Here the Hossack front end is being held up while the first pieces of the frame are fitted between it and the engine. The rear suspension has been disconnected to allow the lump down to ride height unladen. The engine is supported by four temporary legs with adjustable feet. These allow the lump to be levelled. The bottom of the sump is set level and the ground clearance set to the T-max quoted ride height. As shown, the wheelbase is exactly as per standard. You can see that there is room to reduce its length.

The new front end interferes with the standard location of the airbox. You can see it sitting on top of the engine. The radiator is unsupported – the lump of wood fell over.

Photo: Peter Fouché 2010