With students working over, under and, in the car at different times, we continued to remove some parts, while reconditioning others, and even adding a creative new part on. Keep reading...
Our bead blaster has been essential in reconditioning suspension parts all around the Eclipse. Grade 9 students blasted away the rust from the old front knuckle assemblies and repainted them to like new condition:
A couple of grade tens assessed the two rusted out body holes and began removing rust from their perimeter so we can later weld the holes shut before parts installation.
Our senior students began painting the drive shafts a deep red colour for contrast under the chassis while the front upper control arms are back from paint and ready to assemble after the welding is complete.
After a few setbacks with the front end, we were finally able to remove the front subframe from the Eclipse in order to rebuild it like we did the rear end. Detail is essential!
To get a head start on powertrain removal, other students began removing engine bay related parts, like the washer and antifreeze jugs and starter motor...
Now, its been to hard to keep secret, but our vertical door kit came in from California the other day, and students were eager to see it on the car...
...and with many able hands and great care, we removed the passenger side door to attempt a test fit of the lambo door conversion kit. The process was a good exercise in quality control and adaptiveness, as we learned we will need to perform slight modifications to the kit to ensure the best fit to the doors.
and after some fine tuning, we wrapped up this week's Car Club with one lambo door on the old Eclipse, so it could wave goodbye until next Tuesday!
