I love seeing cars sent sideways that no one in their right mind would try to drift. Tyler McQuarrie sure didn’t have any trouble in a 993 back in the day.

Looking at your foto, I did what I always do when looking at the engine of whichever British car I was driving that had just inexplicably stopped — I squinted and zeroed in on the shiniest spots. Cuz, other than the belt pullies, there is never anything shiny except something that is now out of place, or broken, or… Read more

First thing I thought of was the episode from Rocko’s Modern Life

For a second, I took this as a fire under my ass to buy an electric car. I have a newer car that I can make some money on in the trade, I’ve already got a 100 amp 240 outlet in the garage, I could use the rebate to offset next year’s tax bill—overall an electric car is starting to make more sense. Read more

I own a 04 three pedal. Drive it every day, and have for about 8 years.

For Sale – 10 year old Toyota Beige Read more

The flimsy walls of the powder mills faced the Brandywine River. When there was an explosion the workers would be blown across the river. Dupont slang for a death was he/she ‘took a trip across the river’ Read more

Without sounding too overly effusive; as a lifelong, avid reader of anything, this is by far the best (series of) article(s) I have ever read. I find myself somewhat amused and astonished that instead of being published by something such as “The Atlantic” we find it in Jalopnik. Read more

How wrong you were. Read more

I used those ratios to combine my 8 speed downtube shifter (2.8) with a Shimano 11 speed derailleur (1.4) to be compatible with a 10 speed cassette (3.95). It worked ‘almost well’ with 8 indexed gears and 2 non-indexed gears off the bottom. The lever motion for 10 would be all the way to the stop, and 9 would be back u… Read more

Raphael, next time don’t dip it in the NaOH, wipe it with a soaked cloth. Some strong acids also work but maybe skip those. It may take longer, but you won’t have the pitting (accidentally found out an acid mixture I work with does the exact same thing and it’s not a mixture I would recommend anyone using without… Read more

His house is really a superfund site though Read more

I once took over a chemical engineering lab that had all of the chemicals stored together, sorted alphabetically rather than by hazard classification, with no secondary containment. There was enough HF in there to dispose of a corpse, some of it mixed with organic solvents and stored in glass. The safety inspection… Read more

[Ralph Nader] Ask yourself: why is it that there’s never been a meaningful, impactful, or challenging exposé written by a car journalist? Read more

Is be less worried about the grams and more about my knees and nads Read more

I too recently got a “free” older bike I’m fixing up, a Univega Specialissima. I’ve cleaned it up, done brake pads/tires, and period pedals. Currently working on a replacement front derailleur and shift cables. Seen here with my Diamondback in my very understanding construction garage.

This is a really cool find. I have a Schwinn homegrown from 1998 from when I was in high school. I replaced the stock Rock Shox Judy with the same Marzocchi Z2. if you rebuild it, make sure not to over torque the bolts that hold the damper in the leg of the fork. I made that mistake and sheared the threads off.

I’m in the process of restoring a newer classic, an Ibis Mojo SL. These things helped kick off the carbon frame long travel revolution, but boy are they money sinks to fix up. So far I’ve put about a grand into it. Replaced the aging drivetrain, got a new freehub (DT Swiss is amazing - they still sell stuff that fits…

Some trivia for you, since you seem to dig it: Read more

It happened Read more