The Car is Gold!

Week 8

     Because of the impending competition next week, the team had a lot of work to do this week. First they sent out the finished chassis for a paint job.

Here's the chassis after the paint job:

     After the chassis got back, we had to install all of the other parts. Suspension parts had to be attached, the engine and the throttle cable had to be installed, and the transmission and seat had to be fitted. Jason taught me and Jared how to vinyl wrap the outer panels of the car using an alcoholic solution and a heat gun.

The task of finishing the car was tremendous, but somehow, we finished building the car by the end of the week.

Here's the final product: