I learn something new everyday
Some parts seem difficult to find, other seem absolutely impossible. While rebuilding my power steering pump, I ran into an issue with some missing o-rings. It turns out my oil…
Exhausted / Burnt Out
I really need to get this thing finished, but at the same time, there is no way I am going to rush the last part and not be satisfied that…
Early Morning Quickey
No, not that type, ya perv. My FIL is in the hospital with some health issues and my bride wants to be there for him. Since we are down to…
Small but progressive steps
Yesterday I managed to achieve what I needed and stop. So today I am not exhausted and was able to change the oil in my brides H3 and work 8hours,…
Safely covered
I spent most of today visiting with my parents, my brother and sister. I got home right as the temperature hit 95 degrees. It wasn’t going to be comfortable but…
Not a one man job
So I did the one thing I have been delaying as long as possible but has been holding me back so much I couldn't wait any longer. Putting the Engine…
Stay on Target…
The closer the engine project gets to being done the harder it is to keep working on it. If I'm honest with myself I know it is because I doubt…
Progress and then an interruption
Paint dry from yesterday, I got straight to work with the painted parts starting with the harmonic balancer. I had ordered the installing bolt for it, which after I re-checked…
From Short to Long Block.
I have looked everywhere but I can't find the damn hold down. It looks like I am going to have to shell out $78 for a think piece of metal…
Cleaning The Spider
With the short block basically finished I needed to redo the intake manifold to move on. So I cleared off the metal table and got to work taking it apart.…