Took some time to add a few more pictures and information to the D2 page. I also added a full page for the bodywork design. Eventually I would like to have click through links on all of my gallery posts that link to a page with more pictures and greater detail instead of the small picture with some details listed. Its a lot more work but will make for a better presentation I think.
D4 Turbo Page Improvements
I've added a few more up to date photos on the D4 turbo page. I had hoped the car would start and run this week but it was not to be. The car was ready for its fluids Wednesday, but they weren't actually picked up until today. When it came time to flip the switch we found the fuel pump didn't cycle on. As the wiring system was inspected more wiring problems were discovered resulting in us setting aside work on the car until Peter, the person responsible for the wiring, returned from a trip to Chicago.
In addition to the new pictures, I had a chance to add descriptions for all the other existing pictures. When I started building this online portfolio of my work, I didn't realize just how much work was involved in talking about my work experiences! At the same its pretty interesting seeing things added each day. I've done so much with so much left to do.
First Parts Sale!
I was proud today to send off my first part sold through CorsaRD.com. While its the same part that I have sold on eBay for a couple years now, I much prefer being able to sell my products for less here instead of charging more to compensate for eBay's sellers fees.
On a related note I also received a very positive email toady from a customer who bought one of my replacement dipstick tops last week. While I always try my best to sell products that are the best that I can make, its great to get feedback and to know people appreciate the effort that goes into each part. Big thank you for your positive feedback!
In the future I may get a chance to list miscellaneous items we have at Palatov that need to be sold so who knows, maybe there will be some good deals to be found soon.
D4 Turbo Completion Approaching
I got a chance to add some more content to the CAD section. I've been able to do more work on the D4 Turbo at the shop and hopefully it will be complete and ready to deliver to its owner by the end of the week. It will be great to be able to wrap up another section in my Engineering/Design section, unless we get an order for another.
Sounds like some information was gathered at two day track event last weekend with the shop D2 and Pikes Peak D2. Sounds like we're looking at moving to even smaller diameter push rods, at least for the rear of the car. Could be interesting...
Still Adding Content
Took some time tonight to fill out the Formula SAE section. I still may add more information but its a pretty good summary of my experience with Portland State University. Pretty fun looking through all those pictures, lots of great memories.
New Additions
Its been a busy couple weeks with no breaks. Spent a week working hard to get Sector 111's car completed and delivered so they could unveil it and then spent another week traveling to Colorado for Pikes Peak testing.
On the plus side all of this work has given me much to add to my portfolio. I've also determined a use for the Blog feature as well. Not everything I necessarily requires its own web page to talk about it but I feel like the blog will become a 'catch all' for the small but interesting projects I have.
Take this morning for example. While I usually attempt to avoid working on cars on my 'days off' i decided to answer a question that's been bugging me for the better part of a year. When I was running and learning from a Megasquirt ECU in my personal car I had a very difficult time determining what frequency the Idle Air Control Valve was driven by the factory ECU and it seemed this was something no one had information on so i had to guess. At the time I lacked proper test equipment but now that I have a fancy oscilloscope and have reverted to the factory ECU I figured why not? It took some playing with and I learned to use some of the features of my oscilloscope but it turns out the frequency the valve runs at is 240 Hz. I checked my old tuning settings and I had the frequency set at 350 Hz, oops!
I guess you learn something new everyday, and having the tools to learn is a great plus!
Corsa Research & Development Goes Live!
Its been a long time overdue but finally Corsa Research & Development is online.
This website will start out being mostly a portfolio of our work and also a place where customers can find support they need for our products but allows us the ability to expand.
