The team visits the car before it transfers to the 'Monster Garage'
The car, a 1968 Firebird awaiting its fate at the hands of the guys below...
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7/15/2008
Ed designs and builds Rons custom drivers seat...
8/20/2008
Seat placement and intallation ...
8/20/2008
A custom 'Governing' control plate needs to be designed...
9/6/2008
Ron in the Drivers Seat again!
Lets fire up the car !
9/8/2008
Ed attcks the floor pan drop...we need 4"
9/11/2008 - ALWAYS REMEMBER
Ed finishes seat frame rough-in and reroutes exhaust while finding a lovely seamstress to do our sewing of the custom seat pad...
9/12/2008
Ed gets even closer with his pretty floor pan construction...
Mean while back at the ranch..... 9/12/2008
Curt Buchanan our lead engineer finishes his calculations and CAD drawings for our prototype govenering bracket to be used on the carberator. This bracket is designed to limit car acceleration during Rons testing of the main control system in Arizona. The idea being that when Ron uses his chin control inside the car, output of the carberator can be limited by 25% intervals as follows;
Initial testing: 100% chin-control is equal to 25% throttle output.
Beginner: 100% chin-control is equal to 50% throttle output
Rookie: 100% chin-control is equal to 75% throttle output
Stud: 100% chin-control is equal to 100% throttle output
Please click PDF document below for drawings, calculations & template...
| document.pdf |
9/16/2008 - Ed finishes strong!
10/2/08
A meeting is called prior to car shipment to Arizona...
A conference call between The Quad Squad and Dignified Motors was needed to ensure arrival dates as well as confirm remote kill switch strategies. Additional advice about the Governing bracket was given by Dignified Motors to ensure proper testing in Arizona.
10/10/2008
Curt and Jay install the prototype Governor bracket and Ron Phillips test drives the car...
10/10/2008
The long range remote e-stop parts from BWI Eagle arrive and a prototype is wired up and tested short range...
The Firebird is off to Arizona to receive its master control system!
After completing our punch list items, the car was ready for shipment to Dignified Motors. The Bird will spend a few winter months receiving the donated control system, while we stay busy preparing for body, paint and additional local testing with Ron.
Loading the car...
Off to Arizona and the Dignified Motors Team!
The car arrives at Dignified Motors and work begins on integrating the control system...
1/21/2009
The team meats with Dan Halloran of SCCA/Rosecup, Dave Aitchison
and Ron Heagy to discuss car progress and plan for receiving the car by mid March
Making friends...
Ron starts making some friends with other F-Body motor heads.
2/8/2009
Silicon wafer manufacture SEH America Inc. recognizes the Quad Squad for thier work on the Hope Rod.
