Freshmen Spirit Day

Today we attended the Freshmen Spirit Day event at California State University, Los Angeles. A lot of freshmen showed interest in our vehicle, and we hope to recruit new members to our team!

Ride heights compared

Today we took the welded frame and put it on blocks to simulate the ride height. We then compared it to previous year's car. The new car is significantly lower than the old car. We plan to adjust our suspensions to increase our ride height, since a low ride height makes us more prone to impacts.

A-arms machined

Today we machined out both of the A-arms and the rod end inserts for them. We have also welded the rod end inserts onto the applicable A-arm members. We are now ready to tack weld together the A-arms.

Rear suspension assembled

Today we finished up the members of the rear suspension and tack welded them together. We have also tack welded on clevises onto the rear of the frame. With clevises on the rear of the frame, we then assembled the rear suspension and tested it out.

Brake pedal completed

The brake pedal has been machined and welded together.

Plasma cutting lessons

Today we had a quick lesson in plasma cutting. For quick rough cuts, this would be an easy way to do them.