GTM Coupe Rebuild

All lined up

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Spent some time adjusting the wheel camber and castor angle.

Arm less

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:05:00 GMT

Swapped over the lower arms and tie rods.

Seeing double

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:00:00 +0100

Met up with another Scottish Coupe owner.

Blacked out two

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:32:00 +0100

A dry evening allows the interior to be painted.

Blacked out

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:57:00 +0100

Started to seal the reverse of the glassfibre parts.

To add speed, add lighter

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:35:00 +0100

To misquote Colin Chapman, I added a lighter to the car to power devices.

New Arms

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:15:00 +0100

Some new adjustable suspension, arrived, fitment will have to wait a little.

Popping to the shops

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:55:00 +0100

After refitting the fuel tank, a quick trip to the shops for some food.

An explosive situation

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 12:15:00 +0100

Some carefully work on the petrol tank, to re-route the breather and change the fuel pick-up point.

Cut out for the job

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:09:00 +0100

As a safety measure, I fitted an inertia cut off switch to the fuel pump.

Nothing more certain than tax

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:00:00 +0100

Obtained a tax disk at the local post office. Meaning the car is now officially road legal.

Certified

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:34:00 +0100

After a check over the car has passed its MOT, the first since December 2001.

To cap it all

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:00:00 +0100

In between welding the spreader plates on, I smoothed and painted a set of tube closers as centre caps for the wheels.

Tightened up

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:55:00 +0100

with the flange nut tightened to the required torque, the wheels were replaced.

You're going to brake something

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:02:00 +0100

Swapping the spreader plate proved difficult, but the brake change allows some work to be done.

Spread them

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:13:00 +0100

The first parts needed for the MOT appear, despite the Post Office.

What is it?

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:58:00 +0100

After the MOT tester asking what the car was, I fitted the badge bought a while ago.

Deferred result

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:48:00 +0100

Received a deferred result on the MOT, with 4 points letting the car down.

What's the catch?

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:53:00 +0100

Decided to remove the chrome from the car, so the main colours are red and black.

New wheels

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:25:00 +0100

A trip down south results in a set of spare wheels, and the existing wheels are lacquered and the brake calipers painted.

Tropical Storm !

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:41:00 +0100

The tail end of a tropical storm hits, meaning that progress on the wheels is halted, and Metro wheels are used to keep the car off the ground.

Red Tape

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:20:00 +0100

With a few more coats and time to dry, a fluorescent red stripe was applied to the wheels.

The all blacks

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:40:00 +0100

Made a start on spraying the wheels.

Wheel meet again

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:05:00 +0100

As the MOT is delayed, I made a start on re-painting the wheels.

Computer error

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:36:00 +0100

A planned MOT is called off as the well know Edinburgh tyre fitters, computer system allowed me to book a weekend , when they don't do MOT's on weekends!

Surrounded

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:10:00 +0100

Evened up the gap on the bonnet edge, obtained a gear stick gaiter and sprayed the headlight surrounds.

No more gap

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:12:00 +0100

Shaped the additions to the bonnet to fit the screen and doors.

Bake at gas mark 1

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:12:00 +0100

With two layers hardened overnight, the next layers are baked in the sun.

Mind the gap

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:59:00 +0100

Added some glassfibre matting to the bonnet edge to reduce the gap.

Hamster Tunnel

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:45:00 +0100

Rigged up an outside air intake for the heater, using a hamster tunnel and a tumble dryer vent.

Speedo's

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:10:00 +0100

Reseating the drive pinion at the gearbox solves the speedo problem.

Quick lap

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:56:00 +0100

A few weeks away, was followed by finishing off a few jobs, resulting in a quicklap of the block.

Busy day

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0100

A busy day with lots of little jobs ticked off list.

Good paint coverage

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:23:00 +0100

After replacing the clutch cylinder, the painting was interupted by a thunderstorm, so a quick solution was found.

Tight seal

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0100

Removed the clutch master cylinder and checked the seals.

More length for better penetration

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:06:00 +0100

Got the engine started and welded a pipe to the exhaust stub to help it fit better.

