everything is always 85% done
Knowing that I'd lose access to a really awesome workshop when I left EMP|SFM, I tried to make stuff that I knew I was going to use at some point but probably not right now. Plan B is certainly...
View ArticleOK, some things are 87% done.
The other day I had my first measure of success vacu-forming a clear flywheel cover for a Puch engine. The mod I mentioned in the previous blog post definitely helped and the plastic did exactly as it...
View ArticleOfferings
I heard that Toyota spends over a million dollars a day on research and development. If you're a enormous company like Toyota, having an robust R&D department allows your company to compete...
View ArticleEverybody loves Port Maps!
Lots of people know what a Port Map is. The number of people who know how to interpret these primitive etchings continues to grow. I've been collecting port maps for the last decade or so,...
View ArticleTIE Fighters & Cephalopods
So, progress on my projects has been slow. My lack of a steady income is certainly a factor. I have completed the designs of the Jawa & Batavus cylinders I hope to someday produce, and...
View ArticleAnd ... we're... back ...
What a difference a day makes. Just like that, Monster Zero is Pre-Op for a heart transplant! With some luck, I'll be on the track crushing CB160's in a few weeks. Enough talk, back to the garage!
View ArticlePSRA @ PIR
So this last weekend PSRA took the track with OMRRA, and got out on the big track for some hot, sticky, race action. PIR was originally designed for F1, it's 2 miles long, 90ft wide in places - a...
View ArticleSeats & Cylinders
So back in September I worked on a seat, the first I've made in awhile (2002). I think it came out pretty good. Liz gave me a few pointers patterning the pleather and did some of the...
View ArticleSuper Stocks Bocks!!!
Thanks to the efforts of Nak'd Dav, my first ever moped (and racer during the '03-'06 Circleville days) is on the way from the Buckeye State. This bike will find its way into the forthcoming SUPER...
View ArticleThat Just Happened.
So... If you're a Moped Army forums regular reader, you might've noticed this epic thread at some point in the last T W O Y E A R S. It started in February, and after much fizzling and farting I...
View Article...and then That Happened!
So testing on the flywheel covers continues, but the initial word is that they aren't melting, distorting or cracking so I decided to put one up on 'The Bay.'This is my first production-grade quality...
View ArticleThe Careless Whisper : Launch!
Website is LIVE !!!http://nerdspeed.moonfruit.comIf you're just now seeing my blog, I've been working on Clear Plastic flywheel covers for the Puch E50 / ZA50 moped.
View ArticleGabbiano / Careless Whisper / Victoria
So I don't EVER do this? but I was totally impressed with this build, from the sharp rear tank, the slick gas cap -for its many clever ideas and well-finished craft. Being a obscure marque didn't hurt...
View ArticleThe Mexicana 400: Part 2
This is making me so nostalgic / homesick right now. Mexicana2012.mov from Clark Deringer on Vimeo. Clark Deringer: Full of Win!
View ArticleSwamp Thing Progress
I should probably just finish this bike already. Cables, wiring, exhaust mods, jetting, and I should probably back off of the 20t/35t sprocket ratio. Only 50cc, I still hope it hauls ass.
View ArticleNixie Clock!
Not that I need more projects, but one of my Christmas presents this year was a Nixie Clock kit. Pretty sweet. A Nixie Clock is a clock that displays the time through "nixie tubes" a primordial...
View ArticlePLUGZ NUTZZZ
So I finally located these 14 x 1.25 Jam nuts through a tractor supply outlet. A mild steel nut that a sparkplug threads into. If you don't yet understand why a highly-suggestible idiot redneck...
View ArticleTeam Support Vehicle
Team Nerdspeed has needed a support vehicle for a little while now. I believe this 1965 Plymouth Barracuda will serve sufficiently in that capacity with sleepable space in the rear, and a 200hp 318 V8...
View ArticleBig Rotary & Other Stuff
So much has happened since my last blog post I'm not even sure where to begin. Obviously, the important stuff: In a beer, blood, blades and gold paint orgy - on a rather chilly night- I was cut into...
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