Rear axle is now in place, not permanently fixed but just bolted in situ to allow me to fabricate the rear end, which is about 50% done at the moment.

I was hoping to have a bit more done by now but after burning myself after dropping a filler rod (it burned stright through my jacket pocket and my t shirt - stings like hell!) and cutting a couple of tubes too short i just got frustrated and left it for today.

I'll take some pics when I have a little more done.

I think next week I'll have to go get som e more argon, as my size X cylinder is nearly all gone. Another £50 for that.

Well I have blasted up and painted the gearbox mount, no other progress at the moment as once again we are considering selling the house and moving. This time we are going to do it, we have had the house valued and it's going on the market next week, hence this week has been just a mad rush to tart it up before the estate agent comes back to take the photo's for their advert.

Hopefully i'll have some time to get some more work done on the car this week, but i wouldn't count on it.

Yesterday I made and welded on the last triangulation tube for now. There are 2 more to go one but they depend on the position of the front suspension support tube. As I haven't bought my wishbones yet I haven't finalised their position.

I also yesterday fabricated the gearbox mount, I'll get it grit blasted today and paint it, and weld it on tomorrow. I may add a couple of fillet plates underneath it to add strength, as there will be a heck of a lot of torque going through that mount.

Here's some progress pics:

spent a couple of hours adding 3 of the 6 side triangulation tubes. I have all tomorrow afternoon up there so ill add one more triangulation tube and fabricate the gearbox mount.

its starting to come together now, well, a bit.