http://techweasel.blogsome.com Back from the grave to eat the brains of the living Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:02:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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/ 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/