Build progress by date

Build progress by date

Start - April 2006	2007	2008	2009
6th April - Engine (Found Engine)	2nd Jan - Donor Parts (Correct Hubs!!)	2nd Jan - Finishing off front and rear rigid brake pipes.
21st April - Engine (Cylinder Heads)	19th Jan - Donor Parts (Hub Trouble)	5th Jan - Sorting the oil system.
14th May - Engine (Cleaning Rocker Covers)	20th Jan - Donor Parts (More Hub Trouble)	15th Jan - Carburettor arrives.
19th May - Engine (Block and Crank)	22nd Jan - Donor Parts (Hubs separated from carriers)	19th Jan - Fitting the Carburettor.
31st May - Engine (Cam and Lifters)	27th Jan - Donor Parts (Getting Ready for Painting)	19th Jan - Engine bay brackets.
3rd June - Engine (Crankshaft back in)	4th Feb - Donor Parts (Painting Hubs)	25th Jan - Picked up radiator and header tank from GD
24th June - Engine ( COCK UP!!)	11th Feb - Donor Parts (Painting with POR15)	25th Jan - Picked up the Propshaft from GD.
8th July - Engine (Sump, Timing Chain)	17th Feb - Donor Parts (Ordering Parts)	25th Jan - Exhaust system arrives!
9th July - Engine (Heads back on)	20th Feb - Donor Parts (First delivery from Wards)	2nd Feb - Fitted coil and ballast resistor.
5th Aug - Engine (Edelbrock Manifold)	24th Feb - Build\Brakes (EBC Discs Arrive)	3rd Feb - Fitting the oil system pipe work and parts.
12th Aug - Engine (Distributor)	28th Feb - Donor Parts (Stripping & Painting Finished!!)	6th Feb - Right and wrong remote filter head.
26th Aug - Gearbox (Bell Housing)	28th Feb - Build\Front Axle (Putting Things Together!!)	12th Feb - More oil pipework.
9th Sept - Engine (Thermostat Housing)	11th Mar - Build\Front Axle (Front Wishbones)	16th Feb - Rethink on the oil pipework!
21st Oct Gearbox (Dismantling)	12th Mar - Build\Front Axle (Front Uprights)	24th Feb - Fitted headers, but nothing ever goes smoothly!!!
4th Nov - Gearbox (Dismantling)	15th Mar - Build\Front Axle (Bearing Drifts)
4th Dec - Gearbox (problems)	17th Mar - Build\Brakes (Building Front Hubs)
8th Dec - Gearbox (Replaced Gearbox)	19th Mar - Build\Front Axle (Front Wheel Bearings)
11th Dec - Gearbox (Replacement Gearbox)	28th Mar - Build\Rear Axle (Starting Rear Axle)
18th Dec - Donor Parts (Pick up Donor Parts)	30th Mar - Build\Rear Axle (More Goodies from Wards)
26th Dec - Donor Parts (COCK UP!!)	1st Apr - Build\Rear Axle (COCK UP!!)
	6th Apr - Build\Rear Axle (Correcting mistakes)
	10th Apr - Build\Rear Axle (Needle Bearings)
	19th Apr - Build\Rear Axle (Sending Hubs to Wards)
	24th Apr - Build\Bits & Pieces (New Rocker Covers)
	7th May - Build Wheels
	24th May - Engine finally off the Stand
	1st June - Hubs Return from Wards
	1st June - Brake Callipers and pad return from Wards
	16th June - Sending Diff to Wards for reconditioning.
	22nd June - CHASSIS ORDERED!!
	29th June - Still can't get the Diff picked up!!
	6th July - Bought XJS "Fly off" Handbrake lever.
	6th July - Finally get Diff picked up to got to Wards!!!
	22nd July - Assembling remote gear linkage.
	27th July - New Flywheel and Clutch
	27th July - Diff Finally arrive back from Wards!!
	8th Aug - Fitted the Thrust bearing mechanism.
	11th Aug - Fitted Gearbox to the engine.
	14th Aug - Gearbox/Bell Housing problems.
	17th Aug - Chassis being built.
	18th Aug - Bell housing fixed using a Helicoil.
	1st Sept - Rear axle prep ready for Chassis.
	6th Sept - Chassis GD427 J258 arrives!!!
	15th Sept - Initial build and configuration of rear axle.
	8th Oct - Rear axle completed
	10th Oct - Cock up with the front suspension!
	18th Oct - Moving to the Front.
	18th Oct - Treated Chassis with Dinitrol ML.
	4th Nov - Installing rigid fuel lines
	4th Nov - Caster and Camber
	6th Nov - Steering rack
	18th Nov - Front brake lines
	2nd Dec - Toe in and steering geometry
	8th Dec - Bump Steer.
	9th Dec - Wheels on!!
	16th Dec - Into the daylight!!
	23rd Dec - Brake pipe work.
	27th Dec - ENGINE INSTALLED!!!