tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76265093906125738602012-02-16T07:30:11.000-08:00THIS SITE WILL DOCUMENT THE BUILDING AND DESIGNING OF OUR RED BULL SOAP-BOX RACER THE TESTOSTER-ROD.Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-39261308792436332342009-01-23T09:23:00.001-08:002009-01-23T09:25:27.884-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fnXz4jI/AAAAAAAAAIc/yvJ-CB1RzMU/s1600-h/DSC_9745.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fnXz4jI/AAAAAAAAAIc/yvJ-CB1RzMU/s320/DSC_9745.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294541556537352754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fYn0gUI/AAAAAAAAAIU/QiPEUb0QEZM/s1600-h/DSC_9742.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fYn0gUI/AAAAAAAAAIU/QiPEUb0QEZM/s320/DSC_9742.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294541552577970498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fZCja3I/AAAAAAAAAIM/17KTaKXWO8k/s1600-h/DSC_9738.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fZCja3I/AAAAAAAAAIM/17KTaKXWO8k/s320/DSC_9738.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294541552690097010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fJxz42I/AAAAAAAAAIE/1ZXNAAApIzY/s1600-h/DSC_9737.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SXn9fJxz42I/AAAAAAAAAIE/1ZXNAAApIzY/s320/DSC_9737.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294541548593341282" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-3926130879243633234?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-12267505412485707152008-11-05T21:50:00.000-08:002008-11-05T21:58:26.330-08:00Nikki from San Francisco i am, just posted her video of the Red Bull Soapbox race with a segment on the Testoster-rod!<br />Check it out. http://www.sanfranciscoiam.com/<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-1226750541248570715?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-17413711255379599782008-10-17T00:30:00.001-07:002008-10-17T00:32:06.855-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPg_TGyI08I/AAAAAAAAAGY/la8hxnPZA_o/s1600-h/DSC_9735.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPg_TGyI08I/AAAAAAAAAGY/la8hxnPZA_o/s320/DSC_9735.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258022162426024898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPg_TSZXVXI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cq3Ky6RYI_w/s1600-h/DSC_9731.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPg_TSZXVXI/AAAAAAAAAGg/cq3Ky6RYI_w/s320/DSC_9731.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258022165543343474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-1741371125537959978?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-45939097080942745442008-10-12T23:52:00.000-07:002008-10-12T23:54:31.141-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPLwksL10KI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/1zWws2Oszis/s1600-h/DSC_9724.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SPLwksL10KI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/1zWws2Oszis/s320/DSC_9724.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256528228221571234" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-4593909708094274544?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-70634537880654548932008-10-08T23:31:00.000-07:002008-10-08T23:58:01.723-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmGa246I/AAAAAAAAAFo/obXXgLRTUT0/s1600-h/DSC_9695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmGa246I/AAAAAAAAAFo/obXXgLRTUT0/s320/DSC_9695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255043911746249634" /></a><br />Miko paid us a visit and was nice enough to supply us with some much needed fuel.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmW0CLwI/AAAAAAAAAFw/5emcjOCngGY/s1600-h/DSC_9714.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmW0CLwI/AAAAAAAAAFw/5emcjOCngGY/s320/DSC_9714.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255043916146814722" /></a><br />Sanding . . . <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmvsJ6KI/AAAAAAAAAF4/TARKK1wPeAY/s1600-h/DSC_9685.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qmvsJ6KI/AAAAAAAAAF4/TARKK1wPeAY/s320/DSC_9685.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255043922824652962" /></a><br />and more sanding . . . <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qm9Me-XI/AAAAAAAAAGA/GEbCowfqByQ/s1600-h/DSC_9708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qm9Me-XI/AAAAAAAAAGA/GEbCowfqByQ/s320/DSC_9708.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255043926449912178" /></a><br />The body fits pretty well. We need to finish the body work and then it is time to prime and paint. It is going to be down to the wire but we are optimistic. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qnGt3dYI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QLLsKtkKEIQ/s1600-h/DSC_9719.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SO2qnGt3dYI/AAAAAAAAAGI/QLLsKtkKEIQ/s320/DSC_9719.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255043929005847938" /></a><br />YAYYYYY!!!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-7063453788065454893?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-88277357981086125102008-10-06T23:19:00.001-07:002008-10-06T23:23:26.353-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOsALWIv3YI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Ves7rRIb7G4/s1600-h/zach.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOsALWIv3YI/AAAAAAAAAFY/Ves7rRIb7G4/s320/zach.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254293585178647938" /></a><br />The frame is now painted. . . just needs the body now<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOsALmDNkxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/-ROuTRc_lXM/s1600-h/sonja.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOsALmDNkxI/AAAAAAAAAFg/-ROuTRc_lXM/s320/sonja.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254293589450396434" /></a><br />Sonja giving us a hand with street management.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-8827735798108612510?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-15516745385286293032008-10-06T19:41:00.000-07:002008-10-06T20:23:07.902-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZsKH5BI/AAAAAAAAAEY/RJWJwpftTBQ/s1600-h/stackingfoam.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZsKH5BI/AAAAAAAAAEY/RJWJwpftTBQ/s320/stackingfoam.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254239955538404370" /></a><br />stacking foam sheets onto our plywood frame<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZmi4CLI/AAAAAAAAAEg/USdzX8FuS6A/s1600-h/shaping.