Episode 4 of The Spirit of LeMons is out! In this episode, we continue to gut the Cessna. The front landing gear has to come out as well as all the avionics in the nose. We also build a supporting frame for the plane so we can lift it over the Toyota van chassis.
Post your questions on Facebook or YouTube and we'll try to answer them on the next episode!
How did we win the 2012 National Points Championship in The 24 Hours of LeMons?
The answer is simple: Volume! Each entered team car gets three points. We had 28 separate team entries, consisting of 11 race cars in 11 different races throughout the United States. It was an all-out team effort at a breakneck pace throughout the year---building, theming, rebuilding, retheming ad nauseam. There were some iconic LeMons firsts, like an AMC Pacer, a Suzuki X-90, a racing pop-up camper, a classic Falcon, and a bowling alley on wheels, along with some fun multi-car themes, such as the Titanic and the Iceberg at Summit Point, and the Monitor and the Merrimac at fall CMP. Here's a brief recap of the insanity that was 2012:
Episode 3 of The Spirit of LeMons is out! In this episode, we gut the Cessna and talk about how the van will fit.
Post your questions on Facebook or YouTube and we'll try to answer them on the next episode!
Episode 2 of The Spirit of LeMons is out! In this episode, Dave is a landing gear and Jeff cuts up a wing.
Post your questions on Facebook or YouTube and we'll try to answer them on the next episode!
Tonight we attempted to power up the flight control systems in the Cessna. Using two car batteries and a battery charger, we were able to provide enough voltage to light up the avionics panel, and the navigation beacon. Dave Mills walks us through it.
