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Pontiac Trans Am vs. Ford Mustang vs. Dodge Challenger - Pony Express!Written by on July 1, 2009 Contributors: Robert McGaffin Three Very Different Ponycars From The '70s Gallop Into The Future With One Thing In Common: They All Kick It On The Street.
Enough with all the doom and gloom, please. We've been through this drill before, so put a sock in it, preferably one that reeks of stinky and politically incorrect hydrocarbons that will drift all the way to Kyoto. Sure, history has proven that overzealous regulation--courtesy of Feds who roll in SUVs with lobbyist checks spilling out the back--can castrate our beloved performance cars in no time flat. With rumors that a car czar, presumably imported from 16th century Russia, may soon be crowned to oversee the Big Three, it's certainly understandable why some hot rodders are worried. While we can't predict the future, we can look to the past for glimmers of hope.
Standing before us are three such glimmers, each from different points in that emissions-choked era known as the `70s. One's a corner-burning original '70 Challenger T/A that will handily embarrass a new '09 Challenger SRT-8 around a road course. Another's a 625hp '73 Mach 1 that runs deep 11s, and is surprisingly easy on the eyes. And perhaps the most outrageous of all is a daily driven '78 Trans Am powered by a blown, sprayed, and methanol-injected 498ci big-block Olds that belches out 847 rear-wheel hp. From the darkest hours in performance car history, one that supposedly produced very few viable hot rodding platforms, has emerged three kick-ass street machines each built for distinctly different purposes.
The recent reengagement of the ponycar war is still raging furiously, with the General, Ford, and Chrysler each dispatching brigades of retro warriors to the frontlines. Even if some brilliant lawmakers enact 50 mpg CAFE standards or mandatory hamster-powered hybrid assist motors, this trio of machines from the '70s proves that hot rodders won't go down without a fight. No matter what the circumstances, we will go fast and we're going to look damn good doing it, too.
The Trans AM
Even the Governator--with his advanced hyper-alloy endoskeleton and acute cyborg reflexes--isn't man enough to hang with Tony Panterra. A stuntman by trade, Tony's the guy behind the wheel in epic high-speed chases in films like Terminator 2, True Lies, and Heat. He does the powerslides, jumps, and J-turns through plumes of incendiary devices while chumps like Arnold and Al Pacino get all the credit. That's not a knock on either of those Hollywood legends, because very few people can hang with Tony, especially when he's stalking the streets in his '78 Trans Am.
To experience this car is to instantaneously forget every wisecrack you've ever heard associating second-gen Trans Ams with trailer parks. Tony's F-body packs a Vortech-blown, 116-octane burning, nitrous- and methanol-injected 498ci Oldsmobile big-block that lays down 847 hp and 760 lb-ft at the rear wheels. That's without the nitrous hooked up. Considering that he gets paid to pound on cars for a living, it's only natural that he drives his Trans Am often, and drives it hard. "After a night of partying on the Sunset strip, I love beating up on yuppies on the freeway," he quips. "These rich guys in Italian suits driving Ferraris, turbo Porsches, and Aston Martins try to mess with me all the time. All I have to do is hit the gas for a couple of seconds, and it's over. They see how violently the car jumps, and just give up."
Trans Ams of this vintage are typically owned by die-hard Pontiac buffs or fans of that Burt Reynolds flick, but neither applies to Tony. He's actually an Oldmobile guy who still owns his first car--a '69 Cutlass--to this day. "When I found out these Trans Ams had 403 Olds motors in them from the factory, they started growing on me. Then I came up with the idea to put a 455 big-block Olds in one, and the love affair started," he recollects. He purchased the car in 1993 for $800, and although it was straight and rust free, Tony says that it was a complete pile of junk. To get the car running, he dropped in a 350 Olds small-block and a 700R4 trans. Unfortunately, he gave the car to his then-girlfriend, and when they split he thought he'd never see it again. "After seven years, I somehow managed to get the car back. From that point on, it was my goal in life to finish it. I had to put some bad memories behind me and make some new ones."
As someone who works in the movie-making business, it's hardly surprising that his inspiration for the buildup was another car guy cult-classic film. "I wanted to build a Cannonball car that could run long distances at extremely high speeds, and do it comfortably and reliably without overheating," he explains. Tony went through a 455 and a 468 before settling on the current 498. Built by the Olds experts at Mondello Performance, the combo puts out 650 hp in naturally aspirated trim, thanks to a set of Batten cylinder heads and a behemoth 292/292-at-0.050 solid-roller cam. Stout, yes, but that was just the beginning. "Even though I was running 12.5:1 compression, my friends talked me into putting a blower on it. That switch now requires running 116-octane race gas, and I also had to rig up a boost-referenced methanol injection system. It may be expensive, but I still drive it in bumper-to-bumper traffic almost every day, and the car never overheats. Just the other day, I got an $1,800 shipment of race gas drums delivered to my house."
Tony hates garage queens with a passion, so he has big plans for the Trans Am. "I'm so sick of people bragging Yenko this and matching-numbers that; SS this and all-original that. So you're matching-numbers 427 big-block makes 425 hp and has a four-speed? Oooh, I'm scared," he opines. "As soon as I work out the bugs, I going to run the car at the dragstrip and go open-road racing. I think it will easily go high 9s in the quarter, and run well over 200 mph at Silver State." For someone as passionate over the matter and as skilled behind the wheel as Tony, we don't doubt him for a second.
Tony Panterra, 42 * Encino, CA
|Oldsmobile 498ci big-block
|factory Olds, bored to 4.200 inches
|Rotating assembly:
|{{{Eagle}}} steel crank
offset-ground to 4.500 inches,
Mondello aluminum rods,
Speed-Pro 12.5:1 pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|ported Batten aluminum castings
|custom Mondello
292/292-at-0.050 solid roller,
0.778/0.776-inch lift, 108-degree LSA
|Batten single-plane intake manifold,
Carb Shop 950-cfm blow-through carb
|Power adder:
|Vortech YSi-trim centrifugal
supercharger, NOS nitrous system jetted at 175 hp
|custom 2¼-inch long-tube headers,
dual 3-inch Flowmaster mufflers
|FB Performance Ford AOD auto and
3,500-stall converter; B&{{{M}}} shifter
|Rear axle:
|Chassisworks 9-inch rearend, 35-spline axles,
3.00:1 gears, limited-slip differential
|custom one-off Centerline 18x8, front; 18x9, rear
|BFGoodrich 255/40R18, front; 285/40R18, rear
The Mustang
No one does old and cool like Hugh Hefner, but 75-year-old Bruce Wasserburger isn't far behind. Unlike the Hef, it has nothing to do with Bruce's ability to pick up big-busted blondes one-third his age, although we certainly don't think that there's anything wrong with that. While his peers are content piddling around in fiberglass street rods powered by lame 350 crate motors, Bruce is busy manhandling the 269/276-at-0.050 solid roller cam in his stroked 351C-powered '73 Mustang. He concedes that it drives terribly on the street, but to him it's better than throwing a limp-wristed bumpstick in it, and bragging about fuel mileage and streetabilty to his buddies while sipping on a can of Ensure. He's not just a talker, either. The 625hp Cleveland is tied to a Tremec five-speed, and he doesn't let off the gas until it's time to shift at 7,500 rpm. At Los Angeles County Raceway--a track infamous for its thin air and poor prep--Bruce ripped off an 11.16 at 123 mph before the place shut down. Like we said, he's the Hugh Hefner of hot rodding.
Ever since he was kid in his early twenties, Bruce has been competing in some form of organized racing. He drag raced a 12-second '50 Olds fastback for several years before getting hooked on power boats. After 20 years on the water, Bruce started getting back into cars when his son picked up a '69 Mustang with a 428 Cobra Jet. "I used to be a GM man, but from that point forward I was in love with Mustangs," he says. "I needed to get a Mustang of my own, so I picked up a '72 coupe that had a 351 Cobra Jet motor. I really liked the exterior styling of the '69, but I became a big fan of the spaciousness and overall interior design of the '71-'73 cars. Eventually, I used the '72 as a driver and picked up a '73 Mach 1 that I planned on restoring some day."
