1/5/93 Fitted wiring loom and steering column
8/5/93 Fitted headlining, vinyl painted best of interior trim parts from the two donors
9/5/93 Fitted steering rack, dashboard and rear lights
16/5/93 Fitted new carpets and fuel pipes
22/5/93 Had professional fit front screen, fitted headlights
23/5/93 Overhauled rear brakes fit balancing valve (NB only mod to shell needed during swap is to drill two holes under rear seat for balancing valve captive plate)
29/5/93 Rear brakes fitted. Engine stripped.
30/5/93 Engine cleaned and measured for wear, virtually none detected in bores and pistons new rings (+0.020in), bores glasebusted. Pistons and rods taken to work and balanced to 0.1g. Crankshaft (-0.0010in) within limits balanced with flywheel and clutch. Crank end float 0.0016in need new thrust washers
31/5/93 Block cleaned and painted, sills painted
5/6/93 Bought exchange gearbox and engine parts
6/6/93 Put crank back with new bearings. Mated overdrive and gearbox
7/6/93-11/6/93 Many evenings spent polishing and painting the wheels, better than watching TV.
12/6/93 Stripped, decoked and cleaned cylinder head. Bought new tyres (Yokohama A509 185/60)
13/6/93 Bottom end rebuilt, new 12 vane water pump and cover
19/6/93 Cleaned up cylinder head ports, matched manifolds to ports
20/6/93 Refitted hand brake and radius arms, all suspension rubbers previously upgraded to harder spec.
26/6/93 Fit cylinder head (new phosphor-bronze guides and stainless valves),
time re-profiled camshaft (fast road spec.), mate engine and gearbox
27/7/93 Fit engine
3/7/93 Fit oil cooler in front of radiator on passenger side)
4/7/93 Fit prop shaft (previously renewed) and stainless straight through exhaust system, gearbox mount
10/7/93 Fit kenlow fan and oil thermostat
11/7/93 Fit electric fuel pump in boot and number plates
17/7/93 Fit battery in boot in home made GRP box and cable to front
18/7/93 Fit carbs, gearbox cover, front seats
24/7/93 Bleed brakes, connect up fuel lines. temp. and pressure gauges
25/7/93 Hoses, fan connections
1/8/93 Finish electric's start engine drive out of garage
2/8/93 Cleaned and derusted bonnet and boot lid
3/8/93 Rubbed down bonnet and boot lid, dismantled doors
4/8/93 Painted inside of bonnet and boot lid (500ml 3 coats), prepared doors for paint
5/8/93 Painted outside of bonnet and boot (500ml 3 coats)
6/8/93 Flatted and repainted outside of bonnet and boot lid (500ml 2 coats)
7/8/93 Fitted bonnet and boot lid, door preparation
9/8/93 Modified door lock area on new rear door (early fwd type).
Finished door preparation for painting. Cleaned door hinges and air dam
10/8/93 Painted inside doors (1L). Painted and fitted air dam
11/8/93 Painted outside of doors (1L 3 coats)
12/8/93 Flatted and repainted outside or doors (2 coats 300ml) painted door hinges
13/8/93 fitted doors and wings
14/8/93 Fitted passenger side windows and door locks one stuck open other stuck shut
15/8/93 Fitted driver side windows and locks, all open and shut now
21/8/93 Fitted hand brake, bonnet and boot rubbers, lights and horn
22/8/93 Final fitting of GRP front wings, rear bumper, no. plate lamp, wiper arms
28/8/93 Removed painted and refitted, front wings (400ml) fitted front anti roll bar (don't use rear one)
29/8/93 Washed and waxed, passed MOT 1st time
(after some negotiation about the complete lack of chassis numbers - not required on this age of car)
4/9/93 Flatted and repainted front wings, fitted front carpets
19/9/93 Setting up engine, replace blown thermostat gasket, adjust door locks
18/10/93 Running in trip from London to Devon 367 miles on 9.74 gal (37.7 mpg at about 60mph)
11/6/94 New D-post trim, fitted rear chrome strips and side stripes
12/6/94 Fitted door trims
4/7/94 Fitted front and door exterior trim