It has been nearly a month since my last update, and things have really begun to kick off, starting about a week ago. Last Wednesday, I purchased 80 feet of EMT (Electrical Metallic Tubing) from Home Depot, and on Thursday I put down my first weld. I began by welding the two side pieces of the frame to the front bumper, then put in a lateral support under the batteries and one in front of the seat. From there, I built up, testing and checking with my design book, a tape measure, and a protractor to achieve the perfect design. Keeping everything aligned was not too large an issue, as things went pretty smoothly. I also built my seat, out of 3/4" EMT, a tubing bender, some 20lb fishing line, and a yard of Phifertex cloth. At this point, I have the chassis mostly completed, with most of the remaining work on it being mounts for the seat battery box, and suspension. As of tomorrow, there will be no progress until after the 4th of July, as I will not be home. Today, I hope to acquire a motorcycle rear wheel and buy all the parts I need on eBay and McMaster. As with all my entries, I have not gone into details here, but I'd be more than happy to explain anything you may have questions about.
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