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The new coolant bottle came yesterday so that is now fitted to the car - looks so much better than the grubby old one, we just need to file the threads so the cap seals as its the ECP one. Today we’ve been trying to figure out how to mount our aluminium radiator, as its off a Polo we needed...

At the weekend we plumbed in a capillary oil pressure gauge to the car, by removing the sensor located at the front of the sump. We then made our own fitting from the existing one by welding a nut on it to suit the size of the fitting crimped on our braided hose for the gauge. Got a slight...

Thankyou very much, we really appreciate all the kind comments.

Since the last update I've been busy wiring away and also busy at work and uni unfortunately so it's taken a lot longer than I'd planned to get to where the car is now. The little bits that I've been managing to do some evenings have all come together today however after spending a good...

The reason for lack of updates this past week is I've been working a lot of stuff out such as what different wires do in order to begin wiring and also planning routes for the wires to go etc etc. Tonight I earthed all the loom in the car and in the engine bay and plugged everything in, in order...

Thanks so much, I really hope so haha

I nipped down to the local auto electrical shop and picked up all the required battery terminals today, so that I could cut all the battery lead to size and fit them tonight. All of the internal and external main feeds are now made up and ready to be connected up. Not doing the interior yet as...

Made a little earth post for next to the battery yesterday. Pete is gonna go down to a local shop Saturday for us and pick up the remaining connectors we need for the autolec, junction box and bulkhead connector. Should be able to get most if not all of the battery lead made up Sunday. After...

Thankyou mate means a lot

Not had a great deal of time to do much this week due to uni work building up to my deadlines on Wednesday however we've been able to chip away at a few jobs this weekend as I've nearly finished them (thank god) :persevere: Here's a pic of my nearly finished suspension system based mostly off...

Made a start on the fuel lines yesterday. Engine bay is all lined up and the inside has been started. Now awaiting delivery of a fitting and the bracket for the fuel pump so we can complete the inside lines. (Need these to finalise the positions of everything so we can get the right length of...

Had a good few hours yesterday down with the car. I managed to finalise the dash whilst Alex and her dad fitted the rear quarter cards. Still need to make a recess to fill the gap between the clocks and dash but not too worried about that anytime soon. Also fitted the battery in it's cage...

Last night I fitted the steering column back in the car and then begun trying to mount the dash pod onto the carbon plate we'd made. I couldn't however find any bolts suitable so I've ordered some which will probably arrive after Christmas now. Won't be able to touch the car until then anyway so...

Drilled holes in the plate I'd previously made today and bolted it onto the car to get the right fitment for the filler hose. Then the filler hose was also cut to shape - meaning the filler system is complete now (apart from paint - it's currently primed and drying). Here's a picture of it...

Yeah I really did want to order from them but imo waiting 5 days for a response is mad especially when spending that sort of money... Even ignored me when I asked if he'd received the messages. Yeah everyone says they're the best. I messaged them through eBay he replied once then I've heard...

Had a short drive down to Tegiwa today to purchase some of the fuel lines. What a place! The cars there are stunning and it seems like such a good working environment to be in for all the lads that were there... not jealous at all. Special thanks for the good price they gave me, I'd definitely...

Thankyou, fair point that is tbh it makes sense. It is ridiculously tight in the straps but you're right perhaps we may need to do that. These straps have been used in numerous cars I've seen though and they've never had any issues but I'll keep my eye out when we start using the car.:tonguewink:

Haha no worries 😂

Thankyou, good isn't it!

Really happy with the progress this week, feels like there's been a turning point where we can finally start to 'build' the car now and it's really fun! So I mentioned Sunday we needed to order some rear panels which were delivered today! Once again big thanks to Chris at CM Composites and would...

The back of the car, the roof and behind the dash has now been lacquered. We've left the front because of all of the climbing in and out we'll be doing in the coming weeks and once everything's done, another couple of coats will be sprayed on and then lacquered. Need to get some rear 'door'...

Pls pls pls do haha

Yeah could do tbh, just such an awkward little box that seems to control everything haha

It's a right puzzle to mount it properly isn't it 😂:tearsofjoy:Wish I knew how to get rid of it and keep standard clocks etc :unamused:

Yes mate we did! We did try heating it up with a heatgun but it just wasn't getting it hot enough over such a large area! Think it must have been too cold in the workshop too lol. Thankyou :smile:

Struggling to keep this updated as frequently as I'd like atm due to being bogged down with a load of uni assignments - which are obviously taking priority over spending time on the car. Yesterday, we begun making the rear windscreen out of polycarb. What a job that's turning out to be...

Cheers mate appreciate that, we do do interesting stuff from time to time:tearsofjoy: Gotta do the boring stuff so we can do the fun bits haha

Thanks mate, just need to keep doing little bits when we can like you say and it'll soon come together.

Haven't managed to do much this past week due to being really busy with uni assignments and also helping Pete a bit to prepare a MK2 Escort that he's been servicing for, which is competing in the MSN Rally Stages championship. Now that the first two rounds are out of the way we can relax a bit...

Forgot to update yesterday...So the following was completed yesterday. Didn't do a lot but it was very time consuming what I did do. I brush painted the entire inside so now everywhere is blue! It needs spraying another coat on top now to obtain the correct shade of blue as this will be the...