Seat Brackets

I wanted to see what it feels like to sit in the car so I installed the seat brackets. I'm likely going to upgrade to Tillet carbon fiber T5s in the future, but these will work for now. Comments at bottom of each picture.

The first step was to make a template of the recessed pocket in which the bolts go. The hacked up paper one was transferred to cardboard.

The seats have an awkward shape... this position made them stable to work on

Cardboard template in the pocket... all holes guaranteed to be in same place, but that doesn't mean that they're correct;-)

After drilling a pilot hole, I used a step bit. It splinters the fiberglass less than a twist drill, it but takes longer and makes a bigger mess

Brackets mounted!

Body Dolly

I removed the body today and built a dolly so that I can move it around. I was going to stand the sections up to save space, but I didn't want to store it in a way that might cause the body to deform. I also love looking at the car and I wanted it around to inspire me, so I built a whole-car dolly out of 2x 4's and 3/4" plywood sitting on six lockable caster. It raises the body a bit so it doesn't look quite as bad ass...

Note that I ran out of time and the nose and tail aren't sitting right... I'll fix that later. Can you find the dog in the picture below?

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It's Here!

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My car was delivered last week... about as good as Xmas morning when I got a Six Million Dollar Man action figure, a Guns of Navarone mountain and a bunch of military/automotive models. Reflecting on it, that’s a glorified doll, a multi-story doll house and models that required glue that causes brain damage if sniffed… what the hell were my parents thinking?

In any event, there was lots of tape residue on the car. The more options, the more residue. I did a bake off between Goo Gone, Goof Off and WD-40. Goof Off worked the best.

Cassie removing tape residue

Father / Son Boondoogle

My son had vacation this week, my daughter had school and my wife was in Europe. What to do with a 10-year old? Take him to California to spend some time with the grandparents. For some reason I couldn't find a direct flight from Boston to San Francisco so I had spend a night in Detroit on the way there... so we went to the Henry Ford Museum.. and along the way we somehow stumbled into Superlite Cars / RCR...

Lot's of cool trains, planes, farming equipment, industrial gear, etc.

Oh, and a few cars too.

That's the MKIV that won Le Mans.

Fran working on the new Superlite Aero

Sun Bathing Deck

I'm not sure if that's a poop deck or a sunbathing deck but it sure as hell is big!

Fighter Jet

My theory is that Fran couldn't get his Mig up and running so he's going to put wings on it...

What Damage?

Fran, just to be clear, that pink hole in the side of your car was there BEFORE my son jumped up on the platform.

MoTec Quality

The MoTec ECU, GPS transceiver and digital display were delivered today. The quality of the case is outstanding not to mention the display itself. MoTec appears to have their act together with respect to software and product modules. Many of the features in their embedded devices are activated via software keys. I assume the branded USB stick in the foreground does exactly that. It will be quite some time before I know for certain if MoTec is as good as their reputation, but so far I'm impressed.

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Heaven vs. Hell

The extended family went to NYC for the weekend. We saw Jersey Boys which was great... my 10-year-old sure got a kick out of all of the F-bombs. We also did a lot of shopping. Guess which type;-) In any event, my wife green lighted the SL-C project a month and a half ago, so I can't complain.