Wednesday, May 26, 2010

TopGEAR Corvette ZR-1

Wicked video from britains highest production cost show, Top Gear, wicked filming, Wicked Cars, and some unreal driving.

this is a SICK Camper









Edmunds.com

STUTTGART, Germany — The last Hummer may have come off the line earlier this week in Shreveport, Louisiana, but outdoors adventurers mourning the death of the big GM SUV can take heart. Mercedes-Benz on Wednesday rolled out the $303,745 Unimog U 4000 expedition camper, which makes the old Hummers look like they were designed for Cub Scouts.

Mercedes-Benz describes the behemoth Unimog camper as "the consummate solution for even the most ardent adventurer."

Power comes from a 218-horsepower 4.2-liter four-cylinder diesel engine. "Should it — in the very unlikely event — get stuck, the Unimog can use its hydraulic 7-ton front winch to pull itself out of the quagmire with its 'own hair' a la Baron Munchausen," said Mercedes-Benz in a statement.

The latest version of the Unimog appears to be a survivalist's dream. It is able to haul its own water supply via a 79-gallon fresh water tank and also has a 52-gallon waste-holding tank. The rear features a double bed, a kitchen with two-burner gas stove, refrigerator and sink and a television and a satellite dish.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Hey I Can't Feel My Legs!

Rick Hansen bungee jumping at Whistler Bungee with Rick Mercer on CBC, video is uplifting with some good humour, some good Canadian TV.

teepee creepin

These are hilarious





Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Truck Restoration

Me, The Old Man and the really old man(grandpa), are restoring his 1972 GMC 2500 longbox with 50000 original miles, a sought after model becasue in 1973 massive cost cutting measures at GM lowered quality of their entire truck division. Pretty much stripped everything down off the truck except the cab. Truck is going to get bodywork and new paint (two toned cherry red and white) fresh interior and fresh power hopefully coming from a big block gm performance parts engine matted to a three speed auto which is original. Was out at the farm sandblasting the frame, suspension components, axles, wheels and drivetrain in advance of it heading into paint and body. Rigged up a "mechanized lift" using a 1967 Massey Ferguson backhoe and some chain...it worked out. truck should be done mid summer and she'll look good!


Behind, look at the coil springs rather than leaf springs, That JUST came out on new model Dodge trucks



Up Front