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So after a few weeks or maybe months of getting frustrated and miffed of with the no garage situation, the weather and just no time i decided to send it of to someone to get the final bits sorted (brakes etc). The car wasnt running yet so needed a few bits doing before we could even turn the key :/.

So after going anglesey trackday last monday with my mate and a few others we loaded the car onto the transporter(after spending ages rebuilding susp etc lol) and took it of to the friends garage.

So it sat quite happily for a few days until he got round to working on it. Until saturday just gone when i went round because he was having electrical issues, it wouldnt start…. typical! So it was mentioned it might be an immobiliser issue so i set to stripping the old car and stripped out the box from behind the glovebox and the one under the steering column in the dash. Ran these over and wacked in the underdash one first….. Turned the key and the sweet sound of a sleeping beast risen from the grave!

I had the biggest grin on my face. couldnt beleive it finally worked. Although it still had no brakes, seats, exhaust or anything like that lol.

Since the weekend the exhaust has been fitted and finished and most is done apart from the brakes which should be done by the weekend! So hopefully picking it up over the weekend to getit back home .

Looking forward to hearing the kam racing exhaust inparticular…. more updates to come….

So the weathers been a bit crap so havent been able to do much. But done lil bits between the rain and the ground not being soaking!!

Took the wishbones to a local garage who stripped and rebuilt them for me. They look absolutely awesome.

Got a chance to fit them inbetween the rain as well. Unfortunately the ball joints are slightly out, so need to sort em, anyone got any ideas?

Also been to halfords. The brake fluid is temporary, want to get some race spec stuff in a few months for it!

Well i got down to some more work, got some help from a friend which gave me a bit of s hove on the moral side to get more done.

All the cooling pipes connected up apart from rad

Most the electrics connected up (battery still to go)

Power steering connected up, needs fluid still and i also got other little bits n bobs done

Still got to transfer the brakes over and rebuild the wishbones which i am struggling badly with

Ohh i also put on my 4-2-1 Manifold & test fitted my Kam Exhaust

Well after alot of struggling and issues ive finally got the engine sat in the car, Engine crane off and ready to connect everything up.

Still got the brakes to go but they will come nearer the end!

Well went of to the hire shop and asked for a crane, fella said to me ‘ what car you putting it in lad?’ i said, that mercedes outside…….. his face was a picture followed by ‘are you serious?’, yup i was. Just throw it in lol.

Got it home and got to work disconnecting the last things on the engine. Few issues where i forgot certain things like gear linkages etc but all sorted now.

Ooooo its finally out….

And matching it up to see what it looks like.

Needs a good clean now and all the new engine mounts and manifold

More to come!