Windscreen actually functions

Burlington Diary April 2007

Weds.04.04.07. The windscreen fits and moves perfectly; it certainly appears that all the hard work last summer has paid off. The new brackets securely uphold the rigidity, facilitating the smooth operation of the tilting mechanism. In combination with the dashboard position and general cockpit arrangement, the actual gear stick length from the selector to the position on the central console has been calculated. The distance of the steering column to the dashboard in relation to the travel of the seat along with the position the gearshift have also been measured then carefully noted. The location of the aero screen swivel brackets has also been considered. They are to be hidden under the rubber mounting of the main screen enabling them to be removed when not required.

I have continued to work on the dash design, which might, as Hampson suggests after a recent visit, would be better in alli. 

Over the Easter weekend I have worked on the dash and cockpit proposals but on Monday Jo and I found time to enjoy the Oak. Food was the primary attraction with Cockney Mick providing fresh Jersey Royals, asparagus together with Iceberg lettuce from his mate, Dodgy Don in Essex. Only the day before the corner had enjoyed live lobster, raw scallops and oysters; this was a much more of a grazing menu with additional side dishes of creamy sweet crayfish, pickled garlic, plump green Provence olives, cherry toms ‘off the vine’, pork in sherry and blueberry pie, finally, another stir fry using the last of the Chris’s crap beef.

We must get back to working on the car.