It stops, It goes.....its getting a roll bar soon!

A fairly frantic week has seen the car gain a now fully functional braking system. I decided this year to use Sturmey Archer hub brakes a) because they are good b) because they are easy to set up and c) because we already had some in the spare parts store!!!

Brake cables follow and are cable tied to the steering rods.
The Teflon lined flexible "noodle" tubes help turn the cable tightly in towards
the sturmey drums.



Nathan turned up a split sleeve allowing the double lever to fit the 20mm steering column.

To test the steering, braking, turning circle and drivetrain, Mr Raymond threw together a speed controller and "go" button resulting in our first (and rather promising) test spin around the tennis courts....

Even our new year 10 team member Poppy had a go in what turned out to be a very productive first session!

Additionally, Reece and Nathan have finished the complicated "birds-mouth" Joints for the Roll bar (compounded by the two triangulation braces being different from each other). They now need to make some flat plates to mount the tubes to which will bolt to the chassis and hopefully also provide rear harness anchors too....

 

Good work Fellas!!!