Battery'd and exhausted

It has been a busy few weeks with a few events conspiring against my car building plans. An out-of-the-blue job offer led to a frantic couple of weeks getting courses and inductions done, and the purchase of some alloys to use with winter tyres for my BMW has taken a fair chunk of time as I have been refurbishing them! Anyway, enough excuses! I started trying to mount the wing mirrors. This was a bit of a task as they have a curve moulded into the base which had to be filed flat. That and the fact that the bolt holes were deeply recessed meant that achieving a secure fit was traumatic! It was sorted in the end by using a profiled drawer runner as a spacer for the mounting bolts! I then ordered the battery (online) and the exhaust bends (JP exhausts). I had to specify a 1 7/8ths 100 degree bend to fit over the fiesta downpipe and a 2" 180 bend, which neatly slips over the 1 7/8ths pipe. Then I have been making the tray to mount the battery, which conveniently fits in a location where the existing cables can be used, albeit with different terminals. This now needs welding and mounting.

Bulkhead

Today I welded the bulkhead into position - not an easy task as the space was confined and it involved rotating the chassis multiple times! However, by the end I was very pleased with the results and the lack of distortion! The picture here shows the view from the front of the car looking backwards. You can also see the newly strengthened seatbel

t mounts at the bottom of the picture!

Back to it....again

Well, it's been ages since I posted on here. A lot has happened since then! Started looking at changing jobs a year ago and for a while I ended up doing TWO jobs, hence the lack of progress! I have done bits and bobs, but over the last few days I have been making good progress. I have painted the fuel tank in satin black, and prime red the front of the chassis to protect against winter damp! I have made a cover for the throttle pedal (pics to follow) and the front cover for the central tunnel. I then stripped the chassis in order to fit the rear bulkhead. Once the engine was out, I spent today tidying a few welds, and also putting some strengthening on the lower seat belt mounts. Finally I cleaned and prepped the bulkhead so that it is ready to weld. More SOON! Promise!!!