Friday 9th November
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| Nicely packaged up |
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| The contents of what lies inside |
Today I took delivery of a nice new Zetec
engine courtesy of GBS. (www.kitspares.co.uk)
Saturday 10th November
Managed to do a dump run and get rid of 99%
of the rubbish in the garage, there is now room to move around. J
Hopefully I will get around to fixing some lights up in the not too distant
future.
Saturday 8th December
Put the Christmas tree up. Anna went into
labour. The following day we have a baby boy. J
Saturday 23nd December
Spending lots of time looking after our new
arrival Finley J and talking to visitors.
Saturday 5th January
Helping with looking after Finley. J and it is far too cold to be outside.
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| A Winter's Scene |
Saturday 19th January
Snow is falling….
Saturday 2nd February
One of the old strip lights was accidently
knocked down, one of my nice new lights has been wired up in its place. What a
difference.
Saturday 16th February
Managed to spend a couple of hours on the
car, I built up the offside hub / suspension set-up, nearly ready for the
wheels to make the car into a rolling chassis. J
Saturday 2nd March
Popped up to Aidan’s to give him a hand on
his GBS Zero, read about his build trials and tribulations.
I also collected the garage floor paint. J Date set for floor painting, 30th March.
Saturday 30th March
Finished wiring up the garage lights and painted
the garage floor with help from Aidan in exchange for lunch and regular top-ups
of coffee.
I have placed an order to have my Type 9
gearbox rebuilt by BGH Geartech (www.bghgeartech.co.uk)
the lead time is circa 8 weeks, so I should receive this at the start of June/
Sunday 5th May
Weekend of Stoneleigh, decided to make a
trip to attend the show. It seemed busier than the previous two years I have
attended, maybe because the sun was shining. Lots of Kit cars on display which
was good to see.
Importantly though I picked up some more
parts, mainly for assisting with the engine and gearbox fitment, engine mounts
+ rubbers, propshaft etc.
Saturday 18th May
Prepared the old gearbox for exchange,
clutch fork, bell housing and gearstick removed and gearbox all packaged up
Saturday 1st June
Shed building and a change to have a quick
look at the new Gearbox.
I have also managed to remove the clutch,
flywheel and exhaust manifold from the
engine, the flywheel is heading to Dunnell Engines to be lightened.
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| Fuel Tank Strapped in |
Saturday 15th June
I spent a couple of hours playing with the
car getting it ready to fit the wheels, also fitted the fuel level sender into
the tank and strapped down the fuel tank, I have fitted some 5mm neoprene
rubber in-between to the tank, mounting brackets and straps to absorb any
vibration. I need to connect the feed and return pipes to the tank along with a
rollover, that will just leave the filler for when the rear bodywork is fitted.
Saturday 29th June
The new Flywheel has arrived curtosy of Dunnell, I have refitted this and taken the opportunity to fit the Spigot Bearing into the back of the engine, this pupose of this is to stop dirt ingress. I have also refitted the clutch.
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| Lightweight Flywheel with Spigot Bearing Fitted |
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| Clutch Refitted |
I am now in a position to be able to transport
the car to my garage, which will hopefully mean I can progress things on a
little more, I spent a few hours today making sure the nuts holding the
suspension together weren't going to come off during transportation. I also
fitted the steering wheel to make manoeuvring easier. I am hoping to get the Kit moved at some point over the next week. 
Managed to get a few hours on the car, I
spent my time adjusting the rear wishbones and coilovers ready to fit the
wheels, rear wheels are on and spin freely which is good. I secured some more
of the wiring loom ready for transportation to my house, a few more hours and
the car will be rolling.
