superfastmatt
Matt Brown
superfastmatt
Matt Brown is an automotive engineer, writer, and builder of unconventional things. Mostly vehicles.

Excellent use of space. I dig the tire rack. Go to Lowes and drop $20 on a 4'x4' white panelboard to use as a dry erase board for above your toolbox. You can keep notes on it, or just draw some trig equations on there so people think you’re some sort of professor of automobiles. Read more

Everyone in the comments needs to take a big step down from their high horse flavored pizza. Read more

It’s great, highly recommended if you’re into engine swaps and goofy bikes. Not really “Worth the money” i suppose, but I’m glad I did it. Read more

There are worse ways to spend your time and money. Read more

It really desperately needs another 5hp, but I’m sure if it had 15hp, then I’d be saying “This thing could really use another 5 horsepower.” Read more

Bonneville is great, but if you live anywhere remotely close to Southern California and you haven’t been to a land speed race at El Mirage, you are missing out. Read more

the name comes from the Latin verb “stello,” which “to brighten with stars.” Read more

This does not bode well for my dream of a 700 horsepower all wheel drive minivan.  Read more

Meanwhile, at Nikola

There should really be a word for this phenomenon. It has always been a thing, but has really blown up with the coronavirus pandemic. Read more

That is an awesome story. I’m glad you got the chance to thank him! Read more

Thanks man! This one was fun to write. It’s always great when you find out some mundane thing has an interesting history and then you get to share it with people. Read more

Ooh man, my S600 has parts from a BMW, two Miatas, a Jeep, four different motorcycles, a dune buggy, and a boat.  Read more

After a few years, the only thing I still have trouble with is pulling out of parallel parking spaces. Though that has a lot to do with my tiny side mirrors. I try to just avoid them altogether. Read more

Next pic will be gridlock traffic in Milwaukee.  Read more

I changed it, he was right, old one was Portland.  Read more