build diary

April 5, 2006: The fuel tank is full of fuel, and staying full of fuel.
My fears of uncontrollable leaks were unfounded. I also pressurised the system without any drama. That's all good then. The new tank sits super-low and the whole rear end is on display. If I want to carry luggage, I'll have to make sure there are no hanging straps to catch on the axles! Either that or I'll make box as a "trunk".

After the tank was finished, I rivetted the rear panel back in place and bolted up the fenders. It all went pretty easily as it should. Wow, there's a huge trunk in the car now. It's amazing how much space was being wasted. While I had the rear fenders off, I swapped the new springs on to the shocks and set the ride height to a more-or-less random setting. I'll do the fronts tonight and cornerweight the car. Then it's a proper alignment on a rack. Let's see how well I've done with my camber gauges and toe plates! One of the tires is being flipped on the wheel due to some inner wear. Once that's all done, I'm ready for the track day this weekend. It's a shakedown for the Car and Driver test so I'm eager to see how it all works out. Hopefully I'll have time to do some proper testing, as this particular group tends towards massive chaos trackside.

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