I once drove a 1940's International H4 with a badly bent front axle (read extreme negative castor on the left wheel and sever bump steer) on a 45km road rally run with my father in-laws vintage machinery club. It was difficult, tiring and painful - as well as a great deal of fun! I am hoping the biposto will handle somewhat better!
Nothing to report from the shed this weekend with household maintenance, some odd jobs to be done at the mother-in-laws place and today we took 'Echo - the workshop forman' to a sheep herding workshop, where he got to chase sheep around a paddock in the wrong direction so as to make me look like a proper dill!
I did, however have one good idea this week while standing and looking at the car. The sections of chassis that were cut from the front will be reused to box, strengthen and give shape to the newly formed front of the chassis.
Also during the week my brother and our young cousin, who has recently arrived in Australia from his home in England (our Uncle and his family have been living in England for quite some years now) dropped in for a visit. Cousin Cameron is here to do a few weeks 'work experience' in my brothers workshop.
When my brother asked Cameron if he thought the biposto might be quicker than an ERA (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Racing_Automobiles ), he hesitated before responding - "Maybe in a straight line..."
Given that the 1.5 litre ERAs of the mid thirties were good for 130mph, that is actually a pretty big wrap!
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