Fortunately this bike only had 2 guides. I cut them off and dressed the tube nicely.
I used the greatest possible care not to file the tube, but a tiny bit had to come off to remove all evidence of welding. It was only possible to make it look so nice, because the welding was just perfect.
That kind of work takes a toll on my hands and wrists. Particularly the precision filing. Thank God it was aluminum!
A recovery day was necessary both mentally and physically. Fortunately the weather cleared up and I got in a nice long bicycle ride. Then,I took a whole day off from the bike to start planning my frame jig for the fake Jaguar.
It’s not a straightforward job, but it’s very similar to what I did for a living for 20+ years. In structural engineering you take an architects building (on paper) and put a frame in it so it stands up. That’s what I have to do with this car, because the original concept was inadequate in design, and heavily flawed in construction and assembly.
I have also been looking at old photos of strange antique girder forks, trying to figure out what I want to build.
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Somebody here recently posted pictures of a fork like this, with two legs on each side but minus the forward braces.
I don’t intend to copy this design but I just found it interesting.
