Bonnet Side Panels
Tub cutout for rear strut towers - only required because we've made the towers wider than standard to accommodate coil overs. Driver side view - its been a long tedious...
Body adjustments and wiring
The striker pin plate re-enforcement is complete on both sides. Each has a rivnut in place to help secure the front of the tub in place. It helps pull the...
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Wings
Driver side front wing, and I thought this one would be easy! If you want to stick to 7J wheels then you can bolt these one without modification. However at...
Some bodywork
Spent a long time today fiddling with the tub and doors, the driver side seems fine now but the passenger side it still a little off. Had to stop to...
Wiring, and a few small things
Lots of wiring done under the bonnet : Bumpers bolted in - the nut is welded to the top so the bumper can be taken out from the bottom. There...
Bumpers
Bumper holes! Rather than taking the recommend route and blindly drilling holes for the bumpers in the back and then fitting the tub around it we fitted the tub and...
Bonnet panels
Did a lot of prep work on the bonnet side panels today. Did some initial cuts on the metal today to start fitting the panels in. Also spent a lot...
Little things
Got these a while ago, conrods from an M20B20 - 130mm center to center. 5mm shorter than the standard M20B25 and will mate well with the M52 crank! Spent too...
Thar be ‘oles in that dash!
Gauges! Hole cut and the gauges are resting in there - looks really good :D Our dad had an adjustable bit for his lathe he made many years ago which...
Dash
Time has come to spend hours and hours debating where to put the gauges! After many, many permutations using prints outs and bluetak here's the results: Dash masked and all...
A few changes to the site!
We've add a new preview function to all images on the site, it's now no longer necessary to download large images to get a closer look at each one. Just...
Wires, bodywork and parts
Wiring We've made excellent progress with the wiring, pretty much everything is in place now ready to go! Bodywork Rear lights are in and the tank filler hole is drilled....
New gallery section
New gallery section - Other peoples pictures These are various pictures taken by other people that I've found on the net. Please contact me if you would like any of...
Mixture Adjust and a bit of fun!
A final round of engine tuning! Decided to set the idle mixture today as the engine was very obviously running rich. Got the gunson gastester out and it verified the...
Vucuum and Idle
One way vacuum valve conversion. A left over part from Richard's E36 Compact engine conversion! Blocked off the hole in the intake boot and one of the two holes on...
Quiet weeked
Not done much this weekend, taken care of a few small things such as the battery holder. Also tried running the car with the original ecu chip - no difference...
Rear lights
And it is time to reveal what were doing with the rear lights: Hella LED lights The concept 4 ring lights and 4 ring exhausts!
Some pictures
Some pictures form yesterdays progress: Throttle cable, engine side Throttle cable, pedal side Water heater switch bracket Horns Coil heat shield
All the small things
Did loads of little things today which have been bugging me for months! Brakes are now bled - took the car for a shortish run along the drive way, the...
o-ring’d
Got new injector O-rings today. It was a bit of a bugger getting the new o-rings on the injectors, but fitting the injectors into the rail was easy with a...