy! I didn't expect it to start with such little drama!
I also tried to move the car under it's own power to test my custom gearbox/clutch set up:

Again, success! The smoke is nothing to worry about, just some oil and stuff on the exhaust manifold. Next steps will be to install the wiring properly, splicing off the bits I don't need.

Build Day 172.....Back On It's Wheels

2009-01-10T19:50:00.004Z

Today I've sorted out the over long rear wheel studs and as a result, I've put the car back down on it's wheels, I've also given it some fresh oil and a filter.:

I've now started in earnest on the wiring. As you can see from the next pic, there's quite a bit to sort out. This will take some time. A lot of what you see will be redundant, but for now, I'll be plugging everything in temporarily as is to do the first engine start. Later I will cut down what is needed at fit properly:

So far I have fitted the coil pack and ht leads and started on the fitting the engine bay loom.

Build Day 170 & 171.....Getting Closer to Starting Engine

2009-01-04T22:25:00.006Z

Made some good progress over the weekend. Firstly, I've finished the fuel tank plumbing. I've also replaced the wheel studs on the rear for longer ones as the original ones would not allow enough turns on the wheel nuts to be safe. (Trouble is, now the studs are too long for the nuts, but this is a minor issue).
Also, I've finally fitted my custom handbrake adjuster and got the handbrake all set up. I've also torqued up the propshaft bolts.
Finally, I've filled the engine cooling system with antifreeze. There were a few minor leaks, but pretty much sorted now. If I can get a few hours in the evenings this week, I'm now ready to start temporarily wiring up the engine etc. Very close now to attempting to start the car.
Anyway, not posted pics for a while, so here's the car as it stands now:

Build Day 169.....Plumbing Finished (almost)

2008-12-14T22:19:00.002Z

Well, as we get towards Christmas I'm not able to spend as much time in the garage. I have, though, spent a few hours here are there over the last week or so to constitute a build day. Basically, the fuel tank is now painted and fitted in the car. I have also finally completed all the plumbing of the engine, except the radiator for the charge cooler water circuit. This will wait until after I do a test start of the engine, as it's not essential right now.
I've also got to finish off mounting the fuel pump and I can start on the wiring.
I won't be properly wiring the car up first off, but just plugging in the original Rover loom and ecu loose so I can try and start the car. Once I know it can be started with the original ECU, then I will fit the wiring properly - don't want to waste time if it doesn't. If not, then I need to look at an aftermarket ECU.

Build Day 168.....Fuel Tank

2008-11-24T08:27:00.000Z

I spent Saturday completing the fuel tank. Took a little work to get it completely air tight on the welds, but it's done now. Had planned to start painting it on Sunday, but it was far to cold to do anything in the garage. I'll probably try and get it painted during the week (probably in the spare bedroom where it's warm). I'll post some pics when it's done.

Build Day 166 & 167.....Water Pump and Fuel Tank

2008-11-16T17:11:00.006Z

Made some good progress again this weekend. The thing I've been spending the most time on is designing and building the fuel tank. So far so good, but it's not complete yet. I will post pics when it's done.

The other thing I've done is to finally manage to work out how to fit the water pump. What I've done is modified the engine block water outlet I made earlier so that the water pump can bolt straight to it:

It's at a rather jaunty angle on purpose. This is to ensure the pump isn't too close to the exhaust.
I fitted it all to the car temporarily to make sure it all works:

As you can see, there is a slight issue with the water pipe fouling the flexi brake line. This should be solved with putting a slight kink in the pipe. I've now taken it all off again to paint the outlet.

Build Day 165.....Cracking On

2008-11-09T17:50:00.004Z

Making much better progress now. I've permanently fitted the side panels of the car now (to allow me to permanently fit the charge cooler) and I've also got a lot further with the plumbing:

Build Day 164.....Frustrating Progress

2008-11-02T18:17:00.001Z

It's all very slow and frustrating progress at the moment. I've spent a lot of time today simply looking at how I'm going to plumb up the water pipes for the charge cooler. Anyway, I think I've worked it out now and have started fitting the pipes etc. Not much to see yet, but will post some pics when I'm further on.

Build Days 162 & 163.....Clutch, Battery Tray and yet more Plumbing

2008-10-11T18:26:00.009+01:00

It's been nice to have a free weekend to get some work done on the car.
Firstly, a big success was to complete the plumbing for the clutch and bleed some fluid through it - and it works! Considering the work gone into setting up this clutch system (Rover clutch cover and hydraulic actuator, coupled to ford friction plate and gearbox), plus all the issues I had with it when fitting the engine, I'm very please about the result.

