did a bit more to my lightweight bootlid ...
 
Added strengthening bar, trimmed other endplate, fitted pins to mount it up and started bracing the endplates for flex..
 

 

 

bootlid is finished apart from small repairs and painting etc..


Now onto the fuel tank. Opened it up and it was baffled with 42 fuel cell 'bricks' inside the tank was very clean so a wash of the cell foam, strip and paint to the outside and its good to go again!


 

Been a while been busy with lots of things.. but ive lowered a dummy motor in to start setting up engine mounts and what not.. carbies will be close to the strut tops.. thats a headache when i get to it.
 

 

 

Looking good mate.
 
What color are you going to repaint it?
 
Matt

mainly white again, but im thinking of putting some blue and dayglo ornage into the paint scheme

I was just wondering yesterday what you might have been up to with this one Matty.
The engine is a good fit in there, but the carbs are a little tight. Is it going to fit in as is, or do you need to cut and shut the strut tower a bit (if that's even possible)?
White with orange will look awesome too

yeah carbs will be tight... luckily they are 'drooped' in these shots when its all tight they sit up a bit higher, and yeah the plan is to cut and shut the top mount a little to get more air in there.. ill still need to use small ramtubes but oh well.
 
Made my cardboard engine mount for the passenger side last night just have to get some 3mm plate to weld it up and start the drivers side.
 
Just picked up the gearbox as well so i can sit it on and look at how the gearbox crossmember etc woll come together. Tailshaft will be very short by the looks of it!.
 
yeah im trying to get the day-glo orange that Vodaphone have on there Supercars this year for something different
 
 

bit more done, Ive fabricated some engine mounts and finally the engine sits in the bay without the crane!.. gearbox it dummied up and ive got a few ideas for the carbies but just happy to have the motor position sorted so now i can get firewall, tailshaft, carbies,floor etc can start to be made!

Cool, Ornage is my favorite colour!
 
Looking good mate.
 
Matt
 
 

started to make the gearbox tunnel.. looks ugly but needs to fit the exhaust as well..