First drive

Following the start up, I couldnt resist a small drive.  The first attempt was a failure due to the clutch cable needing a bit of adjustment.  30 seconds later I had another go and this is what happened...

IT LIVES!!!!

So the day after boxing day i did a bit of fault finding and turns out id forgotten to connect a cable so couldnt connect to the ECU.  After sorting that I loaded a map and the fuel pumps kicked into action! I primed the system by turning the ignition on about 6 times until the pitch of the pumps changed and could hear fuel in the engine and swirl pot. Then I turned the key to the final notch and.....

Somehow it started almost immediately with no problems at all.  I couldnt' believe it!

ECU fitted

Yesterday, for Christmas, I was lucky enough to get the ECU for the car. I spent a few hours titivating bits today and finally tried to turn it over.  I’ve not managed to get a map onto the ECU yet and there was no fuel onboard but it’s so close to starting up!