Hank Watson's Garage Hour - Cars, Trucks, Beers & Guns
755 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings50,000 watts of gearhead terror. We’re the talk radio blowtorch you want, chock-full of cars, trucks, beers and guns since 2009. We'll be your go-to for gearhead get-some, full of the sliciest canyon carving, dirtiest off-roading, biggest calibers, hairiest sasquatches, loudest explosions, plus the best epic fails, smoking rubble and blue-collar awesomesauce since Top Gear full of beer.
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06.28.24 (MP3): Big Boy 4014 Rides Again (Powa!), Design & Build Issues for Ford, Chrysless & Toyota (+ Toyoda Punches Back), Fireproof Flags for the 4th, Electric Car Sales & Battery Facilities Kerplode (Coincidence?), + Rock, Roll & Eli's GC8
July 11, 2024 21:53 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBPhew! We'll get back on track ASAP - there's a few episodes waiting to be put together, and the Garage Hour goons are on it. This show's pretty gearhead: a prayer for John Force, whose funny car wasn't very (just add kerploding), a chat w/ our old buddy David Lozeau about how Jap cars, trucks and bikes parts were freakin' perfect in the '90s, how Toyota's fighting with bureaucrats about testing standards in the 2020s, why Ford's first-gearing F-150s are failing while Chrysler's reverse cam...
06.28.24: Big Boy 4014 Rides Again (Powa!), Design & Build Issues for Ford, Chrysless & Toyota (+ Toyoda Punches Back), Fireproof Flags for the 4th, Electric Car Sales & Battery Facilities Kerplode (Coincidence?), + Rock, Roll & Eli's GC8
July 11, 2024 21:47 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBPhew! We'll get back on track ASAP - there's a few episodes waiting to be put together, and the Garage Hour goons are on it. This show's pretty gearhead: a prayer for John Force, whose funny car wasn't very (just add kerploding), a chat w/ our old buddy David Lozeau about how Jap cars, trucks and bikes parts were freakin' perfect in the '90s, how Toyota's fighting with bureaucrats about testing standards in the 2020s, why Ford's first-gearing F-150s are failing while Chrysler's reverse cam...
06.18.24 (MP3): Pike’s Peak Hillclimb Tour Guide! Killer Deets for an Ideal Hangout @ PPIHC, w/ Location Insights, Racecourse Facts, Access Info, & a Crapton of Gearhead Lowdown, + Music for Driving Fast & a Hillclimb Wedding
June 22, 2024 17:49 - 56 minutes - 28.5 MBAn out-of-order episode from Gearhead Consultantcy - blame the psychic iPod: hillclimb and mountain details for race fans attending this year’s 102nd PPIHC… This is a special thing, and thanks to the officials, organizers, racers and crews that make it possible (with a little help from the Garage Hour), you can better sink your teeth into one of America’s most iconic motorsports to-dos. …Spots to spectate, locations to get to, background on names and why they matter, plus neatos like the fly...
06.18.24: Pike’s Peak Hillclimb Tour Guide! Killer Deets for an Ideal Hangout @ PPIHC, w/ Location Insights, Racecourse Facts, Access Info, & a Crapton of Gearhead Lowdown, + Music for Driving Fast & a Hillclimb Wedding
June 22, 2024 17:38 - 56 minutes - 26.8 MBAn out-of-order episode from Gearhead Consultantcy - blame the psychic iPod: hillclimb and mountain details for race fans attending this year’s 102nd PPIHC… This is a special thing, and thanks to the officials, organizers, racers and crews that make it possible (with a little help from the Garage Hour), you can better sink your teeth into one of America’s most iconic motorsports to-dos. …Spots to spectate, locations to get to, background on names and why they matter, plus neatos like the fly...
05.09.24 (MP3): Hidden Low-Cost AGM Batteries & Secret Garage Sale Tools, Fish Tacos from Mexico & Fine Steak from Omaha, CA Earthquakes & Okinawan Tunnels, Woodpecker from Mars & War from CNN, + RIP for Excellent Weirdo Larry Allen
June 17, 2024 19:15 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB…Lots of parts to this episode, but they fit: with Faith No More on the soundtrack, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort does everything from excellent Dude Food (fine sirloin and the only way to enjoy fish tacos), a revelation of historic WW2 Jap tunnels under Okinawa by NHK, scary details of federal bureaucrats trying to double the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (and send taxpayers to the poorhouse), and a proper sendoff for NFL standout (back when the NFL was worth a shed) and seriously powerful d...
05.09.24: Hidden Low-Cost AGM Batteries & Secret Garage Sale Tools, Fish Tacos from Mexico & Fine Steak from Omaha, CA Earthquakes & Okinawan Tunnels, Woodpecker from Mars & War from CNN, + RIP for Excellent Weirdo Larry Allen
June 17, 2024 19:01 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB…Lots of parts to this episode, but they fit: with Faith No More on the soundtrack, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort does everything from excellent Dude Food (fine sirloin and the only way to enjoy fish tacos), a revelation of historic WW2 Jap tunnels under Okinawa by NHK, scary details of federal bureaucrats trying to double the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (and send taxpayers to the poorhouse), and a proper sendoff for NFL standout (back when the NFL was worth a shed) and seriously powerful d...
