We are all extremely excited for a weekend of speed, broken parts, exhaust and BBQ. And we will be sure to keep everybody posted from our phones! Including photos (if you see one here)…
Martin wielded the grinder, expertly creating perfect fish mouths at precise angles. Scott tig’d them in place and the results are impressive.
After we test fit the roll cage we realized that somebody tried to pull a fast one on us… It turned out that our roll cage order had been changed to a 1987 Pontiac Fiero and the windshield runners wouldn’t cut the mustard for our 1988 Volvo. Since the only member on the team with [...]
(Chuck) No pictures yet. Scott got the rear bumper fixed and back on the car. I worked out the wiring a bit more — I found a couple of the fuses have melted. One of them was the front electric fan, which is completely rusted. The other blow fuse was for the HVAC blower. I’m [...]
(Chuck) Last night continued the moving of the wiring harness. This led me down the path of removal of the dash. The gauge cluster will have to be re-bracketed down, and a panel should get made for various switches (headlight, windshield wipers, HVAC). The relay panel will need to be fastened down more securely, by [...]
(Chuck) After a relaxing weekend, it’s back to work (or really not work, more like fun)
Chief surgeons Keith, Scott, Chuck, and Brice performed several operations to remove useless organs from the Volvo. An interior-ectomy and a condenser-ectomy were completed, and an A/C compressor-ectomy is in process. Our resident Neurosurgeon, Chuck, started working on the patient’s wiring. At the end of the night, we ended up with an automotive biohazard tray [...]
We have a team. We have a car. We have 3 race suits and one helmet. And we have a theme: Lego.