29th May 1999:

The first incision has been made. The wing is cut all along the crease and away from the back of the car. It can then be bent outwards around the wheel as subtley as possible. The fuel filler hole will have to go, the Integrale fills from the other side so something will have to be arranged for that. Probably have one of those alloy flush fitting racing filler caps - the sort the custom boys copy with their stick-on surrounds! I'm interested to see what happens next with the rear wings. We are aiming for something similar to the Renault Clio 16v in execution - as last would have it, there was one parked next door to Burnham Motors the other day while I was there. Imagine a fillet is welded along the crease and upwards to blend in smoothly with the top part of the wing - hopefully this will have beem done by next weekend.

The rear spring has been taken out, and a spacer holds the car at the desired ride height. This looks about right to me, and keeps the suspension links at the correct angle. When the arches are done, and the car is ready for re-assembly, we'll get some springs made to the correct height/spring rate. Using the standard 8v Integrale wheels while the work is being carried out, they have the same overall diameter as the 17s, and they stick out just as far, so this way saves damaging the 17s - the grale wheels have already been kerbed a few times - NOT BY ME!

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