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August 16, 2007
BuggyRollin
This looks like a lot of fun... Thanks Terrie! Link.
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Aug 16, 2007 01:00 PM
Transportation |
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August 13, 2007
A/C unit keeps car cool
It's hot out, it's time for makers making things cool, in interesting ways...
Scott Dawson, a civil engineering graduate from the University of Houston, decided after three years of driving around Houston without air conditioning in his car was long enough. So instead of spending $1,200 to fix the air conditioning on a car he planned on getting rid of soon, he bolted a home window A/C unit to the roof and wired it to the car.A/C Unit Keeps Car Cool - [via] Link & photos.
Related:
Poor man's air conditioning... - Link.
DIY cheapest air conditioner in the world - Link.
Homebrew Air Conditioning for under $25 - Link.
Homemade air conditioner - Link.
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Aug 13, 2007 10:00 AM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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August 12, 2007
Korean CargoCycles
Kevin Kelly's Street Use has these (and other) pics of motorcycles and bikes, used in the Dong Dae Mun Market of Seoul, to circulate heavy loads around town. Says the photographer:
These bikes are the grease that make the market smooth, you see them ferrying ridiculously big loads for 500 metres or so to where the products are needed... Note the carefully street modded/welded carrying beds with 90 degree load supports. I've seen fridges, washing machines and dish washers carried on these things without trouble, even the bicycles.
Korean Marketplace CargoCycles - Link
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Aug 12, 2007 08:00 AM
Bicycles, Transportation |
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August 10, 2007
Mundo utility bicycle
Fred writes -
The Mundo Utility Bike is designed to promote affordable, scaleable transportation for cargo and people, particularly for developing parts of the world that rely heavily on human-powered mobility in rugged conditions. Of course, it works just as well taking your dog and your camping gear to a lake for a weekend. Or running errands around town. Or hauling a new piece of furniture home that you just picked up at a garage sale. It’s a bike built for anyone, anywhere.Mundo utility bicycle - Link.
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Aug 10, 2007 03:00 AM
Transportation |
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Auto gadget says "thank you"
This is nice, the little sign thanks you when you drive nicely... Popular Science 1934 - Link.
Times have changed... sorta -
DIY Automotive messages book - Link.
LED car messages - Link.
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Aug 10, 2007 02:00 AM
Transportation |
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August 9, 2007
DARPA Urban Challenge semi-finalists announced
Today, DARPA announced the 36 semi-finalists for its Urban Challenge autonomous vehicle competition. The top 20 teams from the National Qualifying Event (to be held Oct. 26-31) will move on to the Urban Challenge final event on November 3. Teams will compete for cash prizes worth $2 million for first, $1 million for second, and $500,000 for third place.
DARPA Urban Challenge Home - Link
Press release (PDF) with list of semi-finalists - Link
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Aug 9, 2007 08:00 PM
Electronics, Events, GPS, Robotics, Transportation |
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Tricumbent hybrid
FrankG writes in with the latest on his Tricumbent hybrid -
This is the third installment of the Electric Recumbent trike project that started back in mid March of this year. On this page there is major reworking of the frame, adding the electronics and drive train with some basic testing.Tricumbent hybrid -Link.
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Aug 9, 2007 05:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Transportation |
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August 8, 2007
Dick Bear's McBearen/Mclaren
Metal Meet forums thread about Dick Bear's "McBearen" McLaren racer, built by hand, from the ground up, thanks Visgoth!. Link.
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Aug 8, 2007 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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Kid trailer to kayak carrier
Rex sent in how he converted a child trailer to carry his kayak to the lake by bicycle -- Link.
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Aug 8, 2007 02:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Transportation |
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August 1, 2007
Cosmic muffin - a boat that was a plane
The Cosmic Muffin was once a Boeing 307 Stratoliner and now it's a boat (I think that's an AC sticking out the side)... - [via] Link.
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Aug 1, 2007 08:00 PM
Made On Earth, Transportation |
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Trashed Toyota Prius Hybrids For sale
Buy a damaged Prius and salvage the running gear/innards for use in your own creation - Too much to spend on an art car for Burning Man but serious gearheads could do something interesting with this... Thanks Paul! Link.
Update: "Fety" in the comments says that the site is selling "access" to listings for $15 (and is unhappy about that) - our post was pointing out that dead Priuses exist and could be used for projects, we do not endorse or have anything to do with the site(s) besides thinking that dead Priuses are interesting.
