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'
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
A little more...
Went and gave the springs a little more paint today. Also fitted the suspension spacers, shown here. Didn't take long!!! Been busy buying small things again - finally bought the threaded bushes to mount the upper seat belt mounts. I bought them from shorttrack motorsport - I can thoroughly recommend them. www.shorttrack.co.uk/
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Progress - on E-Bay
Not much 'real' progress to report except for a few purchases! Firstly I was lucky and bagged an airflow meter for my Zetec SE engine - this was missing when I got the donor car so I had been keeping my eye on the 'bay for a while - got lucky and £1.99 well spent! I've also been keeping my eyes open for some springs for the rear struts. I went to the Newark autojumble a few weeks ago and just missed a chap selling loads of springs for pence each! Instead I got a pair from E bay that were the right size but the at the highest rate I wanted - £10 including postage. A bit of elbow grease (free) and some paint and they are looking better - they still need another coat though! I also bought the bearing for the gear change from McGill motorsports - £3.60 including postage! OK, you wouldn't want it in your suspension but for what I want, it's ideal! I also was quite hopeful when I saw a 'Smart' fuel tank on E-bay. The seller very kindly provided dimensions for me but it was 2cm too big to fit where I wanted! Oh well, back to plan A!!!
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