Ed Roth and Robert Williams still continue to inspire, even at Comic Con, even with R2D2
this is the R2-ME2 Exhibition by Sideshow Collectibles, see about 60 various R2D2s from many artists, in many styles and pop culture references... it's really terrific: http://www.rebelscum.com/2015-Celebration-Anaheim/Star-Wars-Celebration-Anaheim-2015-Sideshow-R2-Me2-Exhibit/
interesting idea for an RV, a pop up camper mounted to a bus... nearly double decker. Good place for the kids though, to get them out from underfoot
Found on https://www.facebook.com/CaravanTurkey?fref=nf
Reminds me of the Spartan that a dad made a rooftop addition to so he girls would have their own rooms http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2015/02/it-was-taken-to-new-level-just-kidding.html
Some cool, but unusual, ways to "prop"ell yourself in a boat, designed before small outboards engines were affordable
next time you think you need exercise... you can always whip up something like these
But wouldn't you rather have a cool antique outboard like these?
All photos from the Volo Museum in Illinois on ex's site http://justacargal.blogspot.com/2015/06/volo-auto-museum-sale-lot-and-more.html
rocket brakes, read the article and you might be convinced too!
From the Allegheny Ballistics lab, Cumberland Maryland
found on https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Travelers-come-travel-back-in-time/284477301577152?fref=nf
a way to fix dirt roads that isn't as expensive or as toxic as asphalt, but makes a paved material that is supposed to be impervious to water, and
What has no air conditioning, drives from Florida to California in the June of the hottest summer on record, and only uses one tank of fuel. Crazy people, but they did make it
they used an ice suit to keep the driver cool... and stopped often to get more ice.
Here's how they went 2507 miles on a full 48.6 gallon tank...
only one person in the car to reduce weight,
no air conditioning equipment,
aerodynamics of a 300mph car (looks like McLaren design from the front),
and a 70 mpg rating from a VW 1.9-liter turbo-diesel inline four-cylinder motor that is good for around 220 hp rwhp
Result? An average of 66.7 miles per gallon at an average speed of 67.6 mph, reaching a top speed of 91.1 mph and only consumed 37.6 gallons
Transmisson Audi 6 speed
3 gears from 3.5 to 1.3, then 3 overdrive gears taller than usual, at .87 to .56,
The final gear ratio is said to be 3.875
The stat page doesn't mention the gears between trans and tires
tires - Front: 245/40-18 Rear: 255/40-19
Car weight dry - 2100 pounds
Instead of only putting 10 gallons of fuel in at a time, they started in Florida with a full tank. I don't think that's a good idea, as a gallon of fuel is about 8 pounds, and every 10 gallons is most of a hundred pounds. Starting a cross country trip with a full tank is carrying an extra 360 pounds you don't need to and hurting your mileage for 90% of the trip.
http://clpmotorsports.com/
https://www.facebook.com/clpmotorsports?fref=photo
http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2015-06-19/story/cross-country-drive-one-tank-diesel-starts-sunday-atlantic-beach
Terrific Chevelle converted by Fantomworks for wheelchair use
No muscle car had ever been made powerchair accessible before, until FantomWorks partnered with the Wounded Wheels Project to create a completely powerchair accessible Chevelle
To make the Chevelle accessible, a power reverse opening third door had to be installed in order to fit both the ramp and the width of the powerchair, and this was by far the most difficult part. The mechanic struggled trying to get as much room as possible, and this door was key. There’s also a custom articulating ramp, hand-controls that use an old cable based control system to save on costs, a lowered floor and my favorite part – a genius motorized sliding table that guides the wheelchair into position once you enter.
http://fantomworks.com/
https://www.facebook.com/FantomWorks
http://www.newmobility.com/2014/06/fantomworks-accessible-muscle-car/
Something new in trailers, by IPD
Skip the first 3 minutes 25 seconds of garbage, then you get some info about the trailer, and done by 4:35
Garden tractor based articulated 4 wheel drive hand crafted gardening machines! By Rock and Son Fabrication
Found on http://rreflection.areavoices.com/2015/05/30/the-minnie-minnie-mo/
you can even go through the facebook page of Rock and Son Fabrications and see the build as it progresses https://www.facebook.com/totallyarticulatedgardentractors?fref=ts
genius business cards to inspire you do something cool and unusual with yours
just two of a dozen incredible business cards that are so damn innovative, found on http://www.artfido.com/blog/artistically-smart-business-cards-that-will-blow-your-socks-off/
