Now that most of the chassis and undercarriage is rebuilt, the students can turn their attention to the Eclipse's outer shell. It is time to focus on getting the body ready for a paint job.
Many Car Club students took to the front stub frame and began to apply some semi gloss black paint to the engine bay area and radiator support as well as touch up some other areas to minimize that old rusty look...
While a group of students worked on painting the front end, another student worked diligently to sand down a few dents in the passenger door, mix up some body filler, and apply it to the affected spots for contouring next week.
It will be a BIG job to get the BR Spirit Car's skin in perfect shape for its fresh coat of paint. But with all hands on deck, it will be a success!
We also had two more students start to reassemble a few odds and ends to the front end, like the power train crossmember and the PCM:
One of our SHSM members noted that the interior had a bit of a musty smell, so a group of students unbolted the seat belt anchors and removed the floor pan carpet from the vehicle. Once the weather warms up, we will add detergent to the fibres and pressure wash it to see if we can revive the 16 year old carpet.
As this week's Car Club draws to an end and students clean up, we find our little Eclipse sitting quietly on the hoist with an almost barren interior and new face paint on its front end.
Like a patient in the dental chair, the BR Spirit Car is a trooper, waiting patiently as we work through the months, transforming a once enjoyed sports car into a creative new example of student achievement!
With fenders on and lambo doors fully adjusted, the Eclipse will get more panels installed next week before it gets a full sanding and contouring for its paint job.
We are happy to have received our first donation for the BR Spirit Car. One of our community partners CRAVE Computer Systems in Milton has donated some wireless networking equipment for the car. Next year, car club students, along with the students in Bishop Reding's new Mobile Electronics Course (TTJ4CM) will be outfitting the Eclipse with a wireless high definition display for presentations right from the car. The BR Spirit Car will also serve as a mobile broadcast station for students to capture special events on the school premises, edit them and upload them to the web.
Thanks to generous donations from community partners...BR students will be able to design, construct and maintain a powerful promotional machine that they can take pride in!
See you next week!
Mr. Da Silva
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