hey guys. sorry its taken me a while to get to the point in school to
where i can not start being more active in the group again. i have
joined the mini-baja team here at my school (univ. of detroit mercy).
eventhough i am a chemist, all majors are welcome so i can continue my
love of this wonderful sport. i have taken some pictures of the build
that i will post when i can. i have to talk with Max (the team leader)
to see if this is ok because this is a competition.

with our build we started with a steel table. we had some scrap pieces
of tube that we milled with a holesaw so that every length was the
same and we used this as a base for our frame. at first it was a pain
but it paid off in the end. last weekend max and myself (the only ones
that showed to work the whole weekend) took the frame off the jig and
placed it on the ground. no rocking at all. we measured some lengths
from a few places and everything seems to be in place completely to
the design that we have in autocad. this is just a thought for anyone
that has a table big enough for this jig. the table has to be bigger
than the frame itself. i plan to use this same idea for next years
frame. max will not be returning since he is graduating so i will most
likely be the team leader. something that i would like to try for next
year is an independant rear suspension. no one has had the time to
work on this so i plan on spending part of my summer to design
something. if anyone has some pointers go ahead and email me.

schradkw@...

ill get some pictures up as soon as i can.


keith schrader