Not yet :eek: :eek: :eek:

Just got a few wires to sort really

Got a bit more done this weekend, not as much as I would of liked but it's slowly getting there

My mum sowed me a hand brake gator up



Which spured me on to make a padded centre for my wheel



And for people who think I don't bodge things



Made my vin plate

Finished the wheel arch light plinths, these took loads of work but they have turned out perfect,

Rear wiring loom all finished now, just a bit left to sort behind the dash

Got a little job that was nagging me sorted tonight

The joint of the front indicator carbon tubes

Mk1 that I wasn't really happy with, wasn't really solid enough



Mk2 bit of nylon turned up and two bolts through the plastic into the tube, looks less of a bodge to



Well happy, as I've had the tube ready for the job for ages!

Good half a day today trying to soft the wiring mess out, it's getting there but just needs a little bit more sorting then I will be able to live with it I think

Well had a phone call today, my IVA tests booked for friday the 17th of June!!!

Now just need to get it finished

Nothing like a deadline to help het the finger out
Good luck

Well done, I'm sure the inspector will get ten minutes in and realise he's wasting his time looking for faults and just pass it.

great that will concentrate the mind, it will soon be here. Good luck with it, not that you will need it with the quality of your build

Haha cheers guys, we will see how it goes, :eek: hoping to get the wiring finished this weekend and get her running again :D

Right, had a few weeks off the car due to one thing and the other but had a good day today

Got the springs back on the shocks and the ride height set roughly, it's getting corner weighted when it's finished

Everything on the rear tightened up, then got the rear tub fitted, the arches and the boot lid fitted



Well happy with it all to be honist, just need a few more black bolts



Pretty much all the wiring is finished and working now, just got to sort the front side repeaters, hopefully tomorrow's job

Sunday's progress

Locating pins finally fitted in the nose cone, I will get another shot when the bonnets next on



Side repeater wire extended, and hole drilled in arches, I just used a drill to twist two wires together, turned out quite neat



Wire tiger sealed to the underside of the arch, it will become clearer once the arches are back on the car I hope!

Little mid week update

Made a spanner to tighten up my headlights



Front arches stone chipped and trim glued on



Side led repeaters



Shot of the engine bay as it's looking nice now

Getting there. I really cant wait to see this one the road.

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Had a good day today, got loads of bits sorted,

I needed to calibrate my water temp sensor to my digi dash as I used the bike sensor, so I got the engine running and with every 10deg c of water temp I noted down the output voltage of the sensor then, entered the figures into the dash and jobs a goodun!

Also plunged the laptop into the power commander, pretty cool, tells you rpm etc, but turned out the rpm on the digi dash was reading double, so sorted that.

Then worked out how many pulses per mile the speed sensor will read and sorted that,

Next job, the front arches, I got them fitted and wired in,







I ran the wires down the wing stay and up the brake pipe, it looks ok, not totally happy with it but it does the job,



Also one of my rear copper brake pipes was leaking, took it off and it looked fine so nipped it up a bit tighter and seems ok now, I've had the pedal wedged all day under pressure to!

Oh also I wanted an led to say the hazards are switched on, but a little harder than I thought as it also lit up when the indicators are switched on, but bit of research and I've used a diode, which is like a one way valve, so that's now working to

Got a few more bits and bobs to do tomorrow and I think it will be about finished, hoping to take her for a spin next weekend

yeah that's a good days work as it is all the wee jobs that you think "that won't take long" that add up, great work and you will soon be there.

Well didn't get much done today, but I did roll her out of the garage for the first time and gave the garage a good clean out





See how tomorrow goes!!

Right all day again today, and I'm still not in the dog house!

Cat fitted



Heat wrapped to cover any sharp edges



Rear view mirror trimmed up



Front sharp edges sorted

Bit of edge trim on the exhaust can



Then some pictures with the bonnet on





Just need to trim that filter hole

Seats dropped in but still waiting for my seat belts

Almost ready for the track!

Little bit done tonight, the cable ties looked a bit naff on the brake lines so I tried swapping for some spiral wrap, I think it looks a bit neater

Well after waiting 3 months for my seat belts, they finally arrived today, so I turned up some top hats and spacers



I've had to lift them up a bit so Mr IVA mans happy, just need to sort some covers out next



I've gone for 4 points, see how I get on, would of preferred 6 point but I dint think until the chassis was painted



Also got the engine floor hatch fitted!

I like the spiral wrap idea looks neat and saves any sharp edges on the cable tie ends.
Lovely build and your almost there, keep pushing :)

Well after 18 months of spending every hour I had spare in the garage or in bed not able to sleep thinking about the next bracket to make, the day finally came when she was to leave the garage for a test drive!

Me and my dad got it loaded on the trailer



Then off down my mates at Roger Clarke Motorsport, there on the end of an industrial estate,

Started off with a few steady runs up and down to see how she went, everything was perfect, just kept going up and down to get the brakes bedded in etc,

Kept pulling in and checking everything looked alright

Then set the brake bias up, just made sure it locked the fronts up first

The electric reverse worked sweet, but didn't last long as the motor pushed its self away, need to re mesh it then put a pin through I think

Also the big reverse gear on the prop was just rubbing on the aluminium side pannel, so need to swage that out a little

Next took it round the corner to my mates mot garage and he check the emissions, bit to high so just mapped it out with the power commander.

Next up, drop it on the rollers and check the speedo was working ok as it was a bit glitchy driving up and down

The speedo was dropping out at 50mph, so luckily I had already made a wider pickup, swapped it over and perfect! Ran it up to 100mph and all sweet, well happy with that as it would of been a fail come IVA time,

Next was program the gear position on the digi dash, just a case of driving through the gears and telling it which gears which, but it's so much easier to figure the gears out with the number on the dash

All in all a brilliant first run out, I couldn't of wished for better really, just got the sort the reverse out really and she will be ready for the IVA test in two weeks time

Well got the reverse motor re adjusted, then put a top hat washer in the hole above resting on the bracket, should stop it pushing its self away again





Also made some washer things to sort the sharp edges out on my seatbelt bolts



Painted and fitted

Bit of a stack but should keep the IVA man happy



Also got some nut covers on my wheel nuts as the stud was poking through the nut



And that's about it, all ready for Friday morning I hope

Looking great best of luck for friday

Cheers pal

Oh how id love to be at that stage
Good luck

Good luck with Friday. you should get a first time pass with your amazing build

just keep plucking away at the jobs, it will soon come around

haha cheers mate, fingers crossed! :eek: :eek: :eek:

First class build,I am probably wrong but is fuel cap a locking one,cant see key.
Needs to be tethered if not.

good luck for Friday , sure it wont be a problem

Cheers guys, yeah fuel cap has a key, was off the bike :cool:

Just a quick observation, if your headlights are the 5 3/4" units from SVA, then mine failed on the beam pattern, with the supplied bulbs, I have replaced with better bulbs & I am back for my retest at 12.30 tomorrow😀. Had a few other fails also but nothing to drastic.

oh ok, will pick some bulbs up just incase then,

thanks

wheres your retest at?