Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!
October 29, 2007 by pikesan · 3 Comments
Finally Assembled! Pinto baby!
I’m not sure when I started working on this project, but it was at least 4 years ago. I wanted to build a trick intake setup for my Pinto Powered Roadster called Bonnie. Bonnie’s always turned heads, even parked next to...
Did E-bay kill the swap meet guy?
Did E-bay kill the swap meet guy?
Recently a few friends and I went to Fathers day Roadster show and swap. We were selling in the swap area and had the opportunity to talk to hundreds of buyers. I was selling some small items and a couple of old car bodies and a motor....
Guide for Aluminum Welding
October 23, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Guide for Aluminum Welding
From Lincoln Electric A Guide to Aluminum Welding Reprinted courtesy of Welding Design and Fabrication magazine. Equipment Selection, Material Prep, Welding Technique… A Guide to Aluminum Welding Reprinted...
Bird’s Eye Camera from Infiniti
October 22, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Bird’s Eye Camera from Infiniti
Written by Craig Pike Once in a while, some new car technology comes by that’s worth knowing about. The first time I saw that “Around View Monitor” or AVM in the 2008 Infiniti EX35, I was blown away. Before I go much farther,...
22 years of the GSXR 750
October 18, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
22 years of the GSXR 750
Check out this video that shows the evolution of the GSXR-750 from 1985 to 2007. It’s funny how I never thought that bike changed much from year to year but suddenly it looks very different. Perhaps it is like the frog and the...
Gearing up for Scottsdale Goodguys Show
October 15, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Gearing up for Scottsdale Goodguys Show
Some how while trying to make this website and taking care of my family, I’m also working on my Pinto Powered 27 Ford Roadster, “Bonnie”. I thought I’d update everyone on the progress. I’m doing this...
Foose-like, Start to Finnish
October 15, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Foose-like, Start to Finnish
I was hoping Janne Kutja, our friend from Finland would add more of his Chip Foose-likework to his garage here at MyRideisMe.com. His garage is looking good. Here’s more about Janne, in his own words: I’m Janne Kutja born...
Welding to Win with Joe Gibbs Racing
October 8, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
Welding to Win with Joe Gibbs Racing
Welding to Win with Joe Gibbs Racing® Courtesy of Lincoln Electric Hidden along a tree-lined parkway of unmarked office buildings in suburban Charlotte, North Carolina, lies a brand new steel-and-glass white structure that...
Model T Hot Rods and Typewriters
October 8, 2007 by pikesan · 2 Comments
Model T Hot Rods and Typewriters
It was my pleasure to meet Kirk Wright of Scottsdale, AZ at the Scottsdale Pavilion’s show. We started talking about my car, a 27 Ford Roadster and the the 2.3L Pinto motor I run. Then Kirk started telling me about some of...
45 Countries and Counting - Site visitor update
October 8, 2007 by pikesan · Leave a Comment
45 Countries and Counting - Site visitor update
The world wide web is truly world wide! So far, for the 6 days in October, MyRideisMe.com has been visited by 45 countries. Even Kazakhstan! No joke! The countries that visit us most from outside the US in October are the Netherlands,...
