Julie's update on Draco

[juliemac57@hotmail.com (Julie Macfarlane)]

The plastic tabs that hold the tray from sliding had broken a long time ago. 
The tray tilts normally, but is kept in place by Ohmega shaped metal plates 
that are attached to the flat side panels on the car. The left side of the 
tray uses a pin to fit in the hole and the drivers side has the window bolt 
that retracts and allows removal of the tray.

The computer with the eq is my main work machine. The tiny silver one on the 
bench is the one intended for the car  :)
MP3 player is written, and I am building the PCI card to read the car.



Julie Macfarlane
Menlo Park Research & Development
Internet Application Developer
www.menloparkrandd.com
www.montgomeryweb.org
Amsterdam NY





>From: Dan Smith <sad_rocc@yahoo.com>
>To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Julie's update on Draco
>Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 11:44:20 -0800 (PST)
>
>
>Still a bit foggy on the cover thing, I'm slow like that. It looks as if 
>it's split in the middle or something and opens to the side, rather than 
>the usual way of tilting up? Cool picture of your toys, I recognize the 
>computers at least. Is that an equalizer on the far left tower? As for 
>quantity of computers though, I'm not impressed. I have one friend who has 
>a 20x20sq ft room filled with towers, about half operating and another 
>friend with a closet full of 140 486s that was going to be a Beowulf 
>project that never got off the ground. (Nobody wanted it in their apt due 
>to space, heating and electricity issues) I however have a lone 266 that I 
>use.
>Dan
>  Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com> wrote:This is the hinge:
>http://www.menloparkrandd.com/SCIROCCO/temp/030330-002.jpg
>Poor image... Sorry
>
>and where I play:
>http://www.menloparkrandd.com/SCIROCCO/temp/030330-001.jpg
>
>
>
>
>Julie Macfarlane
>Menlo Park Research & Development
>Internet Application Developer
>www.menloparkrandd.com
>www.montgomeryweb.org
>Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Dan Smith
> >To: Julie Macfarlane , scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: Julie's update on Draco
> >Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 09:34:07 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >
> >Way to go! Man, when your daughter has kids, absolutely nothing will 
>phase
> >her. Pics would be appreciated of your new tray as I can't quite picture
> >what you have going on there in my mind. Don't worry about us CO people.
> >Mike and I are the only ones suffering, Eric has 75F temps and lots of 
>sun
> >where he is. I have full faith that it will be regularly warm here some
> >day. Then begins mud season, yay! We don't have a spring season, we have 
>a
> >mud season. There are buds on the trees though, but I don't know if 
>they'll
> >be killed off.
> >Dan
> > Julie Macfarlane wrote:Ahhh thank you god for a
> >nice few days! Time to play with tools again!
> >
> >I got the final wiring done on the head light relays just as the rain 
>came
> >down. The dash on the other hand, was still on the passenger seat along
> >with
> >the steering wheel. I reached out and touched the switch. She said "Let
> >there be light, and there was light!"
> >WOW! Man thats bright! Ummmm.. too much light.
> >Ooops, hi and low reversed. Few seconds later: All done!
> >
> >Off topic:
> >My daughters friend came over for the night. Going to the store I just 
>put
> >the dash in the back seat and the wheel on the column. I talked to Meghan
> >at
> >the stop light about learning to drive, the light changed and we went 
>off.
> >I
> >offered to let her drive and with a giggle she said yes. Sooo... I took 
>the
> >wheel off hand started to hand it to her.
> >
> >It is almost medically impossible for human eyes to open so wide, and the
> >jaw to distend to that extent. (hehehehe)
> >Jill in the back seat, "Mom, just put the wheel back..."
> >She has NO sence of humor....
> >
> >Back on topic:
> >The battery move to the trunk is done. I used the 2Ga welding wire as
> >suggested and ran it under the car to the front. Checked all the wires 
>and
> >used a fuseable link at the battery.
> >The ground strap is 2Ga from the terminal to a side post terminal bolted 
>to
> >one of the bolts on the rear bumper.
> >
> >I replaced the rear tray with one of plywood, covered in black vinyl. I
> >welded a new rear pin and used a window bolt for the other side. Now I 
>can
> >lift it and the tray does not slide off! I slide the bolt and it removes
> >very easily. I'll post pics later.
> >
> >
> >Ahhh.. Summers almost here. (Sorry to those in Co..)
> >
> >
> >
> >Julie Macfarlane
> >Menlo Park Research & Development
> >Internet Application Developer
> >www.menloparkrandd.com
> >www.montgomeryweb.org
> >Amsterdam NY
> >
> >
> >
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