Tuesday, December 27, 2005

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Final Stages of the Monocoque







The frame is now installed and detailed panel work round the engine bay is needed.
When this is finished the frame will be removed for painting and then refitted so the car can then be built up.

Further Work on the Engine


The drives for the scavenge and pressure pumps are taken from the existing distributor drive gear at the front of the crank. The distributor drive has to be modified slightly to fit it but its a very neat installation.




The next step was to fit the timing gear. New chains were used and a new gear on the crank but otherwise this was straightforward.