Started with a bang

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:45:00 +0100

Woke the neighbourhood up with a bang, as I tried to start the car. Then sanded off the interior paint, a rather dusty job.

In her prime

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:04:00 +0100

A few more coats of P40, on the roof, followed by a couple of P38. Sanded some more, then a quick prime.

Down to earth

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:45:00 +0100

To allow easier working on the roof, the cars were swapped around on the drive and trailer.

Another coat

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:25:00 +0100

Skimmed the replacement panel in P40, and tested the brake light while waiting for it to dry.

Up high

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:34:00 +0100

Cut a slot to allow fitment of the brake light lens.

White lines

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:38:00 +0100

Bonded the inside of the replacement sunroof panel and started to sand the roof.

No Support

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:05:00 +0100

Removed the tape holding the replacement panel, ready to bond the inside.

Getting stuck in

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:11:00 +0100

Trimed the sunroof panel and bonded it into place.

Cover up

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:12:00 +0100

Released the replacement panel from its mould and tried it for size.

A hole lot of work

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:45:00 +0100

Took the sunroof out to allow measurement of the hole, and started on a replacement panel.

Inside Out

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +0100

Removed a quantity of bitumen sound deadening from inside the car. And took out the headliner which involved removing, then replacing, the rear window.

Breath easy

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:55:00 +0100

Hooked up the engine electrics and attached the inlet and exhaust manifolds.

All the right gear

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 21:18:00 +0100

After three attempts, the gear linkage is in and working, this allows fitment of various brake pipes and the bias adjuster.

Return of the engine

Sat, 30 May 2009 18:56:00 +0100

Raised the body work up and wheeled in the engine, then lowered it back to assemble it again.

Assembly is the reverse of disassembly

Sun, 24 May 2009 19:37:00 +0100

A day spent lifting and re-assembling the subframe and engine. Then tucking it away under the rear of the car.

All together now

Sun, 17 May 2009 19:12:00 +0100

Made up some spring brackets for the clutch, and fitted the remaining parts to the engine.

Oil tight and under pressure

Mon, 11 May 2009 20:10:00 +0100

Filled the engine with oil, cranked it over to get some pressure and checked for leaks.

Masked master

Sun, 03 May 2009 18:59:00 +0100

Changed the clutch pipe and primed the master cylinders.

Locked tight crank

Sun, 03 May 2009 14:37:00 +0100

Using a borrowed flywheel locking tool, tightened the crank pulley and highlighted TDC.

Together again

Sat, 02 May 2009 19:55:00 +0100

Started to re-assemble the engine again.

All on

Sat, 02 May 2009 12:15:00 +0100

Some painting followed by fitting the rear brake cylinders.

Brake Balance

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:03:00 +0100

Cut the rear brake lines, and inserted a brake proportioning valve.

Large rear

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:30:00 +0100

Received new rear brake cylinders and welded some studs to the rear towers.

All red now

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +0100

Another day of painting.

Red lined

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 21:38:00 +0100

Highlighted the fins on the rocker cover red.

Have a brake

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:23:00 +0100

While waiting for the rocker cover to dry, I removed the rear suspension and brakes.

Into the black

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:30:00 +0100

Painted some parts black, but the can ran out, before it was all done.

Cover up

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100

Primed the thermostat housing and rocker cover.

Rocker roll.

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:05:00 +0100

Started a clean up of the rocker cover, by removing the existing paint, followed by a spell in the dishwasher.

Shopping Trip

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:11:00 +0100

A few days spent on holiday, lets me buy a few things I needed.

Painting the town red

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:02:00 +0100

A day spent painting, including the engine-bay.

Do you know what it is yet?

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:49:00 +0100

A change in the weather forces me to stop work on the engine. And reclaim the patio area.

What a DIFFerence

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:29:00 +0100

After a final clean, I removed the speedo housing and the Diff.

Hung out to dry

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:09:00 +0100

Cleaned and painted the exhaust, and left it to dry.

Bang and the dirt is gone

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:52:00 +0100

Started the engine clean up and separated it from the subframe.

