C.A.D. - Cardboard Aided Design
By Dan Barnes
It was an epiphany when I walked into a race shop and saw the interior tin work of an under-construction Rolex GT car mocked up entirely in white illustration board, clecos and blue tape. I made a mental note: I can do that! I can even afford that! Now my projects turn out better with the use of old cereal boxes, scissors and tape.
Wrench Tips #30: Finding Oil Leaks Using Fluorescent Goo
by Dave Coleman
Finding the origin of an oil leak can be a pain in the ass. By the time you even notice you have a leak, the stuff has spread itself all over the engine leaving little hint as to where it came from. If you could turn back the clock and watch the stuff leak out, it would be easy, but how?
By Alex Vendler
Its happened to all of us. You park your car and head to your destination only to return and find that another motorist violated Newton's law about two objects inhabiting the same space at the same time. Crunch. Now what? Insurance kills you if you make a claim, and modern base/clear paint jobs can only be repaired by painting the whole panel. That's 4 figures minimum if you use a decent body shop.
MotoIQ Radio Episode 20: Gialamas Technical Innovations and Vibrant Performance
In this Episode of MotoIQ Radio we have a inteview with Costa Gialamas from Gialamas Technical Innovations and we have a segment with a technician from Vibrant Performance.
Wrench Tips #28: Quality German Hose Clamps for CHEAP
Wrench Tips #27: Restoring Plastic is (Sometimes) Easy!
Wrench Tips #26: Back Purge Your Welds The Cheap Way
Back purging is simply using a second bottle of inert gas to flood the inside of the tube and flush out the oxygen from the backside of your weld. Here are some back purging tricks that let you use less of your expensive shielding gas.
Wrench Tips #25: How to Clean Up That Nasty Butyl Tape Vapor Barrier Goo
It's worse than Aunt Jemima's. That nasty butyl tape goo that's used to hold the plastic vapor barrier sandwiched between the interior door panel and the the door itself. The goo gets on your fingers and tools and follows you around for weeks. Try to clean it up with Simple Green or even brake cleaner and it will laugh at you. It turns out there is a simple, if a little tedious, way to clean this stuff off your doors.
Wrench Tips #24: Silicone Hoses for Adults
By Mike Kojima
When hanging out at Costa Gialamas' shop, Gialamas Technical Innovations, we picked up on some really good ideas Costa uses when fabricating. Costa has many years of fabricating experience in both the Motosports and Aerospace worlds. This is not a story on how to build an exhaust, instead it's about some tricks we have seen Costa use that can help speed your fabrication. Check these few simple tips out!
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