Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns

While the cohosts are away building bumpers, bullets and blackout tint, Hostus Maximus will play (with Tomahawk, all show long). Gasoline and caffeine. 7mm-08 and .308. Bourbon and coffee. iMacs, iPhones and iCars (win, win and lose). Automakers losing their electric religion as shoppers lose the fad. Integra and Cutlass. Woke fails at 30,000ft and corporates bail on ground-level politics. Meanwhile, we've got some stand-in cohosts: Dave Mustaine, Thomas Sowell, Layne Staley, Mike Patton, Rob Zombie, plus CHUDS, troglodites, morlochs and the lung brush.

While the cohosts are away building bumpers, bullets and blackout tint, Hostus Maximus will play (with Tomahawk, all show long). Gasoline and caffeine. 7mm-08 and .308. Bourbon and coffee. iMacs, iPhones and iCars (win, win and lose). Automakers losing their electric religion as shoppers lose the fad. Integra and Cutlass. Woke fails at 30,000ft and corporates bail on ground-level politics. Meanwhile, we've got some stand-in cohosts: Dave Mustaine, Thomas Sowell, Layne Staley, Mike Patton, Rob Zombie, plus CHUDS, troglodites, morlochs and the lung brush.

What do you get for the episode that has everything? This cut of the Garage Hour with Justin, Justmark and Justcaleb even sports a backup Caleb (in the form of his sensible son Liam), who schools the newbs on smart kid firearm rules, and Justmark on MySpace humor. Just to be thorough, there's a race report from this year's 24 Hours at Daytona, a range report on an almost-on M24 in .308 and a never-off Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm-08, a reloading report featuring Hornaday, Vargit, AA, boat-tails, NATO M80s and fire-formed brass, and a wayout report on what old hamburgers and Jap bombs from WW2 have in common. It's in there: advice for children about guns (from a kid who appears to know well enough), Green Street and McCurdy's Bodyworks in Pasadena, the best (and least) U.S. presidents, plus rye bread.

What do you get for the episode that has everything? This cut of the Garage Hour with Justin, Justmark and Justcaleb even sports a backup Caleb (in the form of his sensible son Liam), who schools the newbs on smart kid firearm rules, and Justmark on MySpace humor. Just to be thorough, there's a race report from this year's 24 Hours at Daytona, a range report on an almost-on M24 in .308 and a never-off Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm-08, a reloading report featuring Hornaday, Vargit, AA, boat-tails, NATO M80s and fire-formed brass, and a wayout report on what old hamburgers and Jap bombs from WW2 have in common. It's in there: advice for children about guns (from a kid who appears to know well enough), Green Street and McCurdy's Bodyworks in Pasadena, the best (and least) U.S. presidents, plus rye bread.

Alien technology (might be fun at parties but probably won't solve anything). While we're at it, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort revels in the old Party Point 'Squatch Runs, Justmark's M1A, tales of cohosts like The Jaimz and Dirty Dave, crime versus law and order (and citizens living in an upside-down world that makes the Second Amendment even more important), Uncle Doug's Northstar-powered Caddy versus Dad's Lincoln, and what it means for a tire to actually work in sheddy snowy situations. There's also a lot of red meat in this episode for Jeep haters, bureaucratic fakers, tire deflators and Eurocrat takers. More more more: Foghat, Deep Purple, Get Shorty, Dennis Farina and John Travolta, plus Ryan's whiskey, Leslie's Miata and Churchill's quote.

Alien technology (might be fun at parties but probably won't solve anything). While we're at it, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort revels in the old Party Point 'Squatch Runs, Justmark's M1A, tales of cohosts like The Jaimz and Dirty Dave, crime versus law and order (and citizens living in an upside-down world that makes the Second Amendment even more important), Uncle Doug's Northstar-powered Caddy versus Dad's Lincoln, and what it means for a tire to actually work in sheddy snowy situations. There's also a lot of red meat in this episode for Jeep haters, bureaucratic fakers, tire deflators and Eurocrat takers. More more more: Foghat, Deep Purple, Get Shorty, Dennis Farina and John Travolta, plus Ryan's whiskey, Leslie's Miata and Churchill's quote.