I've also fabricated and made the 'battery' tray. I say 'battery' in inverted commas as the battery won't sit on here. Instead, as you can see in the pics below, the chargecooler is fitted into the tray and recessed into the passenger foot well. Should keep the passenger's feet warm :)

And yes, I've also done some more plumbing. The petrol filter is now properly fitted, and I've added a couple of runs of copper fuel pipe within the engine bay to finish off the fuel plumbing, except for a couple of sections of rubber hose.

On the down side, I've still not worked out exactly how to position and mount the water pump. I'm going to order in a length of flexible water hose to see if that helps.

Build Day 161.....More Plumbing

2008-09-30T22:57:00.004+01:00

Due to my work being a PITA and sending me all over the world, I've not spent much time at all on the car over the last month. I have, though, done the odd hour here and there to add up to a whole build day.
Firstly, the car is back up on stands so that it's easier to work on. Pretty much finished plumbing the clutch, including mounting the damper and fluid reservoir for it. Only bit I need to do is make up a length of flexi hose. Unfortunately I ordered in the wrong hose connectors, so this will have to wait till I put in another order with the suppliers.
I've also fabricated the throttle cable mounting and shortened the original cable from the Rover donor to fit.
Also started in earnest to plumb up the cooling system. In doing so, though, it appears that I will have to re-think the position of the water pump. I'll probably have to alter the engine block connector as well. When modified, this will also act as the new mounting for the pump.

Build Day 160.....More Plumbing Bits

2008-08-28T22:08:00.006+01:00

A few more bits done today. Firstly. I've fabricated an adapter plate and pipe to fit on the lower water port on the engine block. This port was basically just a hole, with no way of attaching a pipe. This adapter bolts straight on to the block over the hole:

Needs a lick of paint, though.

Next I fitted the electric water pump, ready to be plumbed up to the adapter plate above and the radiator.

Also started looking at the plumbing for the hydraulic clutch. Will continue this tomorrow.

Build Day 159.....Radiator and Fan

2008-08-27T19:22:00.003+01:00

I've fitted the radiator and fan assembly today. Took longer than planned as I've had to modify the mountings to place the assembly further forward. This was to ensure the bottom radiator hose will not foul on the steering rack.
Doing this has a knock on effect with the fitting of the nosecone, but it's not insurmountable.

Also finished painting the alternator bracket and fitted the alternator permanently.

Build Day 158.....Alternator Bracket

2008-08-26T22:09:00.003+01:00

Not managed much time in the garage today, but I have completed the alternator bracket:

Just now needs a lick of paint

Build Day 157.....Alternator Assembly

2008-08-25T18:41:00.003+01:00

I've spent most of today fabricating an alternator bracket. The engine's original bracket was part of the water, power steering and A/C pump assembly. As I've discarded all these pumps, a new custom bracket for the alternator is required.
It's almost done, just the final welding up to do.

I also put the car down on it's wheels for the first time since the engine was put in. This was mainly to roll it forward to a more central position (after it was moved back to give more room for engine installation), but also to see what it looks like and check ground clearance:

The ground clearance is not too bad (about 5 inches), but I do need to raise it a little. The coilover shocks are fully adjustable to allow me to do this.

Build Day 156.....Engine In!

2008-08-16T18:06:00.002+01:00

Big milestone today - The engine is in!

Many thanks to John for all his help. We decided this time to try and fit the engine with the gearbox already attached, rather than try and attach the two in the engine bay. This proved to be a good way of doing things and it all slipped in relatively easily.

Here are the pics:

Perhaps things are OK.

2008-08-09T09:48:00.001+01:00

Not a build day, but as mentioned in my last post, I was worried I'd damaged the backpate of the engine. Well, I've bolted the gearbox back on on the bench (minus a clutch) and everything seems fine. If anything was bent, it was bent back into place.
So, I've ordered a new clutch plate and this time I will assemble everything out of the car, then look at ways of installing the engine with the gearbox already attached.

Build Day 155.....Bit of a Disaster

2008-08-08T09:38:00.003+01:00

Tried to get the engine in yesterday. All seemed to go ok, but once the gearbox was bolted on, the engine wouldn't turn over. Took it all out to find that, for some reason, the gearbox input shaft had not meshed with the clutch and instead had pushed in and bent the clutch friction plate - which is now scrap.
What's worse is that I now think that the alloy backplate, which is attached to the engine, and is what the bell housing bolts to, has been bent out of shape too (by bolting it all up when the input shaft hadn't located properly).
I'm going to bolt the box back to the engine on the bench without a clutch in to see if it's all still true. If not, I'm going to either have to find an new backplate, which may be impossible, or get a new engine.
Not a good day.

