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

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.

When the gearheads get enthusiastic, the geeks get going: the new-car connectivity albatross and its threat to AM (as well as your seat heaters), why new cars and their general state of suck is making a mess of the used-car market, and some F!ed up fun from Kalifornistan, where the police can't chase you and the earth is swallowing up off-roaders. Then it's turbos, bugeye WRXs, EVCs, own-versus-rent and right-to-repair, and a breakdown of the better James Bonds (and why Remington Steele's/Pierce Brosnahanan's "November Man" could have been perfect). More for you: DJ Contact (w/ DJ Cookie Dough), Amon Tobin (with a mashup), Air (#becauseweird), and Source Direct (#becausetractor). Also, Umberto from GRC, The Uhhs, jerkles and unicorn skulls.

When the gearheads get enthusiastic, the geeks get going: the new-car connectivity albatross and its threat to AM (as well as your seat heaters), why new cars and their general state of suck is making a mess of the used-car market, and some F!ed up fun from Kalifornistan, where the police can't chase you and the earth is swallowing up off-roaders Then it's turbos, bugeye WRXs, EVCs, own-versus-rent and right-to-repair, and a breakdown of the better James Bonds (and why Remington Steele's/Pierce Brosnahanan's "November Man" could have been perfect). More for you: DJ Contact (w/ DJ Cookie Dough), Amon Tobin (with a mashup), Air (#becauseweird), and Source Direct (#becausetractor). Also, Umberto from GRC, The Uhhs, jerkles and unicorn skulls.

Holy carp, if you ever may use a gun to protect your person, people or property, this is an episode for you. We dug into a great interview of a gent who came out on top during a parking lot throwdown with an armed criminal. Colion Noir did a good job and let the winner (hey, he's not dead) talk about it: the boon of practice (practice, practice...), the bane of tactical doodads, why round-limits will get you killed, big guns versus small, physical wellbeing and the right clothes, situational awareness, how you'll feel and what to do and say afterwards, and why you carry with a pew in the pipe (because "Carrying With a Round in the Chamber Saved My Life"). There's a lot more here, and every ounce is worth a shooter's time: smart meet-ups, lawyers for shut the f@€& up, don't be fat, plus Contagion, NIN, Deftones, Whorgasm, Chainsaws & Children, Alien Faktor and Steril.

Holy carp, if you ever may use a gun to protect your person, people or property, this is an episode for you. We dug into a great interview of a gent who came out on top during a parking lot throwdown with an armed criminal. Colion Noir did a good job and let the winner (hey, he's not dead) talk about it: the boon of practice (practice, practice...), the bane of tactical doodads, why round-limits will get you killed, big guns versus small, physical wellbeing and the right clothes, situational awareness, how you'll feel and what to do and say afterwards, and why you carry with a pew in the pipe (because "Carrying With a Round in the Chamber Saved My Life"). There's a lot more here, and every ounce is worth a shooter's time: smart meet-ups, lawyers for shut the f@€& up, don't be fat, plus Contagion, NIN, Deftones, Whorgasm, Chainsaws & Children, Alien Faktor and Steril.

Thoughts from the gearhead planet... Sticky tires and Bilstein PSS9s, Doc's Elise and Ryan's Alpina, pie-faced ditzes and Porsche mugs, Teslas trying to burn down mid-race, BMWs and their airbags, electric STis won't hunt (or go hillclimbing, or all day), new and used car prices up about 20% since Sniffy Joe got into office (and the electric-car price distortion), Lamborghini's slightly challenging (and airborne) Pike's Peak record attempt, and a few thoughts on how microplastics might be a secondary problem to the overall plastic recycling fraud. Also, other stuff. Also also, safety should not depricate freedom, and dumb folks don't know they are. More tastiness: Velvet Acid Christ, Steril, Korn, Zombie, Skrew, Nation of Fear, Nick Cave, 16 Volt and Sugar Ray.

