Yep, got caught in it and in Monona County, Iowa which the NWS says was the hardest hit of any county in any state. Temp -7, windspeed 56mph, and...
Had a guy come by the shop that needed a set of better wiper transmissions and rods for his 52. We talked a bit and he is putting a...
One of the guys at the shop has a 5 cylinder Colorado that lost all power. We took it to the shop that does late model work and they immediately...
Two 57's in the shop right now and you can actually tell them apart, not like the cookie cutter offerings of today. I believe I could stuff...
Took a car to a muffler shop I'd never used before but is much easier to get to than my old places. They were short handed and said it would be a...
Since we have the machines to make nearly anything it was decided that a license plate wasn't that big a challenge. I would NOT recommend doing...
Since most of my classmates were born in either 1936 or 1937 I wanted to drive my 37 Buick to the class reunion but fate closed in on me. All...
Planning on taking the 37 Buick on a 3000 mile trip in a couple weeks and was concerned about the lights, especially on wet blacktop roads. I put...
The Mister Roadster wiring harness sold by Speedway for a $140 has all the features of ones costing hundreds more is a very good buy, good...
A bike rider that comes by the shop uses a cheap gps unit for a speedometer and another was riding in my old Buick and checked the accuracy of my...
Put your thinking caps on and explain this. I put a new 105 amp alternator on a 40 Pontiac and the instructions said to run an extra wire straight...
Some of you have probably checked out the guys 10,000hp tractor which has some really facinating engineering but just not my cup of tea. For my...
Just got back from the Volkswagen restoration shop a mile or so from the shop and the owners 1970 SS Chevelle show car was toast; electrical fire....
On a factory 4 speed trans in a 50 3600 what holds in the speedometer driven gear? It's caked with grease and I can't see if there is a clamp or...
Was asked about a modern radio in an AD and went back through my pictures to see what we have done in the past. The first is the radio in a 51 GMC...
A customer wanted to retain his foot starter for the V8 automatic we put in his 54. I took pictures but each came out a red haze instead of an...
Sitting here digging metal out of one hand and perusing my recent pictures. One in the shop is a ratty old 1940 that Justin just finished up on...
This is a question about motorcycle carbs but they are perhaps destined for an AD project. I googled about these carbs but nowhere could I find...
Back before we had a bunch of filters/dryers/dessicators, etc. I used to use this to get dry air for feeding the paint guns. It would still be a...
The outer shackle straps on this 40 Pontiac are very long and sickle shaped. I'm sure they are from the factory since the rest of the car is...
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