Who's doing what this summer? You'd better get some things figured because whether it's Tail of the Dragon, 24 Hours of LeMans, JF Summit, or just a few runs at Palomar, any high-Q gearhead fun requires a little foresight (even if that just means inflating tires)…. But you'll need to survive that long to make anything happen, so the Gearhead Consultancy chats up a few home-defense shotgun options (870, 500 and 1300, for example), and factors for recalcitrant applicant-operating cohost PK JustCaleb. JustMark and JustIn are here to help - like any good geek should be. Want more? The value of dummy rounds for loading practice. A silenced .22 varmint slayer. Cale Yarborough and Alex Trebeck (R.I.P., you excellent weirdos). Knives from CFK, David Yellowhorse, Hill & Creek, Whiskey Bent and Cold Steel. Some suggestions for your next home inspection. Also, a bunch of road racing madness (because we can't not).

Who's doing what this summer? You'd better get some things figured because whether it's Tail of the Dragon, 24 Hours of LeMans, JF Summit, or just a few runs at Palomar, any high-Q gearhead fun requires a little foresight (even if that just means inflating tires)…. But you'll need to survive that long to make anything happen, so the Gearhead Consultancy chats up a few home-defense shotgun options (870, 500 and 1300, for example), and factors for recalcitrant applicant-operating cohost PK JustCaleb. JustMark and JustIn are here to help - like any good geek should be. Want more? The value of dummy rounds for loading practice. A silenced .22 varmint slayer. Cale Yarborough and Alex Trebeck (R.I.P., you excellent weirdos). Knives from CFK, David Yellowhorse, Hill & Creek, Whiskey Bent and Cold Steel. Some suggestions for your next home inspection. Also, a bunch of road racing madness (because we can't not).

So much junk in this trunk… Zippos and hippos and chrome-plated nipples, plus a fancy Luftkraft shift knob cohost PK Caleb (ala EAS) bought for the Porsche he hasn't yet. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort's reports from the Tanner Gun Show illuminated more than overprices ammo (unless you're willing to bundle bullets) - yes, used and new pew-pews are starting to act affordably again (so don't sit on your hands). He also picked up a neato flexy Bad Ass (straight out'a Texas) IWB holster for one of the compacts, which iridium 192-soaked cohost Isotope of Mark immediatedly coveted, but he managed to slake his thirst with a scouterized M1A he built for why nots… Hey, it's the Garage Hour - because why not is why enough. Whyle we're at it: proprietary Japanese rounds, the NRA has been DeWayned (probably should'a mentioned that sooner), Norma's making a .22LR that'll drop squirrels at 500 yards, and shotguns for Caleb, R.L.O. Custom Leather for Mark and risotto for Justin. Hell yes, we're awesome.

So much junk in this trunk… Zippos and hippos and chrome-plated nipples, plus a fancy Luftkraft shift knob cohost PK Caleb (ala EAS) bought for the Porsche he hasn't yet. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort's reports from the Tanner Gun Show illuminated more than overprices ammo (unless you're willing to bundle bullets) - yes, used and new pew-pews are starting to act affordably again (so don't sit on your hands). He also picked up a neato flexy Bad Ass (straight out'a Texas) IWB holster for one of the compacts, which iridium 192-soaked cohost Isotope of Mark immediatedly coveted, but he managed to slake his thirst with a scouterized M1A he built for why nots… Hey, it's the Garage Hour - because why not is why enough. Whyle we're at it: proprietary Japanese rounds, the NRA has been DeWayned (probably should'a mentioned that sooner), Norma's making a .22LR that'll drop squirrels at 500 yards, and shotguns for Caleb, R.L.O. Custom Leather for Mark and risotto for Justin. Hell yes, we're awesome.

Some times you feel like a nut (such as after an episode of the Garage Hour), and some times the recording software miscodecs a segment and you have to redrop the file raw. Whoops. So! …Here's the lost November episode of the show the gearhead goons warned you about - chock full of the goodness you demand - so at least there's that: making freeways fun (especially in an uncorked 5.0), the Mr. Dustin Report (Miatas and dollars and go-fast habits), the UPS chick getting truckjacked (and another lady losing a bag of space tools because it wasn't from Louis Vitton - in space!), Fisker preplans its flight from Kalifornistan, Tesla versus Toyota versus the same failing bureaucleptocracy, more guns for everyone (1 mill just last month), fewer rules from the ATF (Dems can't buy a law, let alone a vowel), and an orthodontist in North Carolina who's giving away Glocks (because why not?). There's always more: cops have a tough job so be nice (especially in NY), fun fuzzy music from the '70s, why we all should want more forest fires and CO2, hunting two-headed whitetails in Canadia, and who needs enemies when you have family?

