22 Days to go!

Big progress made but lots of work still to do. This Tuesday saw a massive push to crack on and actually start to assemble the car at last! Newly graduated Engineer and Hollis Motorsport mechanic Rich Harmer voluteered and built up the suspension along with the mighty Rob Swannell again. The original spring cans were refitted, along with the front and back axles so the car can now support itself. Jess and Stu offered up the floors and bulkhead and we gave it a little test drive (roll) sat on a wooden chair. We are far from finished but this was a massive achievement. Stuart went mad with the black gloss and Jess sorted the priming of the original wheels. We nipped over to France to pick up some ebay bits and all the brake parts we need (thanks to Floriane for the parts storage and collection!) so we now have everything think except the 3 tyres that we can't afford and a 6 volt battery!

So the following things we need to do are; clean gearbox and hope it works, strip all brakes and re-fit with the new parts from France, fit engine which has now been finished by my Dad Nigel, get the body from the garage over and go mad with the welder on it!, make the seats, wire up the car, fit the tank, fuel pipe, exhaust, doors, bonnet and boot (which all need welding), repair the lights and make them work, MOT and that's just the jobs I can think of off the top of my head!

Basically massive shifts from now on - I've already spent at least 2 hours each night in the garage this week. Although it looks unlikely, this project is still possible though. We just hope we can get a chance to test the car, and that the first time we get to drive it isn't Day 1 of the trip to Gibraltar!