Zero Life

Despite a bout of food poisoning that made me feel a bit yuck, the plates arrived this morning and nothing was going to stop that first lega...

... But a PASS   So,  last night I tightened up the handbrake and used a cable tie and pipe to hold the brake cable away from the rear...

Sadly,  IVA was a fail but for minor stuff so one more test should do it. I had hoped for a dry day and I got that OK,  as well as 32 degC...

... and that,  my loyal fans, after almost exactly 700 days, signifies the end - well,  up to IVA anyway. The last job,  fitting the seats...

Today was a biggie - my seats arrived and look great, although tiny. Unfortunately,  they're so small that the universal runners I'v...

The deed is done:

One of the best days of my build so far... The plan today was to get the wheels on,  roll the car out,  clear out the dump that is my ga...

Lucky you -  2 posts in one day... I hadn't planned to even go into the garage today but I somehow managed to squeeze in what I though...

Just a short post to mention a further step along the path to legitimacy - got an email through from the DVLA with my VIN number they have a...

Well,  today was a biggie... First up,  a delivery - an air filter which was the final piece needed: It was blue on the advert but hey...

A short post to reflect on one year since I started my build (well, Monday actually but I missed it). Reading some of my earlier posts, it...

Very exciting,  the dash is done. This is the holey version: And then with the dials,  switches and warning lights all in place: ...

Well,  tonight turned into quite a significant session. I really want to try fill the coolant system and check for leaks before I go much ...

A minor screw-up; the silicon pipe to the bottom of the header tank is 2cm too short,  meaning that it won't quite reach the header tank...

Busy day today... I had planned to bolt the gearbox to the engine and then install but I couldn't get the gearbox into gear,  which I ...