Excursion turns 100k
October 19, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment

Well it seems the my 2003 Ford Excursion Aka the Jolly Green Giant has clicked past the magical 100,000 mile mark. While I don’t want to jinx my luck the TUV (Truck Utility Vehicle) has …

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Brake Madness
December 29, 2008 – 11:15 pm | 11 Comments
Brake Madness

Well still no picture on the custom Sunbeam Tiger front suspension. But in chatting with a fellow Tiger racer (well I’m not one yet) he was mentioning his brake set up using 12.19″ Rotors on …

California’s New Texting Law… Here we go again!
December 24, 2008 – 10:28 am | 3 Comments
California’s New Texting Law… Here we go again!

Well the New Year is almost on top of us again. Notable changes to the Cell Phone law is now to make it illegal to text. In California January 1st, 2009 it is against the …

Automotive Wire Size Calculator Now Up!
December 18, 2008 – 12:15 pm | 3 Comments
Automotive Wire Size Calculator Now Up!

Just finished off an easy one. A simple calculator to find the acceptable size (AWG) of wire for use in automotive circuits. The simple calculator will ask for Amps, Volts, and a length of the …

Excursion Tires…
December 9, 2008 – 11:59 am | 2 Comments
Excursion Tires…

Well, seems it was time for a set of new tires on the Excursion. Having a Tire Mounting and Balancing device (Ranger R-26EX and Matching Balancer) I figured I should just do the truck too. …