I did almost the exact same thing in my 914 once. I used what was left of the cable and tied one of my shoe laces onto the end to get enough length. I ran the cable out the open engine grill and through the side window rather than over the top of the hoop. Drove it about 6 miles in city traffic that way. It worked…

Wealthy adults autocross high-end cars. It should be safe. Repression is only targeted at the young and those of lesser means. For example, in my city a few years ago these low-cost 2-stroke and battery powered stand-up scooters started showing up everywhere. People were riding them to the grocery store, to work, and…

That was hilarious!

Rutledge,

check reply to Kanundra. Have fun. : )

Here are some links to get you started. Google "FPV RC" (first-person-view radio control). FPV is simply flying a radio control model with first-person-view video transmitted back to you. From there you can add "OSD" (on-screen-display) of things like heading, altitude, rate of climb, artificial horizon, etc. Next up…

Rutledge, Thanks for appearing here and taking some of our questions.

Here's my advice: Build a drone. Seriously. Everybody should build their own personal UAV. You can build an entry-level unit for a couple hundred bucks. For around a grand you can build an amazing fully-autonomous long-range UAV. It is not often that a technology-frontier like this opens up to the world in such an…

This guy is awesome.

The 914 has adjustable torsion-bar front suspension borrowed from the 911 (direct bolt-on). Because the car did not meet US headlight-height rules Porsche cranked the torsion bar adjuster bolts a few turns to raise the front of the car enough to pass inspection. Once in the US anybody with a brain took 3 minutes to…

And as a non-drinker I can tell you it's a pain when friends want a drink with their dinner and then all want you to carry their weapon for them. "Gee, thanks Jim. I'm carrying an LCP because I hate packing heavy iron but now I've got to carry it plus your G19 with an extended mag? How fun. Now I'm the group's…

THIS THREAD IS DOING IT WRONG!

There's nothing I can do to help you. You've made up your mind. I already gave you a real reference to check. Go look for yourself. I'm not your butler.

I'm the smartass? Do your own homework. I've already done mine. This has been tested and proven over and over. Want an example? Go to the library and pull the April 2004 issue of Autocar. There is a 0-100-0 shootout that includes a GSXR 1k. Every single car in the test beat it in the braking. EVERY SINGLE ONE. The…

Actually, it is true. Cars have shorter stopping distances. Watch any car vs. bike track duel. If the car gets ahead it will be because it can break later.

There is no shortage of sympathy for James Foster. However, he has been victimized and nothing can ever be done to roll back that clock. We should never forget James and his dire situation, but equally as important is insuring this NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. We can possibly make James' life better by showing him our…

Thanks! I thought it would be too long for anyone to bother with. Glad you enjoyed it!

Medusa and the farm boy.

So it's aluminum, which is an excellent heat conductor. And I assume the idea is the heat from your hand will warm the scoop making it easy to carve out delicious curls of ice-cream. The problem is heat conduction is a double-edged sword. This is basically an extremely efficient high-bandwidth conduit for the…

Thanks for the tip! I looked it up and you're right. I just found the trailer on youtube. It looks absolutely terrible! LOL When I was 10 I could have sworn it was awesome. I guess you see things differently after a few decades. I still want a 911 turbo though, so not everything changes.