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01/06/2008 Boot floor under contruction. In the end I used some cheapo exterior ply left over from another project. Should be fine as ling as it's painted well.	01/06/2008 Competed boot floor before painting. I decided not to extend it rearward beyond the chassis rails as it would be very exposed. Instaed I filled in the gaps with small upstands. I cut the floor in half so that (in theory anyway) I can take it out without removing the real tub giving me access to the fuel tank.	01/06/2008 I cut away the surpless fiberglass so it followed the chassis rails. Without doing this it will be a good mud trap.	01/06/2008 Rear wing fitted. The fit between the tub and the wing isn't great but should look fine once wing piping is fitted. I used M6 SS screws and rivnuts in the tub to fix the wing. Alpina wheel will need a spacer and higher profile tyres.


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01/06/2008 Cut out for the lights. They are supposed to be mounted on plinths but I didn't want to do that so had to cut an awkward shape in the wing instead. Positioning of the lights follows the rear wing taper.	01/06/2008 I had a bit of an Oh Shit moment with the rear lights as they are very deep and could foul the wheels. In the end I modified them so that they had flying leads soldered directly to the bulb holders so reducing thier depth by about 3 cm. Everything sealed using hot glue.	01/06/2008 16" Alpina's look good but will need some spacers and higher profile tyres. I looked on Ebay today and had a shock. There is a set going for over £700 and still one day left to go!	16/06/2008 Completed boot floor painted and fitted and all wiring complete.


16/06/2008 Details of tank breather. I took the breather valve apart and made a small nick in the valve seat. Now it can suck air in and (very slowly) let air out so hopefully the tank won't get pressurised in the hot weather.	16/06/2008 Trial fit of the brand new Azev rims. OK so not the prettiest of rims but a snip at £200 for 4.	16/06/2008 Azevs have a slightly different offset (ET20) with a bit of luck I might not need spacers for clearance.	06/07/2008 Checking the seatbelt for SVA compliance. You need 450mm between the turning point and a block 52x136mm on the seat. Seats are from and MX5 and are comfy but have a lot of padding!


06/07/2008 It looks like I will have to do something like Patrick and get an extra tube welded between the roll cage uprights - unless I can think of a way to do it without welding....	06/07/2008 Cut-out for seatbelt clearance. You can't see it here but the seatbelt just misses the indent from the spare wheel well. Phew..	06/07/2008 I have about 470mm if I get the extra tube fitted. Now that I am happy the seats and seatbelts fit I am going to order some new seat covers. There's a guy on ebay that does leather for about £200 the pair.	06/07/2008 Home made handbrake-on switch. I lost the original and although Peter was able to find the part number for me I decided it would be quicker to make one than go all the way to my nearest BMW dealer.