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Road legal... exceptionally twitchy.... and now it's time to make it handle / grip...

6 Aug 2008, 4:46pm
Engine in, new rear engine mount 90% fabricated, and rear frame welded in place.



18 Aug 2008, 6:56pm
A day of grinding, welding, painting, and bolting.... and voila, the back end is almost back together. It's staggering how much time and effort it takes, even when you know your way around the car!



18 Aug 2008, 7:54pm
Nearly there John and looking a lot more industrial!!

I must ask what the little welded tails/plates are that are coming off the rear clam pivot points??

Craig
18 Aug 2008, 8:02pm
Hangers for the diffuser.
19 Aug 2008, 5:53am
Looking good John.

Nearly there mate.:)
23 Aug 2008, 12:06am
Function is heavily dictating form..... swirl pot in.

1 Sep 2008, 10:16pm
All is now done, except the rear anti roll bar, for which I'm waiting on mounting blocks.

The rear bar is fairly weak, so fitting it won't have as great an impact as the front anti roll bar, which has quite simply transformed the car - it grips like nothing I've ever driven before, and is now driving like I hoped it would when I first bought the kit! It's fun!

My friend took a very short video last night - nothing especially interesting, but it does at least show the car is back on the road [at last]! Excuse the downshifts - I'm trying to learn to match the revs, but I'm struggling with this car and the immediacy of the controls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBaXa-xwago