It dawned on me that the tiny little metal stubs on the back of the engine had no hope of holding the DFV in place.. In addition, there is a small metal piece which goes at the back of the tub which wouldn't stay in place. I created new mounting points with brass rod & attached the p\e backing plate. This will hopefully give the engine a stronger bond with the tub and reduce the risk of the car splitting in two later on.
Quick ride height check and all looks good
Final coat of Racing Green straight from the can and a quick sand and we're ready for clear. The rivets have escaped being sanded off and there is not a load of paint build up. I'm pleasantly surprised as this was a make or break part of the build in terms of deviating from the instructions on a $300 kit
Back to the tub and I had to test fit the radiator & oil plumbing. As you can see from the instructions this runs around the bottom of the chassis. These long tubes come in 3 pieces, so I assembled, sanded & primed. To help painting I attached brass rod in the inside middle part - in doing so I also drilled an additional hole in the chassis for this rod to insert once painted & trimmed.
Light coat of clear and a sand with micromesh and it's ready for clear & decals =) Overall the green looks great under natural light - however under fluros it's much brighter. See how we go with clear and decals on the home straight.
