Great step these last days on my project ! We put the car on the garage floor, pulled it outside and made the first driving test !
After 4 years of welding , machining, assembly etc ...in the "dark" garage , it is really enjoying to have it outside in the sun!
This very first test was made of course at a very limited speed, 20 km/h in front of the house....but I had time to get a very acceptable feed-back on the main points :
Steering is quite smooth, the clutch is progressive, gear box is firm but precise; the brake pedal is "long" , but the paddles are brand new, not seated .....
By the same time I made a first weight measure ( With a modified bathroom scales !) and got , in running conditions:
Rear : 580 kg
Front : 400 kg
Some equipments are not yet installed( Lights, polycarbonate screens...), so I expect to go to about 1030 kg finished; I am satisfied of this level, as I built the chassis quite strong ....
Now, the objective is to go ahead 20 kmh ....and check precisely every driving parameter .....
René