here is all the random pics i took yesterday while i was there and a few things we went over about whats still to be done etc,
the work is fantastic and its just mental seeing it up close
sorted out my seat position and pedal box position which is very tight for space as ideally peddles need to go forward a knats c*ck but they cant, but i think its just about going to be ok,
luckily the gear lever was ok where the box sat so they did not have to mod the cradle to come back further so that saved a job and also took all the measurement for the steering wheel position, although its a lot harder than you think just holding a wheel and deciding if its where you want it etc, as it all seems wrong being a lot further back in the car than a standard item but its all noted down so the guys can carry on with the build :cool!:
Whilst we were there Andrew suggested a few things to do while he has the car and a few of them are a must as i have encountered problems on my last build that this will resolve,
1st - have male-male -6 through bulkhead connectors welded in rather than on a nut as they tend to come loose very quickly and once everything is in be a pain to get to and tighten especially if your working alone, so there are 2 going in the bulkhead and 2 more going in behind the seat as this time round im having the fuel pumps and filters mounted under the rear of the car,
the brake lines from pedal box to all four corners will also be welded in place on each corner with male-male connectors again to stop loose spinning fittings when removing and re fitting.
2nd - Andrew is making me a fuel tank that will be at the very back of the car in the boot area between boot panel and cage diff pick ups. the tank will be about 200mm high and roughly in the shape of the boot space available giving a calculated capacity of roughly 50ltrs so more than big enough,
The tank will then have a sump through the boot floor with the outlets and fuel return in aeroquip fittings and the pumps mounted next to it all nice and neat.
3rd - The decision to go chassis mounted has been scrapped! after getting to see it all close up its really just going to be a hinderance as Andrew did first say, it will make it a lot harder to remove the engine, re fit the engine and work in the engine bay, along with slightly more excessive vibration through the shell due to the mountings so we are going to use some new vibra technics mounts and keep it all as standard there,
I am sure there's things i forgot to mention but thats enough writing for now, if you want to know anything particular just let me know, here is the pics i took while i was there,
