Merry Christmas!
I’m a little late this year on the Christmas card post. But once again, we took one of my favorite cars to the sustainable tree farm, swaddled pine needles with two strings onto the roof and hoped for the … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – Not Really
Brake pad replacement does not qualify as restoration work but I wanted to write about it anyway. I decided to buy Brembo rear pads for my 2001 Audi S8 with 266,678 miles. I spent about twice the amount of … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – It’s Back
The smallest touches can make the difference. Like having my car parked outside waiting for me as I drove up with truck and trailer. The stance was right. All my work restoring the entire front end suspension paid off. And … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – Blame Game, Changing Plugs
I can hardly blame engineer Claude Baily who started developed on the Jaguar V12 as early as 1951. But somewhere along the line Jag added fuel injection, an a/c compressor and cruise control blocking any reasonable access to simply … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – Before & After, Fixing the Tail Light
I used the rock-chip touch up method for a big divot. Blend it the best you can, so from 10 feet you don’t really see it. At this point, I just don’t see the car being worth it to … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – Gold Jerry Gold
I know I use the reference a lot, but Seinfeld is running on Comedy Central now. I love it. I thought I wouldn’t. But after a splattering of distraction from The Office over the years, I’m digging me some Jerry … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – Steering and Shift Linkage
It started on the trailer but has since moved to my driveway on jack stands per usual. One day I’ll buy a four post lift for the garage so access is easier and I can store an extra car … Continued
Sold – 1964 Honda CT200
On Saturday, a nice gentleman from the west side of the state didn’t budget his time well that day. He showed up at my house at 9:30pm to buy my 1964 Honda CT200 or CT90 as it’s commonly known. … Continued
Restoration Wednesday – I Wish I Was Big
I did a pretty good job matching the angle in these shots, yes? It’s a little habit of mine, matching angles. No, I mean going to ebay to look for Matchbox cars of the big ones I own, and … Continued
1980 Toyota Celica on Facebook Marketplace
I saw this on Facebook Marketplace this morning and had to post it. I just love everything about it. The Enkei wheels gold under the dirt, Toyota MR2 seats which look like old Recaros, a slight lift, the lights. … Continued