What is the status of your vehicle?

[Steve Yao]

Originally posted by lporter:
... the load path from the main hoop brace attachment point back to the main hoop...

This is sounding like your main roll hoop brace. Which would need to be 1.00" x 0.063". You mentioned "redundant tube spec". So this tube is in addition to your MRH brace(s)?

[lporter]

Steve,

Yes, the tube I was referring to is in addition to the MRH brace. I goes from the node where the MRH brace terminates back to the MRH itself.

[MikeDutsa]

Picked the car up from powdercoat today, now its out for paint!! chasis rang in at 30.6kg, after powdercoat. How is every one else doing?

[Biggy72]

I know powder coating looks nice and holds up well, but how much did it add weight wise?

[MikeDutsa]

250 grams or so. not much at all. Less than a cheseburger thats for sure.

[BamaJeff]

We're rolling as of tonight...driving by March 15th.
We'll be at VIR and West.


How's everyone else?

[Conor]

Got the car rolling two nights ago. After failing miserabley in 2006, this is our second vehicle. We'll be attending the competition at MIS.

[drivetrainUW-Platt]

Lookin good Conor...that steering wheel angle might get uncomfortable, might want to think of a u-joint/apex joint to level it out some.

[Landreneau]

University of Pittsburgh should be running tonight!

[Conor]

Originally posted by drivetrainUW-Platt:
Lookin good Conor...that steering wheel angle might get uncomfortable, might want to think of a u-joint/apex joint to level it out some.

Thanks Mike. The steering angle is that way because we built the car to accomodate some really tall people on our team. We threw the 95% thing out the window so we wouldn't excluded anyone who worked hard from driving the vehicle. I believe our tallest member is 6'3" and our shortest member is around 5'1". If you didn't notice, the pedal assembly is completely adjustable for that range. On another note, we put the car on scales today and weighed in at 420 with everything we have so far. We're shooting for 450-460 after fluids and other miscellaneous additions.