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Through the restoration of the body I'd also been keeping track of what parts we did and didn't have as I came across them. More concerning, was that I wasn't sure what parts were missing that I didn't know about! Upon discussing this with the Tony, we decided to 'dry build' the Z as I didn't want to be drilling holes and/or scratching the new paint if we find missing items. So that's what we are doing and I'm glad we are! Up on the hoist with the body-shell and we got the brake and fuel hard lines out to install them. The hard line isolators were perished, but a friend of mine has a 3D printer and used the old isolators to recreate new ones of of a material called TPU which is oil, water & UV resistant. From the RH side accident, it appears the fuel hard line was damaged and cut off near the firewall. The rest of the hard line was in good condition and I couldn't be bothered remaking the whole length, so we cut the the pipe back to under the gearbox tunnel, then we set about remaking the front engine bay section with some new bundy pipe of the correct diameter. A sleeve was then turned up, slipped over the join and silver soldered into position. The front brake pipes were also missing, so new ones were make up in Kunifer with new flare nuts. All this will then be replated along with some other items that didn't get done with the first lot of plating. We'll be refurbishing the brake and clutch master cylinders in due course. Next, the painted front components went in, along with a reconditioned steering rack from SW Motorsport. Followed by the rear suspension: Next the new wiring loom was fed thought the body to make sure the terminations were in the correct places (they were): And the natty engine bay inspection light that we refurbished.