Mr. Da Silva has been updating the blog every two weeks since we have slowed the rebuild for a short period of time while we transition from the Eclipse's interior system design to layout and construction.
Here's the status of the rebuild over the last two weeks...
While newbie Car Club students were being taught automotive maintenance by the veteran members of senior grades, a few SHSM students spent time trying to diagnose why the Eclipse developed a small water leak in the hatch area while it sat outside on a rainy day.
Two students stayed in the vehicle and marked off a source of water entry while another student sprayed the vehicle with a garden hose. We noted the area in need of sealing and soaked up the water with sawdust. We also discovered a small leak from the driver's window weather stripping as it leaked onto the driver's floor. We will have to figure out a way to seal out both sources of leaks.
Students also had time to set up a promo banner to acknowledge Gemsen's generous donation of more audio equipment for our project.
Back at the rear of the vehicle, students helped remove the spare tire bracket from the tire well so we could free up enough space for the installation of a special Absorbed Glass Mat battery, which will safely power the sound system when it is on location. We need to install this special type of battery in the vehicle so that it will not create dangerous gases like normal lead-acid car batteries do under the hood.
Another Car Club member helped remove the passenger side Air Bag so that we could add a special feature to the vehicle. In it's place, we intend to mould a special pod for an Android tablet. It will be hooked up to the rear main video screen and used for music broadcasting as well as real-time on board engine diagnostics.
Mr. Mule's Wood Shop club members were able to assist in the creation and routering of special subwoofer rings, which will serve as mounting points for the four ten inch subs.
Finally, as Project Eclipse continues, Mr. Mule's Tech Design students accept the challenge to design the interior structure for the sound system of the Eclipse. The job is far from easy, and we continue to experiment with various design layouts, eventually determining the optimum placement for all the cool components of the audio/video system before we begin the custom fibreglass work!
Car Club will continue its efforts throughout the winter to create an exciting model of teamwork and student success for the Bishop Reding community!
Stay tuned for the next update!
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