Engine Work

The engine team has been working hard to get the engine up an running. They have been searching through the wiring harness finding all the connections that are no longer needed and making alterations so the engine will work outside the bike it came from. The engine has been hooked up to the radiator and the fuel lines. The team hopes to have the engine running by early next week.

Some of the team looking over the wiring harness.

Engine hooked up to the fuel system.

Chassis Finish Welded

The team got the chassis back from finish welding on Monday night. Thanks again to Majka Railing in Paterson, NJ for the awesome work and great turn around. Below are a few pictures of the finished chassis. The team is continuing work on the suspension members and the mounting points for the engine.

Chad having some fun with the new chassis.

Control Arm Fabrication

With the chassis out for welding the team has begun working on the suspension components. Jigs for the upper and lower control arms for the front and rear have been built. The team is in the process of fitting all of the members together. Once the members are fit the team will send some of the components to George Wohlrab who runs the machine shop on campus to be drilled and tapped. The goal is to have the suspension components together by early next week.

A part of the control arm which will be tapped to accept a heim joint.

A front upper control arm fit into the jig.

2010 Chassis Together

View from the drivers compartment

View from the rear of the chassis

Side View

The 2010 chassis is fully tacked together and is ready for finish welding. The chassis will be sent to Majka Railing in Paterson, NJ for this final process. Hopefully we will have it back in about two weeks and can start assembling the rest of the components. With the chassis out for welding we will be working on the suspension components and the engine. The plan is to have these finished and ready to install when the chassis returns.

Engine Testing

Setting the Engine up for bench testing. Should be running by the end of next week and ready for tuning.

Chassis Fabrication Pictures

View from rear of the chassis

Right side view of the chassis

Front view of the chassis during fabrication

2010 Car Update

After a successful competition appearance in 2009, the Stevens Formula SAE Team is working on a completely new car for the 2010 Michigan competition. With the experience gained from last year, the team is eager to build a better, more competitive car for this year. With the departure of the 2009 senior design team, a new group has taken on the project and is making great progress. The new senior design team is comprised of six seniors: Brandon Murphy, Chad Edwards, Fidelio Sime Segura, John Cheney, Matt Gordon, and Tom Paddack. Their hard work in the fall semester has gotten the team into a great position to be very competitive in Michigan this year.

At this time, most of the chassis has been tacked together and will soon be taken to Majka Railing, a sponsor based in Paterson, NJ, for help with finishing the welds. The team has also been working on the engine for this year’s car, which is a Yamaha R-6. They are beginning to modify the motorcycle’s original engine harness for use in the car. The team’s next goal is to machine the hubs and fabricate the other suspension components.

With a lot of work ahead of them, the team is confident that this car will be one of the most competitive in school history.