There is little to report on at this time, as the weather has not been conducive to car building activity.
I was surprised that, when trying to power up the car, flames were appearing from under the passenger's seat. I have nothing against potential passengers which would tempt me to launch them; unlike James Bond's Aston Martin. It appears that the hot gasses in the smoke hood had escaped through the opening for the water inlet and converted the seat into charcoal and then ignited it! My cure for this is to fashion a piece of mild steel to cover the opening, while packing the thermal insulation tightly around the offending opening. I am also using flame retardant plywood to make a new seat platform. My wife was alert and promptly diverted her plant watering onto the inflamed woodwork.
As the car is nearing completion, I have conducted an archaeological exercise in the layer of detritus which has accumulated on the garage floor, with the intention of finding anything which should be attached to the car and is not! I have found some woodscrews and M5 bolts, and am hoping to find a scriber.
My grandson has inspected the car and wonders how the power of the engine will be transmitted to the wheels - the chain met with his approval. He also wants to know how seat belts will be fitted!