Parting of the ways

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 17:45:00 +0100

Removed the engine and subframe from the body, ready to clean and check over.

Auto Jumble Find

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:00:00 +0100

A trip to the Auto-Jumble at the local transport museum, finds me a badge.

Hi-Lite

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:27:00 +0100

Separated out a Rover High Level Brake light to get the component parts.

Reversing the reverse switch

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:27:00 GMT

Drilled and tapped a new hole for the reverse light switch.

Starting to strip

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:25:00 GMT

As I am removing the engine, I began to strip off the parts that get in the way. Starting with the starter motor and gear linkage.

Roxanne

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 12:15:00 GMT

Turned the number plate light housing red.

Black in place

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Painted the grill opening black, then replaced the body to have a look at the lines.

Stop it

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:18:00 GMT

Back to the bonnet for a skim of stopper.

Shroud

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 11:15:00 GMT

Had to repaint the steering column shroud.

Lights on

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Replaced the lights and tested the hazards.

Bling

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:12:00 GMT

Painted the inside of the light housing.

More Electrickery

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:20:00 GMT

Removed the old mechanical indicator relay and replaced with the modified electronic version.

Flash

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:45:00 GMT

Modified a pair of flasher relays, to even up the speed of the indicators

Primed and sanded

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Apart from a hail shower, the bonnet was primed and sanded once more.

Thats it had enough

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:29:00 GMT

A Skim of P38 and a final sand has the bumper ready for hi-build primer.

More Sanding

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Sanded down the P38, think I'm starting to suffer from white knuckle.

P38

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:14:00 GMT

Coated the bumper area with P38 and now ready for more sanding.

New Grill

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 13:12:00 GMT

Made up a template first then a new grill.

More Sanding

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:25:00 GMT

With good weather perdicted for the weekend, a further coat of P40 was added to the bumper area. Then followed another 90 minutes of sanding.

Backing Plate

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:06:00 GMT

Made up a backing plate for the numberplate.

Size Matters

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:16:00 GMT

Reduced the new number plate to the minimum legal size.

Wet and Cold sandpaper

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:35:00 GMT

Who needs wet and dry sandpaper, when you can have wet and cold?

Quick Plug

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Acquired a distributor blanking plug to replace the plastic door stopper currently in use.

Open Wide

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:01:00 GMT

Opened up the grill, and fixed the bonnet back, in case the winds pick up.

Foam Party 2

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Continued with the front bumper by cutting and sanding the foam, followed by a coat of P40 glassfibre filler.

Bumper Foam Party

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:08:00 GMT

In an effort to smooth the front, I have removed the bumper and started to fill the gap using expanding foam as a base. Also checked out some bad connections in the lights

Numbers Up

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:11:00 GMT

Removed the rear number plate and light, replacing it with a Ford Sierra item.

Hot as hell part 2

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:15:00 GMT

A trip to the scrapyard allows the heater to be tested. With the outside at 2.9 we managed a respectable 34.8 in the Coupe.

Hot as hell

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:11:00 GMT

Started to plumb up the heater. Made some pipes up to run up the central tunnel.

Broke and bound

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:15:00 GMT

A slight mistake, made the fence panel a little lighter. But managed to fixed the passengers seat and harness in place.

Exhausted

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Re-hung the exhaust after the mount broke

Bush and bracket

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:56:00 GMT

Replaced the engine steady bushes, requiring a repair on the lower bracket

Sunk without a trace

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Quite a slow and boring start to the month, drilling and countersinking the seat mounts under the car.

Rear Lights

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:54:00 +0100

A new set of Turkish lights all the way from Bulgaria.

Flat on my back

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:11:00 +0100

Spent another few days lying on my back under the car, but have now got it ready for underseal, and with a seat in place I managed a quick trip around the block.

