Friday, July 27, 2012

Truckin'

Bought a new truck recently. Well, not "new", but new to me. It's a 2003 Dodge 1500. I like the ride, but I'm not so sure about the motor. I'm hearing horror stories about the 4.7 V8. I wanted something that got good mileage and would still pull my trailer. Anyone have any advice or comments on the drive train?

Sexy

I traded this 2007 R6 for one of my Jet Skiis. I'm not a big fan of rockets much anymore, but I gotta' say, they really are a shit load of fun. Definitely a good way to get hurt too, if you lack self control. Fortunately for me, years of bad decisions have made me a bit wiser...it's for sale.

Drill, tap, repeat


Modifying a front 19 inch Sporty wheel for rear use. Stage one done. Drill the rotor hole, tap it to a 7/16X14, and repeat. I machined a spacer with a bearing on the drive side to reduce stress on the wheel bearings. I will be offering this as a kit for the DIY guy.

Drop it

Installed a drop seat hard tail the other day. Wow, was this thing tweaked. A combination of him cutting the rear half of the frame off with no motor or fixture in it, and a tweaked hard tail made this a bit of a challenge to install. It took a piece of 2" X 3/16" wall tubing, 8 feet long to straighten it before welding. Looks good now though.

Monday, July 16, 2012

America...sucks?

Well, I'm glad someone said it. I know it's a movie clip, but I ABSOLUTELY agree.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012