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Aug 1, 2007 05:00 AM
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July 31, 2007
Accessible vehicles
Patrick writes -
A few issues back Make did a feature on making changes to one's vehicle. I'd like to share something similar that's in the spirit of Make--making vehicles accessible for the disabled. A whole lotta creative engineering is involved, and every job is a custom one, fit specifically for that person's needs.Accessible vehicles - Link.Recently, I got my truck finished up after a nine month process of bureaucracy, paperwork, fittings, brainstorming, training, debugging and more brainstorming. Since each job is custom, I had a door panel modified, the factory console ripped out and a fab'ed new one put in place, a longer sliding lock for where I need to lock down. That's the short of it, really.
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Jul 31, 2007 12:00 PM
DIY Projects, Transportation |
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July 29, 2007
Wiimote as car accelerometer
This fairly simple hack uses a Nintendo Wii remote to capture G-force readings in a car, dump it to a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) text file, and then graph it via Excel. The results aren't the most precise, but apparently good enough to give you some useful feedback on car mods.
Wii Remote Measurements [via] - Link
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Jul 29, 2007 03:50 PM
DIY Projects, Electronics, Gaming, Toys and Games, Transportation |
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July 26, 2007
Make your own Moonbeam
Earlier in the week, we covered the Boston Globe piece about the Moonbeam, a three-wheel microcar. Bre Pettis pointed me to builder Jory Squibb's website where he has background info, numerous pics, video and a "How to Build Moonbeam" project journal.
How to build Moonbeam, a 100 MPG microcar - Link
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Jul 26, 2007 09:17 PM
DIY Projects, Green, Makers, Transportation |
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July 25, 2007
Green steam
Our pal I-Wei Huang, of Crabfu SteamWorks, sent us a link to this "green" steam engine, a super-efficient two- (or more) piston engine that is allegedly easy and economical to build. It has a very ingenious way of converting reciprocating movement into rotary movement, the action of which you can see in an animated GIF on the site. It's amazingly efficient, (freewheeling at a mere 2 psi).
Green Steam Engine Home Page - Link
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Jul 25, 2007 11:03 AM
DIY Projects, Retro, Transportation |
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Of Moonbeams and motorcycles
The Boston Globe has a brief piece on Jory Squibb, a Camden, Maine handyman, who deconstructed two Honda Elite scooters and used them to create this three-wheeled vehicle he calls the Moonbeam. It gets more than 100 miles to the gallon and goes a stop and smell the roses speed of 35-40 MPH.
One Gallon, 100 Miles - Link
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Jul 25, 2007 09:07 AM
Green, Makers, Transportation |
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July 24, 2007
Personal blimps
Thushan Amarasiriwardena sent MAKE this video that accompanied a piece he did in yesterday's Boston Globe. In it, a dynamic duo from Amherst, MA talk about their efforts to build and perfect the personal blimp. Is this the next MAKE corporate vehicle?
Personal blimp sails over fields of Amherst - Link
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Jul 24, 2007 12:55 PM
Makers, Retro, Transportation |
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July 18, 2007
Shinjuku station signage made with adhesive tape
I spent a lot of time in the Shinjuku station and always wondered about this!
If, over the past several years, you have had the privilege of joining the 3.3 million people that pass through Tokyo's Shinjuku station each day, you may have observed the work of Mr. Sato. A construction worker by trade, Sato uses strips of adhesive tape to create elaborate makeshift signs that help people navigate the temporary chaos of ongoing renovation work at Shinjuku station.Shinjuku station signage made with adhesive tape - Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 18, 2007 03:52 PM
Arts, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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July 12, 2007
Starlight soap box challenge
Build photos and more from Georgia Tech's Starlight Soap Box Challenge, thanks Andy - Link.
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Jul 12, 2007 03:00 AM
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July 11, 2007
Propeller driven bicycle (recumbent trike) - Human powered
TVeditor writes -
A soothingly quiet trike driven by a 7-ft., pedal-powered propeller. I spend a month a year working on a commercial fishing boat with a loud diesel engine, and the greatest sound in the world is to hear it turn off. Recumbent trike built from aircraft-supply cro-moly tubing and salvaged bike parts. Prop hot-wire-cut pink foam, coated it with fiberglass — and then added LED lights so the blades display colored patterns as they turn.Propeller Driven Bicycle (Recumbent Trike) - Human Powered - [via] Link.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jul 11, 2007 08:00 AM
Bicycles, DIY Projects, Made On Earth, Transportation |
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