Project Director Richard Noble and fighter pilot Andy Green got this car to 763 MPH in 1997. When someone stepped up to challenge their title of Fastest Thing On Wheels, the Bloodhound crew united to rebuild their rolling rocket ship to the absolutely limits of today’s technology

The short story is; Project Director Richard Noble and fighter pilot Andy Green got this car to 763 MPH in 1997.

I get it. I have a friend with a tire machine and a balancer. Generally I just go over there and do my own tires while he works on whatever. I let him borrow my engine hoist for the past 5 years or so in trade. Most specialty stuff I either own or know somebody I can borrow it from. I drive cars from the manufacturer…

As a manger of a repair facility, this was well written and thought out. Thank you.

I would if I had the time and equipment. I have done starters and so on but now it is just easier to let a shop I trust do the job. But the cool think is that since I know how to do the job (even if I am not doing it) I can protect myself by examining the transaction later.

Are you not being supplied with both parts and labour? Is one of them magically being supplied for free?

Fix it yourself then tough guy. They sell tools on Amazon.

We don’t install customer parts. We give a 24 month/24k mile warranty on repairs - whichever is LONGER. That’s right; you drive 20k miles a year, you’re good for two years. You drive 2k miles a year, you’re good until you hit 24k.

On very, very rare occasions we will install customer-supplied parts. For example, when…

Book time is the industry standard for a reason, to prevent people getting burned. Sometimes we make out pretty good and other times we get boned. If you have a trusted mechanic stick with him or her and they will likely work with you on pricing, if not on the labor hours then on the hourly rate.

I know a shop that has an ancient cartoon sketch hanging on the wall. (Literally going back to probably the 1960s. I believe it was blown up from some trade magazine.)

In order to be even remotely effective, the so-called ‘Armor’ needs to be a whole lot thicker than .04”. That’s how thick the fender is on just about any car from the ‘70s.

Don’t bother me with your fancy “readin’”.

It is called a winter front. It is to help the engine warm up to running temperatures in cold weather environments.

It would take a lot...

I’m not so sure I want a mid-June date in Texas- it gets awful hot down here. While I was certainly soaked last weekend, at least it was with cool rain and not with sweat induced by 103* heat indices. Barring the weather this year, the timing is really about right for a US race during the normal season (e.g. it’s…

This proud citizen of Texas agrees with you.

I’m looking forward to:

As “The Perp” said, it’s a “Type K” thermocouple connector, which is the standard for temperature sensors

Thermocouple connector

It’s not a bad idea. Many elderly people wear similar ones, or people with significant medical issues that may render them unable to give information (diabetes, seizures, ect). Medical alert bracelets and necklaces are great, but they’re usually pretty ugly though. It’s cool that a company like that is making them…