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Old 03-17-2004, 02:27 AM
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were done (kind of)!



the chasssis is complete, teh body parts have been molded, all suspension parts are done and the wheels are on and rolling. the drivetrain is complete, along with halfshafts and what not. the engine is ready to be wired and started.



the car is being painted and will roll out on friday, march 26, running and ready to race.



gig 'em
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and a sweet shot of the rear
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and the team pulling a top body panel
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and dont forget about me (in the grey coveralls):
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this is what the car was supposed to look like



turned out pretty well
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i've gone picture crazy



here's one of the giant oven we used to cook our molds. we custom built it in 3 days, and it heats up to 600 deg F.



but it cought on fire, so it's dead for now. but were dont with the body, so who cares.
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and finally, all of our cars outside the engine lab
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Congrats! We're a little behind schedule... hoping to have the car sprung shortly after spring break. I welded 5 out of the 8 a-arms yesterday.

Luckily the motor and all the wiring are pretty much ready to drop in.
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hrm...
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you guys finish the cost report yet?
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