Day Two

today was back to the shop for some measuring and marking. i marked out all of the diagonal cuts, and center punched where my holes will be.

nothing too exciting, but a vital step in the process.

fabrication time to date:

2.5 hours

It has started!! Day One.

Well i think i can officially say that the gecko is underway.

terry gave me the keys to the PCS shop this afternoon, and i arrived prompty at 8:20 after school to immediately begin "work" on the car.

The first day of the build process was a simple one. i laid out all of my metal on the floor, roughly laid out in the shape of a finished gecko chassis. it gives a very loose idea of the final product, but a very good idea for the size. all parts were labeled and stored away again so i can begin cuts soon.

it was an awesome feeling having a 3d representation of the car wrapped around me.

pics from day one (thats mazer in the pics):

rumors...

amongst the whispers i hear things....




....400 ponies....


....all wheel drive....


1000 lbs....







FourLogic Scorpion. a new sting.

And so it begins...

when i got to work this morning, my skid of metal was waiting for me on the shipping dock. grabbed a friend and got it in to my car (yes, the entire dissembled chassis fits in the back of my dodge caliber hatchback). On my lunch break, i headed down to Production Control Services (optiflow parent company) to drop off the metal. the engine and other miscellany is already there, and now the chassis components join the ranks. i have to talk to Stuart about when i can build the dang thing. as of right now, weekends would be my only option, and no one is at the shop on weekends. but i'll get it figured out.

i can really feel it now. getting so close!

thanks again to my grandfather, Don Barber, and Aurora Industries, as well as Stuart Harlow and Terry Tremmel at Production Control Services. You guys have a been a huge help.

also, if anyone wishes to contact me, email is on the right, or IM me at FourLogic1000

Ladies and Gentlemen, its OFFICIAL!

The gecko is no longer just doodles and dimensions!

Thanks to my amazing grandfather, it's now doodles and dimensions AND a pile of metal!

Thanks grandpa! I look forward to getting fabrication underway in the next couple of weeks

4Logic

well ive come up with a name for the "manufacturer" of the gecko. I have decided to call it "4Logic" or "FourLogic." It represents the four main ideas behind the creation of the gecko--Performance, Handling, Efficiency, and Affordability. I.e., the four logics.

so it shall be a 4Logic Gecko, or the "Gecko by 4Logic Sports cars"

like any of these?

New Parts!!

got some new parts.

picked up a mazda miata viscous limited slip differential (much smaller and lighter than the 8.8) for a killer deal, but after reading some things, im having second thoughts.

also got a pair of spindles off of a mini cooper for free from work. just need a good sandblasting and paint.

check out the pics, and note the difference in size between the miata diff and 8.8 diff.



i also sent the cutting list to my grandfather ( a master metal fabricator) and he said he should get to it this weekend. i can feel it now guys!