AT-6D plane restoration project
Mark sent in his “little” project with a L-4 Grasshopper thrown in to boot – wow, there are a lot of makers restoring planes! – Link. Are you a maker that restores planes? Post up the comments!
Transportation
1937 Fairchild restoration
Amazing restoration of a 1937 wood-and-fabric airplane – Link.
Building an open source self balancing scooter
Here’s another homemade self-balancong scooter! Malcolm writes – In recent times, advanced electronic systems have become cheaper and cheaper and at the same time become more complex. The price of the components are now within reach of the hobbyist (e.g. Gyro and Accelerometer). This allows more complex systems to be built at relatively low cost. […]
Electric vehicle financing
This is interesting, if you’re thinking of getting an electric car but couldn’t afford it quite yet ZAP now offers up financing. Makes sense, most cars are financed in some way, for electric cars to take off some type of financing / monthly payments should be available – Link.
It’s not a motorcycle, baby. It’s a mobile barbecue pit
Orange County Chopper / American Chopper’s made a mobile BBQ pit for NYC based RUB restaurant, VAROOM!! – [via] Link.
Crazy dude covers car in used pens
Pens. Lots and lots of pens. The name of his curious creation? (Gird yourself): Mercedes Pens. Mercedes Pens: The write way to pimp a car – Link Related: Transportation Archives – Link
Japan’s “painful cars” (and bikes and motorcycles)
Cool Hunting points us to a piece on Seneca Blog about the stickered, painted, and tricked-out anime and games cars shown at the latest twice-annual Comiket convention in Japan. Cool Hunting writes: Typical decor include stickers of popular anime “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” and erotic PC game “Fate/Stay Night.” But it’s not just the […]