05.04.24 (MP3): Big To-Do Attack Episode, EVs VS Pedestrians, Electric Bikes VS NYC Traffic, Politicos VS Your Hobbies & Tech, UAW VS Mercedes, US Congress VS Chinese Slave Parts on BMW, Jag & VWs, Texas VS Bureaucratic 2A Manipulation, & Bye Bye Malibu
June 10, 2024 17:59 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBSo much episodery coming… This one’s a deusie - everything that’s going on to mess with your gearhead and geek existence. From GM torpedoing the Malibu to Kalifornistan blowing up your right to roam, it’s in there. Remember, just because you don’t care about politics doesn’t mean politicians don’t want to screw you. There’s some good stuff to be heard on this episode, though - longtime contender for Best Boss Ever Col. Doug Hamlin just got voted in to fix the NRA, Texas AG Ken Paxton just...
05.04.24: Big To-Do Attack Episode, EVs VS Pedestrians, Electric Bikes VS NYC Traffic, Politicos VS Your Hobbies & Tech, UAW VS Mercedes, US Congress VS Chinese Slave Parts on BMW, Jag & VWs, Texas VS Bureaucratic 2A Manipulation, & Bye Bye Malibu
June 10, 2024 17:34 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBSo much episodery coming… This one’s a deusie - everything that’s going on to mess with your gearhead and geek existence. From GM torpedoing the Malibu to Kalifornistan blowing up your right to roam, it’s in there. Remember, just because you don’t care about politics doesn’t mean politicians don’t want to screw you. There’s some good stuff to be heard on this episode, though - longtime contender for Best Boss Ever Col. Doug Hamlin just got voted in to fix the NRA, Texas AG Ken Paxton just...
04.24.24 (MP3): Enable Your Garage w/ Expanded Space, Better Floors, More Tools & Storage, Oil Heating & Actualy Drainage, also Porsche V Peugeot, Jeep V Grenadier, 928 V Wife, Ruger V Savage, Mace V Bludgeon, Mexicans V Kung Flu
May 21, 2024 22:31 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBFinally, something good comes of enabling: enable your garage to do more gearhead things (and stuff)! Just Mark, Just Caleb and Justin sit down amongst the Porsches at the new AutoVos (Caleb bought out EAS and went independent) for an hour of making garages better. Stop polishing the door handles and think bigger: (tasteful) additions of more floor and door, coating and levelling those floors, getting more work underway with ramps and stools, expanding the tools available with better boxe...
04.24.24: Enable Your Garage w/ Expanded Space, Better Floors, More Tools & Storage, Oil Heating & Actualy Drainage, also Porsche V Peugeot, Jeep V Grenadier, 928 V Wife, Ruger V Savage, Mace V Bludgeon, Mexicans V Kung Flu
May 21, 2024 22:25 - 1 hour - 29.3 MBFinally, something good comes of enabling: enable your garage to do more gearhead things (and stuff)! Just Mark, Just Caleb and Justin sit down amongst the Porsches at the new AutoVos (Caleb bought out EAS and went independent) for an hour of making garages better. Stop polishing the door handles and think bigger: (tasteful) additions of more floor and door, coating and levelling those floors, getting more work underway with ramps and stools, expanding the tools available with better boxe...
04.22.24 (MP3): Coin-Op Spray Wash Dos & Don’ts for Mud-Season Cleanin’, w/ Beers & Cheers at Pike’s Peak Brewing (Too Much Wind & Overspray Makes Beers Somethin’ Somethin’)…
May 14, 2024 04:39 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBWhile sipping some super sauce at local brewer Pike’s Peak (home of too much wind and a few excellent beers), Hostus Maximus Justin Fort did a fine observational study of quarter-powered spray and wand car care. With details on doin’ from brush cleaning to pressure application, to some not-tos to avoid that will turn your car washing adventure into a frizzle-fry of your fancy finish, this episode’s got it: some BMWs, a Pilot and a Legacy, some Mustangs and the Cutlass Two-Degrees Theory, a...
04.22.24: Coin-Op Spray Wash Dos & Don’ts for Mud-Season Cleanin’, w/ Beers & Cheers at Pike’s Peak Brewing (Too Much Wind & Overspray Makes Beers Somethin’ Somethin’)…
May 14, 2024 04:32 - 50 minutes - 23.6 MBWhile sipping some super sauce at local brewer Pike’s Peak (home of too much wind and a few excellent beers), Hostus Maximus Justin Fort did a fine observational study of quarter-powered spray and wand car care. With details on doin’ from brush cleaning to pressure application, to some not-tos to avoid that will turn your car washing adventure into a frizzle-fry of your fancy finish, this episode’s got it: some BMWs, a Pilot and a Legacy, some Mustangs and the Cutlass Two-Degrees Theory, a...
