It moves!

Post date: Jun 8, 2015 2:46:45 AM

I know, yet another photo of a half-assembled car in a driveway. This time it got there under its own power though!

Big accomplishments for the past two weeks:

*) First cut at an Arduino fan control algorithm.

*) Exhaust hung. Still really close to the rear crossmember, but it all fits

*) Replaced both the steering gear and the power steering pump. Turns out the pump I built wasn't actually making any pressure. This took a lot of time. I did not detail the pump, so it'll need to be removed (again) to clean and paint. Relying on a custom built power steering pump is proving to be a questionable choice. :(

*) A really, really rough front end alignment. Enough to get to the shop.

*) Driver and passenger seat

Shaun and I even drove around the block just to make sure it does actually work. And it does! It seems I might've actually built a car, as opposed to, say, a hole that I throw money into.

This week should see a complete glass kit come in, some parts for the arduino, and hopefully hood hinges next week. Other than that, there's still some minor wiring work, more A/C ducting and some small odd-jobs. It's all there, though.