This site describes the construction of a home built, mid-engined car. First conceived in 1999 and inspired by cars such as the NCF Blitz and Onyx Tomcat. I finally began work this year(2005) with a friend, who is an Aircraft Engineer. Why Mistrale? Well, the author of 'A Year in Provence', described the Mistral as a "brutal, exhausting wind that can blow the ears off a donkey" - appropriate for a car with no roof, sides or windscreen. An 'e' was added as others have already used 'Mistral'
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Progress again
Decided to junk the subframe from the donor car. After a little work, it was off - when we tried to move it we discovered that it was bl***y heavy - good decision I think! The rear of the car was the next part to be fabricated and welded on - looks great. A day at the Donington show yielded lots of useful info chatting to people, and lots of goodies from the various stands, although my plans to buy suspension brackets from MK were foiled - they forgot them! This evening has seen the creation of the strut brackets and part of the engine mounts. All in all, a good weeks work!
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