This is “An Indictment of Salt.” Literally and physically. It’s my next art car and one that has been in the works for years. I’ve written a small blurb about it on my website, my other website, Groosh dot com … Continued
The lesson here is there is really no turning back. Not if you want it done right. We have the engine out so you might as well change the leaking crank seal. Of course, that means taking out the shaft … Continued
The valve body on an automatic transmission fascinates me. It’s a maze of passages directing pressure changes in hydraulic fluid from electronically controlled solenoids. That orange ribbon (below) controls those solenoids based on the electric shift lever signal and physically … Continued
If only things were simple. Maybe to some of you, pulling a 5.3 V12 drive train from this ’87 Jag is not a big deal. In reality, it isn’t. But when you’ve never done it before, it’s the “have nots” … Continued
Do you see how much better it looks in the 2nd picture? Well, I didn’t do anything to it… yet. In fact, the picture above is what it looked like when I brought it home under warehouse lighting. The pic … Continued
Just to catch you up, or recap as it were, I bought this ’74 Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special in May of 2021. My neighbor visited with me in the garage soon after and I gleefully projected I’d have it … Continued
First off, a shout out to my old friend going back to high school, Errrrnnnn! We used to play cars back then and still love to talk about them now. Too bad he lives many states away in Nevada. He … Continued
My friend Roy lives in Hamilton, Ohio. Perhaps I’ve mentioned him. It’s a bit north of Cincinnati or four hours south from my house. I can make the drive in like three and a half but not when towing a … Continued
Some people look at the work I’ve done and query “how do you find the time?” But it never feels like an exorbitant amount of time playing cars. It feels like the right amount mixed in with my daily life. … Continued
Does it come to anybody’s surprise that I’m still working on cars despite not writing for a couple years? I’ve also been buying and selling. More selling than buying because cars are big, tough to store and deserve to be … Continued