Thanks for your interest and patience.
I can only report what is provided.
Marlo has had the entire front drive redone by Williams Enterprises in Louisville, Colorado.
Just like when we work in our garage attached to our house, the completion schedule is never faster than anticipated.
Here are the recent replies from them.
Feb 12
Marlo,
First of all let me thank you for letting me tackle this project. Unfortunately it hasn't come together as quickly as I had hoped and I take responsibility for that. I have attached a few photos of the parts as they have been completed. One thing that slowed things a bit was me going back after the initial design and adding retaining/locking features to ensure there would be no issues with loosening fasteners etc. The last photos shows one of these features. This part retains the alignment ball in the crowned coupler. To keep the allen bolts from loosening a groove to install a spiral lock ring over the heads of the bolts was added to the design. There were several other areas where I added something to lock and/or retain fasteners or parts. We are also working on/refining the process for cutting the crowned gear. I will continue to send photos as we get closer to completion. Thank you for your patience and I promise the wait will be worth it.
Thanks again,
Bret
Feb 19
Marlo,
Inner and outer shafts are thru heat treat and bearing journals have been ground. It looks like I will start assembling the first hub this afternoon.
I have attached a couple more photos. These are the inner (crowned teeth) and outer shafts. They are in heat treat as I'm writing this. Final grinding is all that remains after heat treat. I've got my fingers crossed that I can start assembly next week. I have one part (spindle nut lock) at our laser cutter, should be here Mon or Tues. I'll give you an update once I start putting everything together.
Bret
In my opinion, the fotos are too small to attach and show any detail. As soon as these parts arrive, I will do the fotos and attach them to this diary.
The car is now at Hume's shop and the tail section of the body is being completed. I have some fotos to attach that were done a week ago. Between an eye surgery Wednesday and Chardonnay, the keys of this computer have apparently moved. I hope you can decipher these attachments.
THe first frame shows the frame for the skin adjacent to the drivers compartment on the left side of the car.
In the second image there are 4 tubes with white plastic bushings on each end. These are the points that will attach the panel to the car and will have sliders within them that retain the panel and will allow a quick release. All of these complicated systems are to facilitate the quick turnaround required by the FIA record rules.
My next post will show the mechanism that will accomplish the rapid panel removal if necessary.
Thanks for your patience and continued interest.
Marlo is just as anxious as anyone to complete this project, so hold your breath an keep watching.
If the delay bothers you, send money and prayers.
FREUD