Some times you feel like a nut (such as after an episode of the Garage Hour), and some times the recording software miscodecs a segment and you have to redrop the file raw. Whoops. So! …Here's the lost November episode of the show the gearhead goons warned you about - chock full of the goodness you demand - so at least there's that: making freeways fun (especially in an uncorked 5.0), the Mr. Dustin Report (Miatas and dollars and go-fast habits), the UPS chick getting truckjacked (and another lady losing a bag of space tools because it wasn't from Louis Vitton - in space!), Fisker preplans its flight from Kalifornistan, Tesla versus Toyota versus the same failing bureaucleptocracy, more guns for everyone (1 mill just last month), fewer rules from the ATF (Dems can't buy a law, let alone a vowel), and an orthodontist in North Carolina who's giving away Glocks (because why not?). There's always more: cops have a tough job so be nice (especially in NY), fun fuzzy music from the '70s, why we all should want more forest fires and CO2, hunting two-headed whitetails in Canadia, and who needs enemies when you have family?

Caffiene and Christmas go together (because you can't handle one without the other), and the Gearhead Consultancy is up to its gills in it to get through this episode. P.K. outrovert Caleb of EAS and Radar Mark, Porsche man and sticker fan, joined Hostus Maximus Justin "Type A" Fort for this pre-holiday freeforall, and it's got everything. Buying a beater but not falling into the "too nice" trap, wailing on expensive cars and because why not, battleships and their powder, rifles and their tuning, horny bucks and their antlers, left-eye dominance and its downsides, flagging noboby and who cares, Bring- A-Trailer and its stalkers, and psychic iTunes and its creepiness. What, more? Border Patrol Raptors, used FJs, Beetles and Vanagons and pickups (oh my), abusing Porsches for fun and employment, new Broncos (not so much), and a black P1800.

Caffiene and Christmas go together (because you can't handle one without the other), and the Gearhead Consultancy is up to its gills in it to get through this episode. P.K. outrovert Caleb of EAS and Radar Mark, Porsche man and sticker fan, joined Hostus Maximus Justin "Type A" Fort for this pre-holiday freeforall, and it's got everything. Buying a beater but not falling into the "too nice" trap, wailing on expensive cars and because why not, battleships and their powder, rifles and their tuning, horny bucks and their antlers, left-eye dominance and its downsides, flagging noboby and who cares, Bring- A-Trailer and its stalkers, and psychic iTunes and its creepiness. What, more? Border Patrol Raptors, used FJs, Beetles and Vanagons and pickups (oh my), abusing Porsches for fun and employment, new Broncos (not so much), and a black P1800.

It's Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it's about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most importantly, shop local and seek something that's better than expected. While we're at it: How about a fistfight over chablis at the Broadmoor? How about Subie politics and 4Runner douchebaggery on the Front Range? Who isn't two degrees from a Cutlass? …And why do all the racoons have knives?

It's Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it's about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most importantly, shop local and seek something that's better than expected. While we're at it: How about a fistfight over chablis at the Broadmoor? How about Subie politics and 4Runner douchebaggery on the Front Range? Who isn't two degrees from a Cutlass? …And why do all the racoons have knives?

Yeah, yeah, it's been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone's ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the 'Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark's collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak's Pike's Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams tank), plus movies Caleb's got to watch (or he'll die). What's more to like: the F1 parade and ear-plugging weenies, tank movies, Saturday night coolers and van parties, a Glock 43 and an S&W with a billion rounds in the mag, plus Frank Rizzo, Saul Rosenberg and the Egyptian Magician.

Yeah, yeah, it's been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone's ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the 'Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark's collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak's Pike's Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams tank), plus movies Caleb's got to watch (or he'll die). What's more to like: the F1 parade and ear-plugging weenies, tank movies, Saturday night coolers and van parties, a Glock 43 and an S&W with a billion rounds in the mag, plus Frank Rizzo, Saul Rosenberg and the Egyptian Magician.

