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more about #diy more comments → Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing: My parents and my Uncle Lou went together on my Grandma's 75th birthday present and bought her a Craftsman electric log splitter, and in the process c... more » leicester: If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy. #pickuptrucks more » brandegee: Clearly Ford Rangers need a power take-off option. The true redneck will be doing a lot of logsplitting and will spring for a proper hydraulic split... more » P161911 probably shoudn't have: Looks like the perfect automotive accessory for dealing with traffic, or the guys on bicycles that insist on riding double and blowing through stop si... more » Miscellanea: wow. Not the type of corkscrew you want to get a body part stuck on, eh? #pickuptrucks more » Flathead Smith: I've seen something like this before, but it was much safer. It was a threaded splitting cone that bolted to the wheel of a truck called "The Stickler... more » Alfisted: Anyone know where I can buy one of these? And a pair of chain mail gloves? #pickuptrucks more » Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Yep, these things were mass produced and marketed to bolt onto your drive hubs in the seventies, so back to the landers and folks who had wood stoves ... more » smalleyxb122: Before we use any cobbled together, medieval looking, log splitters, let's take a minute to talk about shop safety: Be sure to read, understand, and ... more » beercheck: Oh my, does this ever have potential. more » TimTim: I've had something similar to this for ages. Works the same, but with less computer programming hassle. Basically I drive to places, look around and... more » Jo Schmo: That's nothing. I have been using boot-mounted escalator cams for years. more » RachelSklar: Pretty! Can I buy those at Pep Boys? more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: What's bad is, thanks to the Internetz, among other things, there are a dozen idiotic fads occurring simultaneously, causing some of us have to fight ... more » Tanshanomi: What people don't realize is that Chapman really said, "Simplify and add lightness...that way you'll be able to install more gimmicky crap on it!" more » -
#diy
Behold…The Redneck Log Splitter
Splitting logs is best accomplished with a dedicated hydraulic device. But there are times when you’ve got to make do with a Ben Hur-style axle spike and a pickup truck. Click for the bloodcurdling video! More » -
#howto
Build Your Own Google Street View Camera For $300
West Point grad Roy Ragsdale used eight cheap web-cams, a cheap GPS unit and his taxpayer-funded education to whip up the PhotoTrail, a home-brew camera that takes panoramas of his surroundings. Better yet, he tells how we can too. More » -
#howto
How To Give Your Fog Lights DIY Halos
Check it out: ChargerForums member Black Bullet (likely an alias) wanted that cool LED halo look on his fogs without going the OEM route. About $150 later: Not bad! Mr. Bullet shares his expertise, as well as pictures, below. More » -
#fail
You're Doing It Wrong: Painted Rotors Edition
Every now and then we come across something so foul, so disturbingly stupid, so "WTF were you thinking," that we begin to question the legitimacy of our love of cars. This epic DIY failure is one of these moments. More » -
#jalopnikcarcare
How To Fix Squeaky Brakes
There's not much you can do about passengers making noise short of a gag, but there are some cheap, do-it-yourself ways to stop your brakes from squeaking. PopMech shows us how, on the cheap. [PopMech] -
#fail
30 Epic Do-It-Yourself Automotive Fabrication Failures
We've seen some pretty crappy DIY craftsmanship before, but these examples take the cake. What's amazing is these DIY'ers know how to post on the internet, but not how to research. EPIC FAIL. More » -
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How To Fix A Drooping Car Window
It's common to see older cars with misaligned windows unable to roll down evenly. Here's how to fix a drooping window with hand tools and a few bucks worth of parts.
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