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'
Thursday, January 07, 2010
Clutch!
Another snowy day, a little more progress. Today I continued with the clutch pedal. I am using the shaft from the original Rover pedal box and mounting a bespoke pedal onto it using nylon suspension bushes. I wanted to use a coiled spring as a return spring and spent a little time today making this arangement work. When I finally did, it projected above the bodywork so it had to be modified again! Once this was sorted, I spent ages making sure that the pedal was in the correct place before tacking it in. Finally, I made a beacket to hold the tunnel end of the throttle transverse bar (not shown on photos). The end result was very satisfying as it meant that I could sit in the car and operate all three pedals for the first time (the brake pedal looks a bit strange, it works well) I didn't make Brrrrmmm noises, honest!
Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all readers of this Blog! Today it snowed! Allowed home at lunchtime as the snow was looking bad - the Lincolnshire Alps can be treacherous at this time of year! I managed to finish the brake master cylinder bracket at last, although it was hard work as the fan heater and extension leads from the garage have been donated to keep an elderly guinea pig warm! That meant no power tools (except the welder which has a lead long enough to reach the only plugs in the garage!). The results can be seen here, along with the throttle pedal . The positions have yet to be fully finalised but won't be too dissimilar to what is shown here. More soon I hope!
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