All Build Updates
A Complete list of all updates, easier ifyou're looking for something in particular.
Date |
Category |
Description |
| 25th Nov '05 | The Start | Collected Starter Kit from Westfield Sportscars factory and had a visit |
| 26th Nov '05 | Chassis | Tidied up and fitted Passenger footwell end panel |
| 27th Nov '05 | Fitted Driver's footwell end panel and test fitted tunnel sides | |
| 28th Nov '05 | Drilled and dry fitted passenger side and floor | |
| 29th Nov '05 | Fitted tunnel side, lowered floor, front floor and outer side panel - phew! | |
| 30th Nov '05 | Drilled and fitted both side footwell panels | |
| 1st Dec '05 | Fitted pedal assembly, drivers tunnel side, both floor panels and outer panel | |
| 2nd Dec '05 | Tackled the rear interior panel, what a pig of a job | |
| 3rd Dec '05 | Made some fuel tank straps, fitted clutch and handbrake cable (one end only) | |
| 16th Mar '06 | Cut and fitted Carbon Fibre scuttle panel | |
| 28th Apr '06 | Cycle wing Stays bolted up | |
| 13th May '06 | Cut and fitted pedal cover plate & foot well blanking plate | |
| 30th Nov '05 | Suspension | Fitted Rear Wishbones, uprights, Shocks & Front wishbones, shocks and ARB |
| 1st Dec '05 | Messed about with the ARB again and fitted Steering rack and ball joints | |
| 2nd Dec '05 | Front uprights, greased suspension bolts and cut steering rack | |
| 3rd Dec '05 | Steering column upper section done today | |
| 5th Dec '05 | Tightened up some of the suspension points and marked with Tippex | |
| 15th Dec '05 | Got front hub bearing in and fitted to the stub axles | |
| 12th Feb '06 | Got the wheels on and lowered off the build stands, looks very low | |
| 23rd May '06 | Managed to coax the hub dust caps on today | |
| 27th Nov '05 | Brakes | Fitted Brake Master Cylinder and rear brake pipes around the diff |
| 28th Nov '05 | Front brake pipes were done today | |
| 2nd Dec '05 | Routed brake lines down the tunnel but may change this later | |
| 3rd Dec '05 | Trial fitted front brake calipers and fixed some "P" Clips along the brake lines | |
| 9th Dec '05 | Re-fitted brake lines down the tunnel (with clearance measurements) | |
| 21st Dec '05 | Received front disks and fitted one, also got rear brakes but they wouldn't fit | |
| 2nd Feb '06 | Finally got my rear brakes sorted, golf ones from the Westfield factory | |
| 16th Feb '06 | Fitted handbrake and connected up rear Aeroquips | |
| 16th Mar '06 | Changed the spacers in my Front Calipers | |
| 9th Dec '05 | Fuel System | Routed Fuel lines down tunnel and around Diff to rear |
| 19th Dec '05 | Fuel Pump & Fuel filter fitted and connected to fuel line | |
| 6th Jan '06 | Mounted the Fuel Regulator in the Diff area (see below) | |
| 11th Mar '06 | Move fuel regulator to engine bay | |
| 27th Mar '06 | Finished off Fuel lines | |
| 2nd Apr '06 | Modified fuel sender unit | |
| 6th Jan '06 | Transmission | Installed Diff and fitted Half Shafts and lobro joints |
| 13th Feb '06 | Did the propshaft, Bellhousing & Gearbox with a bit of patience | |
| 17th May '06 | Shortened and Mod'd Gearstick | |
| 15th Dec '05 | Electrics | Received wiring loom and ran it around the chassis (dry fit) |
| 21st Dec '05 | Fitted securing straps to car for loom & fitted extra wires for rear end | |
| 11th Mar '06 | Wired up Alternator, Starter and feed to loom | |
| 14th Mar '06 | Fitted Air temperature sensor | |
| 20th Mar '06 | Made up dummy dash, started wiring it up & finished battery tray | |
