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Showing posts with label Tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tools. Show all posts

Monday, July 20, 2020

Auto Racing - Tools and Equipment

For 2020 we were hoping to get in a number of autocross and HPDE events. Unfortunately, with COVID-19 the season's racing schedule became more or less non-existent.
We got a tire pyrometer so that we can take measurements of tire temperature at a track. This helps with determining the correct pressure to run the tire at. We got the AccuTech Deluxe Digital Pyrometer from Longacre Racing Products.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Tools (Part 1)

I still need to replace the rear motor mount on Ceras Victoria. Shops were quoting me $250 - $400 base, and if you read the reviews of the shops it was likely to be much more.
So, rather than paying someone else to do it I figured I'd dump the money into tools that will work now and let me get other things done in the future.
One such tool is an air compressor from Craftsman. 26 gallon, so, not huge, but decent enough for what I need, and a 20 gallon increase over the tiny pancake my dad has.
Ordinarily I would not consider this newsworthy, but I should let the pictures do the talking: