After a Desmodronic learning curve, multiple trips to my favorite Duc shop to borrow some critical tools, lots and lots of measuring, and plenty of sweating the details, my Testatretta is back together and ready for action with upgraded 1098S...

So....I got my daily truck running to where I want it to be. I have a couple mods I want to do this year to hopefully get it into the single digits. It's pretty crazy to think about it as it is 100% street truck.Now, I am focusing my...

Sorry, I haven't been on in a couple of days. The process he used was with baking soda and sacrificial metal (which he had to replace 3 times). Here is the basic's of how he did the tank. He used my winch battery and a battery charger hooked to...

That's a great question, and I didn't know the answer either. I thought this guy gave a good high level explanation of general electrolysis:There's also a more specific explanation about electrolysis in water and in HCl that goes into more...

Testing the two step hit in "Ole Rumbly", the '86 Z28. She runs good enough to make a S10 V8 Swap think twice. :thumb: We'll get her to back to the track soon! She's no slouch. Marty and Trevor

Playing with this old Honda (1987 Accord Hatchback, 4 cylinder FI, 5 speed) that my son picked up for $500. We used vinegar to remove the rust from the gas tank (which worked pretty dam good TBH) then he utilized electrolysis on it with a 12v...

Glutton for punishment that I am, valve adjustment on a Ducati with a fancy pants Desmodronic system:

A lot of people are drawn to the thrill of an engine firing up and the excitement of a powertrain tearing down a straightaway, but me, I'm a hard braking guy. To me, there's nothing sexier in the world than going deep on the brakes to get around...

More progress to report. Brake prop valve and associated hardware came in:Kicked off the work with a quick test fit. In spite of the 1 star rating on Summit racing, the adapters seemed to fit just fine. I'm guessing the complaint was for a...

I bought a DSM thinking it would be a fun winter project.... 10 years ago.

I was finally able to finish up my cherokees suspension. Now on to the grand cherokee that was gifted to me. I am either going to rebuild the engine or swap one in I'm not real sure yet.

This thread is hilarious and completely reinforces my approach to projects which is something like: if I don't have atleast 5 too many at any given time, then I don't have enough.

This thread is fun and a good idea! Lots of interesting stuff going on.For me, I have race season prep for my Duc:Motorcycle racing is a very physical thing to do, I know what's required from previous years' experience, so another project is...

I tried a handful of things with the OEM prop valve, concluded that the damn thing is just seized, and conceded defeat by ordering new parts:To be continued when this stuff arrives in a week or two.

Right now that's the only logical thing to do with the car, so that outcome seems likely.Several years ago, on paper anyway, the car seemed like a legitimately competitive option for DSP and it made finding a purpose for the car very easy. It...

While thinking about the future of this project, as I sometimes do, I decided it was worth taking a look at the current SCCA rulebook to see where the car stands with the DSP plans I once had for it. As it turns out, the SCCA, in its infinite...

Nice to see one saved from the scrapyard. Good luck with it :)

I wanted to wait on the next post until I was done with the brakes completely, but I thought what I just did might help someone else who might be doing something similar. Marching toward stopping the car, I had to go back to the pedal assembly...

On to the fluid reservoir which started out looking not so great:Tore it down to start the cleanup:Thought this would be fun; it's the guts of one of these reservoirs (after cleanup) for those that have never torn them apart:Sand blast...

On to the parking brake lever. There was some surface rust here and there and, though there was no way I was going to tamper with the semi-permanent assembly parts, I still wasn't content to leave it alone without cleaning it up as much as I...