04.14.24 (MP3): When Bureaucrats Attack the Garage Hour (A 2A/“Animals Attack” Redux) - Feds Push Grizzlies & Wolves Into CO & WA, Statists Molest the Constitution in Court (Some More); However, the Rulings Keep Going Our Way (So Keep Punching)
May 05, 2024 20:25 - 1 hour - 30.9 MBWhat does your Second Amendment right to defend your person, people and property have to do with the government-funded effort to reinvade rural lands with man-eating (and livestock-eating, dog-eating, kid-eating and small car-eating) apex predators? Federal interference in your life. …Government overreach, bureaucratic N.I.M.B.Y.ism, a collectivist enthusiasm for a forced march into urban squalor, and the slippery statist fever dream of an empowered state at the expense of you, me and we -...
04.14.24: When Bureaucrats Attack the Garage Hour (A 2A/“Animals Attack” Redux) - Feds Push Grizzlies & Wolves Into CO & WA, Statists Molest the Constitution in Court (Some More); However, the Rulings Keep Going Our Way (So Keep Punching)
May 05, 2024 19:53 - 1 hour - 31.6 MBWhat does your Second Amendment right to defend your person, people and property have to do with the government-funded effort to reinvade rural lands with man-eating (and livestock-eating, dog-eating, kid-eating and small car-eating) apex predators? Federal interference in your life. …Government overreach, bureaucratic N.I.M.B.Y.ism, a collectivist enthusiasm for a forced march into urban squalor, and the slippery statist fever dream of an empowered state at the expense of you, me and we -...
04.08.24 (MP3): Break Contact w/ the Low-Info Zombies & Survive the Eclipse Apocalypse (& Other Sundry Gearhead Ruminations Like Cars, Booze, Beer & Blackouts, Hybrids VS Electrics, Hacktivists VS Hillclimbing, Hawks VS Turkeys) + Some Zep
April 16, 2024 04:43 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBGearhead Consultants and Garage Hour hosts Justin Case and Marking Time met up high above the city to watch it all burn during our recent eclipsalypse. Rounds were chambered, pizza from Sprouts was et, and beers from Red Leg, Pike’s Peak, Outer Range and Dry Dock were sipped, but unfortunately, no pepperoni armed pajama perp apocalypse was thwarted, not even in the driveway. Fortunately, Justin and Justmark didn’t mind missing “shoot, shovel and shut up” because doin’s were to be discussed...
04.08.24: Break Contact w/ the Low-Info Zombies & Survive the Eclipse Apocalypse (& Other Sundry Gearhead Ruminations Like Cars, Booze, Beer & Blackouts, Hybrids VS Electrics, Hacktivists VS Hillclimbing, Hawks VS Turkeys) + Some Zep
April 16, 2024 04:29 - 1 hour - 33 MBGearhead Consultants and Garage Hour hosts Justin Case and Marking Time met up high above the city to watch it all burn during our recent eclipsalypse. Rounds were chambered, pizza from Sprouts was et, and beers from Red Leg, Pike’s Peak, Outer Range and Dry Dock were sipped, but unfortunately, no pepperoni armed pajama perp apocalypse was thwarted, not even in the driveway. Fortunately, Justin and Justmark didn’t mind missing “shoot, shovel and shut up” because doin’s were to be discussed...
03.13.24 (MP3): Gearheads Do Good Bond (James) & Bad Guns, Also Bond Guns, Good Beers, Bond Cars, Bad Bonds, Good Tunes, Good Bad Guys, Good Bond Gals & a Star Wars Cantina Intro
April 05, 2024 20:04 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBSo much good stuff… From better and worse James Bonds (Connery versus Moore, the right and wrong Brosnhan… Brosnan… Brosnahan…. Remington Steele, and the “other” Bonds) to Lotus Esprit (and which one) versus DB5, DB7, 750, and AMX versus Javelin, the Gearhead Consultancy promises to ricochet off the point. Bond guns. Bond villains. Octopussy versus A View to a Kill. Pussy Galore versus Verper Lynn. Add to that a celebration of crappy guns, like an A5 Remington 1911 that shoots itself,...
03.13.24: Gearheads Do Good Bond (James) & Bad Guns, Also Bond Guns, Good Beers, Bond Cars, Bad Bonds, Good Tunes, Good Bad Guys, Good Bond Gals & a Star Wars Cantina Intro
April 05, 2024 19:51 - 1 hour - 29.1 MBSo much good stuff… From better and worse James Bonds (Connery versus Moore, the right and wrong Brosnhan… Brosnan… Brosnahan…. Remington Steele, and the “other” Bonds) to Lotus Esprit (and which one) versus DB5, DB7, 750, and AMX versus Javelin, the Gearhead Consultancy promises to ricochet off the point. Bond guns. Bond villains. Octopussy versus A View to a Kill. Pussy Galore versus Verper Lynn. Add to that a celebration of crappy guns, like an A5 Remington 1911 that shoots itself,...
