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Been to have a look the bonnet is now on the car, one side of the exhaust system is done, and they are back on it full steam ahead!!, as the car is now in a different part of the body shop the deep ness of the orange is really starting to show, Gary will be uploading pics soon (thanks Gary) the exhaust system will be completed by tues next week, and then it will be putting the car back together ie fitting rubber seals, trim, carbon fibre etc, Oh but before that the car is going to get 4 coats of laquer, so just about still on for end of month completeion but may run into 2nd week in March!! but still well in time for the events coming up.

ha ha well what i sold the old lm for has just about paid for the restoration!! but it will be worth it!!!

Ok well been back to check on the progress and the exhaust system is just about finished ( i have taken a pic underneath the car to show how it looks!) all stainless steel, inc the welding, the system has just 2 small back boxes again stainless and the system has also been fully wrapped to protect the body etc from heat!!, the fuel pump will need to be relocated as it currently sits too near the new design!! also the hand brake cable assembly under the car will also need to be re located as it effects the overall ground clearance of the car, i will have just over 3 inches of total ground clearance so any bits that sit lower than the aliminuim flat under side of the car needs to be raised!!. Not heard her fire up yet as the engine has been fully drained to remove the sump and make the sump guard fit properly. Next week the car is going to be laqured and then re assembling the car, 2 weeks time they will start the interior up grade. I will send Gary a pic of the under side early next week for him to upload. So mid March seems more of a completion time scale, just in time for the weather to improve!!

thanks quiff, there are quite a few nice little touches on this car, not every bit of the car has been photographed!! want to keep some surprises for the meet ups!.

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Hello again over 3000 views!!!! fantastic, its really getting a great following now is the Lm600!! anyway been to have a look today, and the latest is: the complete bespoke echuast system is completed, they actually had laid it out as a complete section on the floor me to see how they designed it!! ( they are very proud of this!!!) now i have seen it (and photographed it) they will be putting back on to the car today, they have also painted the discs (heat proof) in satin black and look really good, the calipers have been rubbed down ready to paint ( in the same colour as the body) they are doing these today also, the aliminuim sump guard has been made and fitted ( see pics when Gary uploads them Monday?) various needed adjustments have been made also to the suspension assembly, mounting points etc, (ie wrong size bolts used in places etc) so the carbon fibre exterior is still not fitted, but this going to be done next week as well as the laquer of the paint work, so car does not look much different from last time, but now the attention is all under the car at the moment, they have cleaned up the fly wheel, drive shaft, etc as rusty due to lack of use!! and re coated and looking very clean ( potential concours contender now!!!) ha ha, still reckon mid march completion, and Martin the main man who is restoring this car is coming to the 50th anniversary also, he is that proud of his work and is getting a real buzz out of getting this car perfect!! he is a seriously talented man has worked on Richard P's mantis , top bloke. So more new pics next Friday, hopefully of the car looking more completed looking.