Donor Parts Bought

Managed to secure the initial donor parts for the build over the weekend. A short trip up the M6 across to Accrington and £200 later I have acquired:

• 3.92 differential 
• Slot in drive shafts
• Steering column 
• Intermediate Shaft to inner Column 

Also included were the rear drum brakes and prop shaft which are not likely to be used so hopefully I can move these on at a later date.

items came off a 1991 Sierra and whilst collecting the parts could not help but notice the seller had a lovely Haynes Roadster so we ended up having a good chat about kit cars!

So some cleaning up, hammerite painting and general prep work to do prior to installation but pleased to have secured these parts.

Van hire sorted

Spare bit of time to it so thought better turn attention to getting van booked. 

Still plenty of time before the collection date but don't want to forget to rent a van and come collection time I am scrambling around looking for a suitable van to rent.

Enterprise rent a car to the rescue with a good rate of £65 for an extra large van which as I am collecting on a weekend allows for a drop off Saturday or Sunday so no need for it to be booked all weekend and it sat idle.

Order placed

Further update from the last post where I mused over choice of kitcar project following which I had a window of opportunity to visit GBS Sports Cars nr Mansfield.

I was greeted by one of the directors, Keith Bird whom gave a great tour of the premises and talked through the build of the car. An extremely useful chat which pointed out a few things I had not considered but also re-enforced the build sequence I have been drafting over the past few weeks.

I also got an opportunity to have a test drive in one of the GBS Zero cars (kindly loaned by an employee!) and that further convinced me this was the car I would be choosing as I embark down the kitcar self build route.

Keith was keen to show what the car could do on the open road and it did not disappoint, road holding, handling, performance all big ticks and thumbs up from me. It was also good to hear they are not resting on their laurels and are constantly evolving the chassis, it would be very easy in this day and age to accept the chassis as it stands but clearly a lot of work has gone into and continues to go into development of the vehicle.

So, a deal done!

We talked through options and agreed to exchange the GRP body work for the wiring loom and take the body work further down the build path plus I opted for the lowered floor to accommodate seat runners for the more vertically challenged driver!

A deposit paid, and now the wait begins - given an ETD of 6 December for collection - seems such a long way off but actually with a two week holiday in between, a lot of DIY to do at home plus clear a garage I am sure the time will fly..

** update, delivery confirmed for 13 December**