03.01.24: Reporting on Henchicrats Who’re After Your Guns (& Will Kill You w/ Wild Animals Next), Hertz Dumps CEO Because It Can’t Dump His Electric Cars (or Rent Them), Short-Bed Truck Function Envy, Necessary R.I.P.s & Some Doom
April 02, 2024 18:47 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB…Catching up with the episode backlog - only more to go. Played in and out by Snail (more happy bluesy doom, says Conan), this Garage Hour’s got everything you like. Cars and trucks (why to never buy a rental car, and diagnosing your short-bed problems), beers and guns (well, a ton of Second Amendment info about how states like Colorado and Kalifornistan are still seeking to disarm you shortly before seting grizzly bears and wolves loose in your back yard). There’s also chainsaw-grade sho...
03.01.24 (MP3): Reporting on Henchicrats Who’re After Your Guns (& Will Kill You w/ Wild Animals Next), Hertz Dumps CEO Because It Can’t Dump His Electric Cars (or Rent Them), Short-Bed Truck Function Envy, Necessary R.I.P.s & Some Doom
April 02, 2024 18:45 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB…Catching up with the episode backlog - only more to go. Played in and out by Snail (more happy bluesy doom, says Conan), this Garage Hour’s got everything you like. Cars and trucks (why to never buy a rental car, and diagnosing your short-bed problems), beers and guns (well, a ton of Second Amendment info about how states like Colorado and Kalifornistan are still seeking to disarm you shortly before seting grizzly bears and wolves loose in your back yard). There’s also chainsaw-grade sho...
02.22.24 (MP3): Porsche, Pistols & Pepperoni - Gearhead Bits & Bites (+ Bushmills Whiskey), Picky Porsches, Pocket Pistols (Good & Bad) & Reload of the Week, Return of Right to Repair, To Tow or Be Towed, + Allman Bros, Skynyrd & CCR
March 24, 2024 18:03 - 1 hour - 29.4 MB…Like a kid full of candy who won’t shut up and go to sleep, it’s the episode that would’t go to bed - so much doin’ and so little time. Well, it’s done: Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and Porsche Boy JustMark met up in the hills for fine sopressata, Irish whiskey (that loved Justin but hated Mark) and a chat about pocket pistols - commonly called a “micro” nowadays. From Derringers to Jennings and S&Ws and LCPs, the gerhead consultants whip it out and compare misfires. When it was all said a...
02.22.24: Porsche, Pistols & Pepperoni - Gearhead Bits & Bites (+ Bushmills Whiskey), Picky Porsches, Pocket Pistols (Good & Bad) & Reload of the Week, Return of Right to Repair, To Tow or Be Towed, + Allman Bros, Skynyrd & CCR
March 24, 2024 17:12 - 1 hour - 30.2 MB…Like a kid full of candy who won’t shut up and go to sleep, it’s the episode that would’t go to bed - so much doin’ and so little time. Well, it’s done: Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and Porsche Boy JustMark met up in the hills for fine sopressata, Irish whiskey (that loved Justin but hated Mark) and a chat about pocket pistols - commonly called a “micro” nowadays. From Derringers to Jennings and S&Ws and LCPs, the gerhead consultants whip it out and compare misfires. When it was all said a...
02.20.24(MP3): Mercedes, Ford & Volvo Jump Electric Ship, Airlines Can’t Fly DIE & Dealerships Can’t Sell Nonsense, Fob Hopping & Camaro Stealing VS Anti-Theft Devices (Car Keys), Coffee VS Bourbon, iMac Win VS iCar Flop, Custom Reloads, Gearhead Over
March 08, 2024 05:15 - 1 hour - 30 MBWhile the cohosts are away building bumpers, bullets and blackout tint, Hostus Maximus will play (with Tomahawk, all show long). Gasoline and caffeine. 7mm-08 and .308. Bourbon and coffee. iMacs, iPhones and iCars (win, win and lose). Automakers losing their electric religion as shoppers lose the fad. Integra and Cutlass. Woke fails at 30,000ft and corporates bail on ground-level politics. Meanwhile, we’ve got some stand-in cohosts: Dave Mustaine, Thomas Sowell, Layne Staley, Mike P...
02.20.24: Mercedes, Ford & Volvo Jump Electric Ship, Airlines Can’t Fly DIE & Dealerships Can’t Sell Nonsense, Fob Hopping & Camaro Stealing VS Anti-Theft Devices (Car Keys), Coffee VS Bourbon, iMac Wins VS iCar Flops, Custom Reloads, Gearhead Overlap
March 08, 2024 05:12 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBWhile the cohosts are away building bumpers, bullets and blackout tint, Hostus Maximus will play (with Tomahawk, all show long). Gasoline and caffeine. 7mm-08 and .308. Bourbon and coffee. iMacs, iPhones and iCars (win, win and lose). Automakers losing their electric religion as shoppers lose the fad. Integra and Cutlass. Woke fails at 30,000ft and corporates bail on ground-level politics. Meanwhile, we’ve got some stand-in cohosts: Dave Mustaine, Thomas Sowell, Layne Staley, Mike P...