Ultimately, it took a long time for that day to arrive, as the Mach 1 sat in a garage for 24 years. Once Bruce starting working on it five years ago, however, he made sure to make up for lost time. What started out as a plan to merely get the car in running condition turned into a full-blown restoration. "The car only had 51,000 original miles on it, so overall it was in very good shape. The interior was immaculate, and when we stripped it down to bare metal it only had one small patch of rust on the passenger fender," he explains. "I've always felt that the '71 Boss 351 Mustang--which was only built for one year--was underappreciated by enthusiasts, so I built my '73 Mach 1 as a tribute to the Boss. The Boss 351 had a solid-lifter cam and more compression than a standard Mustang, along with a Top Loader four-speed. To that end, I built a solid-roller 351 for my car, and ripped out the C6 trans for a Tremec five-speed."
Since Bruce's Mach 1 was built as a tribute and not a clone, the 411ci stroker Cleveland he dropped in it has the oats to utterly destroy any stock Boss 351 of the day. In addition to the nasty cam that peaks at 7,200 rpm, he matched it up with set of epoxied and ported stock iron heads. A testament to the enormous potential of the Cleveland castings, they flowed an impressive 325 cfm after the wizards at Pettis Perfomance (Hesperia, California) got done with them. "I think it's a product of my power boat racing days, but I just can't bear to build a weak motor no matter how roughly it runs."
To complete the tribute, Bruce ripped off the ugly vinyl stock bumpers and fitted steel units off of a '71. Likewise, he applied the appropriate "Boss 351" graphics to the front fenders. Nonetheless, not everyone's a fan. "These cars are not popular at all, and since they're so big, people call them Clydesdales. People come up to me all the time at shows and tell me it's the ugliest f'n Mustang they've ever seen," he quips. "And that's why I like it. The car's different, and definitely not something you see every day. What I like about it the most is that it runs 11s, draws lots of lookers, and the fact that something this ugly can win trophies at car shows." Sure, its aesthetics aren't for everyone, but we think Bruce's Mustang looks pretty sweet. Given the keys for a day, we'd have to try our luck at picking up some big-busted blondes with it just to see what happens. If we were half as cool as Bruce, we'd surely succeed.
Bruce Wasserburger, 75 * Hesperia, CA
|{{{Ford}}} 411ci Cleveland small-block
|factory Ford bored to 4.040 inches
|Rotating assembly:
|{{{Eagle}}} 4.000-inch forged
crank and 6.00-inch steel rods;
CP 10.7:1 pistons
|Cylinder heads:
|factory Cleveland castings
with 2.08/1.65-inch Manley valves,
heads ported to flow 325 cfm
|Comp 269/276-at-0.050 solid roller,
0.670/0.670-inch lift, 108-degree LSA
|Edelbrock Torker single-plane intake manifold,
Holley 750-cfm carb
|Thorley 1¾-inch long-tube headers,
dual 3-inch Flowmaster mufflers
|Tremec TKO
five-speed manual,
Hurst shifter,
McLeod billet steel
flywheel and clutch
|Rear axle:
|Ford 9-inch rearend,
28-spline axles, 4.11:1 gears,
Auburn limited-slip differential
|American Racing Hopster
15x8, front; 16x10, rear
|Hoosier 26x7.50x15, front;
Mickey Thompson 27x11x16 slicks, rear
The Challenger
It's all about the feel, baby. Unlike dynos that can objectively measure improvements in engine performance, discerning the handling characteristics of a car's chassis requires a well-tuned hiney. Naturally, this makes suspension tuning particularly challenging. For a racing vet like John Hotchkis, however, it's second nature. Over the years, he's competed in Formula 3, SCCA Trans Am, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Daytona, and the 12 Hours of Sebring. Now this is a man who knows how to make sense of the tugs and pulls a car exerts on his back, bottom, torso, and hands, while powering through corners. His latest development mule--an almost all-original '70 Challenger T/A--is about to help unleash loads of lateral grip on the Mopar faithful.
Although the bulk of Hotchkis' parts development has been dedicated to GM machines since the company's inception, John admits that he's had a soft spot for Mopars since he was a kid. "I wasn't old enough to drive them when they were new, but I've always thought that Chrysler made some of the fastest and best-looking muscle cars of the era," he opines. While the Challenger certainly whets his Mopar appetite, it serves a more practical function as well. "In the past, a lot of Mopar guys were traditionalists who weren't into Pro Touring or heavily modifying their cars, but I think the market is changing now. The owners are getting younger, and a lot of them want things like fuel injection and improved handling. These guys aren't content sitting around in lawn chairs at shows anymore. They want to go out and drive their cars."
Since the goal was to develop parts, not restore a car, John started out with a completely finished Challenger. Other than a set of Hooker headers and a Tremec TKO five-speed trans, the car was entirely stock when purchased. Having found the perfect test bed, John wanted to dramatically improve the car's handling while keeping things as simple as possible. "Many Mopar owners we talked to recognized the handling deficiencies of their cars, but at the same time they didn't want to cut up their cars and make permanent modifications to them either," John explains. "With that in mind, we decided to design a completely bolt-in suspension system. This approach was much more time consuming, but in the end we felt it more directly addressed our customers' needs."
By today's standards, the Challenger's combination of front torsion bars and rear leaf springs seems downright archaic, however, John says tremendous improvements are possible even with simple hardware. "You don't have to go all crazy with a coilover setup in order to have incredible handling. Torsion bars are extremely efficient, and in fact, Porsche used them through much of the '80s," John explains. Beneath the front of the Challenger, Hotchkis designed and installed new tubular control arms, tie rods, strut rods, torsion bars, shocks, and a bigger sway bar. Out back are Hotchkis leaf springs, spring relocation mounts, shocks, and a beefier sway bar. "Our front upper A-arm changes the camber curve when the suspension compresses to dramatically improve cornering grip. It also increases caster for better straight-line stability. Our tie rods virtually eliminate bumpsteer, and our leaf spring relocaters raise the front of the spring to greatly reduce rollsteer."
At the end of the day, the suspension tweaks are good for a 10-mph improvement through the 600-foot slalom. That's drastic in anyone's book, and John says the results are attributable to the company's racing heritage. "During the track and on-road testing phase, you need to have a keen sense of how a car turns in, transfers weight, and manages power application on corner exit. All that's impossible to do unless you have a racing background," he says. "Our chief engineer is a championship-winning autocrosser, so we definitely have a depth of minds on how a car feels in the corners. It may take us longer to bring a product to market, but once we do, we have absolute confidence in it. We're just really excited about finally entering the Mopar market."
John Hotchkis, 44 * {{{Santa Fe}}} Springs, CA
|stock Chrysler 340ci small-block
|Chrysler Six Pack
|Hooker 1¾-inch long-tube headers,
stock mufflers and side pipes
|Tremec TKO five-speed manual, Hurst shifter, Centerforce clutch
|Rear axle:
|stock Chrysler 8¾-inch rearend, 3.{{{90}}}:1 gears, Sure Grip differential
|Front suspension:
|Hotchkis tubular upper- and lower control arms,
heavy-duty strut rods, lightweight tie rods,
torsion bars, shocks, and sway bar
|Rear suspension:
|Hotchkis leaf springs, shocks,
sway bar, and subframe connectors
|StopTech discs front and rear
|Forgeline ZX3R
18x9, front; 18x10, rear
|Yokohama Neova 265/35R18,
front; 295/30R18, rear
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Like a water injection system, methanol is administered only when boost hits a preset level. Likewise, the nitrous is jetted at 175 hp, and only called upon to cool the air/fuel mixture and beef up low-end and midrange performance. The blower is set at 10 psi, and a Hydroboost master cylinder assists with braking.With two nitrous bottles, a six-gallon methanol cell, and an intercooler water tank, the Trans Am's trunk is crowded to say the least. Even with all the street time the car sees, the methanol supply lasts several weeks between fill-ups.The suspension has been fully modernized with tubular Global West control arms, Koni coilovers, and a Hellwig 17/16-inch sway bar up front. Out back are Global West leaf springs, a custom panhard bar, Koni shocks, and Calvert Racing traction bars. The metallic orange paint is off of a Lamborghini.
