Stoneleigh

Two posts in one day!

Just got back from Stoneleigh. I spent about an hour on the AK stand looking at all the cars they had on display - including the new Gen 3 demonstrator that looks fantastic.

I think my favourite car there was a black and red Gen 2 which looks fantastic and has seriously got me thinking about changing from blue with white stripe.

I spent a good half hour talking to Paul who owns the blue Gen 1 in the pic below. He was kind enough to talk me through his build photos and gave me some great tips which will really help me in my build.

All in all, a great day as usual. The wife came back with some jewellery, the lad came back with a big bag of sweets and I came back with some brake pipe!

Engine Update

It's been a while since my last post. A few things to update - the main one being that my kit delivery date has been brought forward and I'll now be getting the kit delivered on the 13th June!

I've also been busy with the donor parts - getting all the grease off them and removing the drive shaft u-joints so that I can exchange the drive shafts with AK. I've also sent the front and rear hubs and calipers to Wards for refurb. I'm hoping that I'll get these back and my diff in June so I can start assembling the rolling chassis.

On the engine side I've also had a slight change of plan. I've decided to go for a complete rebuild using new parts - so the only part I'm keeping from the original engine is the block. This will enable me to get the best out of the new cylinder heads I have. The engine is currently with Adrian at AmericanV8engines. I'll post a full list of parts and work carried out on the engine soon. Here are a few pics of the engine mid build: