Toolshed Engineer

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?...

Seatbelts were invented to save your life. Personally I don’t plan on testing that theory. But I do enjoy the benefits racing harnesses provide...

Turbos are nothing new when it comes to vehicle performance. Using the speed of exhaust gases to spin and pressurize air going into an...

I’m a racecar driver, which means I refuse to run. In my opinion, the moment the internal combustion engine was invented they should have...

We detailed how to Build Your Own Splitter in an earlier Toolshed Engineer column. Now we are going to show you how to repair...

Over time racecar drivers become inherently good at collecting stuff, extra wheels, spare engines, etc. If they’re really good, they collect lots of trophies....

The next time you finish a session on track, take a quick glance at your tires. You will notice an interesting phenomenon. You have...

Every good race team has some sort of pit wagon. They have them because they are very handy when it comes to moving things...

I like simple, especially at the racetrack where things are often anything but simple. If I can create a system to make things easier...

Clockwise or counterclockwise, that is the question. Do you know the difference? Do you know the difference when you are looking up? Do you...