The interior remains mostly stock. The only tweaks are a set of Procar seats, and Auto Meter water and oil temp gauges mounted on the steering column. In order to avoid cutting the floor, the motor was angled upward so that the TKO trans would clear the trans tunnel.To stiffen up the chassis, Advanced Performance (Hesperia, CA) built custom shock tower braces and subframe connectors. The two-tone paint scheme carries over into the engine bay where the silver paint really makes the motor pop.In lieu of vinyl, the graphics and silver stripe were painted on. The suspension has been beefed up with Global West front control arms. At the corners, it utilizes Mustang Plus drop springs and KYB shocks.
By pulling molds off of the stock steel hood, 1st Class Auto Body (Hesperia, CA) was able to make a fiberglass replica. Between it, the heater and A/C delete, and removing the heavy plastic bumpers, Bruce took 300 pounds out of the car. It now weighs 3,420 pounds.One of the only visual cues that separates this Challenger T/A from a stocker are the 18-inch Forgeline ZX3R wheels. Since the car sees lots of time on the autocross, a set of StopTech brakes scub off speed.From the factory, the Challenger T/A was rated at 290 hp, but actually produced 20-30 hp more. The functional scoop feeds the air filter, which seals up against the bottom of the hood.
To keep things simple, the Hotchkis E-body suspension system uses a beefier torsion bar while retaining the stock K-member. The company may develop a coilover system in the future, but first wanted to show what can be done with a suspension system that still looks stock. Suspension parts are also available for B-body Mopars as well.


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Four nearby residents came to Tuesday's meeting to object to the more than 70-foot tower. Typically, cellphone towers are not erected within residentially zoned areas, but this one would be on the property of a neighborhood tavern, which has commercially zoned.
AT&T has said it wants to erect the tower because the area has no or weak reception for its cellphone network.
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Missing West Allis woman's body identified in South Dakota
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West Allis Police Deputy Chief Robert Fletcher said in a news release that a relative came to the department May 14 to report White missing. She was last seen leaving a West Allis residence voluntarily on May 5, Fletcher said.
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The man allegedly threatened to kill both women because his girlfriend passed the marijuana cigarette to her sister instead of passing it to him, according to the police report.
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The Milwaukee County Medical Examiners Office was called about 7:35 a.m. to the scene. West Milwaukee police are investigating. Authorities are releasing no more information.
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State Fair Park Chairman John Yingling said Monday that he notified 30 employees the state was rescinding their controversial pay raises granted earlier this year by former Chief Executive Officer Rick Frenette without proper authority.
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The move was the latest action taken after Frenette's firing May 11 and the resignation a day later of Human Resources Director Ryan Burns after they bypassed state procedures for granting raises to themselves and other State Fair employees.
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Ex-Derzon Coins operator ordered to pay estate $1.2 million
estate for the family that owns Derzon Coins for trying to use the Derzon assets as her "own piggy bank."A judge, saying Lori Laatsch's actions were "nothing short of despicable," has ordered her to pay $1.2 million to the
The order issued by Milwaukee County Judge David Borowski late Friday is the second financial blow against Laatsch, who in 2012 was stripped of any interest she had in the $3 million estate of Rebecca Derzon, the widow of David Derzon.
David Derzon died in 2007 at age 83 after building West Allis-based Derzon Coins into a business worth at least $1 million. Rebecca Derzon died eight months later after an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription drugs. She was 59.
In the years since her death, control of the estate has been the subject of a bitter court battle launched by Rebecca's half brother and the two adult sons of David Derzon.
The Derzon estate is now 60% controlled by brothers Mark and Alan Derzon — both attorneys — with the remainder belonging to Paul Johnson, Rebecca Derzon's half brother.» Read Full Article
Video shows Greenfield police technique to end chase
Greenfield police have released dramatic footage of officers using a technique to stop a fleeing stolen SUV and causing it to crash.
The chase reached speeds of up to 90 mph and took place shortly before 3 a.m. May 6 when an officer tried to pull over a vehicle stolen from a car dealership, according a Saturday post on the department's Facebook page.
Greenfield police explained the use of the "pursuit intervention technique," which involved an officer's squad car hitting the fleeing vehicle and causing it to crash into a pole near S. 27th St. and W. Lincoln Ave.
The four occupants inside were apparently unhurt and fled on foot, police said. One occupant was on GPS monitoring for a carjacking involving an elderly woman and another was later reported to have been firing a gun out the window of this vehicle while driving in his neighborhood, according to the post.
"In many of these cases, the suspects are stealing cars and using them to engage in violent, felony crimes like robbery, carjacking and setting up rolling drug houses," Greenfield police said in the Facebook post.» Read Full Article
Review: Cream City actors connect in 'Same Time, Next Year'
If you've seen the movie "Same Time, Next Year," it's hard to get the wonderful performances of Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn out of your head.
That is, until you see the wonderful performances of Nicholas Haubner and Jennifer Lofy in Cream City Theater's presentation of the Bernard Slade-written show at Inspiration Studios in West Allis. Katherine Beeson directs.
Haubner and Lofy respond faithfully to the demands of this two-person show about infidelity. Yet, this couple that meets every year at the same place for a tryst gives a romantic and charming spin on adultery.
The story features a pair of three-scene acts at some five-year intervals, starting in 1951. That's when George meets Doris at a hotel restaurant. George, an accountant, is staying at the same place at the same time each year to do the books as a favor to a friend. Doris attends a church retreat in the area at that time. The two have instantly bonded at dinner and end up in George's room for the night.
"We had instant rapport," says George. "Didn't you notice?" Says Doris with her deadpan ditziness, "No, but I know we really hit it off."» Read Full Article
$26 million upgrade for Greenfield schools ready to go forward
A $26 million plan to upgrade the Greenfield schools, including a major renovation of the middle school and millions in energy-saving projects is poised to go ahead after no opposition was voiced at a recent public hearing.
The bulk of the funding will come from an $18.5 million borrowing, which was the focus of the public hearing. The borrowing will come before the board again when the board goes out for the bonds.
Debt from building Maple Grove and Elm Dale elementary schools will fall off, making the plan more affordable. School officials estimate the plan might add $36 to the property taxes on a $100,000 home for the life of the borrowing. That increase might be less if the school property tax levy goes down next year, as officials think it will.
Nearly half the $26 million in projects would be for energy-saving measures that will give money back. More than $8 million is slated to be spent upgrading the middle school, but improvements will be made at all six schools in the district over the next four years.
Another $5 million will come from money the district holds in reserve for emergencies. That fund is larger than district officials have deemed necessary.» Read Full Article
Oak Creek stuns Whitnall, 12-2, in battle of softball powers
Known as a pitcher's game for many years, the batters are starting to catch up in Wisconsin girls' fastpitch softball.
And the 18-6 Southeast Conference leading Oak Creek Knights are embracing that concept with gusto.
They have scored in double digits 12 times this season and did so again on Wednesday in stunning fashion, pounding 16 hits to run-rule fourth-ranked in state D2 polls Whitnall, 12-2, in what was supposed to be an intriguing nonconference southside showdown at Oak Creek East Middle School.
"Everyone is just crushing the ball," said Oak Creek coach Jeff Trask. "We start getting a few hits and it saps the energy out of the opposing team. Hitting is just contagious on our team. We just need a couple of kids to put it together and off we go."
The player the Knights fed off of today was pitcher Becca Oleniczak. She gave up a two-run homer to her opposing number, Falcons' hurler Alex Cimler, in the top of the first, but then got Oak Creek back into the game with a solo home run of her own in the bottom of the frame.» Read Full Article


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1972 Chevy El Camino 350 Engine Rebuild - El CheapoWritten by David Freiburger on February 1, 1999 Contributors: Rick Péwé, Terry McGean
Hey, look-we turned a $400 nonrunning pile into a $1,256.49 daily drivable pile! Why? Because that's what gearheads do.It all started when a loser buddy was moving out of town and pretty much forced us to overpay $400 for his clapped-out '72 El Camino. The floorpans were really rusty (three holes the size of your head), and the 350 hadn't run in 12 years. Most of the parts that had been removed from the car were stacked in the bed, but the transmission was gone. Overlooking that, we dug the fact that it had no air conditioning, no power steering, and no power brakes-our kind of strippo hot rod! Naturally, we had to have it.
