The engine is in

I have figured out the problems with the engine/gearbox alignment and water hose position. The holes on the passenger bracket were 1cm further back than they needed to be, so after confirming it was ok to elongate the holes with AK I re-drilled and set about lifting the engine and gearbox back into place. It now aligns perfectly.

The water hose connection / thermostat housing simply needs unbolting and turning 180 degrees. AK do this with all LS engines.

After such a milestone my daughters and I couldnt help but have a little fun and pretend we were driving. This was the first time I had actually sat in the chassis like it was a car :-)

The gearbox mount still needs to be attached and I'm still waiting for one final shim from Jaguar to finish the back rear suspension. Hopefully it will be a rolling chassis by the end of the week.