You don’t fight against the machine that feeds you, no matter how little it feeds you. They aren’t going to find alternate solutions to problems like this, they’re going to follow the patterns laid down during corporate training. Unruly or obstinate passenger? Ask them to deplane. If they refuse, force them off. …

The fuel pump you’re using has a rubber membrane in it that fails pretty quickly if it’s been sitting too long. It dry rots. Had this happen on a TR3A I restored. First sign is that it’s hard to start. Then no power. Then an ominous rod knocking noise that comes from too much gas in the oil. Check the oil. If it…

Technically they stopped being cars and became scrap when they purchased them back. I bet there’s legal room to maneuver.

The head gaskets on a F-350 6.0L Diesel. On one side you need to remove the heater core, which is done via 10mm bolts from inside the dash. On the other side, you have sheet metal interference from the firewall preventing the removal of the head over the stud. For that, you just need a big hammer or a way to lift…

You’d need at least 35000 kWh to make this flight. You really don’t want to run out, so generally a 1/3 more capacity is needed, just to be safe. Call it 50000 kWh. Current storage is done via 18650 cells, which are 10 Wh and weigh 46 grams. That’s 230,000 Kg worth of batteries. Seems like we’re pretty far off.

I wept when my Tivo died with half an unwatched season on Wheeler Dealers. That and Chasing Classic Cars are two of the best shows that Velocity has produced (well, aired, at least), and CCC is a distant second (at least the recent seasons).

I still find that the sound of the original Ken Block Gymkhana car sends shivers up my spine.

In the off-road world, fender flares. Those things turn into trail chaff in no time. Unless they’re made from steel tubing, just leave them off.

An XJ220 in Geneva, on Rue du Mont-Blanc parked right at the corner before the bridge. In 1995, that was pretty amazing for me.

As the owner of a Sequoia, the stock mirrors SUCK when changing lanes in moderate traffic. After nearly killing my family when changing lanes in the daytime, I got one of those little sticky backed convex mirrors and now drive without worry. I think it also has to do with me sitting with the seat all the way back,…

What’s better: a giant inflatable kong, or press about a stolen giant inflatable kong? Inside job.

You know what changes state regulations? State law makers. You know what changes state law makers? Money. I think he’s got that covered.

Bar codes or RFID on speed limit and roadway condition signs are much more reliable and not prone to road wear or changing conditions. Completely passive until scanned by the approaching car.

Skip the cage. Duct tape a hand grenade to the side of the door with a wire connecting mirror to the pin. Problem solved.

Those aren’t the stock fenders. They give it a much better look than the original, especially the bumper deletes. This one my father an I restored in 2009.

Is there something wrong with a Grand Cherokee? 4x4, fun, and nice to drive. A 2011 goes for less than $25k.

Laser-melted metal may liquify. Sintering usually implies compressing the material and heating it. This printer doesn’t use forms, so there’s nothing to compress the material into. Also, under vacuum, laser-melted metal printers may form purer final products than sintering can achieve.

About 10 years ago, these weren’t worth $710k. In fact, $71k would have been a lot for an unrestored runner.

This is a phase. Autonomous cars are the first step in a series of steps that will end not with smarter cars, but with humanoid robots that can drive cars (and do other things). The only autonomous cars in 2050 will be purpose built taxi’s like the johnny cab. Everything else will be driven by your personal robot,…

It needed a new hyperbole sensor.