Collision Repair Class Reflective Report

Therefore we was going to us a 3d printer to modify and copy the car parts we need to build our street car. Everyday working six months start me and my brother finally finished the car. Obviously it looked amazing also fast with leather seats and chrome wheels.

It is my dads pride and joy that he has had and started building since he was 18 years old. It has a fully forge3d blueprinted 482 cubic inch Chevrolet big block with a huge custom grind cam shaft and two stages of nitrous on it capable of producing around 1200 hp. Even when he used to take me out in it as a kid he would turn off the bottle but yet on motor alone this car makes a little over 900 hp. To put that into perspective that’s like 9 of your Honda civics. The power is delivered to the ground via a 2-speed power-glide transmission. It has a full back halved 4-link suspension set up with a narrowed 12” rear end with 4:56 gears. The tires for the back are literally so big we had to custom make the wheel wells in the bed fit around them and had to fabricate all of that. This is where my love of cars and racing comes from. But it is so much more than that. It is a huge part of peoples lives, some people like sports, the others like to race cars. It is a part of some people and their whole culture and life. Go to any race track on a race night and look around at the people the racers and their excited family supporting them; it is just a sense of home to me that some people may never understand. There are a very large number of people who love to do it or see it racing is one of the most popular American hobbies. It is special too because not just anybody can do it. You have to have

one for use to build the dream muscle car. Because of how hard it is to find the perfect car makes

After racing our dragsters I came up with a few modifications that would increase the speed of my car. First off, I could have sanded it better and made it a true shell car by making the shape more curved. Secondly, I could have hollowed out the bottom in order to reduce the car’s overall weight. Thirdly, I could have made the car smaller length wise in another attempt to decrease the overall weight. Finally, fourthly, I could have given the car a sleeker and smoother paint job to reduce

At this time, Shamar is interested in attending MCTI for the automotive program. His ultimate goal is to get certificated as a mechanic and return back home to get a job in that field. Eventually he stated he may want to expand his education further and maybe go to a community college.

Next, came the Chevrolet Camaro. When the team of specialists and engineers at GM got there head together, they formed one of the best sports cars to date: The Chevrolet Camaro. When the Chevrolet Camaro was first introduced back in 1967, it was not thought very much of. The Ford Mustang had been out on the market now for quite some time and had made a very good impression on its buyers and the spectators. After General Motors pushed the sales campaign and got the first few buyers to commit they were hooked from day one. The word of mouth quickly spread of the sheer enjoyment of the Camaro vs. the Mustang. The Chevrolet Camaro provided a cheaper and better all around alternative to the Mustang. The Camaro came with loads more options and not to mention the stand features alone out did the Mustang's. The biggest reason for sales increase was the power delivered by the Camaro. The Camaro was able to astonish the buyers with loads of power, given the time period, for a cheaper price of the Mustang. Chevrolet too competes with Ford in the bigger and better race to a super sports car. Once such creation is a 600 HP Big Block Camaro. The Camaro was developed as more of a show car to show people what can be accomplished with aftermarket products as well as the time and effort to put into a car. The horsepower that the Camaro develops is unbelievable. "Horsepower builds with straight-line progressivity from 2,000 RPM (187-HP) to 6,000 RPM (600 angry ponies)" (Karr 48 -

I can remember the days when my grandpa would say, ‘’ Leave that car alone. It’s well past time your bed time and you need to come inside.’’ but I was never satisfied with my car until it was spotless inside and out and I had checked everything in the engine. As far as what I know right now about automobiles is how the Internal and External engine operates. I don’t know how to repair any problem with in the engine but can do simple things like and oil change. I want to learn more detail on how to build almost any engine and car from the ground up. I fill that my interest for knowledge on how to build car could never be satisfied but the more I learn the better. First I searched for information on

To most people, speed is the only thing a car or truck needs to win a race. One way to help enhance the speed is to add a multitude of parts, some of which are as follows: Super charger, nitrous, turbo, and performance chips. These are just a few of the many options one may run into. Super chargers increase the power of an engine (Harris, William). They do this by increasing the pressure or density of air supplied to an internal combustion engine. Another way that is also cheaper than

