| Day four - Starting to take shape |
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After finishing in the garage yesterday I just couldn't bring myself to do an update. Looking at the build guide and other build pictures it looked like my pedal box was incomplete as the clutch mounting point was missing. I spoke to Marc this morning and was reassured, Marc has redesigned the pedal box to improve the clutch feel and reduce the possiblity of stalling. Today's build went well, both fuel lines are in, I've left them unclipped in the engine bay and rear section as I'm not sure where they should go yet. I've found that it's easier to drill the chassis with a smaller drill and step up to the 5mm for the larger rivets. By using a 3mm pilot I've gone 3 days without breaking a drill bit or blunting one! I've started to clip up the wiring loom but I'm not happy with the mounting method so I have to sort something else out. I've started to notch the rear panel, just some minor triming and it's done. One thing I have noticed from the build manual is that it's not easy to see where pipes and cables route. I've taken a number of pictures as I've gone so that others have a reference. The build manual should really only be used as a guide, because Marc keeps updating the chassis the pictures become out of date very quickly. Build pictures from today
May 20th23 Media.  189x hits  206x hits  177x hits  182x hits  The diff, near where it will go. 170x hits  172x hits  Pedal box with master cylinders fitted 163x hits  166x hits  168x hits  View from the front of the car down the tunnel 177x hits  182x hits  144x hits  164x hits  175x hits  148x hits  147x hits  145x hits  145x hits  156x hits  156x hits  About to drill the hole to mount the pipe 154x hits  167x hits  Magnetic tray, best purchase ever 153x hits |