SVA day

Last night I worked till 10.30 on the kit trying to get it finished for the big day...

And this is how it looked at 06.30

Exhaust Bracket

I then fitted the exhaust bracket.

Mirrors

With the seats in you can then fit the mirrors.

Nose and Bonnet

Next was to fit the nose, and trim the bonnet and fit.

Trimming the kit

The fun part was trimming the carpet and fitting it....

I glued the carpet in with contact adhesive (don't do this in the garage)

When the carpet is in the seats and harnesses were fitted.

Filler cap

Fit the fuel cap to the body.

I fitted mine this way as I didn't want problems filling the tank (common fault with this kind of setup is the bend in the pipe wont let you fill it quickly without splash back)

Fuel pump

Next was to fit the fuel pump so i could start it!

With a few false starts it went.

Expansion tank

Well this was to be a oil breather kit but I liked it so much I'm going to have to get two...

So with a modification of fitting a tube into it to reach the bottom then fitted it as a "spit and suck" bottle.

SVA looming

This is how it looks as of the 9/4/09 and I have just been given a date for the SVA. The 28/4/09.... That's just 19 days away..

Things I still need to do is....

Finish fitting the fuel setup.

Trim the car.

Map the ECU.

Fit the seats and harnesses.

Fit the dash.

And several other things to do

I BETTER PULL MY FINGER OUT!!!

Fuel cap

After reading a post I decided to make mine a vented one, as I didn't want to drill more holes in the tank.

I dismantled it and found the best place to drill a hole in the body of the cap.

This is the part to be drilled in, if you look inside there are two slots (drill through one of them)

Then put it back together and it will vent through the lock.

Front wings

Next was the front wings, I trimmed and fitted them.

After that was the front indicators, the wiring was put through the wing bars.

Horn

Next I fitted the horn and tried it!! ( then wish I had'nt )

Horn button boss plate

This is a plate I made to fit in the boss to stop the wiring getting trapped as you turn the wheel.

The black bit is a small hole to put a wire through then fit the plate to the column, the wire is then wound loosely in the gap between the plate and the boss.

As the steering is turned the coil is tightend or slackend.

Air Filter

With the Jenveys fitted the backplate and filter was fitted.

Pipes

With the rad fitted I then did the pipework (what a nightmare!)

I don't think I did a bad job though....

Need to keep it cool

The radiator was placed inside the nose and measured on fit.

The nose was then taken off and the rad was fitted.

Nose ( I thought I was building a car... Not a frog )

Next was to trim and fit the nose cone.

Take your time with this as it will show if you don't...

Rear Lights

With the rear wing on it's time to fit the lights.






Keep the underside neat and tidy and it looks good.

Rear wings

My next challenge was to fit the rear wings.


So I marked and drilled the holes.



I then marked out the holes on the body then drilled and then fitted the wing.



Does'nt it look good!

Fuel pressure regulator

With the Jenveys fitted I fitted the fuel regulator.

I don't know if it will stay there yet, I might need move it.