Thoughts from the gearhead planet... Sticky tires and Bilstein PSS9s, Doc's Elise and Ryan's Alpina, pie-faced ditzes and Porsche mugs, Teslas trying to burn down mid-race, BMWs and their airbags, electric STis won't hunt (or go hillclimbing, or all day), new and used car prices up about 20% since Sniffy Joe got into office (and the electric-car price distortion), Lamborghini's slightly challenging (and airborne) Pike's Peak record attempt, and a few thoughts on how microplastics might be a secondary problem to the overall plastic recycling fraud. Also, other stuff. Also also, safety should not depricate freedom, and dumb folks don't know they are. More tastiness: Velvet Acid Christ, Steril, Korn, Zombie, Skrew, Nation of Fear, Nick Cave, 16 Volt and Sugar Ray.

Do you want alien archeologists to brand Earth the T-shirt and cardboard planet? We neither, so let's get to work quelling the free-farce zone built upon by bumper stickers, bad governance, idiot officials and ideology that can't get past its first foot forward. Expand your inputs (think from the firehose) - AM is a part of unexpected reality, and that's good. Challenge the bubble - Car & Driver is taking down the fake figures supporting e-car efficiency. Ridicule bureaucrats when they say things that don't make sense - racist roads and electric tanks? ...And call out corruption when you see it - Sniffy Joe's White House basement just hired Ford's China-funded battery lobbyist. WT capital F? More to love (perhaps it's time for a diet): cyborgs, hard-boiled eggs, New Jersey-level paranoid, electric NASCAR and quiet Thunderboats, are catalytic thefts being buoyed by the skidplate industry, plus Folk Implosion, Man or Astroman, Mastodon, Cujo, Beck, DJ Shadow, Gruntruck and Bio-Mechanical Degeneration.

Do you want alien archeologists to brand Earth the T-shirt and cardboard planet? We neither, so let's get to work quelling the free-farce zone built upon by bumper stickers, bad governance, idiot officials and ideology that can't get past its first foot forward. Expand your inputs (think from the firehose) - AM is a part of unexpected reality, and that's good. Challenge the bubble - Car & Driver is taking down the fake figures supporting e-car efficiency. Ridicule bureaucrats when they say things that don't make sense - racist roads and electric tanks? ...And call out corruption when you see it - Sniffy Joe's White House basement just hired Ford's China-funded battery lobbyist. WT capital F? More to love (perhaps it's time for a diet): cyborgs, hard-boiled eggs, New Jersey-level paranoid, electric NASCAR and quiet Thunderboats, are catalytic thefts being buoyed by the skidplate industry, plus Folk Implosion, Man or Astroman, Mastodon, Cujo, Beck, DJ Shadow, Gruntruck and Bio-Mechanical Degeneration.

You're the geek, so you understand the importance of the Second Amendment (probably to the point of being obnoxious). Good - we too. This piece gathers the bits, including the massive growth of ownership, all the new (and novel) firearms owners, the importance of training - don't buy 10 guns, buy one and ten boxes of bullets. ...Or maybe 100. Then the Gearhead Consultancy flubs the Constitution (we should all grab a copy and bone up), but saves the day with background on bad laws from Washington state (a rifle ban?) and bad ideas from idiots ("smart" guns)... What's more: Atomic Bitchwax, Southern Culture, Failure, Goatsnake, For Love Not Lisa, Josh Wink, Corrosion, Bowie, and Al King with Stevie Ray. Also, Legos for kids and adults, tyrannosaurus skeletons for the living room, T-90s for truck stops, bacteria for everyone, good PR for exploding billions, beers for Americans, and tranny fluid for pinkos.

