Fast steering box for the Chevrolet Corvair. They disappeared over the last 10 years going from a $250 part to a $2000 part. ... View more

I wasn't sure how many plants Packard had or which one built the Merlin engines. Regardless of the number of plants, this one built the Merlins. It also built PT boat engines plus many earlier wartime and racing boat and plane engines. https://youtu.be/hBuqAkG292s ... View more

Five years to deal with something that was obviously nonsense? That's absurd! A judge should have had the discression to do something LONG before now! For all we know, the car has been sitting in the sun, rain, and snow for 5 years, rendering the restoration trash. ... View more

These replicas will be classics in 25 years. Then we can make tribute cars of them! 😉 ... View more

Fun fact for tea drinkers: Putting a tea bag in the same spot where a k-cup goes makes just a good a cup of tea. The plastic in a coffee k-cup doesn't need to be there. ... View more

I finally got tied of slicing my hands a few years back. I've decided that Mechanix gloves are my favorite. But you need something tougher as soon as you pick up a grinder. Black nitrile is good as well but they still dissolve in brake fluid (doesn't everything). Whether wearing breathable gloves or nitrile, I'm always careful to prevent holding chemicals against my skin, whether from a ripped nitrile glove that I didn't notice or from soaked Mechanix gloves. ... View more

The world keeps moving forward but Jack Baruth is still stuck in 1991. Jack, grunge is dead, Ross and Rachel broke up, and the Ford Explorer Sport Trac isn't the next big thing. The future you're imagining where most people drive gas-powered cars no longer exists. ... View more

If it was up to me, the air cleaner from the Corvair Spyder would be on this list. There's not a lot cooler than a chrome housing that reads TURBO! ... View more

The e-power steering vid says 50 A fused. I don't know about the others. I bet the e-power brakes require significant amperage as well.  ... View more

Drum brakes can provide just as much stopping force as disc brakes. The issue is that they require more maintenance than discs to keep the car stopping straight. They can also overheat with repeated hard braking like in road racing or descending a mountain road too aggressively.    The tires under my 69 Corvair are 255 wide and 200TW autocross tires. The stock drums with stock shoes are able to lock up all for wheels!  😎 👍 ... View more