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How to cool your C4 Corvette

On April 4, 2009, in Hardware, Observations, Transport, by RocketSled

You put a BIG motor into a SMALL spot. Do you have enough Cooling?
I’m neck deep into a project that no sane person would do. I’m doing a piece by piece restoration of a C4 Corvette from the inside out. One of the main precepts of the project was to make better from stock every part I possibly could. That means more horsepower, better braking, stronger parts, and generally making the car more than competitive with the current cars available from auto manufacturers. It may be a flawed premise, but it’s my premise, and I’m sticking to it. (more…)

OddFiddlyThings made in the back of the garage

On April 4, 2009, in Instructions, Observations, by RocketSled

I occasionally check into the practical machinist forum (www.practicalmachinist.com) to see what’s up. The South Bend forum has a ‘what have you made lately’ thread. I figured if I put these in the thread, it’d be equally easy to post them here…so, here they are.The YoYo o’ death:
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