The Jalopy Journal
and that, my friends, is the truth...
my greatest pride is that my friends look to me for advice. i know, on an internet message board, that gives me no credibility whatsoever, but the...
hell, ford oz is STILL making falcons... they put the DOHC mustang V8 in the latest one...
i design race karts.
i'll be there... in my mullet-o-licious HQ ute. :D
coathangers are actually 4130 chromoly... rollcage anyone?
what IS it about cars? i've never been overly fond of track noses. i deadset fucking HATE model T's, and yet... and yet... my god that car...
i know, i know, i've got one! but he did just want to know the basics! i didn't go into single and 3-phase, flux-core or gas, etc etc, either...
you can tell how good someone is at welding by how good they can grind... if they're REALLY good at grinding, you can bet yer bucks they're a...
ARC - the cheapest, also called "stick welding". not suitable for thin material, though can do chassis type work okay. MIG - the most common,...
cool article ryan. love those two cars...
i was gonna say! "i guess you guys are into YELLOW!!" camaro looks awesome, and congrats.
burnouts like that are common at rev-head meets in australia. in fact, that one's almost tame!! i'm pretty sure that's at the summernats in...
my house is a snake fest, covered in tiger snakes, which are VERY venomous, but not very aggressive. i have nearly been bitten by one when i stood...
just so you know... when people say "half fast" - they're actually saying "half-assed"! it's like when people say "for all intensive purposes",...
awesome car tunglegubbin... what coating have you put on the headers? they look absolutely horn!
can you say "TECH-O-MATIC"!!!??? great post mate. frame looks great. i reckon the UNDERSIDE of cars is so much more interesting than the top!
i love this car. question - is the zero rust stuff as impossible to remove as POR? i would never use the POR i'm familiar with on the outside...
not sure where to get it but the race kart chassis's i build have a clear coat that you can leave sitting in petrol, or better yet, brake fluid...
unfortunately, Tdude, the fact that this bitchy thread has a five star rating proves that the HAMB is only where "some of it" is "at"......
i've got two, but i'm a good boy so they're second hand... first, a mate gets pulled over driving a holden ute. it's pretty loud so the cop...
if jason posted more often he'd be EVERYBODY's hero. i've seen some fucking awesome work of his on this here board. and if i recall correctly,...
i got to see tuck and Tballs kiss and make up! and i think the all-time biggest douche award goes to chopt50. that guy sucked.
crap. i've been wanting to come to one of these gigs for ages, and yet AGAIN i'll be racing go-karts... story of my life... how are your...
i don't wish to be rude, but i think you've mistaken that colourful mosquito for a bird! :D did you know that his heart can beat 1260...
and i say, when in doubt, look to the experts. find me a production road car with 10° of caster, and i will be VERY surprised. i tend to trust...
me = experienced race kart designer me = no experience designing cars for the road with that out of the way, i would say that 10 degrees is...
great job. bump for those that missed it...
NO NO NOOO!!!! you can't show a picture of THAT side of his face! he's like george michael! :D
the guys over at metalmeet.com taught me the use of flexible shape patterns. the general idea is that once your panel has the right surface area,...
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