Reviews & Features

Billet Cargo Tie Downs

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed a set of tie downs that I liked. During the proceeding discussion, one of our users mentioned that he had a small business that designed and manufactured cargo tie downs for various trucks. Next thing I knew, he sent me a set and I was installing both his bedside tie downs as well as his rail tie downs on my Toyota Tacoma. If you are unfamiliar, the Tacoma comes with both fixed bed side eyelets as well as easily moveable tie downs made of plastic that slide fore and aft on a bedside …

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Reviews & Features

Rhino USA Tie Downs

About four years ago, I ran out of tie downs and set out to buy the best I could find. I searched everywhere and then stumbled onto Rhino tie downs… They had incredible reviews and were made in the USA – How can you beat that, right? Turns out, they actually aren’t made in the USA. I’m not sure if Rhino is trying insinuate that with their name or not, but the straps are made in China. Let that much be clear. Regardless, I have very much been surprised by the quality of these tie downs. I bought a 4-pack …

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Reviews & Features

ToughBuilt Reload

We’ve established that I have a problem… I obsess on utility knives. From the Maker Knife to cheap Chinese knockoffs to expensive custom jobs – I’ve tried as many as I can get my hands on. One I haven’t tried is the ToughBuilt Reload. Essentially, it’s a utility knife that stores blades in a magazine for both easy blade storage and change overs. I like the idea of the Reload, but to be frank – I don’t have a need. Plus, this thing is a unit and a bit big for my every day carry needs. But I can see …

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Projects

The Lost Art Of Lacing Cable

I posted this on jalopyjournal.com this morning and figured some of you might find it useful as well. I’m still working on the last installment of my Briggs Cunningham series, but needed to take a little bit of a break from writing due to a home improvement project I’ve tackled this week. And in doing that, I was reminded of a tutorial that Tardel once gave me on the lost art of lacing cable. I’ve seen quite a few hot rodders use laced cable, so I don’t guess the art is too lost around here… But every time I do …

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Featured Spaces

Greasy Fingers

I have a strange relationship with YouTube. If you looked at my viewing time, you’d guess I was some sort of power user. But, in reality I rarely actually watch what is playing. See rather than elevator music, I play YouTube on a monitor in my office almost constantly. Occasionally something catches my interest, I turn up the volume, and I loose a few minutes of productivity. But usually… Well, it’s just static… Anyway, recently I caught a glimpse of some guy working on a Porsche in his shop and decided to tune in. I lost more than a few …

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