http://techweasel.blogsome.com Back from the grave to eat the brains of the living Sat, 23 May 2009 00:17:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ A while back, I brought you the Ken Block Gymkhana video that posed the question, “how many cars do you have to wreck to get this good?” Turns out the number is somewhere between zero and one, as you’ll see in the just-released outtakes: (video after the jump to defeat the ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/04/09/ken-block-outtakes/ Another gem, courtesy of an email forwarded from my dad. This time, it’s vintage drag racing pictures and captions from an unknown source. You may have seen this email floating around - if you have info on where this came from, please pass it along. Back in the day, anything was ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/03/13/back-in-the-day/ I’m old enough to remember back when every auto parts store had a big barrel full of Cherry Bomb glasspacks sitting up by the registers, like the world’s biggest impulse buy. Today, the merchandising is slightly more sophisticated, but the mufflers and the sound are still the same. Since I’m ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/03/07/retrolicious/ Winter does funny things to people. All that bad weather, stuck inside, you might take it in mind to join the body from a kid’s ride-on F150 to an ATV chassis, or put a big gas engine on a Barbie Jeep. You might even discover your friends have all had ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/02/24/barbies-dream-jeep/ At the Winternats in Pomona yesterday, former NHRA Sport Compact All Motor racer Scott Kelley made the first pass in the new SS/EX class. The class was basically created at the request of racers to give all the orphaned FWD N/A cars a place to race now that NHRASC and ... http://techweasel.blogsome.com/2009/02/06/ssex/