02.04.24 (MP3): Old Car Speedos & German Trannies, Rolex 24 @ Daytona & Rye Bread @ the Hollywood Bowl, Eneos Grenadiers & Prius Pickups, Used Glocks & Manlicher 10-22s, Jeep Top Rules for Girls & Gun Rules for Kids, + Tastiest Presidents & Best Squirrels
February 29, 2024 06:37 - 58 minutes - 26.9 MBWhat do you get for the episode that has everything? This cut of the Garage Hour with Justin, Justmark and Justcaleb even sports a backup Caleb (in the form of his sensible son Liam), who schools the newbs on smart kid firearm rules, and Justmark on MySpace humor. Just to be thorough, there’s a race report from this year’s 24 Hours at Daytona, a range report on an almost-on M24 in .308 and a never-off Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm-08, a reloading report featuring Hornaday, Vargit, AA, boat-tai...
02.04.24: Old Car Speedos & German Trannies, Rolex 24 @ Daytona & Rye Bread @ the Hollywood Bowl, Eneos Grenadiers & Prius Pickups, Used Glocks & Manlicher 10-22s, Jeep Top Rules for Girls & Gun Rules for Kids, + Tastiest Presidents & Best Squirrels
February 29, 2024 06:25 - 58 minutes - 27.4 MBWhat do you get for the episode that has everything? This cut of the Garage Hour with Justin, Justmark and Justcaleb even sports a backup Caleb (in the form of his sensible son Liam), who schools the newbs on smart kid firearm rules, and Justmark on MySpace humor. Just to be thorough, there’s a race report from this year’s 24 Hours at Daytona, a range report on an almost-on M24 in .308 and a never-off Weatherby Vanguard in 7mm-08, a reloading report featuring Hornaday, Vargit, AA, boat-tai...
01.22.24 (MP3): Save the Geeks (& Other Revolting Peasants), w/ Truckers & Farmers VS Eurocrats, Right Tires for Bad Weather, Bad Governance VS Good Tires, Airbag, Sensor & Fuel Pump Recalls, Electric Car & Truck Fails, +Early Ministry & Earlier Booker T
February 20, 2024 05:24 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBAlien technology (might be fun at parties but probably won’t solve anything). While we’re at it, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort revels in the old Party Point ‘Squatch Runs, Justmark’s M1A, tales of cohosts like The Jaimz and Dirty Dave, crime versus law and order (and citizens living in an upside-down world that makes the Second Amendment even more important), Uncle Doug’s Northstar-powered Caddy versus Dad’s Lincoln, and what it means for a tire to actually work in sheddy snowy situations. Th...
01.22.24: Save the Geeks (& Other Revolting Peasants), w/ Truckers & Farmers VS Eurocrats, Right Tires for Bad Weather, Bad Governance VS Good Tires, Airbag, Sensor & Fuel Pump Recalls, Electric Car & Truck Fails, + Early Ministry & Earlier Booker T
February 20, 2024 05:13 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBAlien technology (might be fun at parties but probably won’t solve anything). While we’re at it, Hostus Maximus Justin Fort revels in the old Party Point ‘Squatch Runs, Justmark’s M1A, tales of cohosts like The Jaimz and Dirty Dave, crime versus law and order (and citizens living in an upside-down world that makes the Second Amendment even more important), Uncle Doug’s Northstar-powered Caddy versus Dad’s Lincoln, and what it means for a tire to actually work in sheddy snowy situations. Th...
01.12.24 (MP3): Summer Plans & 24 at LeMans, Mike’s Practice Rounds & K-Mart Scopes We Found, Burning Wood & Knives are Good, + Shotguns, Shotguns, Shotguns (w/ Sounthern Culture on the Skids)
February 03, 2024 06:05 - 56 minutes - 26.4 MBWho’s doing what this summer? You’d better get some things figured because whether it’s Tail of the Dragon, 24 Hours of LeMans, JF Summit, or just a few runs at Palomar, any high-Q gearhead fun requires a little foresight (even if that just means inflating tires)…. But you’ll need to survive that long to make anything happen, so the Gearhead Consultancy chats up a few home-defense shotgun options (870, 500 and 1300, for example), and factors for recalcitrant applicant-operating cohost PK Ju...
01.12.24: Summer Plans & 24 at LeMans, Mike’s Practice Rounds & K-Mart Scopes We Found, Burning Wood & Knives are Good, + Shotguns, Shotguns, Shotguns (w/ Southern Culture on the Skids)
February 03, 2024 05:53 - 56 minutes - 26.9 MBWho’s doing what this summer? You’d better get some things figured because whether it’s Tail of the Dragon, 24 Hours of LeMans, JF Summit, or just a few runs at Palomar, any high-Q gearhead fun requires a little foresight (even if that just means inflating tires)…. But you’ll need to survive that long to make anything happen, so the Gearhead Consultancy chats up a few home-defense shotgun options (870, 500 and 1300, for example), and factors for recalcitrant applicant-operating cohost PK Ju...
