The McLaren boat tail sorry SpeedTail has had the American tool manufacturer Snap-On 3D print a tool kit in titanium
super light and super strong,
maybe next for the desert warrior 4 ?
What are the chances of someone who owns a McLaren that they will be fixing it themselves!!, so they will just be a teasing bit of eye candy
we didn’t go out to test it but it’s always good to know what damage and capabilities we have.
when there is a need there is a spark of inspiration,
Always in the race cars we carry a Leatherman and mounting it was always messy, usually involving zip ties and the standard sheath onto the roll cage of the car.
The solution is to make a custom mounting.
We have made a few prototypes and now have a final model to test.
I will add an update and then add it to the shop on Shapeways.com so you can buy it in any colour you fancy.
Some things at the Adventure show that was very windy and cold, but the company was great and the band and the beer were fantastic..
If you have done any sort of off roading then you have broken things. yes even Toyota’s break,
So you happily go into the back of your vehicle to get out the small item you stowed a couple of years back, knowing one day you will smile with the knowledge that you always carried that widget you may need.
but horror … that trip a few years back in heavy rain when everything got soaked but dried out the next day in the sun must have got all the spares get just a little damp and that brand new widget now looks like an ancient relic. 🤦♂️
Think spare keys , where do you hide them? will you be able to identify them a keys when you finally need them five years from now?
We have this problem on the Dakar cars, we fit a huge amount of expensive parts to the car and after the race has beaten the car to submission it then sits on a ship across the ocean for 3 weeks, all the parts look like scrap.
how do we seal spare electronics , ball joints etc?
well old school aerospace/military that’s how.
we coat the parts in hot dip gloop
but there are a few tricks to it,
you can buy it from here, Kennedy hot dip coating
So how do you apply it, well industrial hot melting tanks will set you back a few hundred quid ( dollars , euros etc)
we use a slow melting cooker available for tens of pounds.
you can get one here from amazon
any large domestic type with two temperature settings is good.
Use the low setting which is touch too hot, the workshops will leave it on all day, at this temperature it would probably damage the gloop but for short runs it works fine, usually takes all night to melt the entire pot to a useable temperature. If you are going to do a lot use the lower temp overnight to melt it and put it on the higher temp when using it
Yes. you can reuse it, so if you do it wrong just peel it off and throw it back into the pan . When you peel it off on a trip keep it in a bag and reuse it.
If you have things with connectors and fiddly items we cover them in cling film then use the dip to make a seal around it all . Anything loose like keys needs a zip tie to gather them together or it will turn out a messy big lump, you can practise again and again , just peel it off and throw it back in.
One problem is the gloop is not strong and will not take abuse when stowed away , so we always protect and seal in a plastic back with maybe bubble wrap around it, this ECU is our backup in the camper and if the whole car is flooded this may just save us one day.
enjoy 🙂
No question about it, if you think you have special luggage think again, imagine how safe and secure this box had to be. No one knew what would be brought back with the rocks from the moon, they could have wiped out the world .
that I remodelled your chair for you .
At the Smithsonian Air and Space museum Washington are some interesting items that are works of art beyond any oil painting or sculpture see if you agree..
Napier Lion triple four engine, 24 litres DOHC, billet heads, 450 hp, 1918 !
Napier Nomad is an amazing engine more here
Lycoming made this 7000 hp monster, read more on this amazing engine here
…. did I mention there was a Blackbird in the hall
in a blizzard snow storm, I promise to stay married for another 30 years (although it may not be with you after this )…please pretty please, you never know you may like it. and then we can do it every year …
WARNING: If you want to see the SR71 blackbird at the national air and space museum in Washington, then Don’t go to Washington it’s not there!!, it’s at the satellite museum of the air and space museum at Chantilly here
This site is much better, more exhibits including a space shuttle and Concorde and easy parking
There was other interesting things at the museum like……..
