Welding The Cockpit

After having cut the metal for the cockpit chassis we reached a point at which we couldn't continue our construction of the aerodynamic fairing or of the steering. Thankfully Joel Percival TIG welded the base frame for us. We look forward to Baguley Engineering welding the transmission end of our frame and the wheel support arms. Thanks again to Joel for his continual advice and help. Aero-fairing to come soon!

Our Workshop:

From an area we couldn't step in without tripping over, to a workshop with a workbench, battery station and work area. We spent hours clearing a section of the mess, and then we 'moved in'. We have two A-Frames, which form the supports for our wooden bench top, creating our workbench.
We also supported a small wooden pallet on two bricks giving us enough space to slide one of the two battery chargers underneath. This charger can handle 13.8V at 20A. Then we slid one of our 12V 220A Marine Batteries on top of the platform and put our other batteries on - creating our battery station. Under the workbench is our storage and 80L air compressor. The rest of the clean area is our assembly area for the chassis which we try to keep as clean as possible...

Mounting Brackets

 After having cut the metal that forms the cockpit, we have started to create the mounting brackets for the front wheels and back section. We had used the metal for our make-shift workbench, however we have had to replace the metal with wood as we have used that metal for our brackets. We collected the metal last year from a scrapyard, meaning we had to flap-disc the rust off. The brackets and metal has all been cut and we are now in the process of writing a manual for the welder at Baguley's engineering. Check out our photos of the frame coming together piece by piece;

Our work bench before it was cut up for brackets

Front structural cross-beam with brackets

The front end supported by our custom cardboard A-frames.

Complete Basic Chassis Without Seat Back