01.03.24 (MP3): Watches & Gun Shows & Powdercoating, Oh My! The NRA is DeWayned, an M1A & a G43X, 870s VS 500s, Wood VS Plastic Furniture, Porsche Speedsters & Boxsters, Gun Stores in Co. Springs, + .308, .22LR, Iridium 192 & Bald Parents
January 23, 2024 06:08 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBSo much junk in this trunk… Zippos and hippos and chrome-plated nipples, plus a fancy Luftkraft shift knob cohost PK Caleb (ala EAS) bought for the Porsche he hasn’t yet. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort’s reports from the Tanner Gun Show illuminated more than overprices ammo (unless you’re willing to bundle bullets) - yes, used and new pew-pews are starting to act affordably again (so don’t sit on your hands). He also picked up a neato flexy Bad Ass (straight out’a Texas) IWB holster for one of...
01.03.24: Watches & Gun Shows & Powdercoating, Oh My! The NRA is DeWayned, an M1A & a G43X, 870s VS 500s, Wood VS Plastic Furniture, Porsche Speedsters & Boxsters, Gun Stores in Co. Springs, + .308, .22LR, Iridium 192 & Bald Parents
January 23, 2024 06:07 - 56 minutes - 26.8 MBSo much junk in this trunk… Zippos and hippos and chrome-plated nipples, plus a fancy Luftkraft shift knob cohost PK Caleb (ala EAS) bought for the Porsche he hasn’t yet. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort’s reports from the Tanner Gun Show illuminated more than overprices ammo (unless you’re willing to bundle bullets) - yes, used and new pew-pews are starting to act affordably again (so don’t sit on your hands). He also picked up a neato flexy Bad Ass (straight out’a Texas) IWB holster for one of...
11.21.23 (MP3): Lost Episode! Fast Cars on Curvy Freeways & Being Nice to the Boys in Blue, Don’t Hijack the UPS Gal VS Don’t Drop Your Tools in Space, a $100 Mill Loss for Fisker VS a Tesla Loss for Toyota, +500 Million Guns & Condor’s Gonna Condor
January 10, 2024 04:26 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBSome times you feel like a nut (such as after an episode of the Garage Hour), and some times the recording software miscodecs a segment and you have to redrop the file raw. Whoops. So! …Here’s the lost November episode of the show the gearhead goons warned you about - chock full of the goodness you demand - so at least there’s that: making freeways fun (especially in an uncorked 5.0), the Mr. Dustin Report (Miatas and dollars and go-fast habits), the UPS chick getting truckjacked (and an...
11.21.23: Lost Episode! Fast Cars on Curvy Freeways & Being Nice to the Boys in Blue, Don’t Hijack the UPS Gal VS Don’t Drop Your Tools in Space, a $100 Mill Loss for Fisker VS a Tesla Loss for Toyota, + 500 Million Guns & Condor’s Gonna Condor
January 10, 2024 04:16 - 53 minutes - 25.1 MBSome times you feel like a nut (such as after an episode of the Garage Hour), and some times the recording software miscodecs a segment and you have to redrop the file raw. Whoops. So! …Here’s the lost November episode of the show the gearhead goons warned you about - chock full of the goodness you demand - so at least there’s that: making freeways fun (especially in an uncorked 5.0), the Mr. Dustin Report (Miatas and dollars and go-fast habits), the UPS chick getting truckjacked (and an...
12.21.23 (MP3): What’s Your Next Beater? Too Nice Used Cars VS Choice Beaters, & Classic Gearhead Mistakes, .40 S&W and .30-30 W.C.F., Used Glocks & New Henrys, Shark Week at Home, Fancy Overtuning Fails, + Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Public Enemy & Anthra
January 04, 2024 22:53 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBCaffiene and Christmas go together (because you can’t handle one without the other), and the Gearhead Consultancy is up to its gills in it to get through this episode. P.K. outrovert Caleb of EAS and Radar Mark, Porsche man and sticker fan, joined Hostus Maximus Justin “Type A” Fort for this pre-holiday freeforall, and it’s got everything. Buying a beater but not falling into the “too nice” trap, wailing on expensive cars and because why not, battleships and their powder, rifles and their ...
12.21.23: What’s Your Next Beater? Too Nice Used Cars VS Choice Beaters, & Classic Gearhead Mistakes, .40 S&W and .30-30 W.C.F., Used Glocks & New Henrys, Shark Week at Home, Fancy Overtuning Fails, + Beastie Boys, Run DMC, Public Enemy & Anthrax
January 04, 2024 22:41 - 1 hour - 28.2 MBCaffiene and Christmas go together (because you can’t handle one without the other), and the Gearhead Consultancy is up to its gills in it to get through this episode. P.K. outrovert Caleb of EAS and Radar Mark, Porsche man and sticker fan, joined Hostus Maximus Justin “Type A” Fort for this pre-holiday freeforall, and it’s got everything. Buying a beater but not falling into the “too nice” trap, wailing on expensive cars and because why not, battleships and their powder, rifles and their ...
