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12/28/17 This is the last entry on this blog - Pearl has now had all the updates completed, got SCCA blessing, stamps and logbook, and has been (again) delivered to the customer. It now has paddle shift, taller rollbar for drivers up to 6'5", added side impact protection, current spec pedals, footbox, seat, and a number of other updates.
With Pearl gone, the nest is not exactly empty and the new blog will be about the later cars. Robert's AWD Turbo car got some additions like cockpit-mounted boost controller, knock sensor and other minor tweaks.
We are also building an enclosed trailer for it.
Valerie's Turbo AWD D4 has seen the most progress. The bodywork is now made, trimmed and is off to paint. Differentials, suspension boxes, suspension are assembled. Engine is off being modified with upgraded internals and readied for dyno.
It was time for Valerie to pick a color, and to facilitate that I p-shopped some candidates.
She ended up picking a blue that's different from all the above, a BMW metallic color. Should come out nice. I've metioned before that we have the D4 in rFactor2 simulator, as well as a beta version of ORP track. With Pearl eventually being available for rent at ORP, we decided that some virtual prep would be a good thing to have available for would-be renters. So we are now building a sim rig that will reside in ORP office. Still needs tweaks, but it's coming along.
It's a 4K resolution 55" TV mounted to give a proper field of view. Needs to shift down about 3" from the picture above to give correct view of the gages through the steering wheel, so we will modify the mount shortly and then dial everything in. And speaking of 4K displays, they've now gotten cheap enough that I treated myself to a monitor upgrade, in 43" size. For reference the laptop has a 15" 1920x1080 screen and the text appears the same size on both it and the monitor. Gotta love the steady progress of technology.
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