Okay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the "Cold Snap Sprint" (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed). More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts of attempted murder for Captain Stupid), UFC refuses to learn from Bud Light's fail, and a big Garage Hour R.I.P. to excellent weirdos Richard Mull ("Bull" from Night Court) and Matthew Perry from Friends (don't do drugs then hit the hot tub). …Sounds from Peter Gunn, Vibravoid, God Lives Underwater, and thoughts about sounds from Iron Maiden.

Okay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the "Cold Snap Sprint" (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed). More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts of attempted murder for Captain Stupid), UFC refuses to learn from Bud Light's fail, and a big Garage Hour R.I.P. to excellent weirdos Richard Mull ("Bull" from Night Court) and Matthew Perry from Friends (don't do drugs then hit the hot tub). …Sounds from Peter Gunn, Vibravoid, God Lives Underwater, and thoughts about sounds from Iron Maiden.

Somuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy's plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what's the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the 'fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it's not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars suffering a case of the old elbows, stolen design cues, and tie-downs and ratchet straps (because if it's on the side of the road, it's not on your load). Also, Home Depot versus Harbor Freight, half-digested Citroens, Zach's elk summer sausage, and Electric Wizard, Living Color, Propellerheads and Electronic Excursions in High-Fi.

Somuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy's plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what's the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the 'fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it's not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars suffering a case of the old elbows, stolen design cues, and tie-downs and ratchet straps (because if it's on the side of the road, it's not on your load). Also, Home Depot versus Harbor Freight, half-digested Citroens, Zach's elk summer sausage, and Electric Wizard, Living Color, Propellerheads and Electronic Excursions in High-Fi.

When we're not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the "it fits" rule employed by the Walkin' Dude…). There's also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we're about two steps from "Maximum Overdrive", kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), and the wisdom of avoiding yuge chunks of Jersey barrier while commuting the company coche (because ashtray). Then again: wolves (not) in Colorado, wasted capital on fake green agendi, the Densh…. Denmarkers…. people of Daneland… giving up on environmentally friendly LEGOs, plus Goblin, Blur, Puny, Fatso, FNM, Mastodon, Faktor, Dekoder, Straits and AIC.

When we're not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the "it fits" rule employed by the Walkin' Dude…). There's also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we're about two steps from "Maximum Overdrive", kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), and the wisdom of avoiding yuge chunks of Jersey barrier while commuting the company coche (because ashtray). Then again: wolves (not) in Colorado, wasted capital on fake green agendi, the Densh…. Denmarkers…. people of Daneland… giving up on environmentally friendly LEGOs, plus Goblin, Blur, Puny, Fatso, FNM, Mastodon, Faktor, Dekoder, Straits and AIC.

We warned you - the Gearhead Consultancy is all about paying attention (because geek!), and this uberule applies to home, self, car, property and Sanctum Garagium. If you don't want your goods to get grabbed, watch your back when you park the Aston (or whatever you roll) in the car hole, because with all the crime exploding across America, someone might be watching you. The market is there for thieves - don't be their meat. There's more: lost D-rings, lost hitches and lost F-35s, hacked ships and hacked warplanes (yikes?), pawn shops and battery slop, Teslas running over junk and unions running over members, JF Summit, illegal Canadia, the thumb on the scale, plus Fu Manchu, High on Fire, Sleep, Matt Pike and Dragonaut, Herbalizer, Alice in Chains and Die Krupps.

We warned you - the Gearhead Consultancy is all about paying attention (because geek!), and this uberule applies to home, self, car, property and Sanctum Garagium. If you don't want your goods to get grabbed, watch your back when you park the Aston (or whatever you roll) in the car hole, because with all the crime exploding across America, someone might be watching you. The market is there for thieves - don't be their meat. There's more: lost D-rings, lost hitches and lost F-35s, hacked ships and hacked warplanes (yikes?), pawn shops and battery slop, Teslas running over junk and unions running over members, JF Summit, illegal Canadia, the thumb on the scale, plus Fu Manchu, High on Fire, Sleep, Matt Pike and Dragonaut, Herbalizer, Alice in Chains and Die Krupps.

