10 April 1999:

The work on the back end has started. Here we can see the Y10 sitting on the ramps, but look closely - that's a diff at the back, and Integrale suspension. The rear floorpan has been cut out and the 'grale floorpan is in place underneath the Y10 shell. It's not quite in yet, final trimming has not yet taken place.

You can see better now that the Y10 shell is resting on the 'grale floorpan so its looks a little high right now. You also have to allow for the fact that the rear wheels are not taking the weight of the car so the suspension is uncompressed. There's a bit of floorpan hanging out the back so that's gonna have to be shortened too - its only the exhaust system that goes in this area, but we're hoping a standard (two pipes, one each side) Integrale exhaust tailbox will still fit in here when the rear bumper is fitted.

This looks like fun - the inner arch panels (my nice NEW inner arch panels!) have been cut out, you can see the insides of the outer quarter panel, and the outer section of wheel arch (Y10 parts) and the suspension turrets (Integrale). Intrigued to see how Paul is going to weld this in, hopefully next week he will have done this bit. Everything is all lined up so the wheels will sit centrally within the wheel arches - sure would look stupid if they don't - and we have exactly 12" cut out of the Integrale floorpan. Anyone out there a handling expert? What's a short wheelbase (the track is standard 'grale, at least till the 17s go on) Integrale likely to handle like? Methinks she might be a little twitchy, and might just spin easily, but I'll cross that bridge when she's up and running.

Going to have another look next weekend to see if the back half if attached properly - come back and see it soon.

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