The Seat And My Time With Mario!
The office! This seat was made by Mario and me using a two part foam system. As he sat in his driver's suit on top of two large lawn bags I poured in the liquid foam mixture. He then had to remain in the seat until the foam hardened which took about 30 to 45 minutes. After setting up the plastic was ripped off of the foam seat and and then trimmed with a hack saw blade. When I was doing that Mario asked if I had another blade so he could help as he said "I know were the bumps are"! The seat was then sent out to be upholstered and here's the finished product! I have a couple of other stories regarding this seat, but maybe I'll leave them for later!
Time To Go...
Back in the corner I'm working on fiberglass and body parts as it's getting down to crunch time and so many things needed to get finished. My last day of work at GTC was actually a day and a half...36 hours straight! When the crew came in the morning to get everything loaded up for the trip to Le Mans we went for breakfast at the local airport restaurant...they had the usual fare while I opted for Heuvos Rancheros and Budweiser...after all, my day was done!!!
And Just One More Thing...
This was the GTC transporter which was brought over from Europe years before this project. When the car was to be tested at Lockheed's wind tunnel there were a couple of young crew members scheduled to drive this vehicle there with the car. Mr. Cluxton was a bit concerned and was looking for someone a bit more mature to go with them and I suggested my Dad who was retired and a veteran of very many road trips across the country. Mr. Cluxton agreed and it was a kick for him to go on this trip and a special for me to work with him on this project!
