Lightening, finishing the interior and testfitting the engine

We took all unnecessary metal off the rear of the car, and the interior only needs a couple finishing touches before installing aluminium to cover up all the holes. We removed the beam from front that directs fresh air to the sides, on the left side we had to keep a bit of it, so the pedals and steering wheel would have the mounting point.

We test fitted the engine, and there isn't at least a need for more access holes... Without the rear valance, you don't really have to lift the car or the engine when installing it.

There is a big temptation to drive it. All we would need is a seat, battery, and some patent for to get fuel to the engine to get the car moving forward. This light it would probably be very fun to drive around with. This would mean a couple days of work, and sadly we cannot afford that, time is tight already.

The lower frame beams were also boxed.

The rest of the time was spent preparing the right side for painting.

The interior at it's worst (=most lightened) state.

Mika has just welded a piece of metal to keep the steering wheel and pedal mounting points stiff, because the beam from the fresh air system is removed.

Because of the removed rear valance, installing the engine is a one man job. Others can for example take pictures undisturbed.

The engine "installed". There was still 8,5 cm ground clearance under the engine, the minimum amount for a street legal car is 8 cm in Finland. The oil pan will be lowered to gain more ground clearance, as will the exhaust. We will also install a skid plate under the engine, to protect the oil pan.

Stock engine? Fits really well into the engine bay.