Friday, June 25, 2010

roll cage article: from safetydevices.com

a good read about roll cage from safetydevices.com

some of its pages:

the inspiration


i came across hodrod magazine - jan 2009 issue and the pics on page 26 gave me the chills: tubular space frame chassis! so there's no turning back now.

with a little research, i found the thread of this great build. i was in awe while looking at the pictures.


and see some pics at hubgarage.com

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

rauno aaltonen talks about mini

"the rally professor" rauno aaltonen, the inventor of left-foot braking, talks about good'ol mini:

part 1 of 3


part 2 of 3


part 3 of 3


and here's a bonus on basic stuff on rallying by rauno himself

Friday, June 18, 2010

tube frame car build

from: lotustalk.com - visit the page My Tube Frame Car build for other pics


i can only say this is a great inspiration for me. and now the video:

rwd mitsu quick shift


"Word of advice.. this will involve having to cut and weld that little ball at the end that goes into the shifter mechanism so your welder has to be very good and very accurate so it will work properly. This is not something I would suggest to DIY."
phil de lange(dog283)
thanks for the share bud. i hope you don't mind if i post it here