http://techweasel.blogsome.com Back from the grave to eat the brains of the living Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:48:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So I’m minding my own business, trying to get my fourth qualifying hit in here in Vegas… …and the guy next to me puts it up HARD on the bumper. Fortunately, he was far enough out ahead of me that even if he’d crossed the center line when he came ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/11/21/glad-im-not-quick-for-once/ So, I built myself another camera mount - this one plugs into the hitch receiver on my Mustang, and I’ve been using it to shoot tail chase videos at the track, pointed backwards. I also discovered it works pretty well flipped over, shooting forward under the car… Since my car still ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/11/13/might-be-cool-on-a-quicker-car/ Lately, I’ve found a lot of videos on YouTube of cars falling off dynos. Enough that I thought it would be worth putting them all together in one place for your viewing enjoyment… Why do I feel like this one cuts off just before the good part? Another close call… Straps not working? ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/11/01/dyno-disasters-part-i/ While visiting my very good pal Randy Panno, proprietor of R&J Auto in scenic Escondido, California, I came across something you don’t see every day - A dragged-out ‘63 Avanti. The original Avanti, built for just two model years by Studebaker, was available with powerplants ranging from 240 horsepower for the ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/10/10/avanti/ Back when I was doing OverRev, I met a lot of cool folks in the sport compact racing world. Unfortunately, with that era at an end, I don’t get to see them too much any more. Imagine my surprise to run into former ProFWD driver Chris Rado and his World ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/10/03/seems-like-old-times/ In the past, I have brought you examples of what occurs in the area of the Venn diagram where technical aptitude, too much free time, and a total disregard for personal safety overlap. This, however, will be hard to beat: Unlike a regular bungee jump, there’s really no limit to the g-force ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/05/22/the-human-slingshot/ When we last left off, the trailer was together, and only awaited a way to actually pull it… That took the form of a Class I (wheelbarrows, Radio Flyer wagons, and kids on skateboards, age 10 and under) Hidden Hitch from etrailers.com, which goes under the part number 60887 for ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/05/11/the-war-wagon-ii-electric-boogaloo/ The last PSCA race in Vegas convinced me that I needed a better way to get my stuff to and from the track, and lock it up while I’m there. I can fit my jack, toolbox, drag radials, helmet, jacket, and spare nitrous bottle in the trunk and back seat, ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/05/03/the-war-wagon/ Woohoo! My article on upgraded turbos for diesels is on the newsstands…. http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/04/14/since-when-do-i-know-anything-about-diesels/ One of the things I love about going down to JBA is that there’s usually something interesting on the dyno. Today, it was the Obsidian SG-One, a unique 1967 Mustang that, according to the builder, has $1.3 million invested. Speed shop general manager and tuning guru Bruce Tucker was on ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/04/10/obsidian-sg-one/