Apologies for the crappy image quality, but at least it's faster than ImageStation.

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Marc
École Nationale d'Aérotechnique

Wow, that's a lot of progress if that car's being built for Detroit 2004. When do you expect to drive it?

Good job!

University of Washington Formula SAE ('98, '99, '03)

im a bit curious about your pedals. if im looking at your picture correctly, they have no adjustment? do you move the seat back and foward, or are all your drivers close to the same height?

- if it isnt coming, you need a bigger tool.

Hey Marc..looks great. Glad those tires and rims have worked out for you, at least someone will use them and they aren't cluttering up our team office anymore.

Brent

www.ucalgary.ca/fsae

Thanks for the comments guys- Denny, unfortunately I'd be lying if I said we just started on the car, and Detroit is pretty much out of our reach...we'd love to go as this is our final year before we leave for university, but time and budget constraints will probably keep us out. Still, things are going smoothly so far and we might be able to drive the car before snowfall (if not, well, a bit of parking lot drifting never hurt anyone )

Gug, the pedals are indeed fixed, so is the seat. It's not a particularly elegant solution but together with the adjustable steering wheel it suits us fine (we're all in the 5'10-6'2 range, so there's not too much variation) I guess we'll have to forfeit the entertainment value of using a circus midget driver, though. Can't have it all.

Brent, yeah, we can't wait to heat 'em up a little Thanks again.

Marc
ENAF1

Are you serious that you won't be there in 2004?? Your car is nearly done, what are you waiting on now and what do you still need to buy? In 2003 our chassis hadn't even been painted until 1 month before the competition. We thought we were the slowest team in teh world...but then we saw one team wrapping their chassis in saran wrap to lay up bodywork. Budget might be quite difficult to overcome, but time...you have tons of that. Anyway, hope that you can make it to Detroit this year.

Brent

www.ucalgary.ca/fsae

Well, we'll see. Obviously, playing devil's advocate to justify why we would not go to the competition is absurd, but anyway...we still need to begin the bodywork (which, incidentally, my highly motivational composites teacher considers as a) a low-tech project unworthy of his attention and b) too big of a task for one or two people) and serious engine development (I have a decent intake design but know f***-all about electronics), and we need to tackle the host of little details which inevitably pop up as a nuisance later on- fuel, cooling and electric reliability, etc. I know these annoy even the best of teams, so I shudder when I think of the gremlins four newbies might have overlooked.

In short, we might be able to pull it off, but at some point it comes down to deciding whether hustling and penny-pinching just to make a token showing at Detroit is worth it (if this were a Disney movie we'd end up winning, but it's not ). As far as I'm concerned we might as well spend our cash tuning the car here, fully assessing our design and (most importantly!) having some fun with it.

Marc
ENAF1

Well, whenever you get to Detroit I think you guys will do quite well Marc because you are really striving for a perfect car for Detroit. I hope you make it this year though as it will most definitly be my last year.

Brent

www.ucalgary.ca/fsae

damn those disney movies, they have given me so much false hope! good luck with the car though, it will be fun no matter what you do.

just a thought, we are planning on making seats for each driver out of foam. put the foam in a garbage bag (or something stronger), sit on it and let it mold to your body and the car. havent tried it yet, it may be too difficult, but it might give you the few inches that you need to make your drivers comfortable.

we most definetly need the moveable pedals. our best driver is 6ft, our lightest driver is probably under 5ft (but she is only 50kg! errr, 110lbs).

- if it isnt coming, you need a bigger tool.

You have so much time, and your car is so far along... We have ZERO parts built right now for the '04 car.

Teams of 4 or less have successfully brought cars to competition... you should really try to make it. You won't regret it, if for no other reason than to compare your car to 139 others.

University of Washington Formula SAE ('98, '99, '03)

Thanks to your positive comments, we will be entering the competition this year!! Look for #137 at Pontiac in May!

We're going for fun. If we do not finish last, we'll be happy... Our entire team (5 members) is below 21 years old and we don't have a big budget, so don't expect anything incredible...

But anyway, we'll be there, that's the important part.

Didier Beaudoin
Team Leader -
École Nationale d'Aérotechnique

Sweet, Glad to hear it Didier. I look forward to seeing your car on the track.

Brent

www.ucalgary.ca/fsae

Great! Good luck.

University of Washington Formula SAE ('98, '99, '03, '04)

We put the car down on its wheels on Friday...needless to say we were pretty much stoked





Rest of the pics

Lots of work left to do but it's an encouraging step.

Marc
www.enaf1.com

Seeing these pics gives me chills... I'm so happy!

Didier Beaudoin
Team Leader -
École Nationale d'Aérotechnique

hey marc,
are you guys using go-kart seat? does it fit all the drivers for the car? and how much did you buy it for?

RiNaZ

Yup, it's a go-kart seat. It fits everyone as we are about all the same shape - slim.

As for the price, I would have to look through the bills... It wasn't bought by the actual team members.

Didier Beaudoin
Team Leader -
École Nationale d'Aérotechnique

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Originally posted by Didier Beaudoin:
Seeing these pics gives me chills... I'm so happy!

Didier Beaudoin
Team Leader -
École Nationale d'Aérotechnique

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Just wait until you see it drive!

-Charlie Ping
Auburn University FSAE
5th Overall Detroit 2003
? Overall Aussie 2003.

Yeah, or watching something you built beat every production car available, modified or not, at the national autocross championships

University of Washington Formula SAE ('98, '99, '03, '04)

guys,

i hate to say this but..

be VERY wary of those (seeming, from the photo) small rod ends in bending on the upright pickups

this is meant as constructive criticism

regards

Frank