Holy carp - too much to do (and apologies for the tardy transmission). The Gearhead Consultantcy is always on the job, we're just busy. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and the Walkin' Dude got back together out in BFE (Black Forest Excellence) for some trail tales - Red Cone, Imogene, Webster Pass, Mt. Herman, Gold Camp, Mt. Baldy - and thoughts on truck bags (gear for a day), mine access, universal keys, lost D-rings, and not 'froading alone. As always, there's a lot more: bags on roofs and tents on trucks, too much pressure washing and oil consumption, not enough Eddyline and Coors Banquest, Fred and Rudy (dogs), Cujo (dog name), Capt. Surly and Dani (people), and The Toadies and Presidents of the United States of America (bands).

Holy carp - too much to do (and apologies for the tardy transmission). The Gearhead Consultantcy is always on the job, we're just busy. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and the Walkin' Dude got back together out in BFE (Black Forest Excellence) for some trail tales - Red Cone, Imogene, Webster Pass, Mt. Herman, Gold Camp, Mt. Baldy - and thoughts on truck bags (gear for a day), mine access, universal keys, lost D-rings, and not 'froading alone. As always, there's a lot more: bags on roofs and tents on trucks, too much pressure washing and oil consumption, not enough Eddyline and Coors Banquest, Fred and Rudy (dogs), Cujo (dog name), Capt. Surly and Dani (people), and The Toadies and Presidents of the United States of America (bands).

Drive over the lawn, bust down the fence, toss the barricade in the ditch, 'froad the road less travelled, or just go the "wrong" way - it's not the climate that's going to ruin your day, it's the fire started by bad behavior (intentional or incompetent) storming around the corner of your neighbor's bungalow that you need to flee. Lots of bad stuff happened in the Maui firestorm, but good lessons are never too early to be learned, and the Gearhead Consultancy is here to help - turns out your natural distrust of government, bureaucrats, elected libtards and watermelon environmentalists is well placed. Yes, you're correct - it's a little soon for this chat - but it's never too soon to be prepared for the next one, and not knowing when that is, let's take this opportunity to toughen up and avoid a repeat. Because, in the end, your survival is your business.

Drive over the lawn, bust down the fence, toss the barricade in the ditch, 'froad the road less travelled, or just go the "wrong" way - it's not the climate that's going to ruin your day, it's the fire started by bad behavior (intentional or incompetent) storming around the corner or your neighbor's bungalow that you need to flee. Lots of bad stuff happened in the Maui firestorm, but good lessons are never too early to be learned, and the Gearhead Consultancy is here to help - turns out your natural distrust of government, bureaucrats, elected libtards and watermelon environmentalists is well placed. Yes, you're correct - it's a little soon for this chat - but it's never too soon to be prepared for the next one, and not knowing when that is, let's take this opportunity to toughen up and avoid a repeat. Because, in the end, your survival is your business.

...Got a lot of respect for Darwin's capability to wipe out bad batches of genes from the people stew that is humanity, but let's stop making kids in hot cars take the brunt of it. Meanwhile, back at the garage, how about some gearhead civil disobedience? You're no pepperoni-armed hipster antifa weenie, so keep it non-destrictive like MLK Jr. said we should. Plate cams, robot cars and bad bureaucracy are a great place to start: unplug something; cover something; aim something at a wall; drop a traffic cone in front of something - show how bad or stupid or insidious something is without destroying it. More goodness: Funyons versus coffee, Hillary's SoCal fail (less rain than January), IRS agents with guns, new homes on old mines (wicked ultra KAPOW, folks), Bud versus Busch, Maui's firebug problem, electric busses go bankrupt because they only do politics, and another electric F-150 function flop.

...Got a lot of respect for Darwin's capability to wipe out bad batches of genes from the people stew that is humanity, but let's stop making kids in hot cars take the brunt of it. Meanwhile, back at the garage, how about some gearhead civil disobedience? You're no pepperoni-armed hipster antifa weenie, so keep it non-destrictive like MLK Jr. said we should. Plate cams, robot cars and bad bureaucracy are a great place to start: unplug something; cover something; aim something at a wall; drop a traffic cone in front of something - show how bad or stupid or insidious something is without destroying it. More goodness: Funyons versus coffee, Hillary's SoCal fail (less rain than January), IRS agents with guns, new homes on old mines (wicked ultra KAPOW, folks), Bud versus Busch, Maui's firebug problem, electric busses go bankrupt because they only do politics, and another electric F-150 function flop.

