Like A Whole New Kid

 I completed a task for the front end of our racer! There's been a lot of movement on many of the almost two dozen tasks on that list, but none has been finished until now. I cleaned the grease from the lawnmower differential....

Rudy April 18, 2023

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Are Bolts Safer Than Clamps? Yes.

Whenever someone points out something that I've thought of but dismissed (read, rationalized away), I take it as a warning that I should revisit it. This time, it's about how the wheel supports attach to the main truss. I...

Rudy April 17, 2023

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Finalizing, Finalizing, Finalizing

I ran through the to-do list for the front end and published it to the team today. I updated the list to reflect the changes to the CV support bracket from last week (welding no longer needed to fabricate this part). Before...

Rudy April 09, 2023

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Front Wheel Support

I bought more aluminum stock. I got heavier tubes for the front wheel support frames, with the thickness determined from the stress simulations I did previously. I also got some 3/4in flat bar for making CNC parts. I...

Rudy April 03, 2023

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