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZmi4CLI/AAAAAAAAAEg/USdzX8FuS6A/s320/shaping.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254239954031610034" /></a><br />death by inhaling plastic foam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZ0hiZGI/AAAAAAAAAEo/VHeiVP44SmQ/s1600-h/shaping2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPZ0hiZGI/AAAAAAAAAEo/VHeiVP44SmQ/s320/shaping2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254239957784093794" /></a><br />Zach doing his thing on the nose<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPaEz7PRI/AAAAAAAAAEw/TUlHAHDj6iA/s1600-h/peeling.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrPaEz7PRI/AAAAAAAAAEw/TUlHAHDj6iA/s320/peeling.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254239962156186898" /></a><br />The tedious process of stripping the foam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVe4grXJI/AAAAAAAAAE4/cFFLJjVOv64/s1600-h/marshin2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVe4grXJI/AAAAAAAAAE4/cFFLJjVOv64/s320/marshin2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254246641823341714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVfZ45JDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5cAjqsTTZss/s1600-h/marshin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVfZ45JDI/AAAAAAAAAFA/5cAjqsTTZss/s320/marshin.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254246650783278130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVfykHNiI/AAAAAAAAAFI/e8DUFnNEMfs/s1600-h/zachandjason.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVfykHNiI/AAAAAAAAAFI/e8DUFnNEMfs/s320/zachandjason.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254246657407006242" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVgJZhfEI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/NZ5HlV5t57A/s1600-h/tinfoil.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SOrVgJZhfEI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/NZ5HlV5t57A/s320/tinfoil.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254246663536606274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-1551674538528629303?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-81175925847912262772008-09-17T21:24:00.001-07:002008-09-17T22:09:36.988-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHihv3FOhI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qdlp-DLoAQM/s1600-h/DSC_9567.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHihv3FOhI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qdlp-DLoAQM/s320/DSC_9567.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247224110274394642" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHdAvEmtlI/AAAAAAAAADw/yqDLJWXUBVY/s1600-h/DSC_9561.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHdAvEmtlI/AAAAAAAAADw/yqDLJWXUBVY/s320/DSC_9561.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247218045568857682" /></a><br /><br /><br />So today was the first time the three of us got to tinker on the thing at the same time. Jason and I had done some testing during the weekend one it was all welded. We were anxious to see how Zach would feel about the touchy steering. After a few quick adjustments to the caster and the steering tie rods we got the Rod to handle in a suitable manner. Zach got the hang of it and even tried a little 180 slide stop in the video below.<br /><br />Next step is to get some primer on the chassis to stop the rust that is rapidly forming since we moved it to San Francisco.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-8117592584791226277?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-70000374676819490602008-09-17T21:24:00.000-07:002008-09-17T21:43:18.679-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHY0k4T5kI/AAAAAAAAADo/NEy6j5a8-Tc/s1600-h/DSC_9554.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SNHY0k4T5kI/AAAAAAAAADo/NEy6j5a8-Tc/s320/DSC_9554.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247213438627997250"></a><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-dd4ecfa01cff5711" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v12.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ddd4ecfa01cff5711%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331616143%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5C43228827898337E150DC6CF78116ED5046EC31.636A7716A2233380F7B54CA1E960AEA74BF10318%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddd4ecfa01cff5711%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7_RYe5Vr7B14yBtoGRRme_FPb8w&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v12.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Ddd4ecfa01cff5711%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331616143%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5C43228827898337E150DC6CF78116ED5046EC31.636A7716A2233380F7B54CA1E960AEA74BF10318%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Ddd4ecfa01cff5711%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D7_RYe5Vr7B14yBtoGRRme_FPb8w&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-7000037467681949060?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-87363671617794035392008-09-08T15:06:00.000-07:002008-09-08T15:12:32.087-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjRTm_CaI/AAAAAAAAADQ/k6aM9ffsh7o/s1600-h/soap+sketch+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjRTm_CaI/AAAAAAAAADQ/k6aM9ffsh7o/s320/soap+sketch+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243776858859702690" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjRlzTMzI/AAAAAAAAADY/EgBrLNnRD1M/s1600-h/soap+sketch+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjRlzTMzI/AAAAAAAAADY/EgBrLNnRD1M/s320/soap+sketch+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243776863743193906" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjR0G6TEI/AAAAAAAAADg/QnZ65gw6JMk/s1600-h/soap+sketch+3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMWjR0G6TEI/AAAAAAAAADg/QnZ65gw6JMk/s320/soap+sketch+3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243776867583544386" /></a><br />Some more ideas for the body.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-8736367161779403539?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-26737942898515320832008-09-05T19:44:00.001-07:002008-09-05T19:47:32.336-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMHu_D9HOCI/AAAAAAAAADI/lYay5niaHyE/s1600-h/DSC_9534.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMHu_D9HOCI/AAAAAAAAADI/lYay5niaHyE/s320/DSC_9534.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242734208396769314" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-2673794289851532083?