Build Day 154....Spigot Bearing Bush

2008-07-27T17:39:00.003+01:00

Managed to get a few more bits and bobs done. Fitted a custom length propshaft that I'd ordered the other day from these people: ClickMe. Looks to be a nice job.

Now my biggest headache so far in sourcing parts for the build was that of getting a spigot bearing to fit into the T-series crankshaft to secure the output shaft of the gearbox. Now, the original gearbox for the engine was designed not to need a spigot bearing, so the end of the crankshaft simply had a hole where one should go.
I sourced a ford bearing to fit my gearbox OK, but it's outer diameter was too small for the hole. What I needed was a bush to fit the hole, and into which the bearing would fit.
The part that should do it was Rover part no. 22G2076 "Spigot Bearing Bush". This was a part fitted to smaller engined SD1s and O-series powered sherpa vans, but could I find this part - no!
Seems that Rover only made them, and now that they've gone west (or rather east), everyone's out of stock, without anyone able to get any more :(
The breakthrough came last week when I found that MGBs also need this part. There are loads of MG parts places out there, so I finally, after some more searching, managed to find somewhere that still had one in stock.
When it came, it needed a little more work. Firstly, it's inside diameter needed drilling out a little to accept the ford bearing, but this was easily done. Second, I needed to make up a spacer to fit in the hole behind the bush so that it's in the optimum position for the gearbox shaft. All now done.

So, with the propshaft in and the spigot bearing assembly done, ready for final fitment, the engine is now ready to go in! Watch this space....

Build Day 153.....Finished Gear Box and Rear Loom

2008-07-05T18:15:00.006+01:00

I've fixed the problem with the gearstick extender (selection of reverse) and have put together the clutch release mechanism, so the gearbox is now complete. I've now placed the box temporarily in situ to check it still fits.
With the gearbox in place, I have also been able to start fitting the wiring loom through to the rear of the car:

Build Day 152.....Gearbox Assembly

2008-06-22T21:15:00.007+01:00

Got to work with the final assembly of the gearbox, ready to fit. Bolted up the bell housing to the box with the finished adapter plates. I then tested gear selection, but there was a slight problem with the stub of the selector shaft catching on the plates. There is a hole in two of the plates inside which the shaft moves, but I needed to enlarge one of them to stop the shaft fouling. Once done, I bolted it all up again and the gear change is now fine. The bolts were torqued up to the correct settings as per the original cars they were from (70Nm for the bolts into the gearbox and 45Nm for the bolts into the bell housing). The bolts also had threadlock applied to them for good measure.

I then went on to getting the release bearing and it's actuator mechanism sorted. I'd forgotten I hadn't done anything to this since I'd stripped it off the Rover, so I had to clean and paint it. It'll be ready to go on after the paint is dry.

Lastly, I fitted the gearstick extender to the back of the box. This moves the gearstick back a few inches to put it in a more comfortable position for the driver. Here's the box as it looks now:

I'd bought this extender device more than a year ago, but had not really had it out of the box since. It fitted OK and seems to work fine, except that the lock mechanism that stops you selecting reverse without first pressing down on the stick did not work. This could be very dangerous if you can accidentally select reverse instead of 1st. Looking at it, the lug that forms this lock is not in the correct position. It needs to be widened by 5mm or so:

Oh well, should be sorted easily with the grinder and the welder, but that job's for another day.

Build Day 151.....Gearbox Adapter Plates #3 + Clean Engine

2008-06-11T21:55:00.003+01:00

Finally finished the adapter plates here:

I then turned my attention to the engine. The engine is one thing off the donor cars that I didn't really need to do anything with. It's relatively low mileage and in good condition, so I didn't need to re-built it or anything. Instead, I've just cleaned it up a little:

So I'm getting close to being able to put the engine on now. Just need to get a spigot bearing bush made up and I'm ready.

Build Day 149 & 150.....Gearbox Adapter Plates #2

2008-06-05T23:22:00.002+01:00

Continued to work on making the adapter plates. A lot more effort involved than with the wood prototypes. Anyway, almost done now. Just need to neaten then up and I'll post some pics.

