slimyroadster

The body has arrived; I didn't realise the kit came with a dashboard blank or aeroscreen, so that's an added bonus. I ...

The steering column is now in place, along with the 10 degrees of deflection required for IVA. Obviously this pic exaggerates the angle; ...

The steering rack is now in place and bolted up, and I have a problem... As part of the IVA regs the steering column needs to have a defle...

A while back I bought a vernier caliper from Aldi. It worked well, but the digital aspect of it was not designed for a garage, and died pret...

I had to post a picture of this, it's a remarkable piece of kit. It fits exactly as expected, and with bolt cutouts on both splines a...

I think my next job is steering, so there's a few things to sort here. First thing is mounting, the standard bracket is renowned for ben...

A while back I purchased some rollers that were designed for 3d printing, but they fit brake pipes almost perfectly. So I was going to make ...

Chassis painting went ok, the welds look decent in the right places (some of the caps to seal the tubes are a bit 'rough', but...

Well, that's the uprights finally finished. This cold weather was making painting very challenging, the hammerite was drying but stay...

The hubs are coming along nicely, a couple of coats of red oxide and then gold top coat (yep, sticking with the iron man colour combo!)...

It is with regret that I must announce the passing of the brake disc shields. I did all I can to save them but they were too far gone... T...

Yes I know, audio options are not exactly top of the list when it comes to kit cars. However, the MX5 donor seats come with speakers in the ...

The next bit of cleaning is the front and rear hubs. These came from the donor MX5, and while they were in usable condition, a few years of ...

Well, I think they came out quite nice. All seals and rubbers replaced, I reused the pistons and sliders because despite them looking pre...

The cleaning is going well, although it's proper back breaking work!! This is the result of a weekends hard slog. Turns out the best ...

One of the things I've yet to do is clean up the donor parts. In this case it's mainly the brakes. The ones that came off the car we...

Quite a productive hour today; The clutch pedal has been straightened and welded up so it sits in between the brake pedal and the tra...

Well, there you go. Two pedals mounted on the back plate... So a few things spring to mind. The plates were a good choice, the thing is...

OK, a quick review of previous posts shows that the clutch pedal is actually offset to the right. This was to avoid the transmission tunnel ...

I've been allocating an hour each day after the little one is in bed, to get into the garage and do stuff. The first couple of evenings ...