Bellows and digits

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:51:00 +0100

Replaced the bellows on the trailer and some digits on the number plate, the rest of the work will go unseen as I welded up a few spots under the floor of the car

Branded

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 13:02:00 +0100

Masked up and sprayed the front grill

Smooth operation

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:10:00 +0100

Sanded down the repair to the bonnet

Grilled

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:32:00 +0100

Tidied up the air intake at the front of the car under the bumper by adding a lip

More Scoop Progress

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:35:00 +0100

A simple cover and a few layers of glass fibre matting soon had the hole gone where the scoop was

Scoop Removal

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:18:00 +0100

Started to remove the scoop from the bonnet

On the Pull

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:12:00 +0100

Rigged up door releases, using a Tesco value skipping rope

Floored

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:02:00 +0100

Gave the floor a heavy coat of Hammerite paint

Cut down

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:53:00 +0100

Cut and bonded the Dzus fasteners down

Grilled

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0100

Used a bit of mesh to fill the hole for the air intake

Stay with me

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:34:00 +0100

Hooked up a bonnet stay

I can see you...

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:29:00 +0100

Finally got around to fitting the mirrors I bought about a year ago

Transport

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:01:00 +0100

A visit to the local agricultural mart produces transport of a different kind

Shut it!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:26:00 +0100

Finally after a few paint problems the door is back on

Gullwing Doors

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:46:00 +0100

Due to the doors needing a little more work than I thought, the Riceboy in me made me convert the doors to DeLorean style

Heat shield

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:06:00 +0100

Transfered the design to some stainless steel

Prototype heat shield

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:04:00 +0100

Prototyped up a heat shield for the Weber

Who's the boss ?

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:23:00 +0100

Soldered the boss and switch to the radiator

Not so bad

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:16:00 +0100

Fitted the first Dzus, getting the correct alignment was not as bad as I had feared

No Hinge

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:57:00 +0100

Fabricated a small triangular bracket

Thermal Switch and boss

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:10:00 +0100

A trip to the scrap yard, again yields the goods

Watertight and Solid

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 22:18:00 +0100

soldered up the radiator and spend 8 hours welding up the chassis

Cover Progress

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:18:00 +0100

A little more progress on the engine cover, with the Dzus fasteners arriving also

More lip

Sat, 31 May 2008 20:58:00 +0100

Extended the bulge even more, with some mesh and a lip molded with a polystyrene former

One Cover

Wed, 21 May 2008 20:35:00 +0100

Decided to make the engine cover into one part

Battle of the Bulge

Sat, 17 May 2008 10:08:00 +0100

Started on some bodywork, extending the engine bulge

Clutch hose on

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:24:00 +0100

Sourced and fitted the clutch hose

Hot Hot Hot

Sat, 10 May 2008 18:20:00 +0100

Fitted the heater back in with a center vent

Exploding Hose

Mon, 05 May 2008 18:33:00 +0100

Trialed the dash wiring and Bled the brakes and clutch, when the clutch hose exploded

Scottish fog lamp

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:49:00 +0100

Took account of the weather up here

Dashboard wired

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:47:00 +0100

Finished wiring the dashboard

Honey, I Shrank the keyboard

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:39:00 +0100

Reduced a keyboard to a more managable size

LEDs Wired

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:15:00 +0100

Wired up the LEDs

Shift Lights Added

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:41:00 +0100

Fitted LEDs to the rev counter

Distributor removed

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:41:00 +0100

Distributor and driveshaft removed

4 Wheels on my wagon

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:45:00 +0100

Been quite a while since it sat on all 4 wheels

Look ma, no distributor

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:35:00 +0100

Fired the car up with the Megajolt running

Pickup Bracket

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:35:00 GMT

A bracket fabricated for the Megajolt pickup

Dash Progress

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:45:00 GMT

Managed to get outside and start sanding the dashboard down

Not Forgotten

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:58:00 GMT

I haven't forgot about the Coupe, but have been busy else where, The latest purchase has been a pressure regulator to go with the new pump

New Fuel Pump

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 10:45:00 GMT

Another purchase from ebay of a Facet fuel pump

Rev limiter installed

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:35:00 GMT

Installed the rev limiter module into the megajolt box

Beta Tester

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:05:00 GMT

Beta testing rev limiter

Dash it

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:55:00 GMT

Modified the dash

Good Day

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Some parts arrived

Fabricated a replacement heater take off

Sat, 03 Nov 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Replace the heater tap

