And now the front end

With the back end mostly done, attention switches to the front end. Basically the nosecone can now get fitted up, and the front indicators installed.

The first thing is putting the Birkin badge on the nose - pretty simple, but the black and silver looks really good against the green, and matches the rest of the car.

Getting the front indicators on is another matter. The indicators have to be within a certain distance from the outer edge of the car, which for the Birkin is the front wheel. To get these on, you have to drill two 10mm holes in the fibreglass nose - however the fibreglass is pretty brittle, and tends to shatter and flake, taking the paint with it. I drilled a few pilot holes, and luckily the damage to the paint isn't too bad (it's covered by the washer). But there's another thing I should have done before painting....

I also had a shot at putting the bonnett clips back on using stainless rivets, however got the size completely wrong and had to drill them all out. This worked well apart from the last two, so I've managed to gouge the aluminium skin a little. It'll be covered by the latch when it goes on again, but it looked pretty dodgy for a while there.

Anyway, more photos to be added.

And an update on the engine - delivery of all the parts promised for the end of next week ;-)