This afternoon I managed to get a couple of hours in the garage.

I fitted the 2 brake light switches I bought at Exeter, and the rear wheel arches. The bodywork is really starting to come together and looking really good. But I still have to make and fit:

Side panels
Bonnet
front wings and stays

I also fitted a return spring to the accelerator pedal as it was a bit floppy underfoot, but I may have made it too tight and It may need some adjustment.

Yesterday I went to Exeter Kit car show, I bought loads of bits and pieces:

2 brake light switches (one for the pedal and the other for the handbrake)
A battery warning light
A proper electrical crimping tool
Rear wheel spacers
exhaust mounting rubber bobbins
Bonnet latches
big ratchet straps for the transporter trailer

I also saw this car, which I have pencilled in as my next build, the MEV Exocet.

Last weekend I made the template for the bonnet:

I also made the dash cowling: And I'm really please with it too.

Last weekend I got some more bodywork done...

I had a feeling that my progress was going to slow and indeed it has. This past week our baby daughter has had a spell in hospital (much better now though) so I haven't had the chance to spend any time at all in the garage this week. Anyway, excuses over, I managed to sneak up there and take a few pictures for the blog:



Here's the side/rear infill panels. I had to add these where my redesigned rear end lengthed the locost chassis.

Here's the rear panel.

This is where the next panel is going, over the top of the scuttle. here you can see hoe it's bolted through the chassis rails, and the ECU and expansion tank mounted on it.

Here's the front suspension, and headlamp. Also note the 14" Ford Focus wheels now fitted.

And finally the nosecone mounted up. I'll fill the gaps and paint it as one of the very last jobs.

Fingers crossed I may get some garage time tomorrow afternoon.

Well I swapped the wheels over, and the front track has now been narrowed to 66", matching the rear, and narrow enough to fit on my car transporter trailer without having to drive over the reinforced whellarches. Well happy with that.

Also John did indeed pop over and helpe me with the brakes. After the first round of bleeding the pedal was still very spongy and I got very little out of the rear calipers. After some investigation, we found that the brake bias valve was set heavily to the front, after releasing it, we re-bled all the brakes and the pedal went nicely hard.

So - onwards and upwards!

Well I'm really chuffed, Ive made some good progress at last.

Front suspension is done and sitting correctly.
Rear panel is made, fitted and looks great - its a huge hurdle I'm glad I got over.
I've also re-installed the rear anti-roll bar.
I've mounted the nosecone.

Tomorrow the plan is to switch the front wheels for a set I got from a ford focus in a scrapyard. The reason for this is they have a much more positive offset than the capri wheels currently installed and should narrow the front track nicely. Also, my friend John is popping over to help me bleed the brakes.