Sunday, December 11, 2011

12-11-11

Progress update on the '99.  Insanity was missing it's steering rack when we purchased the cars from the university.  Over the weekend I completed the majority of the machining with only circlip grooves left to go.



The steering arm joints are spherical ball joints held in place with circlips.  The new steering arms are off of a Champcar, purchased these off of eBay.  The rack feels a little stiff, but everything seems to work correctly.

Also, I have started the radiator duct which mates the sidepod inlet to the radiator.  This will be done with the same moldless method used on Steamy's radiator duct.  I plan to use this part as a test for the fiberglass layup schedule I'm planning for the seat.