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Visible Combustion Inside a Running Engine in Super Slow Motion

Posted on January 17, 2017 by MCG

Ever wish you could see inside a real, running engine and witness the magic of internal combustion with your own eyes? Thanks to the wizards at Warped Perception, here’s our opportunity. Watch this.  Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Visible Combustion

Video: Time-Lapse Restoration of a Vespa Motor Scooter

Posted on January 5, 2017 by MCG

The passion for machines takes many forms. Witness the total restoration of a Vespa 125cc motor scooter, here reduced to only three minutes via time lapse photography, and see the beautiful result. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Vespa

Video: Working Chevy LS3 V8 Created on a 3D Printer

Posted on January 2, 2017 by MCG

Here’s another awesome feat of craftsmanship by Eric Harrell: a working model of a Chevrolet LS3 V8 constructed almost entirely on a 3D printer. Check this out. Continue reading →

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Video: The Physics of Trailer Towing Made Simple

Posted on October 6, 2016 by MCG

towingCheck this out, fellow gearheads. This clever little demo using a toy car and an exercise treadmill illustrates a critical factor in trailer towing safety: weight distribution, especially tongue weight. Watch this.  Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Trailer Towing

Video: The Life of a Bolt

Posted on September 24, 2016 by MCG

red-bull-bolt-4Can a simple threaded fastener be a work of art? As this beautiful and enlightening video from the Red Bull Formula 1 team illustrates, yes. Watch and be inspired.  Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged Bolts and Fasteners, Red Bull Racing

Turbo Pioneer: the 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire

Posted on August 18, 2016 by MCG

1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire 600General Motors was mad for innovation in the early ’60s: For example, check out the 1962 Olds Jetfire with its all-aluminum, turbocharged V8. Continue reading →

Posted in Auto History, Technology | Tagged Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile Jetfire

Video: Building a Chevy SS NASCAR Body

Posted on July 30, 2016 by MCG

NASCAR body and templateSee how Hendrick Motorsports builds a complete NASCAR Sprint Cup body in this informative five-minute video.  Continue reading →

Posted in Motorsports, Technology | Tagged Chevrolet SS, NASCAR, NASCAR sixth generation

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