Congress Causes Info BLACKOUT!

Wednesday 18 January 2012 at 07:22 am

Google is wearing a black mask on their logo. Wikkipedia is totally blacked out today. Blogs are humming with outrage at Congress. Why? Because, once again the 545 idiots in DC are attempting to censor the public knowledge. It's like banning books, but this time it's the internet sites that supply you with the info. It is ironic that MOST of the morons in Congress are so flummoxed by computers that aides have to print out important articles for them to read. The sad thing is that they still think they know what they are talking about...

Here's the reason as stated by Wikipedia:

Why is the blackout happening?
Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for the first time ever, because we are concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people's access to online information. This is not a problem that will solely affect people in the United States: it will affect everyone around the world.
Why? SOPA and PIPA are badly drafted legislation that won't be effective at their stated goal (to stop copyright infringement), and will cause serious damage to the free and open Internet. They put the burden on website owners to police user-contributed material and call for the unnecessary blocking of entire sites. Small sites won't have sufficient resources to defend themselves. Big media companies may seek to cut off funding sources for their foreign competitors, even if copyright isn't being infringed. Foreign sites will be blacklisted, which means they won't show up in major search engines. And, SOPA and PIPA build a framework for future restrictions and suppression.

Call your Congressman & demand they help keep the internet free & uncensored!!

Santa's New Holiday Sleigh!

Thursday 22 December 2011 at 07:31 am

With the help of our buddy, artist Mark Ervin, Santa's dumped his creaky, old sleigh, put those finicky reindeer out to pasture, & is rockin' the Holidays with his new Safari Sled this year! (I'm sure that Mrs Claus got some new threads as well.) This new Safari ought to improve holiday time slips by a few tenths over last year!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

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How To Burn Your Rod To the Ground

Wednesday 14 December 2011 at 11:48 pm

FAIL! RUBBER-CORE AN FUEL HOSE SPRINKLER SYSTEM!

This Youtube video shows what happens to rubber-core, braided steel hose after a surprisingly short exposure to today's street gas. It was shot by one of our buddies on the "Left Coast".

He completely rebuilt his car 6-7 months ago with a new LS V8 drivetrain & new rubber-core, braided steel AN fuel hose (imported junk). The vehicle had only been sitting for a few months when he went to pull it out of the shop & got a HOLY SH*T moment! Needless to say, our pal's VERY lucky to have quickly realized that he had a 'fuel sprinkler' system under his hood!

This is how rubber-core AN hose fails with today's crummy fuels, it starts to weep & then goes into complete 'leaker' mode. It doesn't matter if it's a domestic or imported hose, it WILL fail! This is why you HAVE to run conductive-core, PTFE fuel hose! It's the only stuff built to handle today's fuel.

Check out the Singlefinger Store for more on this new product.

ABC News FINALLY Gets It Right!

Thursday 01 December 2011 at 11:28 pm

ABC News has proven that the mainstream media has finally awakened to the fact that the citizens of this great country can help control our economic destiny. Sawyer did an insightful piece on how the construction industry can create about 250k jobs by buying a mere 5% more US made products to build new homes.

We CAN all pull together & have an immediate impact on the US economy. We CAN make a difference when we elect to change the way we spend our money on the goods we buy every week. We CAN buy local foods. We CAN buy goods made in the State we reside in. We CAN stop shopping at Mao-mart until they start buying US made goods & bring their Purchasing Dept back home to the USA. We CAN tell the bums in Congress that they work FOR US, so stop the offshoring of our manufacturing!

Everybody just needs to say "Screw China"!

Put that cheap, crappy, lead painted, pet-poisoning, job-stealing item back on the shelf & buy the one next to it that has a Made In America logo on the box. It will be a superior item for just pennies more.

Let's make a difference NOW folks!

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It's Holiday Time... again.

Wednesday 23 November 2011 at 09:03 am

Never again do we have to worry about sending out the proper holiday propaganda card to the family, friends, or coworkers! I feel that we are all in the debt of the unknown artist who has FINALLY created the ultimate Happy EVERY Holiday Card!

Be safe out there.

Now Available: NEW TechAFX BlackWrap Hose & AN Fittings

Wednesday 14 September 2011 at 10:16 pm Black PTFE Hoses now available in -6, -8, & -10 sizes!

