The Z59 is described as the product of some 800 hours of garage time spent over 15 months in a DIY labor of love. It makes use of an Acura k20a3 engine taken from a crashed RSX and incorporates many parts that were scrounged from old junk. There are stainless panels from old appliances, body panels from a kayak and the throttle pedal came out of an engineering firm dumpster. (more…)
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[ September 22nd, 2008 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]
Homemade Supercar Gets Awesome Performance… and Mileage
[ July 6th, 2007 ] ... [ Tiago Gaspar ]
Protective Layer for Baseball Cap
The Protective Layer is exactly what it suggests, I consider it a “new†way to add some protection to your head while using a baseball cap. The suggestion made by the folks from SpyCatcher is that the item is suppose to be used by Golf Course personnel, but I don’t think there are many persons getting knocked over by a golf ball, or maybe there are?
Anyway, the layer is made of polypropylene and obviously it doesn’t replace a normal helmet that must be used when practicing extreme sports like skating or kayak.
Price: £5 (close to $10)
[ June 29th, 2007 ] ... [ Tiago Gaspar ]
Kayak + Motor = Jet Kayak
As if doing kayak in the wild rivers isn’t already a good adventure full of excitement, imagine the scenario if you add an engine. The final result is a world speed record on the kayak category – 35mph – and the person responsible for this extreme act is Shaun Baker.
How does it work?
- To control the speed there is a paddle-mounted finger throttle
- And to take care of the steering there is a normal paddle blade
Check the official JetKayak page for more information.
They cut a hole in the back of the kayak, built a frame, and rigged the engine to turn a Yamaha jet ski’s pump and impeller, which draw in and expel water.
[via: PopSci]
[ May 18th, 2006 ] ... [ Vic DaSilva ]
Transparent Canoe-Kayak Hybrid
If starting your own glass canoe/kayak tours in the Caribbean has been a dream of yours, Hammacher Schlemmer can make that a reality. The 2 seater has adjustable seats to allow paddlers of different heights to personalize their leg room. Price:$1460
[via Ounae]
