with the car transporter trailer now finished, i can once again focus my attention on the car build.

I have since last posting, finished the glassfibre work on the nosecone. I have trial fitted it to the car and I can confirm that it now clears the engine. It looks kind of huge on the car but I'm sure it will all get back into perspective as i add bodywork.

I have also started (finally) panelling the interior. I have done the 2 engine bay panels, and the tunnel top that sits behind and under the dashboard. Next is the tunnel side panels, seat back and lastly the tunnel top (once the wiring loom is in)

I have also secured the battery cable with avaiation P-clips.

Today the exhausts arrived and i have begun work on fabricating mounting brackets for them. I want the exhausts close to the sides of the car and just above the floor line, so that in future, i can make GRP side pods to enclose them completely.

had to stop work to take Baby Natalie to the doctors (first round of injections today - and by 'eck did she scream.) so I'll hopefully continue tomorrow, after i have taken the cat to the vets. No, not joking, i really do have to take the bloomin cat to the vets.

Chow for now!

Just another quickie!

I have successfully widened the nosecone by 4", it was actually a little easier than i was expecting and I'm really pleased with it so far. It will take exstensive filling and sanding to re-establish the outside profile, but I have been told that this is normal.

This weekend i will have a go at making it taller.

Just a quick update, yesterday i was given (yes - GIVEN!) all the fibregalssing materials i need to enlarge the "locost" nosecone I have to fit my car.

5L of resin
lots of chopped strand matting
mixing cups
stirrers
fibreglass tape

I already have catalyst, so hopefully by the end of this week I will have at least made a start on enlarging the nosecone, it needs to be 4" wider to fit my wider chassis, and 5.5" taller to fit over my monster engine.

I'll take lots of pics as I attempt it.

Hello people! just a quick post to say i haven't forgotten about my car build!

I bought the aluminium sheeting I needed, then found that i havent got room in the garage to work with it. the garage is plenty big enough, just full of rubbish. This weekend I had a major clear out and threw out loads of stuff I had been hoarding, ford capri parts, rover V8 bits etc, I'm never going to use them, they aren't worth selling so they are gone.

I've also near enogh completed the car trailer I'm building, all it's parts have gone to be galvanised today, so that made a lot more room in the garage and I can once again move the car about.

I've got a very busy week this week but hopefully I'll be able to get some time in the garage on the car, at last.