5 more days

We're less than a week away from Texas! the team met again on Friday, but i forgot to update.
:[ Sorry! Well, today, the girls worked on the T-shirts. It says NBHS in the front corner, and in the back we made it look like a sports jersey. it says Skiddles & our favorite number. We put the sponsor stickers on the side of the car. we welded the motor on, but found out the chain wasn't long enough. So Mr. Pelliter had to go order more motor chains. We Almost done! The only thing left to do was the steering. We are all done with the electrical, thanks to Mr. Bennder.

Look at Jon working hard.

-Skiddles

Tired

Today, we just remembered, we didnt have team shirts. So the girls designed shirts for the team. We decided to have the colors of the rainbow for our shirts. :] isn't that clever?

We attached the head and back lights on!


We also put the seat belts on. Safety comes first. :]


Look at Quyen! ^_^


we put the battery box fans on !!

One more week away from Texas! ^_^

-Skiddles

Bad News

By now, everyone was extremely tired. Here's what we did today; screwed the top of the battery box on, hooked the horns on (ours is one of a kind, ;] it plays Dixie from Dukes of Hazzard), bolted the auxiliary battery on, fixed the back wheel shocks (so the car finally doesn't bounce), welded more bars so it can support the battery box, more electrical. :] By lunch, we were all about to pass out. Good thing Dylan brought 2 pounds of pasta!! ;D Thanx Dylan!

Sadly, today, who received terrible news. Mr. Menditto, our generous sponser, notified us that only 6 of the members can go to Texas. :'[ beacuse we didnt have enough funds for all of us to go. :[ There is 12 members of the team!!! So, during lunch break, we all decided on who would go. The final desicion came down to Dylan, Ian, Jon, Alicja, Quyen, and Maggie. But then Ian kindly gave up his spot for Shaun. We are 4 thousand dollars in debt. Once we get back from Texas, we have some major funding to do, and pay back Mr. Menditio.

Here are just some more pictures :]

Shaun, Abel, and Jon :]



Adam & our solar panels :]

- Skiddles

Another Day

Today, we did a lot more work than yesterday. Everyone was extremely tired by the end of the day. We sanded the pixie-glass, so we could glue it together. We welded the brakes supports on and then attached the brakes. :]]

See!! ^^

We also attached aluminum sheet on the bottom of the car . But then we realized that the sheet wasn't strong enough for the driver to stand on. So we welded some more aluminum bars to the front. We drilled more holes so we could adjust the seat. We grinded down the rollbar so it would fit aat the drivers seat. After lunch, we mostly worked on electrical.

-Skiddles

Working Hard.

School is finally over, but our NBHS Solar Car Team also known as ,Skiddles, came to school, like its just another regular school day. The team met at 9 am, and we started working on the car. The competition was less than 2 weeks away, and yet we still only have a frame and some parts.

Yup that's our car ;]

Today we started on the suspension and attached the shocks. We fixed the back wheel so it didn't wobble. We also started on some of the electrical, with the help of Mr. Bennder. Thank You Mr Bennder! ^_^ After lunch break, we cut some aluminum so it can be welded to support the brakes.

Things we got done today:

• Back wheel.
• Suspension.
  *Sadly, this kinda of took all day.

Then finally at 5, we all get to go home. :]

- Skiddles :]