First (short) Drive

Well with the prop connected and everything else (temporarily) working, there were no more reasons to procrastinate any further so we took the car for a spin, to the end of the drive and back

We also took the opportunity to do another noise test and the result was a rather disappointing 110dB with the stainless scouring pads. Originally it was 115, then down to 112 with the attenuators shoved in the end. We were hoping for more with the scouring pads but I only put one in each side so I'll repack them with 3 or 4 and have another go.

Other than that, the clutch felt pretty good, fairly easy to control. It was unbelievably easy to spin the wheels, you think you are slipping the clutch but actually the wheels are spinning but you can't hear the gravel being flung everywhere over the noise of the engine, but  I suspect that may be a theme throughout the life of this car.