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Sunday, 14 October 2012

Time passes...

Thorin says "Hurry up!".
(The Hobbit)
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      • Seat runners - trial fit
      • Nearside front suspension & brake calliper
      • Side Panel - nearside on
      • Side panel - nearside prep
      • Interior - seats and tunnel top
      • Cooling overflow
      • Cooling syphon/overflow tank
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Popular Posts this week

  • Rear panel - trim, re-assembly & spare wheel holes
    Finishing off the shroud drilling, ensuring the outside edge is lined up flush with the chassis tube, checking the tadpole trim will sit ov...
  • Seatbelt mounting threads
    My 7/16ths tap arrived from Ebay this evening, so cleaned out the seatbelt threads. WD40 to lubricate, care/paranoia about cross thread...
  • Nearside tunnel panels & crescents
    Passenger side tunnels just fitted and drilled, held in place with Clecos for now. The front footwell panel has to go in before the brake l...
  • Half Hood - the final version
    Incremental improvements on the soft top - this time with heavier fabric and a cleaner design with no supporting straps & minimal stitc...
  • Rear panel - finish fit
    Finishing off the offside rear panel; the dowel is holding the roll bar diagonal in the correct position ensuring everything is level. I sp...
  • Wideband Lambda - 14Point7 Spartan2
    Time to upgrade the old narrowband sensor  with wideband. This is partly due to continued challenges getting emissions correct for MOT , pa...
  • Wipers
    ECU out temporarily so I could re-install the wiper motor and wiper gearboxes - straight foward - but awkward and fiddly to get everything ...
  • Fuel system leaks and trouble
    Low Pressure Pump My low pressure fuel pump was still leaking, and so much the fuel actually destroyed its mounting rubber. Consulted Rho...
  • Mice... (footwell heater air ducts)
    Time to drill some big holes in the skirting boa... tunnel sides for the heater outlets. The internal panels are aluminium which is muc...
  • Wiring diagrams - power, dashboard and aux panel
    Starting to document the wiring with the parts I have, or am in the process of, modifying. Detail on components used to follow. Common li...

Milestones and Events

  • 2025
  • 2020
  • May: Head Gasket
  • 2019
  • May/June: Norway
  • May: Stoneleigh show
  • 2018
  • November: RL13's New home
  • May: Stoneleigh Show
  • April: 5 Years, new number plate
  • 2017
  • September: Grossglockner Pass
  • September: Vienna
  • May: Emissions sorted
  • April: Stoneleigh Kit Car Show
  • March: Ireland
  • 2016
  • December: Lands End
  • October: In Memory of Dad
  • June: Berlin and Back
  • June: The Bucket and Spade Run
  • May: Stoneleigh Kit Car Show
  • April: GBS Run out
  • 2015
  • September: Barcelona
  • June: Castle Combe
  • May: Stoneleigh
  • April: Scottish Highlands
  • March: GBS Run Out
  • 2014
  • November: Brands Hatch
  • October: GBS Run out
  • April: Scottish Highlands
  • 2013
  • Finished: Gallery
  • July: 1000 miles
  • June: Road Legal
  • May: IVA Pass
  • May: Drive to Nottingham
  • March: IVA Test
  • March: Wraps off
  • January: Engine run
  • 2012
  • December: Electrics up
  • November: Side Panels
  • September: Engine in
  • August: Rear Panel
  • July: Rolling Chassis
  • May: Delivery
  • April: Order
  • April: Decision

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Reference

  • Bill's Zero Build
  • David's GBS Zero Build
  • Dctough's Photobucket
  • Simon's Build Diary
  • Paul's GBS Zero Build
  • Zach's Zero (Mazda base)

Club Forums

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  • Locost Builders
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  • USA 7s

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  • Staplehurst Tyres (Tyres/MOT)
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  • Thermal Velocity
  • Treadmark Tyres (Alignment)
  • Trent Plastics (Wind deflectors)
  • V2Sport (Crash Helmets)
  • Vehicle Electrics (Bulbs)
  • Zunsport (Grille)

This Blog...

This web site is the story of how I built, drive and maintain my GBS Zero sports-car.

This blog is not a set of instructions, more a scrapbook of my decisions and experiences. Each each Zero build ends up subtly unique dependent on the builder's preferences, trade offs and decisions. That is part of the challenge!

My day job is behind a desk 9-5, I have some mechanical background, but no pretence at getting anything right first time - it is all a learning curve for me and plenty of learning the hard way... or should that be the interesting way?

The overriding theme is - learn and have a go.

Thank you to the reference sites and other builders for help along the way (see right hand column Reference & Links section).

If you find this site useful, interesting or have questions, please link to it or drop me a line and let me know.

Cheers.

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