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Nylon-Braid AN Hose

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

AN hoses are the gold standard in reliable sealing and sheer function, and nearly faultless when assembled and installed correctly. Gentle arcs of stainless steel routing life-giving fluids about an engine bay between red-and-blue terminals of exquisitely finished aluminum make for a beautiful sight. However, assembling the damned things requires the patience of a Shaolin monk, and every so often, a razor-tipped barb sticks out of the housing, slips under your nail into nerves and blood vessels, and makes you cuss like a sailor. And stainless braid is heavy stuff, not something ounce-conscious users are likely to approve of.

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Battery Disconnect Switch

Monday, July 7th, 2008

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Disconnect the battery, hook up your new equipment, connect the battery, test, repeat as needed. It’s not so bad if you’ve just got the one project, but if you’re restoring a car or doing extensive customizations, or if you’re racing, all that disconnecting and reconnecting can get old fast. Install this switch and you can disconnect the power with just a flick of the wrist — and you don’t have to mess with twisting or stowing the cables where they won’t flop back onto the battery terminals.

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Dealmonger: Gorilla Grip Steering Lock $53

Thursday, June 19th, 2008
My Stolen and Stripped Honda Civic

My beloved Honda Civic was stolen earlier this week from my driveway — the picture above shows what was left of it when the cops found it. I’ll forever wonder: If I had invested in some kind of anti-theft tool for my car, would it be the stripped-down wreck it is now? So, for those of you without an anti-theft device for your car, Summit Racing is selling this Gorilla Grip 3 steering wheel lock for $53.

Made from cut-proof hardened steel, the lock fits on any steering wheel and locks in place in seconds. It also features a built-in 130-dB siren and flashing LED lights to attract attention. You deactivate and remove the lock with a key.

I hope you never experience having your car stolen — it SUCKS!

Gorilla Grip 3 [Summit Racing]
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Jack Up Your Car Without, Well, Jacking It Up

Thursday, April 26th, 2007
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When the finish on the bottom of your ride is as important to you as the one everyone else sees, you need a set of jack pads — like these “Prothane” pads from Summit Racing.  They’re softish, red, and look like a three-inch-wide hockey pucks, but they’re actually designed to sit on top of your jack’s steel cradle to avoide metal-on-metal contact between the jack and the car.

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Rock-A-Bye Chevy

Friday, April 6th, 2007
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Sure, you could sit that Detroit V8 you’re planning to rebuild on a wooden crate, but we can think of a number of great reasons to pick up this engine cradle from Summit Racing instead: 1) Moving a wood crate around the garage with a 500+ pound V8 on it sucks, 2) the cradle gives you open access to the engine’s underside, and 3) you’ll probably spend most of its $40 price tag on the wood crate anyway.

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Finds: Fender Covers

Saturday, January 27th, 2007
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Fender covers are a must if you’re working on a vehicle that you don’t want messed up when you’re finished.   They protect the wrench monkey (you) form doing harm to your ride.  Also, they make you look like a) you know what you’re doing and b) you give a damn about your paint.

Covers like these are made of thick leather-grain vinyl and are stuffed with a heavy-duty foam pad to guard damage from blunt objects mashed or dropped against the fender.  They also keep you from grinding grunge into the paint.

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