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'
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Back again
Finally back in the country following a couple of months in the desert! Re-introduced to wife and kids and managed a short while in the garage today. Just before I went, John and I drilled through the rear upper chassis rail for the harness mounts. Inevitably one of the chassis tubes was in the way - a result of not knowing which seats were being used when the chassis was made. There was no other choice, within the constraints of the SVA mount heights, other than to cut open the tube and re-weld it. The mounts themselves are thich wall threaded bushes. At the rear end, I welded thick washer to the tubes. These were fed through the chassis rails from behind then welded in. Another washer was slipped over on the front side, then welded up. This is what I got on with today. The welding went OK, although I was probably over-zealous trying to make sure of good penetration. As a result, some of the welds don't look as neat as they might but I am sure that they are secure!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)