Here’s just a brief post as I don’t want the impression to be that I never get to drive these lumps!
This weekend I drove from Oakland up the 101 to Santa Rosa where my Girlfriend was doing some work. I picked her up and we hauled out for a dinner and took the pup for … Read more
Lots on my plate this month as I prepare to move my shop to a new location, so I’ll keep this post brief and more in the style of a photo narrative.
The Giulietta has been disassembled on the lift for over 2 months now. With the impending shop move, It’s high time this car was … Read more
I’m still beyond excited about the 444. Alas, I get so excited with these things that I just have to make them better. Brakes topped my list, as they rendered the car unsafe. Second on my list was to fix the driver side seat, which is in the ‘full back’ position due to a broken … Read more
Yesterday I spent a few relaxed hours in the shop assessing the rust/body damage and fixing a few small things.. following are a few posts illustrating the rust the planned repairs, and in the case of the fatigue crack on the trunk, any quick temporary solutions I can implement..
My Ti, which has been serving me well for a while now, has rusted beyond rust, beyond tired old sheetmetal. Its a little pile of swiss cheese motivated by aluminum and gasoiline.
Our lift is finally working at the shop and so I picked up the car and did some serious and thorough probing, and underneath … Read more
Ratty Ti? youbetcha.
Conventional car wisdom says buy the best example you can afford, treat it gingerly, pamper it even. But this blog is for people who go the other route, often buying up cars for a song, and committing many hours of our lives just to get them back into service, this blog is for … Read more