Build Day 148.....Gearbox Adapter Plates #1

2008-05-27T09:32:00.002+01:00

It's been a little while since I've done anything on the car as I've been on holiday. Anyway, finally managed to carry on yesterday. I've started to make up the gearbox adapter plates for real as the first step to getting the engine in permanently.
So far, so good, but I had to finish early as my jigsaw packed in :(

Build Days 146 & 147.....More Bleeding Brakes plus Fuel Lines

2008-04-12T17:39:00.006+01:00

Thanks again to John for helping bleed the brakes. With the new, working, master cylinder we were finally able to get some fluid into the system. There is still air in the system, which I'll sort out later, but we were able to get the system working enough to check for leaks. Only one found which was quickly resolved, so very pleased with the braking system so far.

I then moved onto plumbing in the fuel lines through the central transmission tunnel. Needed two lines (feed and return) as it's a fuel injection system. Quite please with the results:

Handy tip; I've used 8mm 'micro-bore' copper pipe for the fuel lines. Usually used in house plumbing, so easy to get hold of, yet ideal for fuel line.

Build Day 145.....Bleeding Brakes!

2008-04-02T17:34:00.002+01:00

With the help of John, we tried to bleed the brakes yesterday. Unfortunately, the master cylinder did not want to pump any fluid. Removed it and stripped it down. Didn't look in good condition inside, so decided to replace it.
Found a new one on eBay today for a reasonable price so have bought it. When it comes, I'll fit it and try again.

Build Day 144.....Plumbing Brake System #3

2008-03-30T23:16:00.003+01:00

Pretty much completed the plumbing now. The only thing left is to make up the front flexible hoses and then I can put some fluid in and see if it all leaks or not:

Build Day 142 & 143.....Plumbing Brake System #2

2008-03-24T22:44:00.002Z

Started properly with the plumbing. Over the two days I've completed the plumbing at the rear of the car plus cut the hand brake cables to length and fitted them. Also fabricated a adjustment system for the handbrake, but that's not fitted yet:

So here's how the car looks now:

Build Day 141.....Plumbing Brake System #1

2008-03-08T20:38:00.002Z

Got started properly on plumbing the brakes today. No actual pipe on yet, but all the brackets for the handbrake cable and brake lines are done. Lot's more work to do still, but progress is good.

Build Day 140.....Lot's more bits done

2008-03-07T19:17:00.002Z

I've been getting the bits done I need to do before I can start plumbing up the brakes. The driverside foot panel is now in. The steering shaft has had a primer coat of paint, and I've given the exposed chassis rails a coat of underseal.

Build Day 139.....Steering Column Downlink

2008-02-29T20:32:00.001Z

Fitted and welded up the downlink for the steering, connecting the column with the rack. The car now has steering!

Build Day 138.....Few more bits and bobs

2008-02-24T21:33:00.003Z

Car's now back on axle stands with the wheels off so I can work easier on it. Completed a the few bits and bobs on the rear suspension I hadn't got round to doing. Next I fitted the front brake calipers and the brake master cylinder.
I've also fitted the passenger side foot panel.

On it's Feet!

2008-02-23T18:32:00.003Z

Not really an official 'Build Day' today as I haven't really done any work to the car. What I have done, however, is to put it down on it's wheels for the first time:

Seems very low once it's down. Only 6 inches ground clearance:

And many thanks to Keith. Once again he's helping me out, this time to trim down those wheel hubs on a lathe so I can fit the rear disks.

Build Day 137.....Four Wheels on my Wagon

2008-02-22T20:00:00.005Z

Well, I tried to finish off the rear hub assemblies, but came across another issue in that the rear disks do not fit correctly over the hubs. I will need to find someone with a lathe to help me out with this, but in the meantime, I've finished off assembling, but without the rear disks. The result, four wheels on the car:

Not put it down on the floor yet, that will come tomorrow, but it really does look like a car now :)

Build Day 136.....Fitting rear calipers

2008-02-20T23:08:00.002Z

I had wanted to get the wheels on today, but unfortunately I came across a problem in that the rear calipers I've bought would not quite fit round the de-dion axle. The solution to the problem was some fettling to the axle (with angle grinder, drill and file) and the calipers now fit. Only problem is that it's taken all day.

Only thing to do now in order to get the car on it's wheels is to assemble the rear hubs/bearings and we are in business, although this is all going to have to wait till tomorrow.

Build Day 134 & 135.....Driveshafts, Hubs and Uprights #1

2008-02-17T21:13:00.003Z

I've had all my deliveries now, so I've been busy over the weekend on the car. Firstly, I've continued with the drive shafts. All the new, replacement, CV joint boots are now on and I've started giving them some coats of paint.
Also spent some time on the rear suspension. The new, shorter shocks are on, but not with the springs, as I need to order shorter springs - doh! I've also put together the panhard rod ready to do on.
The biggest job, though, was putting together the front hub and upright assemblies, complete with brake disks. These are now bolted up to the front suspension (although, not tightly) and really look the business. Will look even better once the calipers are on:

Build Day 133.....Cleaning Parts

2008-02-09T17:35:00.000Z

I'm working all out now to get the car on it's wheels. To do this, I've placed an order for the brakes for the car, plus the proper sized shocks. I'm having Wilwood powerlite 4 pot calipers on the front and on the back I'm converting from drums to disks with some generic VAG single pot calipers.

