After officiating at 24 Hours of LeMons races for three years now, I’ve seen every possible style of escaped connecting rod. Through the oil pan, out the side of the block, out both sides of the block, engine internals ground into random metallic hash, you name it. There’s something weirdly beautiful about the sight of an engine that gave its all on the race track, and so I’ve photographed as many thrown-rod victims as possible. What to do with those photos? Why, make them into computer desktop wallpaper files, in all the most common monitor resolutions! (Read More…)
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Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, car destruction, Desktop Wallpaper, Engine, Engine Damage, Photography, Thrown Rods
Tagged as 24 Hours Of LeMons, car destruction, Desktop Wallpaper, Engine, Engine Damage, Photography, Thrown Rods
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