Bit of progress

With the steering rack firmly in place, half an inch over, some time was spent re-equalising the wheel travel so that the wheels turn equally each way. This was done by winding the trackrod out on one side and winding the other side in a similar amount, once on the road the tracking will need to be re-done anyway, so it should not matter too much if it is a little out.

It was then time to move back over to the chassis work to get the exhaust manifold through. After a bit more cutting and fitting a reasonable gap is now to be found between the secondaries on the manifold and the chassis rail. The final welding was not the easiest as the engine was still in place and the sump made for difficult access.

It has been tipping it down for most the day, so I have had a bit more time to work on the car, seeing as its not too clever to go fetching or cutting wood on the hills in the rain. Because of this I have finally got round to mounting the fuel pump and filter. I started off having the fuel pump arranged vertically such that the pump was above the motor until it was pointed out that should the pump leak at all it could send petrol down into the motor. With this in mind the pump was inverted, which actually has made for easier connection of fuel pipes.
The pump and filter have not been fitted into the car yet as I want to wait until I have a fuel shut off valve so I can decide best where everything will fit.

Ordered last week from Canada is a roll of sound deadening and heat reflecting material in my attempt to cut down the noise and heat of the engine so close to the driver. We shall see how that works out eh?
I decided to buy from Canada as it worked out cheaper, despite carriage, to buy from there instead of the UK.