Coolant pipe work

This is the start of the pipe work, I have kept everything as close to the edge and the engine as possable as the exhaust is yet to be fitted

Fuel tank design

This is the basic design of the fuel tank and I’ve sent it to Paul [at Spire] to check. He did add two 8mm pipes to this one for the fuel rail return and the other for a breather which I believe is an SVA requirement.

Front engine mount

The picture shows the two front engine mounts. I had tacked in place and gave to an engineering buddy to weld properly. A great A1 weld job.

Milestone moment

Well having fitted the sump worked out the clutch assembly I couldn’t put it off any longer . It was very easy , two high tensile bolts at the gearbox end two brackets at the front [yet to be made] All told with the [...]

Sump Cut Out

To start the engine fitment a whole needed to be cut out of the floor pan. This was done by hovering the engine over the floor pan. Lots of measuring and some ‘guesstimating’ was required. The taped off area to the right of the picture is the area I have measured out for the fuel [...]

Clutch Conversion

This is my version of a hydraulic clutch. I’ve used a willwood actuator which has a rose joint on the left as you look at the picture which is attached to the clutch arm. on the right the threaded bar runs though the box section and pivots freely on the outer side, as the [...]