‘Clackamas Print
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Wednesday, Feb. 22
\uto Dept, does 'Monster Garage’
Students and faculty
from Clackamas create
a monster golf cart
I C.J. Ciaramella
I Feature Editor
Joe Piazzisi Clackamas Print
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»Retail
Hot tods of almost every make
and model crowded the floor of the
Expo Center during The Portland Rod
and Custom Show, but the Clackamas
Auto Department was the only group
showing off a golf cart
With some help from the crew of
The Discovery Channel’s “Monster
Garage,” students and faculty from
the Auto Department turned a stan
dard golf cart into a slick, wheelie
popping machine during the three day
hot rod show.
The Auto Department was invited
to come to'ihe hot rod show and par
ticipate in die “Monster Garage”-style
build. ■ *
“Jason Wilson, the show orga
niza; called us up and asked if we
were interested in doing it,” said Dave
Bradley, the head of the auto depart
ment
The Clackamas team’s objective
was to make a golf cart that 'could
“pop a wheelie” or fly back on its rear
wheels. Tb accomplish this, the team
had to strip the cart and almost start
from scratch.
‘We started-out with a stock golf
cart at lO am.” Bradley said. “By
noon it was a flat chassis, and then it
got crazy.”
‘“The first thing we attacked was
the front suspension. We modified it
to a beam suspension,” said Bradley.
“Then we . shortened the flame and
worked on the steering - repositioned
the seats and the battery tray.”
By Sunday afternoon the group
had created something that could
only be called a golf cart on steroids
- a glossy, black machine powerful
enough to fly) back on its rear tires
with ease.
Bradley said, the cart had about
45 horsepower, and that some of the
other members claimed it could go
ova 55 mph. However, he said he
was going to “take their word on that
one.”
People passing by couldn’t help
but stop and look at the monster cart,
even though it was wedged between
eye-catching Camaros, Mustangs,
and Ferraris.
After finishing, the crew took the
cart out for a victory spin.
“Yeah, we were out doing wheel
stands in front of the Expo Carter on
Sunday,” said Bradley.
Although there was no prize for
completing their “monster challenge,”
Bradley and the rest of the crew
enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
“[It was] just the challenge and fun
of doing it... Some ofus haven’t had
tins much fun in years,” said Bradley.
After file show, Bradley and the
rest of the people who participated
are still waiting for a well-deserved
break
“We’re all sitting around tired and
wanting to go to sleep again,’ ’ Bradley
said.
Editor’s Note: For more infor
mation on The Portland Rod and
Custom Show, turn to page 6,
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