Welcome to the Target 550 website.

Project Mission:
To exceed the current land speed records by 100 mph.

News:   Russ Armstrong's aircraft.  (Russ is the guy who's painting the frame) Click to read the story.

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Current Post: May 18, 2012.  Click to see the latest in the Photo Gallery.

January 1, 2012.  154:  Happy New Year 2012.

January 8, 2012.  155:  The Chassis is stripped down to prepare for painting.

January 15, 2012.  156:  The rotisserie is being assembled.  Custom tubing clamps, in various sizes, allow the struts to be positioned to center the frame in the hoops.  It will be a while before the rear section is started.  Some of the body panels will need to be on the car to aid in finish fitting of the rear wheel fairings.  It's finished off with my idea of eye candy.

January 30, 2012.  157:  The rotisserie and its pigeon.  Jason prepping and welding the frame and attachments.

February 5, 2012.  158:  Harness attachments, pin holes and paint.  Meet Russ Armstrong.

February 12, 2012.  159:  Paint Plus. The liner's frame gets a coat of state-of-the-art color; progress in some other areas.

February 20, 2012.  160:  The Bone Yard and the Parts Pickers.  With many of the pieces coming back from the platers, assembly has started.  It will be difficult for me to keep up as the assembly proceeds.  I'll try.

February 23, 2012.  161:  Reassembly:  The progress is evident.  Only a few parts are still out for plating or coating.  Jason is nearing the end of the work on the rear wheel fairings.

March 3, 2012.  162:  Some photos the Rat shot while in the neighborhood.

March 8, 2012.  163:  Belt drive boxes, yellow tape and more.

March 16, 2012.  164:  Canopy, latch, body skins, wheel fairings and a plastic-covered corridor right outta ET.

March 22, 2012.  165:  An unguided tour. Use your imagination.

March 30, 2012.  166:  It's going back together.  Many parts and pieces are back from coating and plating.  It's a joy to do the fotos with so much space between parts and the light colored frame.

April 6, 2012.  167:  The reassembly is progressing.  Colors are beginning to appear as more parts are in place.  Marlo Treit and Jim Hume have quiet time together to assess their accomplishments.

April 13, 2012.  168:  The reassembly is progressing.  Progress on the assembly and some parts will not likely be seen again.

April 20, 2012.  169:  The complex fitting of the panels in the air brake area is underway.  It's sorta like extracting the bottom stick in a game of Pickup Stix.  The torque tubes are in place in both the front and rear drives.  Hume also had a visitor from the past.

April 27, 2012.  170:  Skin, Cherry rivets, dual purpose drain/vent and painted panels.

May 5, 2012.  171:  Cleaning up the hard drive with many topics.

May 11, 2012.  172:  Tires, tanks and reassembly.  The tires for testing have been purchased, mounted, shaved and described.

May 18, 2012.  173:  The reassembly continues.  The dry sump return oil lines for both engines are back in place and connected to the oil tanks.

Target 550 MPH

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