Thursday, August 20, 2020

In 1969 Ford's Mustang E was a rare & efficient pony car

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/before-mustang-mach-e-1969-mustang-e
"Based on the fastback SportsRoof Mustang body, the E featured a 250 cubic-inch six-cylinder engine equipped with a specially-tuned carburetor, a high-stall torque converter, a rear axle with tall 2.33:1 gearing and a Mustang E badge on the rear fender. Power-sapping air conditioning was not an option.
...
Ford was only required to sell 50 cars to qualify as a production model for the Mobilgas Economy Run, but Mustang expert and archivist Kevin Marti told Fox News Autos that 96 were produced, which still makes it one of the rarest Mustang models ever."

Friday, August 14, 2020

Using Common Red Bricks to Store Energy

There are some conflicts in these stories about how often the bricks can be charged.
It would be interesting to see what bricks optimized for energy storage would cost - thermal mass & energy too!  Trickle charge a neighborhood during off-peak hours to massively reduce the peak load, thus eliminating the need for power-grid improvements.
The iron-rich red dirt on Mars might excel at this ...

Scientists Turned Red Bricks Into Supercapacitors:
https://news.yahoo.com/whoa-scientists-turned-red-bricks-131900765.html
"The resulting treated walls could act as a low-cost version of something like the Powerwall."

Scientists Turn Normal Red Bricks into Electricity-Storing Supercapacitors
"We have created a new brick that can be incorporated into your house that has the functionality of storing electrical energy."
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9358ye/scientists-turn-normal-red-bricks-into-electricity-storing-supercapacitors

Scientists Have Turned Bricks Into Batteries:
https://earther.gizmodo.com/scientists-have-turned-bricks-into-batteries-1844685622
"These brick batteries can be recharged in about 13 minutes, and have a lifetime of about 10,000 charges. This is all very exciting, but right now, the bricks can't store a ton of energy."

Scientists Turn Cheap, Old Red Bricks Into a Fast-Charging Battery Cell That Stores Energy For Emergency Use:
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/251745/20200812/scientists-turn-cheap-old-red-bricks-fast-charging-battery-cell.htm
"The researchers believe that the bricks could be used to power emergency lighting for five hours. D'Arcy notes that 50 of the PEDOT-coated bricks in close proximity would be sufficient to do so."
""Advantageously, a brick wall serving as a supercapacitor can be recharged hundreds of thousands of times within an hour. If you connect a couple of bricks, microelectronics sensors would be easily powered." D'Arcy said.
The team envisions that the PEDOT-coated red bricks be paired with solar energy technology to promote and utilize the red brick battery's sustainability effectively."

Scientists have turned the humble brick into a battery:

https://www.optimistdaily.com/2020/08/scientists-have-turned-the-humble-brick-into-a-battery/

Bricks That Store Energy Created by Scientists and They Could One Day Power Your Home:
https://www.newsweek.com/bricks-turned-energy-storage-devices-1524311


Monday, August 10, 2020

Make low-carb Squash Flour

"Squash flour is a wonderful low carb flour that can be used for gluten-free, paleo, and keto baking! A perfect replacement for coconut flour! This gluten free flour can be made with any type of squash!"
https://www.amodernhomestead.com/how-to-make-squash-flour/?fbclid=IwAR0L-6bCc7z9i8h4Nt6ZmXkxQIxSYE_gsO-v4c1shfaYYhhLmmJ2XiNCq0M

Google's Flutter / Dart development environment

Google's Flutter / Dart development environment let's you develop cross-platform iOS & Android apps.

Flutter is Google's UI toolkit
for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase.  https://flutter.dev/

Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. It is used to develop applications for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows, Google Fuchsia and the web from a single codebase:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flutter_(software)
"... The first version of Flutter was known as codename "Sky" and ran on the Android operating system. It was unveiled at the 2015 Dart developer summit ...

Flutter apps are written in the Dart language and make use of many of the language's more advanced features.

On Windows, macOS and Linux Flutter runs in the Dart virtual machine which features a just-in-time execution engine. While writing and debugging an app, Flutter uses Just In Time compilation, allowing for "hot reload", with which modifications to source files can be injected into a running application. Flutter extends this with support for stateful hot reload, where in most cases changes to source code can be reflected immediately in the running app without requiring a restart or any loss of state.

Release versions of Flutter apps are compiled with ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation on both Android and iOS, making Flutter's high performance on mobile devices possible."


Windows install:  https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows

Flutter documentation: https://flutter.dev/docs

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

LS Swap A Chevy C10 Truck or Jeep XJ


Hot Rod - how to LS Swap A Chevy C10 Truck:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/how-to-ls-swap-a-chevy-c10-truck/ar-BB17wKxr?li=BBnb4R5

How To Drop An LS Engine In A '67-'72 Chevy:
https://www.hotrod.com/articles/how-to-drop-an-ls-engine-in-a-67-72-chevy/

YOUR TOTAL LS SWAP RESOURCE:  http://c10lsswap.com/

LS Swapping a C10:  https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/c10-ls-swap

Get Your LS-swap Chevy C10 Going with Holley:
https://ls1tech.com/articles/get-your-ls-swap-chevy-c10-going-with-holley/

LS-Engine Swap: Here Are The Install Parts You'll Need:
https://www.chevyhardcore.com/tech-stories/engine/ls-engine-swap-here-are-the-install-parts-youll-need/

LS Swap Guide by LSX InnovationsL: https://lsxinnovations.com/ls-swap-guide/

LSx Swap Kits: http://stores.lsxeverything.com/lsx-swap-kits/

C10/K5/K10 LS/Tx Swaps:  http://stores.lsxeverything.com/c10-k5-k10-ls-tx-swaps/
"Everything that you need to swap an LS into your Full Size GM truck 55-1998."

Full LS Swap Kit for Chevy C10 | 73-87:
http://stores.lsxeverything.com/full-ls-swap-kit-for-chevy-c10-73-87/

Jeep LS Swap Kits:  http://stores.lsxeverything.com/jeep-ls-swap-kits/

Installing Chevrolet & GM Engines into the Jeep XJ Cherokee / Wagoneer & MJ Comanche:
http://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/engines/swap-guides/chevy-buick-gm/xj-swap/

The Novak Guide to the - Wiring & PCM Programming Sources:
https://www.novak-adapt.com/knowledge/electronics-and-wiring/wiring-pcm-sources/

How to LS Swap a Jeep XJ Cherokee:
https://www.jk-forum.com/how-tos/slideshows/how-to-ls-swap-a-jeep-xj-cherokee-photos-469252#

Motor Conversion Mounts (Advance Adapters GM Gen I 5.7L Engine Mounts (XJ)):
https://www.rustysoffroad.com/jeep-performance-parts-products/motor-conversion-mounts?jeep_type=699