Well, this was buried 8 pages back, so it must be time for an update!
I've sourced a few steering bits and pieces in the States which I had sent to a mate in California, who I hooked up with last week, so it turned out to be a cheap way of getting them home.
I went to KRC for a PAS resevoir and fitting bracket for the nascar pump I have. The fitting bracket attaches to bosses on the cylinder head. I hope I have enough clearance for the pulley now, but time will tell.
You can also see here the new V belt pulley I needed to replace the existing one. With any luck that will be PAS sorted now.
The build has been progressing on the front end, with the turret triangulation sorted and just waiting final welding. Mat has managed to avoid the fan motor, by fabricating box section to the bulkhead which mates up to the tube sitting behind the dash.
Looking back I don't think I posted the more recent pics of the cage on the inside - looking the part in there now.
The new ZF pas rack is also in using my original cross member - with a bit of persuasion from the MDA chaps..
The suspension top mounts have also been sorted, and look the part - well chuffed with how they turned out
Less successful has been the front bilsteins and scorpio hubs. I've ended up with all sorts of clearance issues there. This is with spacers on, and it's still touching the rim - they just don't reach out far enough compared to the Cossie ones.
I thought some 4x4 gp A hubs I had might solve it, but they'll throw the wheels out too far, I'll never get them tucked under the arches! So I've decided to keep the 3dr hubs and and have got my hands on some leda struts to fit, so hopefully that will be job done. I might need to investigate the damping (bump/rebound) though. The later works cars ran 525/225, so it would be miraculous to say the least if the ledas turned out similar, so I might send them off to Gaz where the ex leda boys are for a re-valve. For the peace of mind alone it will be worth it.
James with the Sapphire on here with a Jag diff needed to get some spacers made up for the drive shafts we both have. Mark from MK did those for him, so this week I've asked him to fab some up for me too.
I've also ordered a custom alloy radiator from Rad Tec. As I don't need to make space for an intercooler I can spec the rad much taller - it'll go right up under the slam panel, so basically it'll be the size of a large RS500 intercooler. I've pushed the boat out and ordered twin 14" spal fans as well as based on my short experience of the car on the road, cooling is at a premium!
Over the next month Mat is looking at final weld up of the engine bay triangulation. Before paint the engine will be trial fitted to see how the steering column looks with the manifold - it was close before and might be different again with the pas rack fitted now. Once that's sorted then the bay can have a fresh lick of paint and it's time to move on.
I'm getting desperate to drive the thing already! My mates are off to a track day at Oulton Park next week (Ginetta and Lotus 2-11) so I'm hoping to tag along and have a bit of a ride with them. I can't wait to do the same in mine!!!
Cheers
Iain