Last whole day for checks today before the trip to Dartford next weekend. On getting the car out I spotted a drop of oil on the cardboard underneath which on further investigation was coming from the gearbox. I cleaned it off and tried to tighten the drain plug a bit but the allen key tends to just turn. Hopefully the drip was left over from the filling.
I drove the car round the estate a couple of times and it was fine - I even hit 30mph :-). I did notice a sort of rubbing/knocking sound which corresponded to road speed but I think it is just the handbrake cable rubbing against the driveshaft. I put the car back up on axle stands and moved the cable to get some clearance and then ran the car in 1st on the stands (great tip Steve!). The noise was gone so I'll just have to wait and see. The other thing that I noticed was even with my new racing boots on, the accelerator is very tight with my boot rubbing against the sidewall and the brake pedal.
Tightened the headlights up and tightened the seat to the floor after putting it in the right place. The sliders don't seem to want to move when the seat is properly bolted down :-(. Unfortunately I then discovered that I couldn't get the crotch strap under the seat so it may have to be loosened off again.
Fitted the number plate light but blew the fuse because I didn't pay attention to what spade connector I was hooking the wire up to!
...and the wing mirrors are on using my 'custom' brackets.
3 hours today, 96 hours total.
Posted by charles at November 9, 2003 6:48 PM