What: TechAFX BlackWrap PTFE AN fuel hose and fittings

Why: BlackWrap is an affordable, enthusiast-build PTFE hose that has a custom appearance or the high-tech OEM black look—while providing the performance of a PTFE hose/fitting assembly.

BlackWrap features a black nylon outer covering over a stainless steel braid to provide an abrasion resistant hose that looks great with TechAFX black aluminum AN fittings.

As with all TechAFX PTFE hoses, BlackWrap features a smoothbore, conductive PTFE core to provide years of maintenance-free service when exposed to today’s fuels AND it addresses issues with fuel flow static buildup.

How much: TechAFX Blackwrap hose and AN fittings are available in -6, -8 and even -10 sizes—at about half what most competitors charge for black PTFE AN hose

Why: PTFE conductive core hose solves the problem of today's fuel prematurely destroying rubber hose, weakening the connections at the fittings, AND stops your car from smelling like gas when sitting in the garage.

Checkout the entire product line in our store!

Betty Skelton Erde; Lived in the Fast Lane

Tuesday 13 September 2011 at 11:00 pm

Once dubbed "The World;s Fastest Woman", Betty Skelton grew up in the fast lane and lived there most of her life. She set several speed records on the ground and in the air. In between those daring feats, she piloted a stunt boat at Florida's Cypress Gardens & even tried her hand at sky diving. She did it all with a quiet dignity, yet still caused a stir for driving her Corvette in lieu of golf carts @ the Villages Retirement Community.

From Hemmings.com:
Born in Pensacola, Florida, she soloed at age 12 and went on to become one of flying's great aerobatic pilots. She competed in the Cleveland Air Races and set an altitude record (29,050 feet) in a Piper Super Cub, but Skelton become truly famous for buying a then-new Pitts Special S-1C and winning an aerobatics title in 1948. That plane, the Little Stinker, now hangs as a display at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C.

Skelton's fame prompted NASCAR founder Bill France to invite her to Daytona Speedweeks, where she set a record of 106 MPH on the beach course in 1954, driving a Dodge Red Ram Hemi. She set other records for Dodge on the Bonneville Salt Flats, and then became a Chevrolet advertising executive and spokeswoman for Corvette. In 1965, she drove Art Arfons' Green Monster jet to a two-way average of 276 MPH at Bonneville. Skelton was enshrined in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in Detroit, which provided these photos, and in the National Corvette Museum Hall of Fame.

Skelton died Aug. 31 at the age of 85.

Godspeed, dear beauty.

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This Guy Just Sez It All!

Tuesday 19 July 2011 at 9:15 pm

We are proud to say that the Singlefinger Crew has always been a bunch of talented monkeys that work pretty hard @ building rods that the "old timers" would be proud of. No billet-sh*t. No chromed geehaws & doodads. No catalogue parts. No hodge-podge build ideas that look like they were build by a committee of blind, close-head injury patients. Just classic, old school, pure fun hot rods.

Check out all of the rods that our members are thrashing on in their home shops! We collected the latest ones at the top of our Forum Page.

Happy Independence Day!!!

Saturday 02 July 2011 at 10:48 pm

Raise a toast to remember those that have sacrificed much to make our lives free from tyranny & safe for our families. Get involved in your State & Local gov'ts & let them know how you feel about the piss-poor job they've been doing lately. It's your DUTY as an American!
Happy 4th of July!


Thanks to GoDaddy for the holiday message they've sent out to all of us:

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Made in USA (kind of...)

Wednesday 29 June 2011 at 08:07 am

Cars.com American-Made Index tries to define just what is an American Made car or truck. This year's list put a Fk'N "rice-burner" at the top of the list! This year's poor showing only has 3 GM products, 1 Ford, & 1 MOPAR, out of the Top 10. CEOs Akerson, Mulally, & Marchionne ought to be completely embarrassed with the poor showing by the Big-3! Hey you guys, what happened to the quaint old idea of the Auto Business supporting the local economies?

I feel that this is a survey that ought to be printed off in BIG TYPE format & stapled to the forehead of every every politician in Washington. It's no wonder that the US Consumer has lost confidence in our political system & feels that they can't trust business execs. Every 4 years, we have to listen to the constant stream of crap-o-la from politicians that talk about "creating jobs", with no plan. Is it just a coincidence that China's economy is booming & they strictly enforce high tariffs & tough Domestic Content Laws? I think not. Thanks to the Harvard MBAs, the USA the only country that holds unfettered Free Trade so dear & we've paid dearly for that misguided policy.

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