June 1998


25.06.98
Cut the rest of the metal from the hole. I need to lift the engine and gearbox back in to the car to see if the box now fits. (A job for the weekend)

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24.06.98
Cut a hole for the gearbox. Marked out the shape, drilled around the edge, and chiselled the steel plate away to reveal the hole. Hard work. Not finished yet though, as I need to weld more strength back in.

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21.06.98
Welded a steel plate over the chassis rail where I need to make a hole for the new five speed gearbox (its longer than the 4 speed box). A friend of mine suggested that instead of cutting the hole, and then welding strength back in, it would be a good idea to strengthen the chassis first, and then cut the hole. So far so good.

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19.06.98
Mocal remote oil-filter pickup arrived from Ripspeed.

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10.06.98
I'm busy finishing off some College work, which needs to be handed in by the 19th, so the car is going to have to take second place for a few days.

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02.06.98
Took the gearbox off the engine. Moved everything in to the workshop, ready for the mess I'm going to make, cutting the chassis tomorrow night.

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01.06.98
Removed the engine and gearbox, so I can install the five speed box and the front engine mount.

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