Join the Garage Hour goons and say "Hail No!" to your cars and trucks looking like you left them parked at the receiving end of a driving range. Jus because it's summer and you live in a town that's prone to the big icy agony-inducing airborne projectiles known as HAIL doesn't mean you have to live with dents and dings and the sneering sideways glances from your dentless neighbors. We've got ideas and solutions: homemade, inexpensive, effective, available, inflatable, hand-me-down and hard to assemble. Also, this episode's got OE recalls (F-150 e-brakes engaging when they feel like it), Porsche insulting Christianity but pretending days of editing was an "error", the E.P.A. approving additives for gas that cause cancer in EVERYTHING (government isn't on your side), and why Ohio and Indiana letting HAL 9000 drive their semis. ...And sorry about the delayed upload - too much to-doing in Earning a Livingland. More: Rev. Heat versus Liberace, barn haters, baloney sandwiches, and gambling with music (like Horton Heat, A.F.I., Ministry, Wellwater Conspiracy, Metallica, Sugar Ray, Living Colour, Luscious Jackson and 16-Volt).

Join the Garage Hour goons and say "Hail No!" to your cars and trucks looking like you left them parked at the receiving end of a driving range. Jus because it's summer and you live in a town that's prone to the big icy agony-inducing airborne projectiles known as HAIL doesn't mean you have to live with dents and dings and the sneering sideways glances from your dentless neighbors. We've got ideas and solutions: homemade, inexpensive, effective, available, inflatable, hand-me-down and hard to assemble. Also, this episode's got OE recalls (F-150 e-brakes engaging when they feel like it), Porsche insulting Christianity but pretending days of editing was an "error", the E.P.A. approving additives for gas that cause cancer in EVERYTHING (government isn't on your side), and why Ohio and Indiana letting HAL 9000 drive their semis. ...And sorry about the delayed upload - too much to-doing in Earning a Livingland. More: Rev. Heat versus Liberace, barn haters, baloney sandwiches, and gambling with music (like Horton Heat, A.F.I., Ministry, Wellwater Conspiracy, Metallica, Sugar Ray, Living Colour, Luscious Jackson and 16-Volt).

The Garage Hour goons got our fancy canyon carving nasties a little dirty on a fuuuuuun run over Independence Pass (lousy stupid mountain cloudbursts), so it's time for car cleaning. How about some technique you might not know from the detailing experts (referring to us - hilarious)? Here's the what: keeping metal cool and wet, cold water versus glass, pre-washing, two buckets (and two sponges?), detailing with detailer, thumbnail tricks, clar bars, cotton and microfiber towels, car-care chemicals, wheel brushes, tool prep, hang-drying, air and water drying, specialized cleaners for special surfaces, and using good products like Mother's, Griot's and E.C.P. ( as well as their detail guides). More: Worschestirerer sauce, fresh O.J. (now that he's out of prison), plus Truckfighters, Quicksilver Loom, Yes, Faust & Shortee, Soundgarden, Tomohawk, and Massive Attack.

The Garage Hour goons got our fancy canyon carving nasties a little dirty on a fuuuuuun run over Independence Pass (lousy stupid mountain cloudbursts), so it's time for car cleaning. How about some technique you might not know from the detailing experts (referring to us - hilarious)? Here's the what: keeping metal cool and wet, cold water versus glass, pre-washing, two buckets (and two sponges?), detailing with detailer, thumbnail tricks, clar bars, cotton and microfiber towels, car-care chemicals, wheel brushes, tool prep, hang-drying, air and water drying, specialized cleaners for special surfaces, and using good products like Mother's, Griot's and E.C.P. ( as well as their detail guides). More: Worschestirerer sauce, fresh O.J. (now that he's out of prison), plus Truckfighters, Quicksilver Loom, Yes, Faust & Shortee, Soundgarden, Tomohawk, and Massive Attack.

Some Garage Hours are just a free-for-all, with parts and nuts and sockets and rockets and blowing up bad guys, while Colorado windshield death comes for us all. The Walkin' Dude cohosts this one while Hostus Maximus Justin Fort stabs a transfer case into the revitalized third-gen trail pig (a.k.a. Mr. Miyagi). There's also some junkyarding, good installation tricks and Dude Food. What else... Shepherdlike coyotesque dogbjects, disc versus drums, Bradley tarps, good grease, e-people and CO2 haters versus trees and shade, bolt sorting, coolant hoarding and a jack named tranny.

