TSS HOT ROD: The sum of our parts! Week 6

Excited, engrossed, eager-all words I could use to describe today’s group of students working on the TSS Hot Rod. This visit was the first time they donned their work gloves, rocked their safety goggles and got their hands dirty!

This lesson focused on the importance of the suspension in a car. In order to help students understand the purpose (comfort and a smooth, level ride) and parts (control arms, ball joint, springs, etc.) associated with a suspension system, Gus and Alex, both Altezza Restoration experts, provided the students with a hand-out and a video to get their motor running…



Once they had a better sense of what they would be working on we headed to our workspace eager to get our hands on some Factory Five car parts. Gus and Alex reinforced the importance of safety and the Assembly Manual and referenced both may times throughout our visit.

This is the ball joint that keeps the tire straight…

The directions…

The parts…

Putting them all together…




Attaching it to the TSS Hot Rod frame!




Many hands and minds played a part in today’s creative process. These boys will bring their excitement for this project back to school and continue to build interest in this amazing opportunity. The TSS Hot Rod certainly is shaping up to be the sum of its parts!

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