We hate suspension tapers!

Finally have got the front suspension fitted: The top ball joint fittings (the things which connect the car to the wheel hubs in a way that allows the hubs to steer the car) were absolute so and so's. The only way to tighten them is to compress them so that they can't rotate as you tighten the lock nut - here is our technique -


Chrissy is looking relaxed here but only becuase she is posing! in fact it took all our meagre effort to compress and tighten - and about an hour and a half of blood sweat and tears.

I just pray that we don't have to take them off again later.

We have also now moved on to the relavtively easy part of mounting the steering rack and the upper steering column -

you can see it all here -