Some Garage Hours are just a free-for-all, with parts and nuts and sockets and rockets and blowing up bad guys, while Colorado windshield death comes for us all. The Walkin' Dude cohosts this one while Hostus Maximus Justin Fort stabs a transfer case into the revitalized third-gen trail pig (a.k.a. Mr. Miyagi). There's also some junkyarding, good installation tricks and Dude Food. What else... Shepherdlike coyotesque dogbjects, disc versus drums, Bradley tarps, good grease, e-people and CO2 haters versus trees and shade, bolt sorting, coolant hoarding and a jack named tranny.

Don't get us wrong - if people drove as well as flying cars deserved, the Garage Hour goons would be all about Jetsoning to the hardware store for a 2x4, but as long as geeks like us can't get straight answers about liability and licensing and small details like power provison, controls sans computer, and when we can fly our car up a canyon like Clint in "Firefox", we'll stick with the backyard helicopter, thank you. ...Just like electric cars, until said thing can stand on its own two, it's just words. More to love: rock and roll from Dog Fashion Disco, Contagion, Man or Astroman, Hum, Dandelion and Die Krupps, fire and lots of it, "Demolition Man" robot-car self-drive shenannigans, with an intro by some misshapen monsters from Mars.

Don't get us wrong - if people drove as well as flying cars deserved, the Garage Hour goons would be all about Jetsoning to the hardware store for a 2x4, but as long as geeks like us can't get straight answers about liability and licensing and small details like power provison, controls sans computer, and when we can fly our car up a canyon like Clint in "Firefox", we'll stick with the backyard helicopter, thank you. ...Just like electric cars, until said thing can stand on its own two, it's just words. More to love: rock and roll from Dog Fashion Disco, Contagion, Man or Astroman, Hum, Dandelion and Die Krupps, fire and lots of it, "Demolition Man" robot-car self-drive shenannigans, with an intro by some misshapen monsters from Mars.

Of course, we could not have known that the little sub that might've didn't (R.I.P., gents), but a thought or two about trusting your geek instinct and self-preservation... There's also a few thoughts about how automakers are attempting to (or desperately want to) capture and sell your data, from face-recognition to fingerprints and banking records to who you know. ...Sound like what you signed up for when you wanted a new car? More gearhead goodness: plumb and true versus rack, rake and run, being as dumb as a smart home, Ai versus operator, Polish beet sauce, wool from Cabela's, pirate ships, more soy at the FBI, and lot'sa Clutch.

Of course, we could not have known that the little sub that might've didn't (R.I.P., gents), but a thought or two about trusting your geek instinct and self-preservation... There's also a few thoughts about how automakers are attempting to (or desperately want to) capture and sell your data, from face-recognition to fingerprints and banking records to who you know. ...Sound like what you signed up for when you wanted a new car? More gearhead goodness: plumb and true versus rack, rake and run, being as dumb as a smart home, Ai versus operator, Polish beet sauce, wool from Cabela's, pirate ships, more soy at the FBI, and lot'sa Clutch.

Now, with less hoit and toit... The Gearhead Consultancy has a few gems for you: handy PPIHC pre-race details (false peak but real info), excellent tales of service from the Leatherman multi-tool people (some warranties are worth more than others), thoughts on what (not) to say when the law is at the door, why political garbage is now even less welcome in your beer, tech and radio (and speaking of tech, Amazon might be out to get you), and an Orlando cop gets the speeding ticket he deserved from a Florida sheriff (and a whole bunch more). More: dishwashers washing dishes, being the agent of karma (carma?), owning your sincerity, not digging coal with your teeth, and some Karma to Burn (while we're at it).

Now, with less hoit and toit... The Gearhead Consultancy has a few gems for you: handy PPIHC pre-race details (false peak but real info), excellent tales of service from the Leatherman multi-tool people (some warranties are worth more than others), thoughts on what (not) to say when the law is at the door, why political garbage is now even less welcome in your beer, tech and radio (and speaking of tech, Amazon might be out to get you), and an Orlando cop gets the speeding ticket he deserved from a Florida sheriff (and a whole bunch more). More: dishwashers washing dishes, being the agent of karma (carma?), owning your sincerity, not digging coal with your teeth, and some Karma to Burn (while we're at it).

