Greasemonkey Fail
1) So I went out this morning to change the oil on Charlie, my other pickup, the one I drive every day. The last time I got the oil changed, someone else was paying for it so I didn't complain. But these wankers put some crap filter on there and then they turned the drainplug so tight that they stripped it on two sides and I, little as I am, can't turn it hard enough to get it loose. They had to have used a 5/8ths on it... dude, the part number is S58... it's not an instruction video. I'm dumb, but I know that much. I have to wait until Aaron gets home and get a new drainplug bolt. Blah.
2) In other sort-of car randomness because somehow this always turns into something about this guy *eyeroll*... ya'll know that shirt that Clay Miller wears for the whole movie? (cap from here) Yeah, that one. Here's what that is, in case anyone cares:
Dry Lakes and Drag Racing in the 40s-50s: Roadsters Versus Coupes
In the beginning of dry lakes racing, the roadster was king. When the 33-34 Ford coupe came to Bonneville in later years, however, it became highly desirable. Alex Xydias of SoCal Speed Shop fame, had this to say about closed cars: "When we were kids, we didnt think that a coupe was a real hot rod . SCTA was where it was at - the roadster was a hot rod."
The Russetta Timing Association (RTA) was formed in 1948 because rodders with closed cars weren't recognized by SCTA at the dry lakes. Each association ran their own events, so belonging to both meant that you could race twice as often. Eventually, the SCTA relented and began to recognize closed rods as a separate class in order to compete with the more racer-friendly RTA.
By chopping, channeling, and sectioning the bodies, closed cars could be made more wind-efficient than the favored roadsters. The greater the chop, the lower the silhouette. However, the tops were coming down so low that Russetta was concerned about the safety factor and limited the vertical height of the windshield to 7 inches. Bobbie Meeks, the legendary engine builder and SCTA Champion, told us that he and the Pierson brothers built their coupe to comply with Russettas rule. Meeks says, "The part [Russetta] left out was the angle, and that makes a big difference." The Pierson team limited the chop to 7 inches but laid the windshield back as far as they could while still enabling Bob Pierson to see forward.
3) Has anyone seen THIS? (click for bigger)
I just missed it the first time around, didn't I?
4) Also also related since we're talkin' car stuff, sort of, but much less random...
Joel Hester is a one of those good ol' Texas boys. He recycles the metal from old cars into sturdy industrial modern furniture, customized at the client's request.
Click on the picture to see a step-by-step on how he turned this '87 Chevy hood into a coffee table.
If you know of anyone who would like this kind of thing, he runs TheWeldHouse.com in Dallas and he ships worldwide. Send them his way. ;)
2) In other sort-of car randomness because somehow this always turns into something about this guy *eyeroll*... ya'll know that shirt that Clay Miller wears for the whole movie? (cap from here) Yeah, that one. Here's what that is, in case anyone cares:
Dry Lakes and Drag Racing in the 40s-50s: Roadsters Versus Coupes
In the beginning of dry lakes racing, the roadster was king. When the 33-34 Ford coupe came to Bonneville in later years, however, it became highly desirable. Alex Xydias of SoCal Speed Shop fame, had this to say about closed cars: "When we were kids, we didnt think that a coupe was a real hot rod . SCTA was where it was at - the roadster was a hot rod."
The Russetta Timing Association (RTA) was formed in 1948 because rodders with closed cars weren't recognized by SCTA at the dry lakes. Each association ran their own events, so belonging to both meant that you could race twice as often. Eventually, the SCTA relented and began to recognize closed rods as a separate class in order to compete with the more racer-friendly RTA.
By chopping, channeling, and sectioning the bodies, closed cars could be made more wind-efficient than the favored roadsters. The greater the chop, the lower the silhouette. However, the tops were coming down so low that Russetta was concerned about the safety factor and limited the vertical height of the windshield to 7 inches. Bobbie Meeks, the legendary engine builder and SCTA Champion, told us that he and the Pierson brothers built their coupe to comply with Russettas rule. Meeks says, "The part [Russetta] left out was the angle, and that makes a big difference." The Pierson team limited the chop to 7 inches but laid the windshield back as far as they could while still enabling Bob Pierson to see forward.
3) Has anyone seen THIS? (click for bigger)
I just missed it the first time around, didn't I?
4) Also also related since we're talkin' car stuff, sort of, but much less random...
Joel Hester is a one of those good ol' Texas boys. He recycles the metal from old cars into sturdy industrial modern furniture, customized at the client's request.
Click on the picture to see a step-by-step on how he turned this '87 Chevy hood into a coffee table.
If you know of anyone who would like this kind of thing, he runs TheWeldHouse.com in Dallas and he ships worldwide. Send them his way. ;)