1) Taking the thing off of the axle stands. Sounds a simple job but fitting wheels to the car in such a confined space is a huge S&H. This, combined with refitting the undertry on my own, took 4 hours.
2) New ROTA's on, wheel the car out, jack it up.
3) Bolts dreml'd off (and right thumb nearly in the process), replace indicator unit.
4) replacement bolts and nylock nuts all ready to go
5) In fading light, wheelarch liner back on with new shiny bolts - take the thing out for a drive. Reminded that the toelinks are still f*cked so it's handling like a shopping trolley. Geo also way out and the engine is clunking all over the place due to the perished gearbox mount. Nice to get it out under it's own steam nevertheless.6) Gearbox mount and driveshat oil seal still need doing (see pics below)...........
.........along with: roll cage install, new 6-pt harnesses, remote thermostat, oil cooler, coolant replacement, new coolant bottle, rear toelinks, geo etc etc...All of these items I am leaving to the professionals.
***Good news today: Elgan at Hot-Lap called me to say the new cage is fabricated and is going for painting in.....Orange (joke). and will be delivered at the end of the week.
Assuming they start work on Monday, we have x2 weeks to get the car sorted before a test day at Brands Hatch. It's all getting a bit close............
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