Dave Posted July 25 Share Posted July 25 Amazing result mate! Now she's on the road it makes it easier to iron out any little teething problems and get her spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btjtaylor Posted July 29 Author Share Posted July 29 (edited) On 7/25/2026 at 12:27 PM, Dave said: Amazing result mate! Now she's on the road it makes it easier to iron out any little teething problems and get her spot on. Thanks both - exactly - i've already found loads of little things wrong but I was expecting that considering how much has changed! I've managed to move it to my place now (it was stuck at the in laws before) so I can do a few jobs on the driveway as and when Tidied up some wiring under the dash that I wasn't really happy with and mounted a fire extinguisher in front of the passenger seat - hopefully it'll never be needed but better safe than sorry! The bracket I used ("The Bracketeer") wasn't really the best fit for this car, It's a bit wonky as I could only get one adjustment bolt in on the right hand side as it's a bit too short, but I managed to make it work and it doesn't foul on the seat moving back and forth (And yes the entire car needs a clean both inside and out. It was parked in a garage with a large german shepherd for 18 months and I swear half of her is still in the car!) Edited July 29 by btjtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btjtaylor Posted Friday at 12:11 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 12:11 PM (edited) Ive been test driving the car and noticed a pool of oil underneath. Inititally I thought it was power steering as i'd been making a lot of changes there but on closer inspection I found a pool of oil on the gearbox - uh oh! It turns out i'd installed the driver's side gearbox oil seal completely wrong and it had been chewed up by the intermediate driveshaft it SHOULD look like this (after installing a new one, this time installed flush with a seal driver) Topped up the gearbox oil and so far so good (or more like refilled... it had lost over a litre which could've ended badly. At least I found it after only doing about 30 miles in the car) It's going on the dyno on Monday ... fingers crossed there's no more issues and it makes good numbers! Edited Friday at 12:12 PM by btjtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_broon Posted yesterday at 08:40 AM Share Posted yesterday at 08:40 AM Good that you caught it when you did chief.. especially before the dyno runs. Hope it goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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