Week 5

This week the team had us disassemble one of their old cars so that they can re-use those parts for the new car or even later down the road. Removing the engine and and CVT (Control Variable Transmission) were very hard to remove because they were so close together that it was difficult to reach the nuts and bolts. Most of the nuts and bolts on the car were very rusted so most were extremely hard to remove. However, we were able to remove everything with help from the team and numereous power drills and tools. 

 

They will most likely scrap the chassie but keep important/usable parts like the nuts and bolts and suspension. They also want to save the sheet metal and brake lines for future use as well as the engine and motor. The team will use the shocks from the car from last year because of how expensive they are. The team is also trying to sell the car known as Big Yellow because of how much space it is taking up and because there aren't many usable parts on the car. 

The team has made remarkable progress on the prototype car. When the car is finished the team will take it to the ASU test track as well as the rock garden and test it, usually until something breaks. The team has already begun to build the new chassie for the official car.