Preparations

Before the arrival of the kit I sorted the contents of the palettes and stored them as neatly in the garage as I could to make way for the chassis. Basically I took as much as I could off the pallets and with the help of my brother manhandled the pallet with the engine to one corner.

It can seen in the image above. This was taken after the kit arrived, as you can see. Another thing I did was to further dismantle the parts of the donor which needed it. The first thing I tackled was the differential which was still attached to the Mx5 sub frame. I found that the socket set I had wasn't sufficient to free the old bolts, after some research on the Internet I discovered Plus gas and breaker bars. With a bit of brute force I was then able to free it. Once free I began the process of preparing it to have a coat of Hammerite direct to rust paint. That is still ongoing.

Below; parners in crime, the breaker bar, and a jar of plus gas.

There are still the uprights that need to be separated from the wishbones of the donor, but more of that later.