Not really counting this as a proper 'build weekend'... started off badly with a bit of a hangover from the monthly poker night (lost..). So wasn't firing on all cylinders. However the pit crew were super eager to make a start so off we went.

1st job turned the car into a space ship with silvery bubble wrap from B & Q. With two over excited kids & me wandering around in a daze the body work needs all the help it can get!

BIt of IVA trim & made a start on the front suspension which went OK. Decided that I would not do the wing stays etc until the engine was in. However come Sunday it dawned on me that the engine & gearbox was probably the next big job... hadn't really mentally geared myself up for that one just yet....

So 'fails' that I noticed after re reading the instructions in the comfort of office, forgot the head lamp brackets... missed off a split washer from one of the shocks. Sent my first e-mail to Derek querying the washer arrangement for an SV. I followed the new book & went for 2 2 2 however the old guided says 0 4 0. I'm sure I read somewhere that the 2 2 2 is the new standard... wont be too much of an issue to take apart & now I've done it once should take half the time... haven't even spotted any horns in my pile of bits & maybe I need to revisit the front lights & wiring...

So far so goodish...

update

Derek has confirmed that 2 2 2 is now the recommended option for an SV & that's good enough for me! he's also confirmed that tightening the wish bone bolts up (at horizontal) without weight on the car is OK & would not damage the bushes. Doing it with the weight on the car is the preference but he acknowledged that getting a torque wrench on them with the engine in could be 'a struggle'..

Found the horns & they aren't bolted together so no breaker bar required...