- Frame mounting holes drilled, ram and die hole bored and threaded.
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- Tapping the die hole with a very long homemade 7/8 x 14 thread tap.
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- The blank frame casting still to have the risers and pouring sprue cut off.
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- The casting shaken out of the flask and still to hot to touch.
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- The sand mould poured and steaming.
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- The very hot furnace melting old aluminium pistons.
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- The sand mould rammed up and ready to pour.
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- The wooden pattern which will be rammed up in a 2 part sand mould then carefully removed to leave a cavity in which the molten aluminium will be poured.
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