Goodbye Ebony 377

[Velvis]

CRAP! After two trips to the boneyard (body shop) I just realized I forgot to get the Trooper skids while I was pulling the Interceptor. FYI, if anyone is worried about the 3M tape holding your titanium VX badge in place, FEAR NOT! I was more worried about the letters kinking or plastic breaking (more). A large wide scraper and LOTS of pressure got'em off. Puzzled looks and questions galore from shop personnel made the day interesting, but CRAP! I can't believe I forgot the skids! Let's see...got the K&N, Denso's, video & XM, AHHHH! can't get CD's from changer! When I go back for skids I'll try the slap and tickle technique.
Trading 377 for Joe's Dragon might work if we can cipher the logistics of the exchange. I'd rather keep 377 in the "family" if possible. I don't have an easy way to trailer 377 to him, so any ideas are welcome. Airfare is cheap from SHV to Orlando, and room and board on the road and especially here are covered, gladly, by me (within reason, of course). We can let it all hang out at my place - as long as you wear a jacket and slacks! www.cambridge-club.com
377 was the telephone prefix of the small town where I grew up. When I was a kid, no one gave a seven digit telephone #, only the last 4. They've added a few more prefixes since, and they're probably due for an area code split, so those days are gone...
Time for bed for this insomniac...

velvis

[Andrey]

How much did ins. co offered you as a "totall loss" ? As I am going through the same thing and they try to lowball me...

[Velvis]

Ok, I've got about two weeks of storage after 6/2 at my mother-in-law's house that's about to be sold. Talking to Joe about logistics on the swap, but a back-up plan would be nice - time's a wastin'. All ideas welcome. I really would rather see 377 go to one of us and not the auction.

velvis

[Art]

Velvis... how about #377 becomes Austin Robot Technology's 2nd robot-VX?
We will be competing in DARPA's Urban Challenge, and think having a 2nd robot
would help with testing individually and traffic interactions... plus if one of them
is crashed into at the semi-finals we are allowed to replace with 2nd robot.

What do you think? Is it too late?

We may find some body shop in Austin that can do the mechanical repairs, without
making it perfect (it's a robot, doesn't have to be perfect).

[Velvis]

Joe_Black has first right of refusal, but your offer is very interesting. It takes $4000 and you arrange pick up/delivery to equal ins co. offer. Tempus fugit - PM with an offer. Robot 377, hmmmm...

velvis

[Art]

Fair enough, we'll wait on Joe_Black's answer.

[Velvis]

Joe would like to turn it into a rallymobile a la Paris-Dakaar and is trying to figure out shipping options. This might get it on the Speed channel. You want to make it autonomous and let it crash into stuff on the Science channel. I say LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Seriously, I've spoken to Joe, he's aware of the time crunch, trying to find shipping options, but he would give it up if you want it. Make me an offer.

velvis