The suspensions are able to adjust height damp and how stiff you want it to be. With suspension you are to get out of the corner faster which helps reduce time when getting time on your lap. The bigger brake that was installed on the car was great with the bigger brakes will be able to brake later into the corners. The bigger brakes let you cut time down, every second it cuts off the time on the lap is better than the last. New tires that were installed is efficient it kept up with the new upgrades and cutting time off every lap. The tires for the car were 225/45/16 by Toyo Proxes TQ. Bigger wheels on the track car can save you time with the new tires. The wheels of choice would be sixteen by eight with high offset. Having a bigger engine may help with the horsepower but it can also throw your weight distribution off. The Miata for example, has perfect weight distribution that is 50/50, but some people like to have big v8s in the front that can throw your weight off. So the next best thing is to have a higher compression. With the build like this it can take up to 3 to months, this kind of build you can spend up to three thousand or more depending on what you do. Most people preferences are the turbo or supercharger kit that requires increasingly amount of speed for a car. Building a track car there is some disadvantages for some people which is spend long nights in the garage

From an early age I have developed an aptitude for working on mechanical objects. I enjoyed the typical childhood toys of Lego's, building, disassembling, and exploring ways to create new customized designs and models. Prior to the inception of Lego's in our home, I was searching for whatever items that my parents would let me take apart and rebuild. Later, in my early teenage years I began rebuilding snowmobiles and motorcycles to doing engine swaps on the family car. Whether a vehicle has an unusual sound or handles in abnormal way, these are all things I find gratification in problem solving. Consequently, understanding the principles of how the vehicle functions and performs are the aspects I thrive most on knowing.

In conclusion, my 1st car was a bust traveling 9.8 cm/s, my 2nd car did pretty well traveling 35.86 cm/s, but wasn’t built very well and lastly my 3rd car was the most successful, traveling 50.16 cm/s. Over the time that I worked on this project my skills really did advance. In the beginning, I was clueless and now, with the materials, I could make another car in a day. I learned a lot from trial and error.

As a matter of fact this assignment is more real than fantasy. I am currently at a crossroads in my life and my pursuit of higher education. When I made the discussion to return to school after being a stay at home mom, I choose the automotive program. The only experience I had that was remotely close to auto technology was a pick-up truck I financed that kept breaking down. This truck was my worst dream come true but it was from that experience that I suddenly became very interested in wanting to know how cars worked so I checked out a couple of books on the subject and then turned to my friend and said “I’m going to school for automotive technology”

My current boyfriend, Dylan Mainor encouraged me to look into mechanics, for he used to be a mechanic himself. I helped him with a few projects, which is when I learned that I have a passion for working on vehicles. The first time I helped him was when he needed help taking a transmission out of a lifted Ford Super Duty. It was a messy job, draining out the coolant and afterwards removing the transmission. Some of the situations that existed that related to my SAE were some of the problems I have experienced with my own vehicle, and how I fixed them. When I first got my vehicle, the oil cooler lines were leaking coolant; however, I didn't know what was leaking until I crawled under there to check it. I changed them myself, gaining more experience.

I have had a very explorative experience in somatic’s class this semester. Through this paper I hope to expand on my experience towards internal awareness. One which I presume, I was initially very cautious of. Although I cannot say that I was simply hesitant, I admit now that I was avoidant of certain aspects, 100% certain of this fact in retrospect. One of which was closing my eyes. Fully accrediting this distaste to my strong fear aversion. Being told to relax and close my eyes was unsettling for the first few times the class was asked to let go. I did not like the idea that I was unable to see what was going on around me. I had completed hyposis mediations before this class, but I was always in the comfort confine of my room. Before I could close my eyes in class, I had to kind of glance around. In order to be convinced closing my eyes was a sure thing, I needed to see others doing it before me. With multiple activities this seemed to be the case.

As a child, I have always wanted to have a fast car, when I would see the muscle cars cruise down the street with the loud exhaust and nice paint jobs on them it would make me want a muscle even more. Typically my first car that I have purchased was a muscle car, I started to fix it up by myself. While I was coming up with a plan to fix up my car, it made me realized that I could really achieve something with this project. I began to contemplate about how I could do more than just fix my car up. I could actually make a living off of working on cars and I could make a living off of something I loved to do.