But then we didn't know what to do with it. We eventually decided to just get it running so we could move it around, but it started to grow on us, sort of like the mold on the seat. We threw some swap meet-speed goodies on it, and now it smokes the bias-plies so brutally that we may even have the incentive to keep building it, slowly adding nicer stuff as we can afford it. After all, Car Craft's Cheap Street '70 Chevelle started this way nearly five years ago, and look at it now! Check out how we threw this thing together in five days, and let us know if you want more.
Things We Would Have Done Differently
- We paid too much for the trans and converter. Junkyard units might have been $50 total, and the risk isn't that much greater than with a swap meet unit. A stock converter would work better with the yukky 2.56 rear gears, but the one we have will be great if we swap to 3.73s.
- There wasn't a really good reason to swap the intake manifold for an initial just-get-it-running effort.
- Nearly anyone will tell you that our 800-cfm carb is totally wrong for this application, but you sure can't tell it by driving the car. Besides, we totally ripped off some guy when we paid only $50 for the sucker.
- The cam duration seems a bit too much for this engine, which has 8.5:1 compression at best. A duration of 214 at 0.050 may have been a wiser choice. Even with the 224-at-0.050 cam, it sucks 15 inches at idle.
- We're terrifically lame for (once again) not printing quarter-mile numbers for the Elco. It just plain didn't get done in time. Don't try and tell us that's never happened to you.
|The True Cost of Cheap
|'72 El Camino
|Geek friend moving to Florida
|Cam and lifters
|Timing chain
|Complete gasket set
|Holley 4780
|Long Beach Swap Meet
|30cc accelerator pump Diaphragm
|50cc accelerator pump Diaphragm
|Used Torker intake
|A buddy who knew it was junk
|Oversize carb stud
|Local parts store
|1 1/4-inch freeze plug
|Local parts store
|Carb inlet nipple fittings
|Pep Boys
|Fuel filter
|Pep Boys
|3/8-inch rubber fuel line
|Pep Boys
|Fuel tee
|Pep Boys
|Hose clamps
|Pep Boys
|Throttle ball stud
|Local parts store
|Air cleaner assembly
|Long Beach swap meet
|World's grungiest
|A buddy who really wanted
|'em out of the yard
|Exhaust system
|Local muffler shop
|Used HEI-complete
|Spark plugs
|Chief Auto Parts
|Plug wires
|Pomoma Swap Meet
|TH350 trans and convetor
|Pomona Swap Meet
|Trans cooler fittings
|Local trans shop
|Trans mount
|local parts store
|5/16-inch hardline (four lengths)
|Pep Boys
|$ 17.16
|Copper vacuum tubing (three ft.)
|Pep Boys
|Trans linkage
|Rebuilt battery
|Local battery shop
|Battery terminals
|Chief Auto Parts
|Fan belt (two of 'em)
|Chief Auto Parts
|Heater bypass caps (two packs)
|Pep Boys
|Radiator cap
|Pep Boys
|Miscellaneous bolts
|Orchard Supply Hardware
|10-gauge wire
|Pep Boys
|Wire connectors (two packs)
|Pep Boys
|Oil (five qts.)
|Kragen Auto Parts
|Oil filter
|Kragen Auto Parts
|ATF (two big jugs)
|Pep Boys
|RTV silicone
|Pep Boys
|Spray paint (orange and black)
|Pep Boys
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Here's what the engine looked like before our first day of wrenching-a hearty noon-to-3 a.m. session that began by hosing off the car, removing all the stuff we didn't need, and vacuuming up dog hair, cobwebs, black widows, rust, and dirt. We pulled the engine, degreased it, changed the cam, installed a different intake, painted the engine, bolted up the tranny, and reinstalled the engine with headers. Try that marathon some time.Once we threw a 5/8 socket on the crank bolt and turned the engine over, we figured we were home free. Inspection under the valvecovers revealed some mashed valvetips, the result of a few cam lobes that had gone flat, causing too much lash between the rockers and the valves.We bypassed a valvejob and simply stabbed in a new cam, lifters, and timing set from PAW. We chose a Super Stock Industries PN 10312 cam with 0.465-/0.488-inch lift and 224/234 degrees of duration at 0.050 tappet lift and ran it with the stock valvesprings. The least expensive way to get the gaskets we needed was to buy a complete engine-overhaul kit for $17.95.The Elco came with an ancient Edelbrock SP2P intake (left) and a weird Holley spread-bore double-pumper we'd never seen before. We have a swap meet nitrous system we want to install some day and didn't trust the SP2P with the squeeze, so we nabbed a used Torker II single-plane for $15 from a friend who knew that it had a few stripped threads.We planned on reusing the stock exhaust manifolds, but when 1 5/8-tube headers came along for $10, we figured we couldn't lose. They were rusty and had peeling coating, but haven't leaked yet.The next day we split from work about an hour early, made runs to the parts stores, and got to the shop at by 7 p.m. We wanted to dress the 350 with pulleys and stuff, but got hung up because no local stores had heater bypass caps. They were a must because the alternator blocked access to a heater fitting that refused to come out of the manifold, and clearances were too tight for a homemade plug (a chunk of hose with a bolt stuffed in it).With engine work stymied, we dove under the car after a run to the hardware store for trans-crossmember and torque-converter bolts. We went to three places before finding a new trans mount; what's the world coming to when auto parts stores don't stock a TH350 biscuit? We also installed the shift linkage, starter, and motor-mount bolts before cleaning up and painting the engine brackets and pulleys.Showing a huge leap of faith, we choked up $200 at the Pomona Swap Meet for a supposedly B&M-built TH350 and converter. They worked perfectly, even though we didn't even bother to pull the pan and change the filter. The only bummer is that the converter stalls kinda high, giving a very sluggish feel at low-throttle input.We'd spotted that the trans had no cooler-line fittings and bought new ones, along with 5/16-inch hardline-way safer than the rubber-hose trans-cooler lines that were already on the car. We kinked one hardline, misbent the other, and had to buy two more the next day. We couldn't finish the cooler lines so we couldn't install the dipstick (it's in the way), and we didn't want to install the distributor because it would be in the way of installing the trans dipstick. We called it a short night.
By the time we got back to wrenching, we'd been to a swap meet and scored a Holley 800-cfm double-pumper for $50! Way wrong for the 350, but there was no way to refuse the price. Before installing it, the manifold needed some work: 1) tapping a broken thermostat-housing bolt; 2) tapping a broken carb stud; 3) installing a core plug to block the old oil-fill tube (three stores before we got the right plug); and 4) finally finding heater bypass caps after going to five parts stores. Highly annoying.We bought new cooler lines and bent 'em successfully, even if they are kinda ugly on the inner fenderwell. Another purchase was a remanufactured battery for just $18.95. It had top posts where side posts used to be, so we put new universal terminals on the old cables.With the cooler lines in place, we also installed the trans dipstick, then the vacuum line to the trans modulator. We used copper hardline instead of rubber which can suck closed and cause weird shifting.In addition to plumbing fuel to the carb and adding a new filter, we had to sort out the carb linkage. That involved removing a Ford-type arm from the carb, installing a GM-type ball stud for the cable to snap onto, and jerry-rigging a return spring. The throttle bracket went under the coil-bracket holes, but their location on the Torker manifold prevented the trans kickdown bracket from working. We just left it off for now.It felt like a victory when we finally dropped in our junkyard HEI distributor, replacing the mangled old electronic-conversion distributor that was in the car, complete with clear distributor cap. We set the initial timing by eye and rewired the HEI power lead so it would get full battery voltage when the engine was running.After adding fluids we were ready to fire it up, but the 12-year-old gas in the tank had turned to pure varnish. Getting it out was a pain because we had to remove this old anti-siphoning spring from the fill tube. Remember those things from the gas crunch? We siphoned fresh gas out of a car on the Hot Rod side of the shop rather than run to the station. Cheaper that way.The moment of truth: We turned the key, and...nothing! No power in the entire car. Hate that. Early A-bodies have a main power terminal on the core support just ahead of the battery. In '72 it was moved to the firewall near the master cylinder. We found no power here when the battery was hooked up. The quick solution was to rewire it by running one cable from the power-point stud to the large terminal on the back of the alternator and another to the larger terminal on the starter.Yup, it lept to life right away and ran pretty snappy while we were breaking in the cam. Neighbors love open headers at 2:00 in the morning.After a good sleep, we returned to find gas puddled all over the manifold. That's what we get for installing the carb without rebuilding it. We were shocked at how much we had to spend for new accelerator-pump diaphragms, which were the problem. Once it was running again, the fan belt squeaked badly; it had stretched, and the alternator bracket had no more room for adjustment. Off to buy a 1/2-inch-shorter belt.
