Good start to the day. Rather than put the whole car back on axle stands Jamie suggested we take advantage in the difference in levels between the garage floor & the drive. By rolling the car out of the garage so the front wheels were in the garage but the rears were on the drive this gave us enough clearance to get under the car to access the gearbox drain plug. Using a newly purchased 10mm racket spanner & a stubby bit of cut down 10mm allen key Jamie managed to remove the filler plug. The gearbox was then filled using a long length of hose attached to the spout of the bottle of gearbox oil. Only about 1.2 litres went in so there must have been some in there already. Re-fitting the filler plug was then straight forward but fiddly due to the tight clearances.
Battery reconnected & ignition switch turned but no action from the starter! Just a click from the immobiliser. Checked all connections but still no joy so moved on to something else.
With Jamie, Adam & me working as a production line team we bent, drilled, riveted, trimmed & fitted the rear wing protectors. After making a cut out on the rear wings to clear the radius arms wings & trim went on. Starting to look like a real car now.
Put Lotus 7 club membership to good use & posted a question on Blatchat re starting problem. The Rover click seems to be a common issue when cables get fried by the exhaust but as this is a new installation this shouldn't be the cause.
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