Big deals for little things

Well, a long while after getting the engine put back together in confidence, we finally started her up. My brother was in town for a few hours and we took the time to connect up the random wires, hoses, and tighten bolts to get the car in starting shape. James was there when we first … Read more →

So far I have spent every spare minute at the shop fretting over the task at hand.. there is plenty to be done for sure,  here is the synopsis for today.
Meta-Labor:

assembled the shopping list (for the stuff that centerline carries anyhow)

deposited my monthly paycheck (the most important part of most projects)

Labor-Labor:
Removed the pedal-box,  Dan … Read more →

Giulietta gets the motherlode overhaul
I have been sitting on the Giulietta for many months now, having sourced a nice engine, and done a pocketbook restoration of the gearbox. All that was left to do was all of the dirty work that I would really feel shameful if someone else did. Where’s the fun in that?
Well … Read more →

Its Craigslist time! I’ve come to the hasty conclusion that I need to sell a car. Its time to pass on the ‘66. Though I’ve only had it for about 2 months, I’ve got my eye on a rusty ‘57… more to come on that. So the 66. This black plate car was definitely loved … Read more →

Its been awhile since my last post, and in all honesty a long while since I’ve really done anything worthwhile to the cars. Right now they’re sitting bumper to bumper at the old place of employment. Today was the first time in a while I’ve spent any sort of significant time with them. The ‘67 … Read more →

so I’m sitting in front of my computer wasting my own time, when Dan sends me a Craigslist link to a Vespa. This seems to be an appropriate introduction for a lot of my friends… no “hello”, no “hows the job”… just a link to a vehicle that speaks volumes.. it could be super desirable, … 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 →

I’ve gone an gotten another car. Randomly found on Craigslist one day and local to me. Its a pretty looking 1966 122s of the Volvo variety. This little number is totally stock aside from an engine upgrade it got by someone way back when. b18 to b20… little more displacement and otherwise completely identical. … Read more →

These pictures are the culmination of both my resolve to have the beast running hard, and my mechanical ineptitude. It was a learning experience. It all started when my good brother Dan bequeathed upon me a Weber 32/36 DGEV. What a hookup! I made big plans to install the new carb, and install it I … Read more →