Devon, Alex, Tony, and Taylor are being instructed on how to use a sheet metal forming tool.
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The students are making the battery / fuse box.
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The students are still working on battery box.
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The students have completed the first steps in building the battery box, and they will make sure it fits in the floorboard of the trunk before they finish it.
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The students have made a rough mold of the center console.
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Here they are trying to decide on the shape of the center console.
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Devon is starting to reshape the console.
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The battery box was made larger than we had planned on, so that it could house the fuse box, brake and clutch remote fill bottles.
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Same as above
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Devon is cutting steel that will be used to fabricate the frame for the center console..
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Console frame has been temporarily installed to check the fit for leg room.
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Two of the students are checking the alignment of the console frame.
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This picture shows the center console frame.
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Here you can see the motor showing the installed serpentine belt system that has been donated by March Performance.
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Here you can see the air conditioner compressor and starter from Tuff Stuff Performance.
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On December 8, 2007 Ken Callison and his son Scott were kind enough to invite SRF and the students from Jackson Community College to their shop at ididit for a seminar on how to install the steering column in Educator One.
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Scott and Ken are explaining the history of ididit, and how they have grown to where they are now. They are explaining how to install a steering system the proper way.
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Ken Callison is explaining the dos and don’ts of installing a steering column.
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Scott Callison is showing us how to find the right location for the placement of the steering wheel so that it will be comfortable for anyone driving the car.
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Dave Stanaway - Vice President of SRF is talking to John from Ididit, who recently assisted Dave in getting the correct parts for the steering column in his car.
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One of the students from JCC is re-sizing the hole through the firewall for the steering column.
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Ed Rowley instructor at JCC – is among the tallest of the group. At almost 6 foot tall, Ed is very comfortable with the position of the steering wheel.
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Nick DiBlase is checking to make sure that the position of steering wheel works comfortably for someone from 5 foot, to 5’ 6" tall.
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Break time at the steering column seminar at ididit. Jane Callison - the President of ididit was so kind to provide pizza and pop for the students from JCC, the SRF staff, and also Ken and Scott Callison.
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Break-time is over and it is back to work on installing the steering column. Here is Jane and Ken Callison stopping for a quick snapshot.
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The steering column has been installed, and Scott Callison is checking the fit.
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What a seminar! The day is done, and Educator One now has an ididit steering column that we can be proud of. Ken and Scott shared a wide variety of their 21 years of experience and knowledge. Everyone learned a lot from this day.
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