A short update this one, as cleaning up the shed took about 16 of the 20 hours that I spent ‘working on the car’.

16 hrs in and all I had to show for it was a clean floor, that I was about to make dirty again!

So how did I get back here to working on the race car? One of my mates had a bunch of ideas, and these gave me the motivation to at least start getting the S15 fixed – the aim to compete in some rallies next year, as well as going to some Khanacross events with the boy.

My ‘little’ boy is now a few mm taller than me, so he can easily reach the pedals in the S15 (the seat is fixed and only works for my 6’2″ frame). And if I am to ever beat him in an event ever again, I think the best chance that I have is the first time he competes in a RWD car – Totally unfair with my experience, and him having none, but this is what is needed now for me to beat him :). By the second event, I do expect to loose again, but that is life.

Anyway, over the last few years the area underneath the S15 (it has been up on the hoist) has become a storage area of all the things that didn’t have a home yet, or were put there in a container, after a job outside that I would clean up tomorrow.

Started on Sat, and by the end of the day things were still not completly packed away. Sun started, finished the cleaning, took the car off the hoist, serviced my daughers car, then went outside with the tractor to get some body panels. The first part of the car work.

Went and picked up the rear cut that I had sitting outside, and proceeded to drill out the spot welds and cut out the peices that I needed.

At this point, the progress is not earth shattering, but I have started and I hear that taking the first step is the hardest part, right?

At the moment its just held with some tex screws, next is putting the internal structures back in, then the skin on the top. Need to make sure all of these thigns align with the boot lid, rear window opening etc, and massage anything back into square that may not be in the right location.