We finally got back in the workshop this weekend now that summer holidays are over! It took a while to sort out what was what and find everything we needed, not helped by the usual invasion of leaves that had to be cleared away before work could commence. John continued at the front. First he had to remove a lower frame that had previously been tacked into position - somehow it was 5mm off centre. Once this had been re-fitted and re-levelled, the vertical pieces that will support the wishbones had to be cut and tacked into place. At the back we expended a lot of mental energy deciding the best way to attach the lower wishbone, following the latest modifications at the rear. In the end it was a relatively simple solution that proved the best (isn’t it always?) and I got on sorting this out. Once the front was tacked up, for the first time we were able to accurately mock up the relative positions of the wishbones and steering rack, as shown here. It all looks like it should go together without too many problems.......
At the back, with one side sorted, I couldn’t resist putting a wheel on and seeing how it looked! I also got on and ground off the remainder of the old rear tubes, and fabricated the components for the other side. Unfortunately progress was halted at that point as the suspension brackets made for me in a local workshop have the wrong size bolt holes, so no further progress was possible until I have re-drilled these!
