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Amistad High School Indio Ca.

This all started in 2009, I was surfing the web and ran upon Jacks site. I thought this would make a good project for my Auto Tech class. I have family that lives in Cave Junction and I was up there in Nov. 2009. I had a great time talking to him and he showed me around the shop. I bought a book from him and headed home.

When I got back to school I talked to the students and they were excited about it. I orderd metal and parts from Jack and we got started. Well we finished the frame things changed and I retired at the end of the year.

In the fall I started teaching Part time at the local Jr College (College of the Desert, Palm Desert Ca.) I have a couple of my High School students attending there and we made arangements and got the frame and are finishing it there.

We are going to put a v6 out of a Ford ranger that runs on natural gas and hope to be able to get it to run on hydrogen.
so now it is a project in co-op with the High School and The Jr College.

I did have the build on the web site at the High School but it was deleted when I left.

I saw University High's build and decided it was time to post the build here. I can tell they are having fun and doing a fine Job.

Oh and I thought I would mention I graduated from Bloomington High in 1966 and had friends that went to University High so it is really fun to see their project. This is Jake and Chandler. Chandler did a lot of the layout and Jake did most of the welding

welcome to the forum, looking forward to seeing your build.

Jake & Chandler

Welcome and remeber we love pictures.

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Graham,
www.earleymotorsports.com

Very unsafe welding practices going on there. Take it from the skin cancer king of Arizona. Youth absorbs all things harmfull and saves it for later.

Tom

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Sometimes, I'm as confused as a baby in a topless bar.

My short term memory is absolutely horrible and so is my short term memory.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG16m2e4O6I

Too bad these are so expensive. .. an SU carb for propane.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BLOS-Propane-Carburetor-LPG-Mixer-Replacement-NEW-/220757158642?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item336626eaf2#shId

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"There are times when a broken tool is better than a sound one, or a twisted personality more useful than a whole one.
For instance, a whole beer bottle isn't half the weapon that half a beer bottle is ..." Randall Garrett

Small world.
How far along in your build are you?

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building a locost as an independent study at university high school in normal, il

The frame is finished, we are working on the rear suspension and hope to have it a rolling chassis by June

We have taken a major shift in direction, we acquired a 1998 Civic cng last year we are now shifting to a mid engine which will take modification of the frame and suspension