Got a stick/tig/plasma machine not long ago and finally was able to get the bottle and try TIG welding. Fired it up four days ago and did some no-filler mild steel 18GA (10 amps) as well as 1/8" stainless (60-90 amps) with filler rod. Total arc time was probably 10-15 minutes with 100% Argon for...

Have been doing some wiring tonight and being red-green colorblind it's tough since both color wires look to be same color. Then realized that getting a red color light would make red wires stand out while green color light would make green wires obvious. In practice that worked really well and...

Get some PVC pipe and build a T shape out of it. Make it slightly longer than the car is wide, and make the shorter ends about a foot long, all they do is keep the main pipe from rolling. Block off shorter ends of the T and put a hose coupling on the longer end. Now take a small drill bit and...

Had some free time at work today, so decided to make a 3D model of a 1G. Got a model off the internet, fixed it up a bit, and sent to a printer. Few hours later had two halves of the car and four wheels. Glued it together and painted the body to smooth it out a little. The red model is a...

Got to looking at the car the other day and started thinking about "what if" she's ever upside-down. Didn't take long to realize that with doors being like they are there would be no way to open them in case of a roll-over. Even though there will be some sort of emergency escape hatch over where...

Not sure if N/A and turbo intakes are different, but for this discussion set's assume that we are building a N/A car that will compete in time trial races. That means that we have to maximize performance throughout the RPM range. Some time ago i had in idea for a manifold that was built similar...

Have been reading a bit about how exhaust gases act in the system and learned that the so-called "scavenging effect" greatly increases low-end torque. The effect is produced by pulses of gas that create vacuum behind themselves as they rush through a pipe. That vacuum helps to pull exhaust gases...

It all started with a mod idea for N/A 1G DSMs that will allow addition of one extra gauge while keeping the instrument panel looking un-modified (1G gauge cluster setup). Finally was able to gather up all necessary materials to make it happen:Temporary paper gauge faces will be replaced with...

If you created any DSM-related stuff in Minecraft, show it off here!

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This is not meant to insult or offend anyone who works at auto parts store, only here for entertainment purposes.Here are few stories to get the ball rolling:91-GS: Another parts store person once recommended JB Weld to seal up cracked cast exhaust header and i was dumb enough to try...

Have seen few discussion threads with aftermarket gauges in stock gauge panel. Here are couple of examples: Aftermarket gauges in 1G cluster Mounting aftermarket gauges in 1G clusterHave posted a similar thread trying to figure out what all is needed for a non-turbo car: (Un)nesessary...

After looking at some designs and opinions about universal-fit wheels i thought about something like this to cover up the unnesessary holes in the wheel:The cover plate (red) is held in place using same lugnuts (light gray) as for the wheel (dark gray). Not sure here, lugnuts have...

Have never seen a plenum attached this way, don't know enough to say why not. Would like to discuss this design.In my oppinion this will provide adjustability to plenum volume as well as runner lenth (plenum might bey made up of two parts, one sliding over another, as well as runners being...

1G non-turbo 5-speed cruiser. Already found out that she needs a volt meter (since i am planning on installing an audio system). Tach and speedometer are obviously needed, along with gas tank level, water temp, and oil pressure gauge (installing a mechanical instead of factory electronic one)...