New Sponsor announcement coming Wed.

Geoff Bardal of Colt Cams has tested the products and recommended our newest sponsor. We have reached a conclusion that NITRO LUBE will be our exclusive lubricant supplier for the project. see www.nitrolube.com We will meet with the owner Jason Rite to work out the details and share them with you soon.

News Flash Read All About it

Monday the Surrey NOW NEWSPAPER visited us at PLASTEC, and is printing an article about the project. Here it is!
If you click on the image it should be large enough to read ( with your glasses on! )

Jimmy Durante' would be proud of this snozola!

Kevin Burnett is being assisted by Jeff to build the custom vacuum box that is held on to the nose tool by threaded rods. Werner is checking out the progress and Ken Rouble is showing off his Goldenhawk shirt. What a team of hard working guys, your efforts are evident and greatly appreciated. like the Beatles sang, "Money can't buy me love" and this team is doing it for love. THANKS TO ALL of you!

(Are you are too young to know about Mr.Durante? Ask your grandparents.)

Plan ahead for the tail?

Werner is listening into the planning session between Kevin Knox and Patrick as they work out the procedures of building the tail section and rear panels in about two large sections. This will be interesting to witness.

Pat is making good progress.

Monday at Plastec, Patrick is either back or he is still here and you can see he has the bottom panels fitted to the chassis. In the first photo you can see the interior of the panels with the black stiffeners. Also in the foreground you can see the first of the plastic models that Diversions (Kevin Knox) is prototyping for the Die casting of the scale models which will be made in limited numbers for collectors.

Just being nosy

This is show the intake can be extended to beyond the nose of the car to experiment with the results. It is not known what will be the effect on either the intake volume/pressure at speed, but I suspect that we may actually see and aero improvement from the disturbance in front of the nose, that may allow the nose to enter the air easier. Your comments are appreciated, so please contribute them now. It may be that the result will increase drag and stall the intake air! Who knows until we try it.

Combustion air intake (aka nose airs)

Here is the nose of the car before the ABS cone is installed and then filled with urethane foam for support. You will notice that the velocity stack for the intake air fits right in the centre high pressure point.

Patient Patrick Plastec Panel Producer (say that 3X!)

Here it is Saturday afternoon, the crew at Plastec is putting in overtime to meet the schedule. Patrick says the panels go faster after the first one. (Kind of like tequila shooters ) Patrick has put himself through college and is a tool and die technician. After working in polluted environments he has chosen to fabricate plastics. He is very careful as he makes these panels and yet seemed surprised that they turned out perfect. The former Burlington Ontario resident commutes from Vancouver to Port Kells (1 hour each way), but says he likes the busy social life the city has to offer. He is also quite glad to be involved in the build of something different and exciting. Thanks for your time Patrick.

Murphy Aircraft 2200+ home built kits flying

Today, we visited Daryl Murphy, owner of Murphy Aircraft Manufacturing in Chilliwack, BC. My long time friend and business associate. He gave us a tour of his refurbished plant and a look at the new YUKON aircraft. This is a fuel efficient tricycle plane that is aimed at the world market. Sorry Classified no pictures but you can check their website, it is linked to www.goldenhawk.ca
Daryl is very interesting to visit because not only does he have brilliant engineering mind and a let's do it attitude but he is always into something new and interesting. Thanks for your support Mr. Murphy.

COLT CAMS TEAM

Meet the Colt team, Geoff, Ilona his wife and shop assistant and of course, the real boss the German Shepherd, they make for a happy work together family. We are so glad to have you on the team. They have a machine dedicated to just grinding cams for CUMMINS diesels.

www.coltcams.com - Choice of champions

New sponsor COLT CAM INC. Geoff Bardal is the kind of guy you want on your side when you need help. He is the kind of guy that does everything rather meticulously and keeps records of the results. Today, Werner and I visited his Aldergrove BC. shop and he showed us his methods of evaluating products and his perfect shop.

If you are thinking of a build project for industrial or heavy equipment (not just hot rods) then a visit to http://www.coltcams.com/ is the first thing to do. We are very impressed by his grasp of basic and new technology. We are thrilled to welcome him to the Powertrain team of the Goldenhawk project.

The future of Troyan is sharp.

Here is Steve and his 7 year old son, who wants to know if we will drive this car out to see him?

The young man is very quick witted so be careful what you ask him! People who have good family relationships give children the best start in life.

Watch for this young guy in races in the future.

Cummins in a ford, built TPS INC.tough?

Here is our newest sponsor, Steve Troyan of TROYAN PERFORMANCE SPECIALTIES INC. stuffing a 5.9 Cummins in a ford pick up. Steve and his company will be building the transmissions for the GOLDENHAWK streamliner. Steve has many years experience and is very talented in the high performance transmission field. With Steve on the team I feel secure that we have the very best.

How to find the pros!

Here is a tip on how to find the real professionals when it is your need for (diesel) speed. First check out the trade magazines and then when you find the big power guys featured all you have to do is locate where they get the work done.

We found this one in Chilliwack,BC. at TPS INC. on Aitkin Road, and like all the best specialist they are very hard to find so call 877-702-1050.

This puppy has over 700hp and sounds awesome!!!

