I haven't done much aside from thinking about working on the car lately. I haven't even fired up the welder and used my new gas bottle lately! The Jeep is again needing a few things done and the head replacement for the Silverado is waiting in the wings on some cash before I can buy parts.
In the meantime I've been helping our exchange daughter with some science club projects and have been draawing designs for a tower on AutoCAD and trying to decide if I want to take the plunge and learn SolidWorks for 3D modeling and strength analysis. While these tasks both take time away from getting work done they can both pay off very well if turned towards Locost building. I've got to control myself from getting too crazy as it's easy to be swept into building a conceptual Locost and playing with endless designs versus just building the darn thing. Within reason a car can always be fine-tuned later on.
Still... being able to build the virtual car in 3D does help nail down things like engine mounting, hood clearances, driveshaft placement, etc and can potentially save a lot of wasted time and money later on.
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