You're the geek, so you understand the importance of the Second Amendment (probably to the point of being obnoxious). Good - we too. This piece gathers the bits, including the massive growth of ownership, all the new (and novel) firearms owners, the importance of training - don't buy 10 guns, buy one and ten boxes of bullets. ...Or maybe 100. Then the Gearhead Consultancy flubs the Constitution (we should all grab a copy and bone up), but saves the day with background on bad laws from Washington state (a rifle ban?) and bad ideas from idiots ("smart" guns)... What's more: Atomic Bitchwax, Southern Culture, Failure, Goatsnake, For Love Not Lisa, Josh Wink, Corrosion, Bowie, and Al King with Stevie Ray. Also, Legos for kids and adults, tyrannosaurus skeletons for the living room, T-90s for truck stops, bacteria for everyone, good PR for exploding billions, beers for Americans, and tranny fluid for pinkos.

So much good stuff: why Johnny Cab is planning to kill you, why nobody wants electric cars, why gov't choices aren't, why electric cars are a social contagion too, why gov't action is an inverse penalty, why more CO2 is a good thing, why 60% of new cars can never be electric, why artificial intelligence isn't, and why robot cars are causing new and innovative traffic jams. Also, F-16 flyovers, hooch VS hooch, Budweiser's tranny fail (is more than a missed gear), "She's So Heavy" and "Spaceship Landing", and Kyuss, Anthrax, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Living Colour, Beatles, Volbeat, Zeppelin, The Rev and Machines of Loving Grace.

So much good stuff: why Johnny Cab is planning to kill you, why nobody wants electric cars, why gov't choices aren't, why electric cars are a social contagion too, why gov't action is an inverse penalty, why more CO2 is a good thing, why 60% of new cars can never be electric, why artificial intelligence isn't, and why robot cars are causing new and innovative traffic jams. Also, F-16 flyovers, hooch VS hooch, Budweiser's tranny fail (is more than a missed gear), "She's So Heavy" and "Spaceship Landing", and Kyuss, Anthrax, Southern Culture on the Skids, Bio-Mechanical Degeneration, Living Colour, Beatles, Volbeat, Zeppelin, The Rev and Machines of Loving Grace.

Do you have the walnuts to stop and grab that sweet thing you saw on this morning's commute? The Gearhead Consultancy is here to help, with suggestions (and excellent results) from our adventures in exploiting the retention-disabled. ...Because Found On Road Awesome! We catalog one month's grabs: a D-ring and hitch-block, channel-locks and flush-cuts, an air chuck and some serious scissors (all tools we can use), plus some sweet signage. You can do it too (...because geek). It's there for you: Sackpack's pricey flashlight, Walkin' Dude's yuge Ft. Carson & orange Yellow Freight signs, plus Justinius Rex's dozens of Snap-On tools and jar O' sockets. Also, Earthlings?, Megadeth, Kyuss, Dog Fashion Disco, Filter, Solarized and Die Krupps.

Do you have the walnuts to stop and grab that sweet thing you saw on this morning's commute? The Gearhead Consultancy is here to help, with suggestions (and excellent results) from our adventures in exploiting the retention-disabled. ...Because Found On Road Awesome! We catalog one month's grabs: a D-ring and hitch-block, channel-locks and flush-cuts, an air chuck and some serious scissors (all tools we can use), plus some sweet signage. You can do it too (...because geek). It's there for you: Sackpack's pricey flashlight, Walkin' Dude's yuge Ft. Carson & orange Yellow Freight signs, plus Justinius Rex's dozens of Snap-On tools and jar O' sockets. Also, Earthlings?, Megadeth, Kyuss, Dog Fashion Disco, Filter, Solarized and Die Krupps.

We're busy building things and fixing stuff, so have a rundown: - used-car prices gone crazy (again), w/ financial pressures, interest and inflation hikes, shortages of cars/parts/money - misbegotten gov't overreactions making the aforementioned worse - manufacturer costs inflated by electric car unicorn farts - rules for paying to attention to used-car prices (follow what you know) - some side history on automakers' ongoing fruitless efforts to kill AM radio More to live for: hooray for Cubans pulling a McGuyver (the old one, not the silly new version) on Communism, cottonwood versus aspen, Duesenbergs, Southern Culture on the Skids, Masters of Reality, Monolord, God Lives Underwater, High On Fire, Deadbolt and Fatso Jetson, plus Stephen King's evil basement and upcoming Found On Road Awsomeness.