Wheels & rear Hubs ready

Here you can see for the first time the special narrowed high speed steel wheel that Green's Automotive re manufactured for us, with the rear hub mounts by OTT Industries fitted together. Everything is exactly the way we planned and the brakes just fit in the rim. Now, as you can tell there will be some last minute calculations to decide the exact mounting measurements.

Plastec - Plastic and Technology = PLASTEC

They make a vast array of products for the retail industry. Check out the website www.plastec.ca

Kevin Burnett and Patrick Colgan are sizing up the challenges faced by the BIG nose cone, not only is it the largest part of the streamliner it is also too big to be formed in the vacuum machine in the conventional system. Stay tuned for the results of the ultimate secret solution!

Yes, girls, Pat is cute, single and an artist. He carves wildlife, I assume the four legged or winged and sea life, not the night life kind in Vancouver where he resides.

New Sponsors to be announced soon.

I will be able to give you details of the new sponsors early next week. I can tell you that they are the most respected in the field of high performance diesel development. One is COLT CAMS (oops just slipped) another is the transmission guru for super power transmissions and the third is an icon in engine development.
Now all we need to get the transporter and the safety equipment on board.

Sad Start to Snowbird Season.

Tributes pour in for killed Snowbirds pilot
Updated Sat. May. 19 2007 12:39 PM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds pilot who died after his Tutor jet crashed into the ground Friday was remembered as a fine pilot who was a joy to be around.
The pilot has been identified as Capt. Shawn McCaughey, 31, from Candiac, Quebec
His jet went down at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana during a rehearsal for two air shows scheduled for the weekend in nearby Great Falls. They have now been cancelled.
Col. Richard Foster, the commander of 15 Wing, said McCaughey was a fine pilot and a top military officer.
"He was a very professional pilot,'' Foster said at a news conference at the Moose Jaw, Sask. base where the aerobatic squadron is based.
"I knew him before he became an instructor here in Moose Jaw. He was very jovial, very caring. He did his job very well. He was a very credible pilot and a good friend."
Foster said the team will take an "operational pause" to honour the memory of McCaughey before continuing their summer performance schedule.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper called McCaughey a "positive role model and goodwill ambassador," and said he personified the professionalism and dedication of the members of the military.
"It is with great sadness that I learned about the accident that took the life of a decorated and talented pilot," Harper said in a statement Saturday.
"Captain Shawn McCaughey served our country with distinction, honour and professionalism. On behalf of the Government of Canada and all Canadians, my deepest sympathy goes out to his family, friends and fellow team members during this difficult time."
McCaughey, a former flight instructor with 1,400 hours flying time, was engaged and was set to get married on June 9.
He was the first Snowbirds pilot to join the team despite having no previous experience with the CT-114 Tutor jet.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed McCaughey's death in a statement Friday evening.
He is the sixth Snowbird pilot to be killed in an air crash since 1972.
Allen Kenitzer, a spokesperson for the U.S. Federal Aviation Agency, said McCaughey's plane was flying in formation and "for some reason shortly thereafter pitched down and crashed."
Witness Gillian Scarber told The Canadian Press she was driving into Great Falls and observed a group of four or five planes practicing a formation when one of the planes crashed into the ground.
"It just smacked into the ground, and there was a big ball of flames," Scarber said, adding that smoke drifted across the highway as emergency crews raced to the scene.
Witnesses said they saw no signs of a parachute and believed the pilot was in the plane when it crashed.
Maj. Robert Mitchell, the Snowbirds' commanding officer, said a team of Canadian military officers would travel to Montana on Saturday to investigate the incident and to try and determine the cause.
He said McCaughey's loss was a major blow to the team.
"Our thoughts, prayers and sincerest condolences are with Shawn's family," Mitchell said in Montana.
"Our priority at this time is to provide support for Shawn's family. Our team is devastated and we miss him."
McCaughey was in his second year with the Snowbirds, and was the No. 2 jet in the Inner Right Wing position.
He joined the Canadian Forces in 2000 after earning a Bachelor's degree in Physical Geography from Concordia University in Montreal.

The heart of the beast has arrived.

It is rumoured that the a little 4 cylinder Cummins 3.9l B engine has arrived from the factory, but may not get un-crated for a couple of days as the containers are emptied. However, a certain engineer , Chrysler race hemi in a B body drag car, has suggested that it is already a Hi-performance Assembly and that it will only require minimal changes to meet our specifications. Big turbo stronger valve springs, more fuel and lots of nitrous to cool the intake. We will tune the engine to peak HP at 4500 rpm. If we can pull that rpm in high gear we will be over 300!
I have started to contact specialists for the next stage. The first to come on board will be the guy they say is the best cam grinder for diesel power. Watch for announcement as soon as he gets back from fishing with his family.

PLASTEC SURGERY ? A nose Job!

Now you can see what all that computer drawing was for, to create the design for this tool. It is half top or bottom of the nose on the "Hawk". Here Kevin Burnett is checking all the fit points and when he is satisfied that all is perfect he will then add several more layers on the top and all sides to arrive at the final size. Barry Clarke the owner of Plastec and Kevin explained that the reason it is so heavily made is that if it is not strong enough the vacuum will collapse it. That wouldn't be good! Boy in the future when I see things made of plastics, PVC or ABS I will have a greater appreciation for all the work that goes into making them. All this work to make ONE piece, almost wish there was a market for millions of stream liners so that it be used more times. Fantastic job Kevin, thanks for the dedication to quality.