Well yesterday was the big day. Three weeks after my car was SVA’d and registered I got the engine sorted. Wifey came with me so I could drop of the trailer I’d hired and would drive my regular car home.

Set off, brilliant, well worth the two and half years plus it’s spent in the garage being finished.

Got it squirming changed up from first to second, whoa, never had a car do that before. And that's only with about 110bhp. Lord knows what it would be like with a 160+bhp engine.

Corners, what corners!!!!

Shame the water pump killed it, but get another today.

Best bit was the reaction when I picked my four year old up from nursery, risked it with a dodgy waterpump cos it’s only a mile round trip. She never stopped giggling the whole time. Even had a posh Beemer stop to let me out.

If this is what I’ve been waiting for since I first tempted to have a kitcar when I was about 25, 20 odd years ago, it,s been worth the wait. Can’t wait for this afternoon when I get the new waterpump

And it's only just started!!!

this is what i am hoping for when i will drive myne.... strted half a year back and still more than a couple to go..... cant wait

I can only say the five or six miles or so before it cooked were probably the most enjoyable miles I've ever done in a car. Drizzling misserable weather well rapped up BRILLIANT

Aw i want mine done
Well done though

Mine's been on the road for nearly 18months and I still get out of it with a smile from ear to ear.
Brilliant.

I did exactly the same on the Saturday morning when I finally got all my paperwork - Straight to Halfrauds for plates and then out doing the taxi run to collect them all from their various activities - Lovely sunny day in May as well - Still feels fab

it just gets better the more miles you do, and the smiles just get bigger. Enjoy

Sorted the waterpump. It was the gasket leaking (I didn't build the engine) thrashed round the country lanes round me, great fun, although it's as twitchy as h**l on the rubbish surfaces. Maybe have to learn how to set up tyre pressures and suspension now.

But now got another problem. It's sucked the end of one of the air filters down the inlet. Anybody got any idea how to get it out without stripping the engine