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Originally Posted by collegekid
Hey, I just wanted to ask what you do for a living?
I just switched my major in college from Biology to Mechanical engineering and I was wondering how you were designing everything. Are you using Autocad or solidworks? Are you just doing it the old fashioned way and just taking measurements and doing math? Are you just welding shit together? I'm curious on how you learned to do everything you are doing.
The fabrication work in here is top notch dude.
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Thanks man I really appreciate it!
To answer your question, I would say I have used all the tools you mentioned, CAD and solidworks have helped me design and cut various pieces for this car from my Racepak bracket, and block off plates to heat shields and mounting brackets. I am familiar with these programs from school but they are also very easy to learn for first timers.
Definitely not just welding shit together, math is very important. Measure twice cut once everyone knows, I have re done most of the car since first starting this build, the first time is always the guinea pig, the second time around you learn tricks, what works better etc.
Learning to TIG and MIG weld over the last few years has really let me get creative with this car, if you can visualize what you are trying to accomplish and take your time, you can get it right. My car is by far perfect and there will always be room for improvement, and things to learn.