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Showing posts with label innovative. Show all posts
Showing posts with label innovative. Show all posts
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Dry lakes racing brilliant innovative idea, measuring the front end lift during the run
0 comments Posted by blogg at 6:34 PM
I don't remember who was just mentioned doing this at the Dry lakes Racing Hall of Fame inductions, (the memory just is falling apart faster than ever) but the streamliner was fitted with an old fashioned gas tank level system, and its indicator on the dash showed the driver if the front was lifting while running the Bonneville course
http://www.oilstick.com/ for a bit more on the event until I get my coverage posted of todays Hall of Fame ceremony
Tere has posted a great look around at the Mendenhall's Museum: http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com/2011/05/mendenhalls-gas-up-bbq.html where the hall or fame takes place, it's a museum of petroliana
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Innovative little things in new cars, hidden cupholders and convex rear view mirrors
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:56 PM
Saturday, April 23, 2011
The easiest way to spot a taxi is the red license plate, the regular vehicles are white plates
In many of the vans and small bus transporters they have seating that allows for 2 people on the drivers side, and single seats on the passenger side, but the aisle has flip up seats that are innovative, and allow for the aisle space to be used for more passengersThursday, April 14, 2011
Check out the Wrenchers Tool Chests, these are awesome, handmade in San Jose California by a carpenter
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:01 PM
Building the best tool chests possible that can be handed down as a family heirloom, Michael Genovese has improved on the tool chest, and improvised a brilliant drawer handle idea, rocker arms and trunk handles!
He realized that he could use his fine woodworking skills to build himself a rollaway tool chest to store his mechanics tools. That was the start of what is now Wrenchers Tool Chest.
Using only the finest of materials in the construction of these tool chests, each one is custom built by hand. They are stained and sprayed with multiple coats of a satin clear acrylic urethane to give a rich look with a hard finish.
Mulitple sizes and priced accordingly from $800 to $4000, 18" high to 60" high
http://www.wrencherstoolchest.com/index.php to order Monday, April 4, 2011
The SG rat rod. They might consider calling it the Eye Magnet, it drew a constant big crowd
0 comments Posted by blogg at 8:50 PM
Yes, that fat bastard is leaning heavily on the car. I have no idea what makes anyone think they are welcome to do that. 
I like the pistol holster, nice touch 
No, I don't know why this is right hand drive 
Cool steering wheel 
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Diplock's Pedrail. What a name! Somebody should call their band this name.
0 comments Posted by blogg at 9:28 PM
If it had caught on, we'd still know about it, but it is a interesting idea for rough terrain, maybe rocky terrain. Reminds me immediately of these other two unusual ideas in rim/wheel design http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/03/justacargal-found-most-unusual.htmlFound on http://steampunkvehicles.tumblr.com
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Crazy fixes to car problems.. .some of these even impress me with their possible efficient overcoming of challenges the cheap way
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:53 PM
Gotta be a heavy beast, but have you ever seen a rebar bike?
This is actually not the first wacko who is deathly afraid of his car getting door dinged I've seen, I posted a photo a couple years ago of a car I parked next to with swimming pool float tubes draped down the sides of his Crown Vic
Not the first time a pair of lifts were needed to reach something, and made it into the safety meeting photos of what not to do at work 
Something the cassette player is useful for! 
Why not? Everyone has used a wrench to beat on something at one point
I like this.... good use for a drill
This ought to worry anyone looking at it, it's innovative, but really unsafe looking
Smart!
Innovative if one wiper arm is broken
Frankenburban. Jo Schmo (great moniker) let me know about a feature photo of the FrankenBurban http://dailyderbi.com/tuning-gone-wrong-when-4-wheels-isnt-enough-edition/ Thanks Jo! Add a profile to your Google or Blogger Profile page so people like me can email you a thank you!
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Justacargal found a most unusual prototype rim and tire replacement made of springs
0 comments Posted by blogg at 5:08 PM
and reminded me of the next photo that I've never learned exactly what is was originally.. .but they look similar
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Homemade tank inspired by the Transformers movie... but the tank treads caught my attention, they'd work well in woody or vegetative areas I think
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:24 PM
Monday, February 28, 2011
Brilliant, immediate unstoppable traction in mud, also known as good horse sense, and farmer magic
0 comments Posted by blogg at 8:41 PMNow this, in my opinion, is effing brilliant. It really no-shit works, and like nothing else possibly could to add traction that can't be stopped.
From http://thereifixedit.failblog.org
The website of "Stupid things people do to fix stuff" ThereiFixedit.failblog.com
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:23 PM
Found in the first car of some young highschooler I bet... old cars didn't have cup holders I'm thinking... I never had anything made from 1973 to 1989, so I don't know. They aren't in my zone of interest.
I'm betting someone ends up in the emergency room
Sheesh these are lazy kids, is there anyone reading this that didn't put in years mowing lawns as a kid, before riding lawnmovers, self-propelled lawnmovers, and you think these kids could really use some time pushing a lawnmower?
real bad decisions caught on camera and shared with the rest of us to warn us of stupid ideas http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/Thursday, February 24, 2011
zip ties work well for helping bike tires get traction on snow
0 comments Posted by blogg at 7:01 PM
read about it http://flailings.blogspot.com/2010/12/cold-and-white.html or see a step by step at http://thereifixedit.failblog.org/2011/01/21/white-trash-repairs-of-course-the-first-step-involved-beer/
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