Then, the engine started running like dog doo. The plugs were perfect, so we ran a compression test. Pressures ran from a low of 121 to a high of 135 with no dead holes. The problem was our swap meet plug wires that burned through the boots on two cylinders. We were too lazy to buy new plug wires, so Kiewicz made an unsuspected donation. Topped with a swap meet air cleaner, the engine was done.But, we were in for a big disappointment: We popped the rearend cover for a gear-oil change and found what looked like 2.56:1 gears, and a tooth-count proved us right. Rats! Small-blocks with 8.5:1 compression are not known for happy 60-foot times with freeway-friendly 2.56s.However, we lucked out with the condition of the brakes, which you should always check when you buy any used car. The front suspension also looked safe, and we lubed everything up. We noticed that the front tires were taller than the rears, so we swapped 'em and improved the car's stance significantly. It would have been nice if we'd remembered to tighten all the lug nuts before a test drive.Moments before the magazine went to press, it was smoky burnout time! The car ran dang good, only leaked a little (at the heater bypass caps-no surprise), and didn't even overheat. The loose converter, freeway gears, and rock-hard bias-ply treads added up to awesome burnouts-200 feet, officially. Once we get this thing to the muffler shop, it'll be a good driver and a perfect starting point for a basic street machine. El Cheapo lives.


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By Rebecca Chapa on July 22, 2010 2:36 PM
When Lilith Fair was in town at the Shoreline Ampitheatre I joined a bunch of my friends, including Ziggy the Wine Gal (rock star sommelier and personal sommelier for Journey—talk about a title!) to pour wine backstage for the "talent". Roadie to rockstar, wine and music are hard to separate.


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Favorite vendors?
Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:28 AM
I know there are a lot of businesses out there who make awesome products and who provide awesome service. I've dealt with several manufacturers who have provided me ridiculous service at stupidly low prices (free in some cases) (TeleVue, Stellarvue, and Astrotrac come immediately to mind).
But which vendors with wide varieties of products (and types of products) do you think provide the best service? In other words, who has responsive, educated sales/support staff, responds to emails almost before you send them, has reasonable prices, and still somehow hasn't burnt out or gone out of business?
I know that Astronomics and Agena Astro clearly (and alphabetically) are on that list. But who else???
Posted 16 November 2012 - 08:54 AM
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 09:51 AM
ScopeStuff is one for just about any item not found elsewhere.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:22 AM
Agena Astro
High Point Scientific
I have also used Orion off and on for years. Lots of stuff for the newbie, and they often have good sales. Their shipping charges however are legendary.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:40 AM
For years, as a budding amature astronomer, I would have questions about this or that. I would call Astronomics and would speak to Fred. His knowledge, friendly tone and eagerness to help were easy to get attached to, so over the years I continued with my questions seeking advice. As a youngster, with little money, I didn't buy a single thing, I just kept asking for answers to my questions an seeking advice.
As I progressed in the hobby and funds became available (more so just knowing what I wanted), I began to purchase from them, but it was after many years. I haven't spent the most by any means, more so just picking up odds and ends and a scope or two. Fred was the same on the phone no matter.
Two years ago I got a chance to volunteer at my first NEAF to help Astronomics. I was looking forward to it all, like a pilgrimage, and to meet Fred. Much to my suprise, he didn't attend, but his son, Mike did. We met, I worked the weekend and by the end, he and his gracious wife made me feel like family with the rest of the CNer's. I didn't get to meet Fred, but his fine son is most certainly a reflection of his character and if he is half the man Fred is, Fred should be proud. Do you have to ask who my favorite is???
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:51 AM
As of about a month ago, my list consisted of just Astronomics. Some people don't like lists of just one business, hence my post.
Recently I learned about Agena Astro. I've seen multiple threads extoling their virtues. I'm not sure I've seen a single 'less than glowing' post about Agena Astro.
I've added Scope Stuff (for slightly less common 'scope stuff') and High Point Scientific to my list.
@t.r. I've had a number of conversations over email with the kind folks at Astronomics over the last decade, mostly about equipment that was out of my current price range. I'm not sure the meager profits on my ~ $1000 sales have come anywhere near close to paying for their time chatting with me. There's good reason why Astronomics was originally my entire list.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 10:55 AM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 11:00 AM
If i may suggest a vendor at the other side of the ocean, i can highly recommended Robtics.nl. The guys who are in the buisiness are 100% amateur astronomers.
Besides them, Markus Ludes from APM is a vendor who comes also in my mind.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 11:57 AM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:20 PM
Other vendors:
- Woodland Hills, OPT, Agena Astro, AT&WB, Hands on Optics.
- I haven't purchased anything from them yet but Eyepiecesetc is on my list based on past dealings and help I have gotten from the proprietor, Don Pensack, (Starman1)
In terms of manufacturers, there are the big boys like Obsession, TeleVue and Astro-Physics that need no introduction. Dennis Steele at Dobstuff is one I can recommend...
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:27 PM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:37 PM
Astronomics was always a favorite vendor for me, even before they started sponsoring Cloudy Nights. I remembering placing some orders with them over the phone years ago when I was just starting out in the hobby, and getting some excellent advice.
I've also had great experiences with Skies Unlimited, High Point Scientific, Agena Astro, Scope Stuff, Orion and OPT, to name a few.
As for manufacturers, Al Nagler and Rick Singmaster are tops in my book, both in terms of quality and helping their customers.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:43 PM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:43 PM
US vendors get some of my business, but it all comes down to shipping and handling costs. I have no idea why US vendors ship free to the lower States, but charge astronomical amounts to ship to Canada.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:07 PM
I have no idea why US vendors ship free to the lower States, but charge astronomical amounts to ship to Canada.
I would have to agree to a certain extent, although I believe they are just charging cost when it comes to USPS.
But, if they provide free shipping within the U.S., why don't they subtract the cost of mailing to the U.S.from the cost of mailing to Canada, therefore arriving at a more equitable shipping cost for Canadians?
More to the point of this thread, Agena and Scopestuff get my vote for U.S. dealers.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:16 PM
Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:56 PM
But you have FREE health care!!!
Well not really, but the details are confounding!
Posted 16 November 2012 - 03:46 PM
Dark skie.
Posted 16 November 2012 - 04:56 PM
Unfortunately they don't carry all the items I want to buy so I have to go to OPT or Orion and sometimes vendors that specialize in one of kind items like Hands on Optics, Deep Space Products, ScopeStuff, McMaster-Carr, etc.
I do prefer buying from larger vendors just because they make more money and that means they have more options in dealing with a problem. A small vendor might not be able to eat the cost of a problem if it came down to that, but a bigger vendor could.
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I concur with Jon that I strongly recommend Dennis Steele at DobStuff. Great product, outstanding customer service.
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WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Pre-school and elementary school students were encouraged to "Read, Exercise, and Eat Right" at an event in D.C. featuring actress and singer Phylicia Rashad, the Washington Kastles, early childhood specialist Kofi Dennis and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Wednesday.
Dennis, who is a performer with the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts, helped start the Let's Read! Let's Move! event at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in D.C. with an interactive storytelling experience.
