I fitted my sill protectors after wrestling in the knee trim panels today. (I got the holes in the knee trim panels to align by using a screw driver as a lever). I note that I had 7 screws but 8 holes for the knee panels. However, the front-most hole is not visible and doesn't seem to serve much function.

I cut Vs in the curved section as it suggested in the manual.

Riveting was quite fun. However, my technique was perhaps a bit crap and in managed to scatch the powder coat. After that, I surrounded the rivets with masking tape, while fixing them, to reduce damage.

Having finished the side trim I slotted in the tunnel top. Getting it over the handbrake required a lot of swearing and persuasion. The handbrake really does have to be very high up (you would have no chance if the handbrake was set up normally).

Although I have bought carpets, I have decided to fit them solely in the boot for the time being.

After sorting the interior trim I set about getting the correct torque on the rear suspension. I moved the axle stands onto the ends of the live axle and loaded the car with about 80kg of water in plastic Jerry cans (unwittingly sponsored by my school DofE department). I understand that it is important that the car is loaded before torquing the bolts.

The next job is bleeding the brakes and rear mudguards...