The race is on!

 

I got back from India late on the Saturday night just 4 days before Eurofest, which started on the Thursday of that week. 4 full days remaining to assemble a bare chassis, lots of parts all over my garage floor and various little plastic bags containing nuts and bolts, into a working car! I figured that it only took me 2 and a half days to dismantle the car, so there was still hope!! All I could do was try, and at least then if it didn't happen, I wouldn't feel bad for not having given it 100%. I wonder how long it took the guys in the factory in Dunmurry to assemble a DeLorean - probably only a couple of hours!

Anyway, I got up early on the Sunday morning, drank a litre of coffee to offset the jetlag, and got to work. I started by installing the front suspension - upper and lower suspension arms, springs, shocks, hubs, steering rack and front sway bar. The suspension looked really nice - clean and shiny after galvanising, freshly painted springs, sway bar, steering rack and brackets, and all new bushings and ball joints. Mmmmm!

I also bolted on the rear suspension arms...

My brother Maurice arrived from Galway around 6pm that evening, and we worked together on the brake lines and a few other jobs that evening. Maurice had taken Monday and Tuesday off work, to come and help me reassemble the car. Thanks Maurice!!

Here are a few pics!