Rebuilding carburetors does not take much. A little patience, some photos and good organization. I probably did these two yutes in 3-4 hours. But Paul.. why didn’t you do it when you got the car running in the first place? … Continued
If you know anything about the Jaguar V12 engines, you know they run hot. Hot like cooking in a wood fire oven hot. Hot like it’s a dry arid desert and we ain’t got no sun block. When I removed … Continued
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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