build diary

February 15, 2006: One of my worst fears came true yesterday.
A major error was found in the book. It's in the section about "Understanding hydraulics" and not only did I make one mistake with cascading consequences in the numerical calculations that followed, I also was sloppy with force vs pressure units. The latter is something that really only the physics geeks will find disturbing but the former could lead to some pretty weak braking systems. I've put a corrected version online. Sigh.

In happier news, the car is now sitting on its own front wheels again. Is it because I needed the jackstands for the Mini? Well, yes. But once I bolt that rear fender back in to place I'll actually drive the car for a bit. The Hayabusa shock linkage will be here in a few days and then the real experimentation begins.

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