general up date

The rear tub is now fixed on using two M6 nuts and bolts at the top edges and stainless self tappers along with large stainless repair washers along the lower edge of the panel and two either side. I also used some sikaflex along the joins to help spread the load and stop any rattles. The panel needed a bit of fettling with the dremel in the lower corners to help it bend in to meet the sides of the chassis. A couple of clamps either side were in place whilst the sikaflex set. I then moved on with fitting the fuel filler cap which came from CBS. This is fitted with a restrictor so that only unleaded pump nozzles will fit when filling with fuel. I'm not yet sure if I need to fit a tether for IVA so the cap can't be removed from the car. I need to do some further reading of the manual.


The rear arches are now fixed on. Masking tape was placed on the side panel and rear tub so I could mark the position before drilling holes. The front and back edges were lined up with the bottom of the car and centred on the wheel. This was quite straight forward although a bit awkward doing the bolts up with the wheels in place. I'm planning to make one more hole to support the offside arch as the tadpole trim is a bit loose at the front, this should help clamp trim better and make the arch feel a bit more secure too.

The drivers seat has been fitted, this was more awkward than it should've been as the captive nuts at the base of the seat weren't square so I had to make extra brackets so that the seat runners could be parallel. My first attempt worked but upon trying to fit the seat belts, I found I physically couldn't fit the side bolts at the bottom as the runners were in the way. I've got round this by moving the seat runners closer together but it means I've got four holes in the bottom of the floor on the drivers side which I didn't need. Wasn't best pleased about this.

Car as it looks now:

Engine started

I'd made a bracket for the fuel regulator yesterday and connected up the remaining fuel lines.

The battery was re-connected and a few liters of fuel put in the tank but when clicking the ignition on to prime the fuel pump no fuel came through. It turns out I'd connected the fuel pump wires round the wrong way so this was quickly corrected.

Then this happened:



The car had to be moved out of the garage shortly after as it was thick with fumes!
Some tweaks to the MS settings and some balancing of the throttle bodies and its starting to run a bit better:



After moving the car back into the garage there was a pool left on the driveway, luckily this turned out to be water and I think I've found the source of the leak which is coming from a joint which runs along the top chassis rail. I've tightened the clip a little and will check again in the morning for leaks.

credits to Extra EFI for setting up the Megasquirt