$11 Power Probe
I’ve had several different Real Power Probes over the years but they stay in the garage. I wanted to keep one my desk in the house for quick tests. I…
The Garage
Simple Coil on Plug Tester
I had an extra crank sensor so I made a quickie COP tester Just 3D printed a cap with a phono jack on top I would have used a BNC…
ELM 327 OBDII Hack
I had plenty of cheapie Elm327 adapters but wanted one that I didnt need to switch my wifi or use bluetooth to connect to. Simple answer was to unsolder the…
Finally found the right Snowblower
Got this tiny snowblower on Facebook Marketplace for $50. I had to grab it since it’s a 4 stroke with electric start. Only downside was it’s a push blower…I used…
Tube Notcher Templates
While watching South Main Auto, my favorite youtube channel, I saw a Eric O use a windows program called tubemiter to produce a printed template for notching a tube. I…
Polishing Headlights
I was pretty surprised by the price of some headlight restorer kits. I really want to clean up the headlights on a few of my cars but whats so special…
Cute Little Micrometer
I got this in Harbor Freight last week. I really hate taking my good tools out to the scrap pile to find the right gauge steel scrap for a project.…
EZGO Digital Dash
A long time ago I made this program to interface to my CJ7 and added a dash mode display to it. I decided to update it for my EZGO…. Now…
Cheap Connector for the old Curtis Controllers
I needed a bunch of connectors for all these controllers when I realized the power supply adapters from an ATX motherboard were the right ones….Just cut off the smaller end…
First Test of a Curtis 1236
The first test of a 1236 and my first VCL program. I wish I had a spyglass so I could make it say “Hello World” I got this 3 phase…
Bench Testing Curtis Controllers
I have a bunch of Curtis Controllers I got from old Forklifts. I needed a quick way to bench test them before I tried them in a cart. The best…
Fiero $30 Paintjob
I picked up this Fiero pretty cheap but it needed a windsheild and plenty of bodywork. The A pillars were damaged from the tree that broke the windsheild. After a…
Speaking of Trucks!
I cant wait till the weather gets a little warmer. I want to convert my S10 from its old Quadrajet to fuel injection. I picked up this 84 Corvette manifold…
Amp Meter that fits in an Auto Fuse Holder
I saw this in Harbor Freight and had to get one. You just pull a fuse out of its holder, place it in the side of the shunt and pop…