Comments on: Toolmakers and Tinkerers http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers Better than Slashdot Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:20:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Piers Cawley http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-12429 Piers Cawley Thu, 25 Jan 2007 22:28:00 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-12429 My brother's single seat GN Special, Piglet, is simple to the point of crude and is a whole _heap_ of fun. But then, when you strap a Model A Ford engine onto a light car chassis, fun is to be expected. My brother’s single seat GN Special, Piglet, is simple to the point of crude and is a whole _heap_ of fun. But then, when you strap a Model A Ford engine onto a light car chassis, fun is to be expected.

]]> By: Andy http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-10295 Andy Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:28:18 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-10295 I still fancy a '76 911 Carrera. I reckon they're in the sweet spot where they were still simple enough to work on but good enough to be a shitload of fun. Maybe one day... :) I still fancy a ‘76 911 Carrera. I reckon they’re in the sweet spot where they were still simple enough to work on but good enough to be a shitload of fun. Maybe one day… :)

]]> By: MikeD http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-10294 MikeD Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:25:01 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-10294 I'm guessing things like Land Rovers and old VWs are probably the closest there is to an open source car ;-) I’m guessing things like Land Rovers and old VWs are probably the closest there is to an open source car ;-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9774 Andy Fri, 29 Dec 2006 21:03:19 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9774 That's fantastic. Maybe I could make the Land Rover a bit nippier? Worst idea ever! That’s fantastic. Maybe I could make the Land Rover a bit nippier? Worst idea ever!

]]> By: Jon W http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9773 Jon W Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:54:41 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9773 Not quite on the same tangent as your rant but... http://www.megasquirt.info/ It's a 'homebrew' fuel injection/engine management setup that's popular with people doing strange engine swaps/upgrades and homemade turbo builds. Go on, stick a turbo on your Saxo ;-) Not quite on the same tangent as your rant but…

http://www.megasquirt.info/

It’s a ‘homebrew’ fuel injection/engine management setup that’s popular with people doing strange engine swaps/upgrades and homemade turbo builds. Go on, stick a turbo on your Saxo ;-)

]]> By: Andy http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9631 Andy Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:28:56 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9631 Sorry Piers - it just happened to be in my rant queue too :) Sorry Piers - it just happened to be in my rant queue too :)

]]> By: Piers Cawley http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9622 Piers Cawley Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:16:47 +0000 http://www.hexten.net/2006/12/26/toolmakers-and-tinkerers#comment-9622 Oh, absolutely, but I didn't labour the point because it was tangential to what I was trying to say. The rise of commodity culture is a whole other rant that I really should get round to writing one of these days. Oh, absolutely, but I didn’t labour the point because it was tangential to what I was trying to say.

The rise of commodity culture is a whole other rant that I really should get round to writing one of these days.

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