U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. M. C. Nerl/Released 100922-M-0000J-000.jpg
Sep 22, 2010
Kai Hei Tai, the Combat Center team representing the Marine Corps in the Scion: Battle of the Builds, received a visit from Toyota representatives who came to check on the progress of their custom Scion xB at the installation’s Auto Skills Center Sept. 22, 2010.::r::::n::::r::::n::The team has hit a few speed bumps during their custom build, but they are using the famous Marine trait of adapting and overcoming to make their concept vehicle a four-wheeled reality.::r::::n::::r::::n::“We’ve been putting in a lot of time on this car,” said Lance Cpl. Joshua Harrison, a ground communications organizational repairman with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. “I’m working on the body right now, but there’s been a lot of custom fabrication all over this thing.”::r::::n::::r::::n::Harrison, an Austin, Texas, native, said aside from the body modifications, the crew has also modified the drive train, and many suspension components, and will be adding a far beefier set of 33-inch tires. The team used a turbo kit from Precision Turbo Works, which is not yet on the commercial market.::r::::n::::r::::n::Although the team’s progress is admittedly slow, with their new parts coming in and pulls from the junkyard, Kai Hei Tai said they are sure they will meet their Oct. 5 deadline to finish the xB Assault.::r::::n::::r::::n::The team is one of three military finalists chosen by the vehicle manufacturer. Each team received a basic Scion xB and $15,000 to build their winning designs. The grand prize winners are scheduled to be announced Oct. 18.
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