The children from Lincoln Charter School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Maret School, Summit Hall Elementary School, The Campagna Center, and FAA/DOT Child Development Center then got to ask Rashad and Kastles coach Murphy Jensen questions. Rashad told one student with a question about talking animals that just because animals don't speak English we shouldn't assume that they don't talk at all. She did so with the same grace and wit many of us enjoyed about her character Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show. Jensen playfully asked the students to guess where each member of the Kastles was from, congratulating children for guessing where Anastasia Rodionova was from (Tambov, "Russia" but she lives in Australia) and joking that Bobby Reynolds was "from outer space" (he's from Acworth, Ga.).
With the reading done, students split into groups to head outside where the Department of Education plaza had been turned into tennis courts. On the four courts, the children, some barely bigger than a tennis racket, got to play some tennis with the Washington Kastles. Martina Hingis helped kids with their serve as they "faced off against" Rashad and a Kastles team member. Jensen was the same energetic man Kastles fans have come to know: he could be seen traveling from court to court, signing autographs and rejoicing with a congratulatory yell for the children as they practiced their tennis skills.
Children who weren't playing tennis could participate in other activities, including the Shopping Cart Nutrition Race and Jumbo Jam Basketball.
Children could take a short break and cool down at the vegetable and fruit tasting station, which was located next to the courts. They enjoyed healthy snacks like watermelon. After all, the Let's Read! Let's Move enrichment serious provides information about healthy and affordable food in addition to encouraging children to exercise and read this summer. Each child was also able to pick a free book to take home to encourage them to read.
Wednesday's event was the second of five events in the Department of Education's Let's Read! Let's Move series. Olympic figure skater and member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Michelle Kwan kicked off the series on July 12. Other events are planned for July 24, August 1 and August 6.


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PowerPod for Coalesse
The PowerPod is an honest and refined solution for the powerstrip, intentionally designed for today's mobile worker. Inspired by the surprising lack of smart and simple ways to access power in the workplace, the design is a byproduct of Scott Wilson + MINIMAL's SW_1 Collection for Coalesse.
While designing the collection there was a need for a power solution that complemented today's mobile needs. On-the-go knowledge workers regularly need to charge their mobile devices, yet access to power is typically inconveniently located around the perimeter of the room, under the table or in a dark cramped hole.
The solution to make a tabletop powerstrip was a revelation that seemed shockingly obvious when looked at but was virtually non-existent in the marketplace. When not in use, the outlets are concealed by a small items storage tray, neatly tidying up the workspace.For more info or to purchase: http://www.coalesse.com/
Part of our SW_1 Collection for Coalesse, the PowerPod is an honest and refined tabletop solution for the powerstrip, intentionally designed for today's mobile worker.
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Design Team: Scott Wilson, Matt Puhalla, Steve Christopher
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For many businesses, large boardrooms with complex video conferencing solutions are not only too expensive, but no longer support how we actually work. As workspaces adapt to enable spontaneous meetings, mobile devices, and a more collaborative workflow, we noticed that the technology for enabling these interactions was lagging behind.
Working with Logitech, MNML uncovered a variety of small group workplace scenarios and pain points leading to insights that drove the design of an entirely new product architecture. ConferenceCam Connect integrates meaningful features such as an ultraportable design with a large rechargeable battery, an intuitive docking remote for privacy and easy transport, NFC and Bluetooth connectivity, wireless screen mirroring from mobile devices, 360 degree audio, and HD video all in a beautiful design that compliments any environment.
The result is not only a nicer HD webcam, but a versatile collaboration device that reduces the friction that small groups and individuals face by offering a unique set of features that enable our natural workflows. At only $500, ConferenceCam Connect is a disruptive entry into an otherwise stagnant product category.
Design Team: Kyle Buzzard, Scott Schenone, Pascal Ruelle, Matt Puhalla, Scott Wilson 2015 Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Design
- Amplify Applying our expertise in the ultra-rugged case market, MINIMAL collaborated with Amplify, creators of innovative, digital educational products and services, to develop 2 generations of protective tablet cases for K-12 students. Designed to survive the most rugged environment —a child's backpack—both cases were created to exceed Mil Spec drop standards. 2015 Industrial Design, Product Design
Huckins Yacht
A leader in custom, one-of-a-kind yachts since 1928, Huckins has always been about individual expression, crafted luxury, insight-driven engineering and performance. As the 85+ year old brand moves into a new era, it must be maintained in a market segment that sees very little iconic, brand-defining design.
Embracing evolving consumer expectations while continuing to leverage the heritage and vision the company was founded on, MNML looked to adopt outside industries and cutting-edge innovations that have not yet found their way into premium yacht design.
The approach was to design a vessel that is more about entertaining and engagement vs. the traditional paradigm of space division. This made the open-space, indoor/outdoor living plan a preferred style rather than a trend when it comes to luxury consumers. The use of new materials and hardware coupled with a fresh mindset on layout resonated strongly with us.
The collaboration of timeless elegance and craft infused with new technologies and experiences created an exciting vision for the future of the Huckins brand.
2015 Branding, Industrial Design, Product Design
LUNATIK Epik for Apple Watch
What happens when you take the world's most advanced and best-selling smartwatch and combine it with a ruggedly refined, precision engineered case and strap from the leader in premium mobile protection? You make it Epik.
Introducing Epik Rugged Protection For the Apple Watch.
Support us on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/1Fbvp86 2015 Industrial Design, Product Design
Sisifo for Artemide
Winner of the prestigious iF Design Award 2015, Sisifo is Scott Wilson's new hybrid luminaire for Artemide. Balancing task and ambient lighting needs, Sisifo delivers high efficiency LED lighting without compromise.
Client: Artemide
Completed: 2012
Design Team: Scott Wilson 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design
Anoto Live Pen 2
Anoto, a global leader in digital writing solutions, patented an innovative optical pen system that digitally captures traditional written communication, turning analog documents into living, shareable files for real-time collaboration.
The healthcare, oil, pharmaceutical, education, transportation and logistics industries can gain enormous efficiencies by using this technology. Benefits include instant access to secure, system-wide data as well as automated data capture, which reduces transcription errors and ultimately saves millions of man-hours. Workers in these industries rely on their gear to perform in very harsh environments, recording critical data from the field in various remote and rugged locations.
Anoto approached MNML to collaborate on a ground up vision and design language for their next generation device, Live Pen™ 2. The opportunity was to design a pen system that was tough enough to survive out in the real world while maintaining a refined aesthetic that not only supported all of the technological innovations that live within but also communicated a sense of durability to the user.
Design Team: Dave Seal, Tim Escolin (in collaboration with Anoto engineering) 2015 Engineering, Industrial Design, Product Design
- MNML Touchpen The llimited edition MNML Touchpen allows you to seamlessly go from paper to pixels on your tablet with our patented duo-tip design. 2014 Digital Art, Industrial Design, Product Design
- Carvey Carvey is a tabletop 3D carving machine that gives the user the power of making, right from their desktop. 2014 Entrepreneurship, Industrial Design, Product Design
LUNATIK Taktik 360 + Aquatik
In 2012, LUNATIK raised the bar for device protection with TAKTIK Extreme. We believed that consumers aspired to better quality accessories for their valuable devices than what currently existed on the market, and we were right.
Now with the launch of the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, we've raised the bar again.
Introducing TAKTIK 360 and AQUATIK, our most advance device protection ever. 2014 Entrepreneurship, Industrial Design, Product Design
BLACKLINE: The Bike Design Project
Built by MNML x Method for the 2014 Oregon Manifest Bike Design Project, the BLACKLINE is the ultimate urban utility bike.
Completed: 2014
Design Team: MNML
Bike Fabrication: Garry Alderman | Method Bicycle 2014 Industrial Design, Product Design, UI/UX
LYNK Collection
The LYNK Collection by LUNATIK simplifies the inevitable link between your life and technology. It represents singular focus to bring minimal, simple and intuitive design that is accessible to all. It is smartwear for the rest of us.
Envisioned by the design team at MNML and designed by Scott Wilson, The LYNK Collection is currently in development.
