This is how I bled the cooling system. By using the garden spray attached via a modified header tank cap, I could maintain pressure, and top up the system at the same time.

I was also able to pressurise the system, and leave it overnight to check for leaks.

The 1800 Libra uses the hydraulic clutch cylinders from an MGF. The 1800 kit from GTM includes a long braided flexible pipe to connect the master to the slave cylinder. Rather than support a flexible through the tunnel, I fitted copper hardline from front to back.

This meant that I had to fit a small length of flexible to bridge from the rear bulkhead to the slave cylinder.

This shows the short flexy, and the modified MGF bracket - which needs to be modified to clear the engine frame.

Well seat, actually. I bought these Nissan 300ZX seats really cheaply. I didn't realise that they were electric until I picked up the driver's seat! HEAVY!!

It was too tall to install in the Libra, so I took the fore and aft adjustment off the passenger seat (Which now is fixed). So now I have manual length adjustment, but electric recline and squab adjustment. I'm still rather high in the car, so I expect one day I'll go for the more usual Sabelt, or Recaro etc.

I just had to have these LED rear light clusters!

They are bright!!

Pity two of the leds in the indicator are dud though

I needed to provide some additional non-switched power, so I mounted an additional fuse box on the inner wing. I also took the opportunity to fit the splitter box. This gives me a +ve terminal under the cover.

The copper braid is a high current additional earth which connects a common earthing bolt on the rear bulkhead with a common earthing bolt on the left hand inner wing - which also has the main loom battery -ve connection. I didn't think the earth wires in the loom were sufficiently low loss.

If I need to connect a battery charger or jump leads, I can connect to the terminal in this box, and the earth point on the inner wing, without going to the hassle of removing the spare wheel and battery cover.

Connections are:
5AS
Electric boot release
Electric seat
Cigar lighter

One of the attractions of a yellow car, is that it looks really good with black highlights. So, having looked at a few completed cars, I had an idea of the 'look' I wanted the car to have.

I have done the usual 'black eyes' to the Spyder style light buckets, and I have painted the 'B' pillar window line and rear window surrounds as well. I also painted the inside edges of the rear clam shell, and the top mounts of the rear suspension mountings to stop the yellow 'outside' colour being seen through the 'windows'. I also blacked out the inside edges of the perspex.

The enamel union flags are a Rover part.

I was concerned about the amount of heat from the manifold, and had noted that there needs to be some heat protection for the alternator.

I made a cardboard template, and then cut out a large and a small pattern from sheet aluminium. I then placed two layers of heat resistant cloth in between them and folded the edges over.

The trolley was used to manoeuvre the engine under the raised car to install it. Later it made a good workshop trolley seat for working off.