12.10.23 (MP3): Gifts for Gearheads (w/ Guns & Sips & Tools & Fancy Waxy Polish), + Brother James’ Creekwater Whiskey, .40 S&W Wrecking Guns, Two Degrees from a Cutlass, 719 Traffic VS 24 Hours of LeMans, & A Family Brawl at the Broadmoor
December 19, 2023 05:36 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBIt’s Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it’s about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most important...
12.10.23: Gifts for Gearheads (w/ Guns & Sips & Tools & Fancy Waxy Polish), + Brother James’ Creekwater Whiskey, .40 S&W Wrecking Guns, Two Degrees from a Cutlass, 719 Traffic VS 24 Hours of LeMans, & A Family Brawl at the Broadmoor
December 19, 2023 05:20 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBIt’s Christmastime, so why not grab the punching handle by the blondes and try the Home Depot China Challenge yourself? …Because the gearheads in your life like what we like, we have ideas: fine waxes (Zymol), special sips (Gilark Creekwater rye whiskey, Axe & Oak, and 291), good tools (used or new, it’s about the function), obscure watches (make the effort), tint and clear-bra from E.A.S., slot cars, Atari and N64, and the gift of babysitting (so folks can make some time). Most important...
12.03.23 (MP3): Guns, Whiskey, Tanks & the Phantom Crapper (i.e. Random Gearhead Awesomesauce) - Live from EAS, w/ Tank VS Tank, Lemans VS Lemons, Old Lexuses VS Glickenhouse Porsches, + Sabot Rounds, Crotch Bats & the Jerky Boys
December 10, 2023 19:15 - 55 minutes - 25.3 MBYeah, yeah, it’s been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone’s ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the ‘Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark’s collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak’s Pike’s Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams ...
12.03.23: Guns, Whiskey, Tanks & the Phantom Crapper (i.e. Random Gearhead Awesomesauce) - Live from EAS, w/ Tank VS Tank, Lemans VS Lemons, Old Lexuses VS Glickenhouse Porsches, + Sabot Rounds, Crotch Bats & the Jerky Boys
December 10, 2023 19:03 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MBYeah, yeah, it’s been too long. …Usual Christmastime to-do list is kicking everyone’s ass. Thankfully, Caleb from EAS in the ‘Springs kicked Hostus Maximus Justin and Gearhead Celebutant Mark’s collective asses back into the studio (over sips at Bristol Brewery), because the Garage Hour is too much candy not to have some. Gearhead location experimentation ensued, fueled by Axe & Oak’s Pike’s Peak Hillclimb whiskey, 9mm and .22 Magnum, visits from Charlie (who actually commanded an Abrams ...
10.22.23 (MP3): So Much - Fart Pipes, Bad Tires, Good Thinking, Automatic Transmissions (or Trannies), Volvo Households, Off-Roaders VS REI, the Electric Car “Cold Snap Sprint”, Ice Fog, Louisiana Fog, + RIP to Some Excellent Weirdos
November 05, 2023 19:01 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBOkay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the “Cold Snap Sprint” (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed). More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts...
10.22.23: So Much - Fart Pipes, Bad Tires, Good Thinking, Automatic Transmissions (or Trannies), Volvo Households, Off-Roaders VS REI, the Electric Car “Cold Snap Sprint”, Ice Fog, Louisiana Fog, + RIP to Some Excellent Weirdos
November 05, 2023 18:55 - 1 hour - 28.3 MBOkay, busy boy does gearhead goodness: good pipes on slushbox BR-Zs (awww), Volvo households and 244s (turbo!), car racism and Tiptronic, automatic trannies for off-road effect, avoiding Chinese tires, new-car reality versus the electric car market and the “Cold Snap Sprint” (home), the 80-40 ice fog freakout, REI (bad) versus four-wheeling (good), and the big Louisiana fog crash (holy shed). More: discretion versus valor (pull off and have a burrito), pilots versus shrooms (and 83 counts...
10.01.23 (MP3): Cars Getting Uglier (Melty Booger Benz) & Weather Getting Nastier (& Invading ze Garadtch), Tie-Down Authentication & Ratchet-Strap Redundancy, Jeepers FAFO & Electric Jeeping Because Cheap(ening), + Dude Food Meat Science
October 24, 2023 04:28 - 52 minutes - 24.2 MBSomuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy’s plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what’s the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the ‘fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it’s not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars s...
10.01.23: Cars Getting Uglier (Melty Booger Benz) & Weather Getting Nastier (& Invading ze Garadtch), Tie-Down Authentication & Ratchet-Strap Redundancy, Jeepers FAFO & Electric Jeeping Because Cheap(ening), + Dude Food Meat Science
October 24, 2023 04:11 - 52 minutes - 24.7 MBSomuchworktodo…. Sorry about the untimely uploads, but the Gearhead Consultancy’s plate doth overfloweth. Now, about some good talk: What happens when a thunderstorm bombs the garage, and what’s the deal when your meat has been froen instead of hitting the ‘fridge fresh? 4Runner trans mounts (and squishy torque specs), stupid Jeepers winning stupid prizes (or horse-tranqed beggars - hey, it’s not MY wedding), secret Pioneer head units, JKs with V8s, electric Jeeps with rebates, new cars s...
