Lots of reshuffling and reorganizing going on here, which is why there haven't been any updates to this project/thread. I killed "the Inhaler Project" as a separate organization, and moved all the educational plans directly under the Columbus Idea Foundry's wings. I am still working with them to develop the educational program, but it will be theirs, freeing me to put my concentration on my design work. No more toe-dipping, backwards off the high dive...
The first thing I did was take a long look at this project and compare what it has become (from using it as a training tool), compared to what I was originally after; and try to figure out where to go with it from here.
Already long story a little shorter: Schism is not the right foundation for pure design, but it is an excellent foundation for a go-fast car. I started another project to release my pent up creative energy on and will be laser-focused on making this the most intense, street-legal, race car possible. As a result, I am removing some of the aesthetic stuff, like the steering wheel and hood emblem, and moving them to the other project. That doesn't mean I won't be going overboard on Schism, just no pure art/design stuff. It has to have a purpose in making the car faster too.
I didn't start a thread for the new project here because it seems so far outside the scope of this forum. It's scratch-built, with styling based on a 1909 Packard Gentlemen's Runabout (which meant speedster in Packard lingo, which means a hood, seat, and tank on a chassis), and hybrid power from a Honda CB750 engine and electric motor. It's also a reverse trike (two wheels up front, one in back). I started a month ago, and have set the ridiculous goal of having it running for Goodguys, though I'm not too confident they'll let me in with it...
Work will resume soon on Schism. The goal is 1:1 power-to-weight, and beatthehelloutofit. I'm
considering making the switch to an LSx motor...