Is Bubba Wallace the new Danica Patrick? Way to ruin what little credibility you had left, schmuck. We prefer Jim Brown - R.I.P., big guy. We also prefer Richard Jewell (speaking of R.I.P.), whom this episode somehow commingles with the Unabomber (who will probably not be resting peacefully, if you catch our drift). Then it's all experts and flying SFPD patrol cars and NYC suing carmakers who don't make cars that can survive the city's criminals, plus not blowing people up. Don't worry, there's more, like a complete "16 Volt" background track, journalists behaving badly, "Escape from New York", "Invasion USA", Kurt Russell, Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, Mac 10s, and more corruption in Quid Pro Joe's basement.

Is Bubba Wallace the new Danica Patrick? Way to ruin what little credibility you had left, schmuck. We prefer Jim Brown - R.I.P., big guy. We also prefer Richard Jewell (speaking of R.I.P.), whom this episode somehow commingles with the Unabomber (who will probably not be resting peacefully, if you catch our drift). Then it's all experts and flying SFPD patrol cars and NYC suing carmakers who don't make cars that can survive the city's criminals, plus not blowing people up. Don't worry, there's more, like a complete "16 Volt" background track, journalists behaving badly, "Escape from New York", "Invasion USA", Kurt Russell, Chuck Norris, Lee Van Cleef, Mac 10s, and more corruption in Quid Pro Joe's basement.

Geeks don't want politicians to take away their freedom to roam, nor ruin their gearhead life (geek powa!), and the skill-set guys (aka: geeks) won't let snap-lift oversteer derail an otherwise enjoyable 120mph joyride in the 3-Series daddy just bought 'em. Meanwhile, back at the garadtch, we dipped our toes in a collection of indestructibility for your driveway (this topic will return - the schwartz says so), as well as vacuum wiring, "initial" build quality, tranny fluid, Floriditis, and technology is still not on our side. It's not all ball bearings nowadays: independent beermakers like Appalachian Mountain go rogue, drones with artificial intelligence go rogue, carmakers' data-capture goes rogue, and Wyoming goes rogue to protect its taxpayers. Special appearances by Carl Sagan, Mission Creep, Orbital, Elmer Bernstein, Meat Beat Manifesto, Genesis and the NY Post...

Geeks don't want politicians taking away their freedom to roam, nor ruining their gearhead life (geek powa!), and the skill-set guys (aka: geeks) won't let snap-lift oversteer derail an otherwise enjoyable 120mph joyride in the 3-Series daddy just bought 'em. Meanwhile, back at the garadtch, we dipped our toes in a collection of indestructibility for your driveway (this topic will return - the schwartz says so), as well as vacuum wiring, "initial" build quality, tranny fluid, Floriditis, and technology is still not on our side. It's not all ball bearings nowadays: independent beermakers like Appalachian Mountain go rogue, drones with artificial intelligence go rogue, carmakers' data-capture goes rogue, and Wyoming goes rogue to protect its taxpayers. Special appearances by Carl Sagan, Mission Creep, Orbital, Elmer Bernstein, Meat Beat Manifesto, Genesis and the NY Post...

That's a spicy meatball - everything from killer whales eating your rudder (still not sure of their MO) to godless commies dredging up sunken WW2 wrecks for scrap, this episode's got it. ...It's all gearhead, though - don't 'fraid dat. On top of the usual suspects, however, we've piled plumbing parts, protecting your peep, new steekers, old lamp oil, Curtis Sliwa and a Marine in New Yawk City, and the plum amber at Trinity. Now, go out in the world and make something - we made some God Lives Underwater (come through your speakers), Shark Bite (fittings fix some pipes), new Garage Hour vinyl (stick to your jalopy), with honorable mentions for White Gladis and John Cleese.

That's a spicy meatball - everything from killer whales eating your rudder (still not sure of their MO) to godless commies dredging up sunken WW2 wrecks for scrap, this episode's got it. ...It's all gearhead, though - don't 'fraid dat. On top of the usual suspects, however, we've piled plumbing parts, protecting your peep, new steekers, old lamp oil, Curtis Sliwa and a Marine in New Yawk City, and the plum amber at Trinity. Now, go out in the world and make something - we made some God Lives Underwater (come through your speakers), Shark Bite (fittings fix some pipes), new Garage Hour vinyl (stick to your jalopy), with honorable mentions for White Gladis and John Cleese.