09.20.23 (MP3): Shredding Nuts & Bolts & Shocks, Invading Wolves & Bears & Cougars, Goolag Kills Drivers (?), Robot Semis Attack CA (& OH & IN), Diesel Makes Batteries Work, Green Makes LEGOs Fail, + Dad’s Cigarette & Yuge Pieces of Whatever In the Road
October 03, 2023 03:56 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBWhen we’re not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the “it fits” rule employed by the Walkin’ Dude…). There’s also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we’re about two steps from “Maximum Overdrive”, kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), an...
09.20.23: Shredding Nuts & Bolts & Shocks, Invading Wolves & Bears & Cougars, Goolag Kills Drivers (?), Robot Semis Attack CA (& OH & IN), Diesel Makes Batteries Work, Green Makes LEGOs Fail, + Dad’s Cigarette & Yuge Pieces of Whatever In the Road
October 03, 2023 03:37 - 1 hour - 28.4 MBWhen we’re not stripping bolts on Warn hubs and trans mounts, the gearhead goons have a good little bit of info for you on using the right fastener (and not the “it fits” rule employed by the Walkin’ Dude…). There’s also news on robot-controlled semis being permitted on more roads (we’re about two steps from “Maximum Overdrive”, kids), the Goolag steering hapless Jeep owners off cliffs and creeks (buy a map), electric cars being powered by diesel (when unicorn farts are in short supply), an...
09.09.23 (MP3): Just Because You’re Paranoid… Situational Garage Awareness, Car Theft (and Overseas Markets), Gearhead Lost & Found, UAW VS Ford (& Its Members), Electric Vehicle Bans, + Stop Running Over Sh!t & Your Car Won’t Blow Up
September 24, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour - 28.1 MBWe warned you - the Gearhead Consultancy is all about paying attention (because geek!), and this uberule applies to home, self, car, property and Sanctum Garagium. If you don’t want your goods to get grabbed, watch your back when you park the Aston (or whatever you roll) in the car hole, because with all the crime exploding across America, someone might be watching you. The market is there for thieves - don’t be their meat. There’s more: lost D-rings, lost hitches and lost F-35s, hacked s...
09.09.23: Just Because You’re Paranoid… Situational Garage Awareness, Car Theft (and Overseas Markets), Gearhead Lost & Found, UAW VS Ford (& Its Members), Electric Vehicle Bans, + Stop Running Over Sh!t & Your Car Won’t Blow Up
September 24, 2023 21:19 - 1 hour - 28.7 MBWe warned you - the Gearhead Consultancy is all about paying attention (because geek!), and this uberule applies to home, self, car, property and Sanctum Garagium. If you don’t want your goods to get grabbed, watch your back when you park the Aston (or whatever you roll) in the car hole, because with all the crime exploding across America, someone might be watching you. The market is there for thieves - don’t be their meat. There’s more: lost D-rings, lost hitches and lost F-35s, hacked s...
09.01.23 (MP3): Get Back to Four-Wheeling (‘Tis the Season)! Gear for On-Trail, Prep to Avoid Being a Burden, National Forests VS State Parks, Mileage Math & Oil Consumption, + Lost Lexuses, Four-By Celicas, Pressure Washing, & Pleasure Mechanicking
September 18, 2023 21:13 - 56 minutes - 26.2 MBHoly carp - too much to do (and apologies for the tardy transmission). The Gearhead Consultantcy is always on the job, we’re just busy. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and the Walkin’ Dude got back together out in BFE (Black Forest Excellence) for some trail tales - Red Cone, Imogene, Webster Pass, Mt. Herman, Gold Camp, Mt. Baldy - and thoughts on truck bags (gear for a day), mine access, universal keys, lost D-rings, and not ‘froading alone. As always, there’s a lot more: bags on roofs and ...
09.01.23: Get Back to Four-Wheeling (‘Tis the Season)! Gear for On-Trail, Prep to Avoid Being a Burden, National Forests VS State Parks, Mileage Math & Oil Consumption, + Lost Lexuses, Four-By Celicas, Pressure Washing, & Pleasure Mechanicking
September 18, 2023 20:59 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBHoly carp - too much to do (and apologies for the tardy transmission). The Gearhead Consultantcy is always on the job, we’re just busy. Hostus Maximus Justin Fort and the Walkin’ Dude got back together out in BFE (Black Forest Excellence) for some trail tales - Red Cone, Imogene, Webster Pass, Mt. Herman, Gold Camp, Mt. Baldy - and thoughts on truck bags (gear for a day), mine access, universal keys, lost D-rings, and not ‘froading alone. As always, there’s a lot more: bags on roofs and ...