Client: LUNATIK
2014 Industrial Design, Product Design, UI/UX
Client: Surfacide
Completed: Ongoing
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Matt Puhalla, Tim Escolin and Mike Garner 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design, UI/UX
Google Nexus Accessories
The Google Nexus Accessories project explores various design languages for a range of accessories that compliment and extend the Nexus ecosystem with simple forms, honest materials, and essential functional details.
Completed: 2013
Design Team: MNML
2014 Industrial Design, Product Design
- Sticky Storm With Sticky Storm, MINIMAL has conceptualized an intuitive productivity app for capturing, organizing, collaborating, and sharing ideas all within the cloud. It allows users to easily cross-pollinate and share content with a team, while tracking the evolution of the idea from beginning to end. 2013 Interaction Design, UI/UX
Sonosite X-Porte™ Ultrasound Kiosk is the first ever point-of-care ultrasound system to integrate advanced signal processing for high resolution imaging, 3D animated clinical guides, and a cutting-edge, multi-gestural user interface.
Client: FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc.
Completed: 2013
Design Team: FUJIFILM SonoSite Design Team in collaboration with MNML Design Team 2013 Industrial Design, Product Design, UI/UX
Dell XPS All-In-One
Building upon the principles created for the Dell XPS Laptops, Dell and MNML continued their collaboration to establish an intelligent, cohesive design language for the next generation of Windows 8 All-In-One computers.
Client: Dell
Completed: 2012
Design Team: Dell Design Team project in collaboration with MNML 2013 Industrial Design, Product Design
- NEST Lounge The NEST Lounge is intended to promote interaction through a casual conversational format more conducive to lounging with others. Selected from nearly 700 submissions earlier this year, NEST was among the finalists in the Battery Conservancy Americas "Draw Up A Chair" Design Competition. 2013 Furniture Design, Industrial Design, Product Design
LUNATIK TAKTIK iPhone case
LUNATIK's TAKTIK iPhone case is built for the refined, rugged, everyday warrior. Using protection isn't always pretty. By obsessing over all the details that others neglect like fit, finish, feel, display integrity, robustness, and aesthetics, we are raising the bar again. TAKTIK balances strong iconic aesthetics with innovative performance features. TAKTIK transforms your iPhone through bold design, precision engineering and the best performance materials available.
TAKTIK is our obsessively protective iPhone case for your excessively adventurous lifestyle.
Client: LUNATIK
Completed: 2011-12
Designer: MINIMAL
Team: Matt Puhalla, Dustin Brown, Dave Seal, Andrew Clark, Scott Schenone 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design
SonoSite EDGE
Client: SonoSite
Completed: 2011
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Steve Christopher 2012 Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Product Design
- LUNATIK Rewards App LUNATIK Rewards App is a first-of-its-kind mobile commerce tool that empowers its members to sell LUNATIK products directly from their iPhones, paying cash-based commission on all sales converting leads. 2013 Entrepreneurship, Interaction Design, UI/UX
- LUNATIK Chubby Stylus From the same DNA that fathered TikTok+LunaTik and LUNATIK Touch Pen comes Chubby Stylus. Chubby was designed for artists of all ages. From lighthearted Draw Something competitions to youngsters learning to read and write with iWriteWords, Chubby is a tool for artists to quickly create, write, paint, play and more. 2012 Drawing, Entrepreneurship, Industrial Design
Dell XPS Laptop
The Dell XPS 14 and 15 sought to set the standard for Dell's XPS portfolio through exterior changes that more adequately expressed interior performance improvements. The design is the recipient of the 2012 IDSA IDEA Silver Award for Computer Equipment.
Client: Dell
Completed: 2012
Design Team: Dell Design team project in collaboration with MNML 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design
LUNATIK Touch Pen
The LunaTik Touch Pen was born from a desire to integrate our pen of choice, the rollerball, with the digital stylus. The LunaTik Touch Pen seamlessly goes from paper to tablet with a click of a button.
Creative Director: Scott Wilson
Design: Dustin Brown, Matt Puhalla, Steve Christopher
Engineering: Jon Godston, Erik Holverson
Art Direction: Andrew Clark, Dustin Brown 2011 Industrial Design, Entrepreneurship
TikTok + LunaTik
TikTok + LunaTik simply transform the iPod Nano into the world's coolest multi-touch watches. Originally launched on creative crowd funding platform Kickstarter.com, the project raised nearly $1m in 30 days, making it one of the most successful crowd funding stories in history.
Client: Self / DIY
Completed: 2010-present
Designer: Scott Wilson
Design and Visualization Support: Dustin Brown, Matt Puhalla, Steve Christopher, Leon Fitzpatrick, Dave Seal 2011 Branding, Entrepreneurship, Product Design
SW_1 Collection
The SW_1 Collection for Coalesse rethinks the conference setting and the notion of live/work. Supporting more social engagements and informal behaviors, the 50+ piece collection promotes a relaxed "lean back" attitude through its physical proportions, materials and composition.
Client: Coalesse
Completed: 2009-2010
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Matt Puhalla, Joe Graceffa, Rodrigo Torres 2011 Industrial Design, Product Design, Furniture Design
Xbox 360 + Kinect
MINIMAL collaborated closely with Microsoft on the Xbox 360 + Kinect sensor, a game-changing next generation entertainment console and experience. Upon launch, Kinect became that fastest selling gadget in consumer electronics history, selling more than 8 million units in 2 months.
Client: Xbox & Microsoft
Completed: 2009
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Dustin Brown, Steve Christopher, Matt Puhalla
Mechanical Engineer: Jon Godston
XBOX Design Team: Carl Ledbetter, John Ikeda 2011 Product Design, Interaction Design, Industrial Design
Dell Venue Pro
MINIMAL designed Dell's Venue Pro to complement the clean and simple user interface of Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 7 UI. Featuring an industry first curved Gorilla Glass display that provides a surprisingly sensuous experience, the Venue Pro was a great entry into the mobile arena for Dell.
Client: Dell
Completed: 2009
Design Team: Dell Design team project in collaboration with MNML 2011 Industrial Design, Product Design, Interaction Design
Co-founded by Scott Wilson, groundbreaking customization brand Uncommon was the first to truly crack the code of one-off mass customization on premium accessories products.
Completed: 2009-2010
Design Direction: Scott Wilson
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Dustin Brown, Matt Puhalla
Art Direction and Visualization: Scott Wilson, Dustin Brown, Josh Josue
Mechanical Engineering: Jon Godston, Dan Berg 2011 Branding, Entrepreneurship, Product Design
Design by Scott Wilson.
Completed: 2005 2011 Branding, Entrepreneurship, Product Design
Nike Presto
Design by Scott Wilson while Creative Director at Nike.
Completed: 2003 2011 Industrial Design, Package Design
Tea Kettles
MINIMAL's concepts for World Kitchen's 2009 TEA-OFF! design competition resulted in 3 awards, including Instant Classic and Special Citation awards, and even led to a patent.
Client: In-house for World Kitchen Tea-Off Design Competition
Completed: 2009
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Dustin Brown, Matt Puhalla, Steve Christopher
Mechanical Engineering and Research: Jon Godston 2011 Industrial Design, Engineering
Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel
MINIMAL partnered with the internal Xbox design team on the concept and design development of the Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel, a fully immersive gaming accessory that promises to change the way we experience wireless play.
Client: Xbox & Microsoft
Completed: 2010
Design Direction: Scott Wilson
Design: Matt Puhalla, Leon Fitzpatrick, Dave Seal
Mechanical Engineering: Jon Godston
XBOX Design Team: Carl Ledbetter, John Ikeda 2011 Industrial Design, Product Design, Interaction Design
World Wildlife Fund
Every year Scott Wilson + MNML contribute a one of a kind sculpture to Humanscale's Faces in the Wild Auction to raise money for the World Wildlife Fund.
Completed: 2008-present
Design: Scott Wilson
Visualization: Dustin Brown 2011 Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering
Microsoft Courier
In the days before the iPad, MNML designed Courier for Microsoft, a connected digital tablet notebook that took a fresh look at bringing analog and digital worlds together in a new mobile platform.
