How a Differential Gear Works
Wonderful industrial film from the 1930s showing how a car’s differential gear works.
cars
My grandfather’s home built car
[Photo from Uncle Ray] Long before my time, my grandfather Raymond Albert Sheffield, was messing about with cars. When I was about 10 or 11, we sat on a beach on Martha’s Vineyard watching the ferries come and go exchanging cars and passengers while he told me of the car that he had built in […]
Electric Cars Are For Girls
[Image from Electric Vehicles are for Girls] Nikki Bloomfield pointed this one out to me yesterday while we were talking about EVs. The idea here is that if you want to do an electric car conversion, but are not fully confident, you can join others and take an online course through the Electric Cars are […]
Omni rehab
When I was in 10th grade and heading off for a fun time visiting my sister at college, my friend rolled the Dodge Omni 3 1/2 times while driving me to the bus station. My February vacation turned out to be an adventure of a different, more medical sort. That Omni will never get the […]
Improve your vehicle
Brian says of CarBibles.com This is a cool site with all kinds of good car info Indeed, There are lots of tips on improving your vehicle’s operation. Some highlights: Fuel efficiency You go biking or skiing at the weekends. Great. When you’re commuting to work, that empty roof rack is adding aerodynamic drag to your […]
Lockwasher’s motor art
We’ve posted about artist Lockwasher’s awesome robots and rayguns and other items made from found objects. Here are some pics from his Motor Art collection. Motor Art [via Low-Tech Magazine]
“This is why I do it”
Jake von Slatt, of Steampunk Workshop, says: Got an email this morning that made my frikk’n day: Jake, If you’re the gentleman that posted an article regarding removal and repair of a charcoal canister and stuff – thank you. The article inspired me to keep trying to do my own repair here in Southern CA. […]
