Category: Off-Topic Forum

The Death of Toolboxes

Since moving all my automotive and wood working tools into tool cabinet/chest combinations I ended up with a few extra toolboxes I wasn’t sure what to do with. I soon learned that there are some tools I rarely use in the garage ad they really needed to be in something more portable that tool…

Velocity Channel; FantomWorks

I watched a couple episodes of this show over the weekend and it has redeeming value but ultimately, I couldn’t take the owner. Something about him is just annoying to me. Anyone else watch this show?

My current favorite car show is Fast n Loud. I can even watch this with my wife in the room…

How Heavy?

Is anyone aware of a source that lists the weight of the various Mopar engines and transmissions?

How does the weight of a 5.7 compare to an LA for instance. Or the 4.7 compared to the 5.7

Who Had the Most Attractive…

…60’s – 70s NASCAR? The Superbirds were definitely cool but for me, Petty’s 71 Roadrunner is my favorite. I built several models of that car, one as a stock car and several as various kinds of street machines; pro-street and what is now called pro-touring. I’ve always been a fan of cars that…

The Beauty of Garages

I work with a guy that recently completed a remodel of his garage. His is an “L” shaped three-car with the third parking spot used as a small workstation and storage for two motorcycles. He had the walls finished and painted with two sconces on each side of the front two parking spaces. They are…

Goodyear Service Center Reputation

I like my local Goodyear Service Center and have purchased most of my tires from them over the last 16 years. Same service manager the whole time. The last time I stopped in for tires they gave me a call and said their mechanic said I needed rear brakes, that I only had .08″ of pad left. I…

Challenger Demon

So the Challenger Demon is reportedly being sold with drag radials on all for corners.

What could this mean? All wheel drive??

I wonder how well the drag radials perform on a road course??