Right then, time for an overdue update.

I finally got the car back from Mark in October 2018, he done all the engine loom and got it to a stage where it was running, but i had a lot of things to address before he maps it. I drove the car about 10 meters, into the garage, (the first time in 9 years), got it up on stands where it has been since.

I have spent the last few months going over the car front to back, sorting out a lot of issues i wasnt happy with, most that i did from when i was a younger and now could do better and just niggles that we found.

First up, the car was leaking oil, alot of oil! It was like a dog leaving its mark around Marks workshop floor. Upon further inspection it was leaking in two locations, this was found to be the sump pan which was so warped, this would have been from when it was welded together, and the remote oil filter which turned out to be a sealing washer. I got the sump pan skimmed and relocated the remote oil filter from under the car to the engine bay. I have also started to replace all the fuel lines and engine bay oil lines with the ProGold BMRS range of hose.








Next up was the water rail, i was never happy with how i originally plumbed it up, so i made/modified up a new one and had it zinc coated. I actually bought a complete engine for a few hundred quid, sold loads of bits off it got my money back and still have the bare engine, turbo and few spares. This came in handy when mocking up the water rail as i could do it all out the car.