Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Car

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Those of us who are Jeri Ellsworth fans have heard about her race car builder/driver past, but most us know of her through her electronics engineering exploits. In this Building a Pure Stock Race Car video series, she proves her automotive hacking mettle as she helps her friend Trish make race-worthy a 1981 Camero. If you weren’t interested in welding before, after seeing a car basically being deconstructed and rebuilt, you’ll see the power of what you can do, armed with the skill, a welding rig, and some square and round tubing.

Building a Pure Stock Race Car

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26 thoughts on “Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Car

  1. Michael Pechner says:

    Since this will be the shorter list, what can’t Jeri do?

    1. Anonymous says:

      I have the sense she’s not real big on the “home ec” arts. But I DO know she flambes a mean marshmallow Peep.

    2. Anonymous says:

      I have the sense she’s not real big on the “home ec” arts. But I DO know she flambes a mean marshmallow Peep.

      1. Anonymous says:

        Flames are so crude.  Peeps respond *much* better to microwaves.

        //the best part is that campfire marshmallow smell when you take them out

      2. Anonymous says:

        Flames are so crude.  Peeps respond *much* better to microwaves.

        //the best part is that campfire marshmallow smell when you take them out

    3. Christian Restifo says:

      Wrestle a bear.

      Then again, she’d probably build something that would do a fantastic job wrestling the bear for her….;^)

      1. John T says:

        Really? I heard bears won’t attack out of fear of her skills. Something about them trying to hire her one day for grabbing picnics…

      2. John T says:

        Really? I heard bears won’t attack out of fear of her skills. Something about them trying to hire her one day for grabbing picnics…

  2. Anonymous says:

    uhhhh….she’s my hero…my hero…

  3. Anonymous says:

    uhhhh….she’s my hero…my hero…

  4. Jens Christian Restemeier says:

    That is some lovely welding. Much better than mine.

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Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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