Client: Microsoft
Completed: 2008
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Steve Christopher, Leon Fitzpatrick, Roberto Tagliabue, Mitch Morse.
Microsoft Team: J. Allard, Albert Shum, Ray Riley, Jon Harris, Andrew Allen. 2011 Industrial Design, Interaction Design, Product Design
M2 Landscape for Quinze & Milan
Flexible by nature and ideal for large public spaces, the award winning M2 Landscape is a customizable and scalable modular seating system designed by Scott Wilson for Quinze & Milan. Originally commissioned by Q&M for the groundbreaking, Rem Koolhaus designed, Seattle Public Library, M2 was conceived as a group seating solution for the large public space.
Client: Quinze & Milan
Completed: 2004
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Steve Christopher, Leon Fitzpatrick, Roberto Tagliabue, Mitch Morse. 2012 Furniture Design, Industrial Design, Product Design
Motorola Bluetooth Headsets
During Scott Wilson and Steve Christopher's time at Motorola, they set out to redefine the headset market through a line of premium finished, inconspicuous yet user friendly products.
Client: Motorola
Completed 2008
Design Team: Scott Wilson, Steve Christopher (while at Motorola) 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design
Nike Amp+
Completed: 2003
Design Team: Scott Wilson (while Creative Director at Nike) 2012 Industrial Design, Product Design
Microsoft HD LifeCam
Microsoft's LifeCam Cinema HD takes its design inspiration from high-end photographic equipment, introducing a new design and quality standard in a market previously dominated by cheap toy-like products.
Client: Microsoft
Completed: 2008
MNML Design Team: Scott Wilson, Matt Puhalla, Dustin Brown
Microsoft Design Team: Chris Kujawski, Ralf Groene 2011 Industrial Design, Product Design, Engineering
Nike Oregon Series
In late 2003, the watch market was saturated with time pieces impossibly complex and adorned with irrelevant interfaces and features. Nike recognized the need for a watch both accessible to users and of world-class design and premium construction. Scott Wilson, former Global Creative Director for Nike, was brought in to address the market's missing piece.
Client: Nike
Completed: 1997
Design Team: Scott Wilson during his time as Global Creative Director at Nike 2012 Fashion, Industrial Design, Product Design


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Blackberry 8700c.
Software installs and runs w/o any errors.
But I get:
'A network error has occurred, probably due to poor reception. HTTP response code: 400 ' while trying to sign in.
Receptions is good, host name has http or https prefix. Host name is reachable from device (plain HTML client works via HTML browser just fine)
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May 29, 2016
Mississippi groups that oppose abortion want to put the question to voters again.
The opponents told reporters Thursday at the Capitol they will seek another state constitutional amendment to define life as beginning at conception.
Voters defeated the so-called 'personhood amendment' by a wide margin in November 2011. Similar amendments died in this year's legislature.
About two dozen women and children surrounded by 25 empty strollers vowed to again go through the complex process of bringing the amendment to a popular vote.
They say the new initiative will address concerns of voters who opposed it last year. They also say
they have hired law firm Liberty Counsel to assist in drafting the new initiative.
The groups plan to collect signatures in hopes of putting the amendment on the 2013 ballot.
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It's A Disaster (2013)
It's A Disaster SynopsisEight friends meet for their monthly couples brunch." But what starts as an impromptu therapy session / airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to hilarious, surprising, and revealing results.
IT'S A DISASTER is a fast-paced ensemble comedy about the worst brunch ever: the eggs are cold, the tensions are high, and the end is near.
It's A Disaster Release Date
In Theaters April 12, 2013
It's A Disaster Credits
Starring: Rachel Boston, Kevin M. Brennan, David Cross , America Ferrera, Jeff Grace, Erinn Hayes, Blaise Miller, and Julia Stiles
Written by: Todd Berger
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Cyclones Pen New Zealand Star Nick Voke
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State men's golf coach Andrew Tank announced today the signing of Nick Voke to a national letter of intent. Voke is one of the top amateur players in Oceania.
Voke is off to a great start to his 2013 season, ranking sixth overall in New Zealand. In 11 events, he has compiled a scoring average of 70.53 and has notched nine top-8 finishes, including two victories at the Auckland Anniversary Championship and the Danny Lee Springfield Open. The Auckland, New Zealand, native finished runner-up at the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship, runner up at the South Island Stroke Play and third at the North Island Stroke Play tournaments, the three biggest amateur events in New Zealand.
Also included on his resume are the 2011 Stewart Gold Cup and an impressive performance at the 2012 North Harbour Strokeplay where he shot a record 17-under par for a seven-stroke victory. He is a member of the 2012-13 New Zealand Golf Srixon Academy and is the Auckland Golf captain.
"I am excited about the passion and competitiveness Nick will bring to our program," Tank said. "He has a very impressive record and I expect him to make an immediate impact as a Cyclone."
Voke is currently ranked 185th in the world in the Scratch Player's World Amateur Rankings.


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Considering he calls Mt. Baker his home, it should be no surprise that legendary ripper Temple Cummins loves pow. And with more and more people descending upon his sacred stomping grounds every year, he needed a way to get to pow stashes that he could count on to still be untracked days after the last storm. Enter the Gnu Billy Goat C2 BTX Splitboard. A pow-friendly profile and flex make this board perfect for missions to secret stashes and rumored powder playgrounds.
A proven C2 BTX profile has rocker between the bindings for float in powder and camber towards the tip and tail for snappy turns and stability on packed snow. Magne-Traction edges are serrated to slice through ice likes it's fresh corduroy when you hit wind-scoured patches, and a directional twin shape and slightly set-back stance give you greater control when you're pointing it without compromising your ability to ride switch. You can also ride easier knowing that the lightweight and strong aspen wood core comes from sustainably harvested trees so you're not destroying the very places you love to ride. Karakoram clips pull the halves of your board together to reduce slop in the seam so your board feels more like a solid snowboard when you're shredding.
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I'd highly recommend this board to anyone who is looking for a solid split and who doesn't want to lose the feel of a solid Mervin board between their feet.


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First, for any Zimbra devs reading this, KILL AUTO COMPLETE please. On the admin interface, if you want to search for anything the auto complete makes it intolerable. We don't need it, get rid of it. I have 400+ users spread across 90+ domains and the autocomplete feature is a PITA for trying to do admin related tasks. If you want to create a new user, the stupid auto complete makes it hell.
Second - Your support has gone from awesome (I have used Zimbra since before Yahoo) to miserable. ZCS 8.0.2 came out with so many bugs that I am ashamed to say Zimbra is open source (yes, the network version is closed source).
I have paid support and your techs have not answered support issues for OVER A MONTH!!!! The stupid gal reset prompt keeps popping up no matter what steps we take. The last update I posted in the support portal has not been responded to since February 7th and it is now March 15. All logs requested have been attached. All of my clients are up in arms about a stupid bug you guys should be able to correct.
I don't know what VMware has done since it took over Zimbra, but I am starting to look for another system. You refuse to support mac outlook (with EWS not imap, carddav and caldav) and our mac users hate the system. Your support has gone down hill, your recent releases have tons of bugs, what happened?
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Glendale, AZ (Sports Network) - Matt Duchesne capped a four-point night with
the game-winning goal in the shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a 5-4
decision over the Phoenix Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena.
Duchesne assisted on three other scores as the Avalanche spoiled the Coyotes'
home finale with only their fourth road victory of the season. P.A. Parenteau
added a goal and an assist to the win, which he sealed by beating Phoenix
goaltender Mike Smith in the second round of the shootout.
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Antoine Vermette scored twice and Keith Yandle posted three assists for
Phoenix, which lost for the fifth time in its last seven outings (2-2-3).
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Hey Cartographer's Guild, first time posting.
I need to change my map from mercator projection to equirectangular to be able to edit it in Wilbur, do climate maps etc. I have G.Projector, but the bugger won't accept anything but equirectangular images. I've searched the forums and with google, but haven't found a script or a program to do this for me. Ideal would be either Gimp or Inkscape plugin to do this, but anything that can convert a map projection is fine. Please help Cartographer's Guild, you're my only hope!