No news yet!

I ordered new safety belts from CBS in Kent for around £65 including post and they are now installed. CBS or Car Builders Solutions is a great place in Staplehurst, Kent close to where I grew up. They offer any type of kit car accessories, the type of things an amateur can't make or weld themselves, like lights, seat belts, brake fluid bottles etc.

The belts were very simple to install in fact, luckily enough all the mounting points were in the right places. They don't look quite so good as the Sabelts and are not as safe but that's not such a big deal is it!  

The Sabelts were very easy to get in and out of in an emergency but now the buckles on the new belts are quite difficult to get to in such a confined space.

I took the car up to my local garage so the lights could be checked out. The mirrored test system showed they were slightly too low and slightly too far apart. The guy fixed it for me for free, (thanks Shlemon) so that is the second point crossed of the things-to-do list.

Funnily enough when both jobs were done I called DEKRA and asked them if they could book a re-test as the question of amateur build could be handled separately. I was given a blunt "NO". This is probably because they don't believe the car should pass as an amateur build so why waste their time doing a re-test! 

I'm still waiting and hoping, occasionally going for a quick spin around the block. It's a real shame as summer is nearly over and I may not fulfil the plan I had before starting the build "... so it's ready when the sun's shining and the roads are clear of snow!"