| 26th Mar '06 | More wiring of the Dash | |
| 29th Mar '06 | Most of Dash done now and a link to switch diagrams, fitted horns | |
| 7th Apr '06 | Fitted back carbon light housings with LED lights | |
| 11th Apr '06 | Bolted on rear fog & reverse lights | |
| 15th Apr '06 | Got the side repeaters on and working | |
| 23rd April '06 | Wired up and fitted Wiper motor/arms | |
| 20th May '06 | Made bracket for washer bottle and fitted | |
| 19th Feb '06 | Bodywork | Fitted rear arches and place bodywork on chassis |
| 13 Mar '06 | Trial fitted scuttle, bonnet and nosecone | |
| 21st Mar '06 | Secured the rear end of the bodywork | |
| 26th Mar '06 | Drilled Scuttle for fixing holes | |
| 27th Mar '06 | Cut boot-box around the Roll-bar | |
| 1st Apr '06 | Fitted nosecone and cut exhaust exit hole | |
| 30th Apr '06 | Did the bonnet pins & Nosecone Grille | |
| 14th May '06 | Obtained some Carbon arch guards and fitted them | |
| 21st May '06 | Aligned bonnet and fitted the bonnet locks | |
| 3rd June '06 | Fiberglassed some Bighead fixings to the cycle wings | |
| 4th June '06 | Finished off the cycle wings and fitted them | |
| 5th Dec '05 | Body Fittings | Cut and fitted Mirrors to screen uprights whilst waiting for bits |
| 24 Mar '06 | Fitted Spare Wheel Carrier | |
| 2nd Apr '06 | Fitted the Perishing Windscreen | |
| 21st Jan '06 | Engine | Picked up Engine and started to strip & Clean it |
| 24th Jan '06 | Picked up Throttle bodies, MBE & other bits from SBD | |
| 29th Jan '06 | Cleaned and painted engine block | |
| 1st Feb '06 | Fitted ARP Rod bolts and Alloy sump | |
| 2nd Feb '06 | Modified Rocker cover breather hole | |
| 8th Feb '06 | Removed and blocked up rear heater outlet on head | |
| 16th Feb '06 | Picked up powder-coated cam cover | |
| 23rd Feb '06 | Fitted Alloy Flywheel and put the engine in | |
| 24th Feb '06 | Bolted on Throttle bodies, Alternator and Starter | |
| 4th Mar '06 | Fitted Throttle linkage, Modded cam cover and fitted it | |
| 14th Mar '06 | Modified cambelt backplate and tidied up wiring on injection | |
| 4th Apr '06 | Installed a Mocal catch tank | |
| 9th Apr '06 | Got the silocone hose fitted to the oil catch tank | |
| 8th Feb '06 | Cooling | Blocked up inlet manifold pipe, fitted Radiator and Thermostat |
| 24th Feb '06 | Modified the Thermostat for a bypass system | |
| 23rd Mar '06 | Fitted bottom Silicon hoses | |
| 4th Apr '06 | Designed & fitted Swirl/Header tank & top hoses | |
| 24th Feb '06 | Exhaust | Temp fitted the SBD Manifold to see if it fits |
| 1st April '06 | Cut hole for Exhaust through body | |
| 15th April '06 | Fitted Exhaust mounting | |
| 21st April '06 | Got car back with new Exhaust fitted | |
| 6th Dec '05 | Interior | Fitted the seat sub-frame to both Racing seats |
| 29th April '06 | Cut out Carbon Dashboard | |
| 6th May '06 | Bit more dashboard and fitted edging to the tunnel top | |
| 27th May '06 | Finally fitted dash and finished it off with a crashpad | |
| 4th June '06 | Fabricated a new rear trim for bootbox/interior edge and fitted it | |
| 13th June '06 | SVA | Today I stuck loads of rubber bits on my car for SVA test |
| 14th June '06 | Pre SVA Mot check | |
| 15th June '06 | SVA DAY, This is judgement day, see how I did | |
| 6th Dec '05 | Mods | Made a Battery tray for under the Dashboard for gel battery |
| 2nd Feb '06 | Modified Cam cover | |
| 25th Feb '06 | Re-done the Battery try for under the Dashboard | |
| 17th May '06 | Shortened and Mod'd Gearstick |