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-30892277136086033822008-09-05T00:34:00.000-07:002008-09-05T00:38:34.694-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMDh0waQnZI/AAAAAAAAADA/x18Sqxs7B_s/s1600-h/derby+car2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMDh0waQnZI/AAAAAAAAADA/x18Sqxs7B_s/s320/derby+car2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242438262723747218" /></a><br />A possible new design direction.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-3089227713608603382?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-8884773793666536352008-09-04T22:00:00.000-07:002008-09-04T22:03:16.555-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMC9X9LrxgI/AAAAAAAAAC4/NZ8tTKk6-2E/s1600-h/derby+cart+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMC9X9LrxgI/AAAAAAAAAC4/NZ8tTKk6-2E/s320/derby+cart+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242398185517467138" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMC9Bisu3bI/AAAAAAAAACw/OEQY1qoE4yk/s1600-h/derby+car.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SMC9Bisu3bI/AAAAAAAAACw/OEQY1qoE4yk/s320/derby+car.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242397800451202482" /></a><br />Some more Ideas for the fiberglass shell.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-888477379366653635?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-68420702600058546542008-09-03T15:13:00.000-07:002008-09-03T15:17:26.245-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SL8M6oK6w7I/AAAAAAAAACg/zYUJhWKG2VQ/s1600-h/img001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SL8M6oK6w7I/AAAAAAAAACg/zYUJhWKG2VQ/s320/img001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241922692637705138" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SL8M67-h9-I/AAAAAAAAACo/5RWzgu9Jhsw/s1600-h/img002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SL8M67-h9-I/AAAAAAAAACo/5RWzgu9Jhsw/s320/img002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241922697954457570" /></a><br />Jason's sketches.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-6842070260005854654?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-48810157932700142382008-09-01T09:24:00.000-07:002008-09-01T10:03:14.516-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwawkykVeI/AAAAAAAAAB4/kIjoiG7etBY/s1600-h/DSC_9513.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwawkykVeI/AAAAAAAAAB4/kIjoiG7etBY/s320/DSC_9513.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241093488164230626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxLUgxuI/AAAAAAAAACA/9K76gp_7p54/s1600-h/DSC_9517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxLUgxuI/AAAAAAAAACA/9K76gp_7p54/s320/DSC_9517.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241093498507151074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxcVYabI/AAAAAAAAACI/lsKbJu0wjsk/s1600-h/DSC_9520.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxcVYabI/AAAAAAAAACI/lsKbJu0wjsk/s320/DSC_9520.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241093503074199986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxm8uHsI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Tpte8oFdXQM/s1600-h/DSC_9521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwaxm8uHsI/AAAAAAAAACQ/Tpte8oFdXQM/s320/DSC_9521.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241093505923555010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwax-WslMI/AAAAAAAAACY/00llv_IJJlw/s1600-h/DSC_9523.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwax-WslMI/AAAAAAAAACY/00llv_IJJlw/s320/DSC_9523.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241093512206521538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwZcXyfK_I/AAAAAAAAABw/rlViMd1UhAk/s1600-h/DSC_9504.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwZcXyfK_I/AAAAAAAAABw/rlViMd1UhAk/s320/DSC_9504.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241092041565219826" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwX-u5073I/AAAAAAAAABo/X0zAqIQk0Cg/s1600-h/DSC_9496.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLwX-u5073I/AAAAAAAAABo/X0zAqIQk0Cg/s320/DSC_9496.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241090432862318450" /></a><br /><br />Jason has been hitting it hard trying to get the rear swing arm dialed in. It has been a challenge to make sure all the axis are aligned and that we have the correct amount of tolerances for our suspension but it is coming along nicely.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-4881015793270014238?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-10556795063305260492008-08-27T15:11:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:50:16.322-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLXR249D-FI/AAAAAAAAABY/3WbQ6yF31dM/s1600-h/P1000435.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLXR249D-FI/AAAAAAAAABY/3WbQ6yF31dM/s320/P1000435.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239324482447079506" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLXR3UCBvqI/AAAAAAAAABg/c3820JUB65k/s1600-h/P1000433.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wsY_k42s0Mk/SLXR3UCBvqI/AAAAAAAAABg/c3820JUB65k/s320/P1000433.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239324489715662498" /></a><br /><br /><br />After laying out the initial geometry of the chassis we began re-enforcing it to support a driver.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-1055679506330526049?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-76213459095793732602008-08-24T13:24:00.000-07:002008-08-25T16:09:23.655-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/RedBullSoapboxRaceSanFrancisco-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/RedBullSoapboxRaceSanFrancisco-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />This is a quick sketch we used for our application to red-bull, in the hopes of being chosen. It worked thankfully .<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-7621345909579373260?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7626509390612573860.post-58419931315277052332008-08-24T13:21:00.000-07:002008-08-24T13:23:34.720-07:00<div>Here are a few of the first pictures of our chassis. </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/IMGP2114.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/IMGP2114.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/IMGP2115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g264/cwishard/IMGP2115.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7626509390612573860-5841993131527705233?l=testoster-rod.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Conner Wishardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276593171622479993noreply@blogger.com1