Day 19 was all a bit of a blur! Essentially, it was just a case of finishing off a few minor bits of the build. Starting with the extension and connection of the fuel tank earth. The tidying away of the lamba probe wire. Pressuring the tyres correctly and getting the car on the ground!

There was some final torquing and checks to carry out as well but nothing that took too long.

For such a small car, I was amazed how much we managed to faff about getting it onto the floor! I was all for manual labour, but then more sensible people than me suggested that slipped discs at this point were’t a good idea. So, instead we went the sensible route, first getting the rear of the car onto some ramps and then using the engine hoist around the front suspension to get the front lowered to the ground.

Once there, it is absolutely amazing just how low the car is! I’ve sat in a fair few Caterhams now and come across them often enough but having seen this one on high axle stands for over 2 weeks give you a different impression of the car and when it finally lands – it takes a little getting used to how low everything is!

The nosecone and bonnet went on. Not with perfect alignment of course! But they went on and the final step was to stick the front badge into place. It was a proud moment and it was just brilliant to finally see the final product sat on the drive.

I had to get the car into position for the trailer so even got to drive it – just for a short while!

I was a little concerned that my brake light warning light was on… it appeared to go out when the handbrake was up and go out when it was down. Opposite to how you might expect. I will have to add this to my list of things for Caterham to look at for me but at this moment, I’m hoping that I simply attached the wire to the handbrake on the wrong terminal.

It wasn’t as easy as I’d hoped getting it onto the trailer and the fit is extremely tight. However, it does fit and I’m all ready to deliver to Caterham for post build and IVA (just as soon as I get told my date.)

It was a strange come down to finally finish it. There were certainly mixed emotions. There will be another intolerable wait now whilst I await the car being declared road legal. And then, it will be all guns blazing :). Can’t wait.