Unfortunatly, the order hasn't arrived yet, so I was a bit stuck with what to do today, so I ended up cleaning and reconditioning some donor parts that I hadn't got round to doing before. Not much fun, but it has to be done.

In particular I've cleaned up the drive shafts and removed the old, perished CV boots. I've now ordered some new boots to go on. The shafts will need to go on before I can put the wheels on anyway, so it's time well spent.

Build Day 132.....Bolting Bits On

2008-02-06T22:44:00.001Z

I've carried on bolting stuff on. First, the rear suspension:

Not been able to fit the shocks at the back, though, as I've found I have the wrong length. I have 13" Open, where as I need 11" - More expense :(

Then I moved on mounting the brake and throttle pedals plus the steering column. Had to first fit the transmission tunnel panel by the pedals as I wouldn't be able to fit it once the pedals were in place:

So, it's moving along quite nicely:

Build Day 131.....Front Suspension #2

2008-01-26T09:52:00.000Z

The front suspension is now fully built up (apart from the uprights). The steering rack is also installed. The painting of the rollbars has also now been completed.

Moving now to the rear suspension.

Build Day 130....Front Suspension #1

2008-01-20T17:00:00.000Z

Started to put together the front suspension for real. Had some issues getting the top bolts for the shocks into their brackets as I'd made modifications to the chassis since I fitted the brackets, but I got them in in the end. So, the bottom wishbones and the shocks are now in place:

Nice to now see parts going on which will stay on.
Also did some more coats of paint to the rollover hoops

Build Day 129.....Cracking On

2008-01-12T15:13:00.000Z

Got going again with the car today. I now have the first mechanical bit attached (for good) to the car - the diff. Also been preping/painting the rollover hoops and the pedal assemblies, which will also go on soon. Further coats of paint still to do though.
Also ordered lots of bolts etc ready for bolting on more stuff like suspension etc. Should be actually starting to look like a car before too long.

Build Day 128.....Underneath Complete

2008-01-06T17:07:00.000Z

I've struggled to have time to work on the car as of late, but I did get some time in the garage today. Basically I finished off the underneath of the car by adding another panel at the front of the engine bay (to reduce muck getting to the engine), then I turned the car back round the correct way (hopefully for the last time) and finished off sealing the floor and behind seat panels.

Build Day 127.....Floor On

2007-11-16T23:39:00.000Z

The Floor of the car is now on permanently. I've also started sealing around the floor and the rear panels with sikaflex to ensure water won't get in, but I had to stop as I broke my sealant gun :(

Build Days 125 & 126.....Side Panels #2

2007-10-20T20:41:00.000+01:00

I've now completed the side panels. They're not on permanently on yet as I could scratch them if when turn the chassis round the right way (It's currently upside down). I'm going to attached the floor permanently first, then turn the chassis the right way up before finally adding the side panels.
Anyway, here are some pics of the panels when they were being trial fitted:

Build Day 124.....Side Panels # 1

2007-10-15T21:04:00.000+01:00

Started in Ernest on the side panels. So far so good, but it's going to take a little time to get right and I'm having to be very careful not to scratch them as will be on show. I'll post some pics when they're done.

Build Day 123.....Behind Seat Filets

2007-10-01T22:04:00.001+01:00

It's been soooo long since I last did any work on the car. Infact, I didn't touch it in September at all. This was mainly due to me being on holiday. Anyway, I'm back on it now and did some work tonight in the form of fitting the two Behind seat filets:

Build Day 122.....Transmission Tunnel

2007-08-24T20:42:00.000+01:00

I've now completed the transmission tunnel panels. Here they are fitted temporarily:

Build Days 120 & 121....Panels Again

2007-08-13T17:13:00.001+01:00

This weekend was spent on doing more of the panelling. The Behind seat panel has now been permanently fitted (the first thing to be properly attached to the chassis). I've also fitted one side of the transmission tunnel - all holes drilled and tapped, but these panels are not on permanently for the time being.

Build Day 119.....Finished Cutting

2007-08-06T09:37:00.000+01:00

I've now completed the cutting out of all the panels. Just now need to fit them.