Recent content by Joiner

Well if you do intend to chop the top off so you can use welded doors and drop some weight, and still want to drive this vehicle on the road, I must insist a roll cage be installed. Removing the roof lowers the structural integrity of the safety bubble designed into unibodies.

They did something like this on Ultimate Car Buildoff on Discovery once. Maybe you could look up the episode. Though the only one similar to what you want to achieve was a Wrangler spliced into a boat. One team attempted to use tires designed for moon vehicles and enough speed to drive over the...

If you do run a jet ski engine know that the majority (if not all) are cooled by the water they push through them. You would also have to worry about how to get fuel to it. I'm not certain but if they're like motorcycles they would use gravity to get fuel to the engine. Splicing into the gas...

Thank you Jake for that description. It really cleared that up for me and has me certain that I'm going to pursue mechanical engineering. Now should I just go straight ME or should I take the concentration in aerospace. UD only offers Biomechanical as a minor (doesn't interest me) and the aero...

Hmm, unfortunately UD doesn't offer Maintenance Engineering. The idea of designing mechanical systems is still appealing. Say, as a ME, I would be able to create things in my own time? Such as small patents and inventions? Also, when you mention spatial thinking do you mean the ability to...

So is there any engineering field that's more hands on or is it just design? Math and spatial thinking sound like I would enjoy it enough but I'd still like hands on work.

While I don't have any real world experience to share I will say that in this day and age the ability to research things is much easier than before the internet was around. One of the things that has me possibly looking into going for mechanical engineering is that the data states that in the...

Hey guys. So here's my story (and I'm sticking to it! - current career joke). Back in high school I had thought that a career working on cars was my dream job. I went to Lincoln College of Technology at 17 and when I realized how big of a waste of money it was I left (with a 3.8). Moved around a...

Thank you. Do you own tree frogs?

Hello all. Hmm, what to write in an introductory post. My last name is Joiner and I prefer to be called by it. I am currently employed as a Correctional Officer with new hopes of attaining a Masters of Engineering. I joined this forum as a tool for guidance and answers of questions regarding my...