Well the first job was to prep and paint the inside, roll cage, boot and engine bay. It took a while, about 1 solid week scrubbing ever part to be painted by hand, its a long and boring job, but if you do it right it should last. Then 3 coats of KBS anti-rust paint, brush and rolled it on, the paint was great it spread so well and ended up looking very smooth with no imperfections, it's silver so it sort of matches the cars colour.
In between coats, and days where I didn't want to paint, I started putting other bits and pieces of the car back together. The fuel tank and filler system was first back into the car, followed by the rear end panels. The doors also went on, I wanted to see how the trims where going to fit now there where roll cage bars everywhere, the good news is the electric door switches miss the roll cage, bad news is that about all that misses the roll cage, I'm sure I can build my own door trims, but we will see, to be continued.
The next job was the wiring loom, I had a good idea how this went back into the car but with the roll cage covering some of the major enters into the car it was going to be tight, and it was, but it all seemed to fit which was a great relief.
One job I did back 6 months ago was to label the whole loom, every plug has a green dyno label with the description and the page in the manual where it is on the wiring diagram. Now I'm connecting plugs, this has helped greatly, I know what plugs into what and what plugs I don't need any more.
Day 56 of the build, and a milestone, the engine is in. It would of been nice if the shed had been complete, at least the concrete, so I didn't have to move a crane over rocks and dirt, but it's done now, and no more heavy lifting as the gearbox is being put in by NA Autosport & Engineering.
Now with the engine in, I thought it would be a good idea to get the front end together, make some room in the shed and around the house. Just need to get the radiators pressure tested and they and the rest of the front end will be back on.
Today the windows went back in, new front one, after I put both my feet though the old one, and the old rear window, so now the car is locked and sealed, which is good with all of this rain about.
Next I can start to fit out the interior of the car, dash will be first off, I need to get it in and then seat and belts, and you start thinking what's left. But there is a lot still to do, for a start there is nothing from the engine back....
This is the dash mods so far, I've removed the ignition switch and steering lock, and gone for a push button and switch, a few new gauges and accessory buttons and big FIA safety switch. The wiring diagram of the mods is below if you're interested.
