Cool Suit System Quick Evacuation and Fill
Racing equals heat. Anyone who has driven in a race can tell you how hot things get inside a racecar. I’m not just talking...
Build Your Own Blocking Plates
Racecars created from production vehicles have all sorts of extra amenities we don’t need at the racetrack. Vanity mirror? Nope? Cupholders? Nope? Windshield wipers?...
The Parts Car
Every racer has a sad story to tell, the one where a $2 mechanical part kept them from winning the race, or worse, the...
Tools for Teaching
Racecar drivers are often asked to provide coaching or basic instruction about defensive driving. Sometimes it is a teen driver course or a corporate...
Build Your Own Brake Lines
If you are building your own track car or hot rod, eventually you will probably find yourself dealing with hydraulic lines. These pesky lines...
Test Your Own Spring Rates
Over the eight years that I have been putting together this Toolshed Engineer column, I will humble-brag a bit and admit that I have...
Endurance Camera
You can’t go to a NASA race without seeing cars with GoPro cameras mounted all over the place. The relatively inexpensive and easy-to-use cameras...
Restoring an Old Trailer
When you are a true racecar driver, it means you are no longer playing with your street car during track days. You are all...
Tire Balancing With Knowledge
This particular Toolshed Engineer article is an update to two previously published stories on tire mounting and balancing titled Tire Preparation Basics and Nitrogen...
Fire Extinguisher Mount
Sometimes, when doing a project on a racecar, it is best to press the “easy button.” There is no need to reinvent the wheel,...