Parts to repair suspension

Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:52:00 +0100

Bought some suspension repair parts

Custom loom made

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:52:00 +0100

Constructed a loom for the Megajolt

Stripped the loom

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:06:00 +0100

Removed all the wires from the EDIS connector

Electronic Speedo

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:50:00 +0100

Purchased a Acewell ACE 2853

Removed Crank Pulley

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:50:00 +0100

Managed to remove the crank pulley

Found a trigger wheel

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 17:27:00 +0100

Another trip to the scrap yard, yelding a trigger wheel

Some stuff back in place

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:56:00 +0100

Fitted the fuel tank, fuel pump, radiator fan and horn back into the car

Logged the vacuum

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:08:00 +0100

Trace log produced in Megajolt

Inlet tapped

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:58:00 +0100

Inlet fitted with vacuum pipe

Cased MegaJolt

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:44:00 +0100

Modified a case to fit

Modified the MegaJolt

Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:05:00 +0100

Added a switchable map option

Ignition Parts Found

Sat, 8 Sep 2007 14:15:00 +0100

Got the parts needed

MegaJolt Purchased

Wed, 5 Sep 2007 19:00:00 +0100

Bought a MegaJolt on Ebay

Air Filter fitted

Wed, 8 Aug 2007 11:38:00 +0100

Put the Pipercross air filter on

Hi-Lo cones fitted

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 21:00:00 +0100

Started to fit the "Hi-Lo" cones

Front brake calipers painted

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:04:00 +0100

Started painting the front brake calipers

Front brake refurb

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:38:00 +0100

Started to refurbish the front brake calipers

Height adjustable cones

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 18:42:00 +0100

Bought a set of height adjustable cones

Wiper park swapped

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:46:00 +0100

The Wiper park position was swapped

Tidied Up engine cover

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:24:00 +0100

Tidied up rear engine cover buldge

New rear lights

Fri, 25 May 2007 10:55:00 +0100

A new set of rear lights fitted

Mainly engine work

Sat, 12 May 2007 19:22:00 +0100

Mainly engine work this month so far

Oil Gallery Plug modified

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:14:00 +0100

Oil Gallery Plug Drilled to allow adjustment of oil pressure

Radiator Fan found

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:39:00 +0100

Found a suitable fan for radiator

Subframe painted

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 18:35:00 +0100

Stripped and painted front subframe

Cut off fitted

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:55:00 GMT

Fitted FIA cut off switch

Brakes fixed

Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:55:00 GMT

Swapped the brake calipers around

Weber 45 Trial Fitted

Sat, 03 Mar 2007 12:30:00 GMT

Trial fitted the Weber to check clearance

Weber 45 Purchased

Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:15:00 GMT

Managed to buy a Weber carburettor off ebay

Steering Cowl modified

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:04:00 GMT

Filled ignition hole on cowl

Heater Improved Part2

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 17:42:00 GMT

Fitted a Ford Sierra motor to the heater fan

Seats removed

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:04:00 GMT

removed the seats along with the floor carpet

Seats Won

Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:46:00 GMT

Won a pair of seats on ebay

Heater Re-assembled

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:05:00 GMT

The modified heater is reassembled

Heater Modified

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:15:00 GMT

Modified heater so matrix pipes exit at opposite side

Heater Removed

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:50:13 GMT

Removed the heater unit for a clean and check over

Dash updated

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 12:46:13 GMT

Replaced all the old toggle switches with new ones, including a start switch

Fuel Tank Painted

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 16:00:00 GMT

On a very cold Christmas eve, I stripped and painted the fuel tank

Micra Indicators Fitted

Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:00:00 GMT

A set of Nissan Micra indicators were fitted to the front

Upside down brakes

Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:00:00 GMT

Discovered today that the front brake calipers are fitted upside down

The stripping starts

Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:00:00 GMT

Removed a few of the extra equipment from the Coupe that I didn't need

It's Home

Wed, 18 Oct 2006 23:30:00 GMT

Recovered the GTM Coupe from Castleford to Home