We're busy building things and fixing stuff, so have a rundown: - used-car prices gone crazy (again), w/ financial pressures, interest and inflation hikes, shortages of cars/parts/money - misbegotten gov't overreactions making the aforementioned worse - manufacturer costs inflated by electric car unicorn farts - rules for paying to attention to used-car prices (follow what you know) - some side history on automakers' ongoing fruitless efforts to kill AM radio More to live for: hooray for Cubans pulling a McGuyver (the old one, not the silly new version) on Communism, cottonwood versus aspen, Duesenbergs, Southern Culture on the Skids, Masters of Reality, Monolord, God Lives Underwater, High On Fire, Deadbolt and Fatso Jetson, plus Stephen King's evil basement and upcoming Found On Road Awsomeness.

Oi vey! Americans just want to defend their home, family and property, but grabby bureaucrats and Big Gov't fans want to defang the everyday man and force his compliance. The Garage Hour goons have updates for you about what's going on: Creepy Joe Meat Puppet's executive orders, tremendous funding for federal targeting, pinkos versus a well armed citizenry, what's a male Karen, the degredation of American exceptionalism, file cabinet fires, and remembering why the Second Amendment isn't the 31st. While we're at it, more stuff: Metallica, Volbeat, Dragonaut, Faith No More and Bjork, Dave Barry, Hunter S. Thompson, Breitbart, The Federalist, Ammoland and the Epoch Times, plus a proper R.I.P. for excellent weirdo Tom Sizemore.

Oi vey! Americans just want to defend their home, family and property, but grabby bureaucrats and Big Gov't fans want to defang the everyday man and force his compliance. The Garage Hour goons have updates for you about what's going on: Creepy Joe Meat Puppet's executive orders, tremendous funding for federal targeting, pinkos versus a well armed citizenry, what's a male Karen, the degredation of American exceptionalism, file cabinet fires, and remembering why the Second Amendment isn't the 31st. While we're at it, more stuff: Metallica, Volbeat, Dragonaut, Faith No More and Bjork, Dave Barry, Hunter S. Thompson, Breitbart, The Federalist, Ammoland and the Epoch Times, plus a proper R.I.P. for excellent weirdo Tom Sizemore.

Put on the goggles, 'cause this 'uns a lumpy one: good ideas and bad results of clearancing your trail rig to let the tires eat! Trailing arms, tire sizes, Pahnard bars, shackle positioning, pinion angles, bump stops, spacers, 4Runners, Wranglers, XJs, backspacing, fenders and Dremel blades... Guest appearances by Rock Hound Off-Road, Fageol Superchargers, Dirty Dave's Super Pooper and Gov. Used Car Hair. While we're at it: bread is yummy, hot-boxing ruins resale, killing whales and birds, false electric-car advertising, snow in L.A. because it's winter, VW takes the carjackers' side, Ford isn't on yours, and beer acting weird at 13,000ft.

Put on the goggles, 'cause this 'uns a lumpy one: good ideas and bad results of clearancing your trail rig to let the tires eat! Trailing arms, tire sizes, Pahnard bars, shackle positioning, pinion angles, bump stops, spacers, 4Runners, Wranglers, XJs, backspacing, fenders and Dremel blades... Guest appearances by Rock Hound Off-Road, Fageol Superchargers, Dirty Dave's Super Pooper and Gov. Used Car Hair. While we're at it: bread is yummy, hot-boxing ruins resale, killing whales and birds, false electric-car advertising, snow in L.A. because it's winter, VW takes the carjackers' side, Ford isn't on yours, and beer acting weird at 13,000ft.