Before we get into the index, some of you might want to watch the build time lapse video where I talk through the whole build:
If you’re looking for a quick way of indexing the build blog… here it is:
- Pre-Build
- Introduction
- First Test Drives
- Pre-Build Starts Here
- First Pass of the Build Manual
- To Blog or not to Blog
- Render Me A Colour
- Socialising the Purplemeanie Kit Car Build
- Pre-build Update #1 – Build Space
- Pre-build Update #2 – More Garage Prep and a Car in The Space
- Pre-build Update #3 – Specification Set, Garage Finished and Line Drawings
- Pre-build Update #4 – The Colour is Lotus Aubergine
- Pre-build Update #5 – A Project Planned
- Pre-build Update #6 – Delays but now “in build”
- Our Kit Car Has Arrived
- Build
- Build Session 1 : IVA trim and Steering Rack
- Build Session 2 : Engine, Gearbox and Bell Housing
- Email 1 – Caterham (Derek) : Shortages, Bellhousing and IVA Trim Questions
- Delivery 1 : Shortages Box
- Build Session 3 : Tapping a Poorly Threaded Harness Mount
- Build Session 4 : Front Suspension 1
- Build Session 5 : Front Suspension 2
- Build Session 6 : Headlamp and Indicator Pod Assembly (the short version)
- Telephone Call 2 – Williams, Track Roll Over Bar
- Build Session 7 : Front Dampers and Suspension Uprights
- Build Session 8: Front Brake Hoses, ARB and Dinitrol 3125
- Email Derek 2 : ARB Bush Colour and the Red Dot
- Email Derek 3 : No Inner Radiator Cowl
- Williams Visit 6 : Track Day Roll Bar and IVA Discussion
- Email 4 : Washer Bottle in the Boot
- Build Session 9 : Front ARB and Horns
- Build Session 10 : L-Hose, Engine Mounts and Engine Hoist Extensions
- Build Session 11 : All hands to the hoist… Engine In
- Build Session 12 : Delivery, Gearbox Move and Engine Bay First Fix
- Build Session 13 : Exhaust Primaries, Cat and Lambda Probe
- Build Session 14 : Oil Tank, Breather Tank, Steering Column, Throttle
- Build Session 15 : Odds and Ends, Bonnet and Radiator
- Build Session 16 : Roll Over Bar, Some Engine Plumbing and Bonnet Test Fit with Nose Cone
- Build Session 17 : Engine Bay Plumbing
- Build Session 17.5 : Caterham 420R Water and Oil Overview
- Build Session 18 : Prop Shaft and Differential
- Build Session 19 : Earth Leads, Oil Catch, Handbrake Cable, Diff Oil, Prop Bolts and Drive Shafts
- Build Session 20 : Handbrake Again, De Dion Dry Run, De Deon Fit, Rear ARB, Flexible Rear Brake Pipe, Radius Arms
- Build Session 21 : A-Frame, Ears, Hubs, Discs, Callipers, Brake Pipes, Wheels
- Build Session 22 : Scuttle Trim, Knee Trim Panels and Carpets
- Build Session 23 : Harnesses, Seats and Silencer
- Build Session 24 : Two steps back and two steps forwards – IVA, Front Brakes, Headlamps and a trip to Caterham
- Build Session 25 : Main engine start!!!
- Build Session 26 : Coolant Bleeding – Unproductive
- Build Session 27 : More Bleeding Coolant
- Build Session 28 : Boot – Floor, Fuel Filler Shroud and Carpets
- Build Session 29 : Rear Wings
- Build Session 30 : More Fuel and Washer Bottle Fitting
- Build Session 31 : Rear Braided Brake Hose, Rear Lights, Front LHS Indicator Not Working
- Build Session 32 : LHS Indicators, Swap Wing Stays, Repeater Wiring
- Build Session 33 : Front Wings, Lights, Handbrake, Gearbox, Number Plate Light
- Build Session 34 : Brake and Clutch Fillup/Bleed, Bonnet Collection and more Front Wings
- Build Session 35 : Front Wings, Handbrake Cable and Tidying Up
- Build Session 36 : Repeaters, IVA, Mirrors, Wipers, Rear Hubs, Wings
- Build Session 37 : IVA Preparation and Tidy-ups
- Post Build
