An ongoing list of remaining repairs to restore the Corvette to fully sorted status:Small tasks I can do inbetween big tasks:Update brake master cylinder to polished aluminum. Better look, lighter weight.Instal billet aluminum pulley ...
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Updated 8 years 8 months ago
The Corvette, now at least driveable and with definitive proof it was being fueld properly and surviving, was driven by me for a few months, but persisted to nag at me. The need for race fuel was a giant headache, and made it impossible to go beyond...
Updated 8 years 8 months ago
The Corvette came to me in very rough shape. Despite having had a myriad of extended family friends swear the Corvette was worth 40,000 dollars, the Corvette didn't even want to run. With some work and tinkering, we were able to get it to barely...
Updated 7 years 5 months ago
I've now paddled the Jackson Superhero enough to be past the point of buyers bias, and I can post a hopefully fair review. I started white water kayaking and for my first season I was in a Dagger Kayana 10.4. I did the AMC white water school, and...
Updated 8 years 7 months ago
The Dagger Katana came out yet for two more beginner trips, and with much the same results. Notable primary stability (not leaned over), good secondary stability (leaned over) and adequate to good agility. The boat is still very difficult for a...
Updated 9 years 7 months ago
The Dagger Katana has seen additional usage since the initial review, this time in the hands of my friend Courtney. She's really new to Kayaking, infact this was her first outing on a boat. We started first with her on this boat on a lake. This is...
Updated 9 years 11 months ago
So in the interest of avoiding as much buyers bias as possible, I waited until I had 3 days in the kayak on the water to review it. It's pretty rad, but it has some pros and it has some cons. I'll cover those here. My overall thoughts: It's a fun...
Updated 7 years 5 months ago
So I was sitting there on my couch, laid up with a broken femur... thinking I need something to do that I can do with a screwed up leg. Kayaking came to mind, and so I picked up a kayak and paddled my days away on the pretty lakes surrounding my...
Updated 10 years 1 week ago
After reading a giant forum discussion on DIY Disc Golf Baskets over at dgcoursereview.com, I got to thinking I could do better, for less money. I'd been itching for a project for some time, and while all of my favorite tools were in Oregon, I had a...
Updated 10 years 2 weeks ago
So, I unfortunately got so heads down on this project I forgot to document everything... so here's the jist of my work during the year of 2013.The entire project began with me getting into welding. I hadn't welded since a class I'd taken in high...