Years ago I realized I didn’t know much about wiring. Now I realize in the field many many people can’t shoot a wiring diagram or chase a wire for the life of them.

88 Anniversary C4

Overheats. Some straight hardwired the power from the windshield wiper motor to the aux fan so it’s just on all the time and still overheats.

It’s almost everytime. Return to factory, pay someone that can actually diagnose it.

Nice Vette Terminal Talon!!
I find the TPI to be a great looking engine and those C4's were a great display for that powerplant.

Over here, I got the fluids changed on the family motorcycle (97 Cobra) and replaced an ailing multifunction switch I've been putting off for several years. Great to have all the analog functions working again; ready for warm weather!

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Years ago I realized I didn’t know much about wiring. Now I realize in the field many many people can’t shoot a wiring diagram or chase a wire for the life of them.

88 Anniversary C4

Overheats. Some straight hardwired the power from the windshield wiper motor to the aux fan so it’s just on all the time and still overheats.

It’s almost everytime. Return to factory, pay someone that can actually diagnose it.

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Looks like my 1987 IROC-Z CONVERTIBLE motor. They look so cool.

Working on the Prelude....

This has puzzled me for a good while now as ive been looking into every now and then over the winter and finally solved the problem of the upper strut bushing gettimg chewed up like this and why it sits so high above the place in the top hat.


Found a guy in the Prelude Facebook that was having the same issue and everyone was telling him that he was missimg a specific washer. After taking apart the strut, the washer was there and was still above the hat when reassembled.



After all the youtube videos i watched, i finally found the answer when i looked at the strut diagram on a Honda parts website. Turns out there are TWO rubber bushing on either sides of the top hat that face each other and touch on the cone sides through the hat. None of the videos ever show this and whatever shop put the struts in completely forgot this. My first time doing struts so had to take apart and reasssemble like 5 times. Parts website illustration actually shows the bushings facing the wrong direction


Put it back together the right way and finally have that problem out of the way

Threw a motor together for a local. Maybe have it running next weekend.

I have more than 20 machines here getting fixed, but the coolest in my opinion is this 1978 Honda Express NC50. I'm bypassing the oil pump and setting it up to run on 50:1 premix. Will also be fitting the oil reservoir as a secondary fuel tank. And going up to a PZ16 carburetor from a PZ14, to be able to climb hills a little better. This is the first and potentially last time I'll see one of these. A piece of history that is becoming quite rare. It has that cool factor that nothing new has.

By the way, that's not exactly a kick starter. It's the lever for a ratcheting mechanism. You can push it by hand or kick it 6 times, then squeeze the left hand brake. It releases the mechanism and the engine starts. Fantastic technology I think.

I had this cool toy offered to me for $650, because we are close friends, before he listed it for sale. He got $900 and it was a neat old school toy. I am sorry I didn't get ahold of you, just in case you would have been interested.

Those are tons of fun, but also dangerous! I wouldn't mind having one as soon as my 40x50 shop goes up.

Man, I knew they were flip easy too, why? Because I've been there but they were fun.

My spare chassis is fighting crime. A degenerate was starting random fires in our area and now there is an investigation. In between starting one fire and starting another across the street from my shop he got in the Talon and played racecar. Swinging the wheel back and forth. We hope they find him as yeah no community needs that.
He is also lucky that one of us didn’t see it because this was working hours and I would have reverted to military knife hands and raising my voice.

Daily getting some new struts and a tire

Went to Cave Spring Georgia today. Left home at 6:15am this morning and got there at 10:00 that time zone or 9am home time. We did stop for coffee and restroom break. I was the roadside guy that rode in the back of group. 26 vehicles total in our group. At least 100 shown off though. Mostly classics, some modern muscle and a couple of tuners mixed in. I was in my 1998 Ranger 5 speed. No racing for me on the way there, just good looking out. I am equipped with emergency strobe lights and had a passenger seat full of various fluids. Which paid out for 20 year old Bryson. He said his 1968 GTO was having brake fade. Turned out to just be low on fluid. I had a nearly full bottle of DOT 3 with me. More than 225 miles put on my little truck today. Also stopped to cut up a tree in the road headed back home. (Just had my Husqvarna with me). I'm currently equipped for productivity, not racing. Times have changed for me now. Otherwise/older days, I would have made the trip in some kind of DSM, winning races but not having the same responsibility as I took on today. We had a bunch of fun though. The trip turned out different than we planned and the group split up slightly after hours of "plan B", but I haven't had this much fun since high school. Which is a lot to say since I was the task handler. I love the smiling faces on the young men though. Old ones too. An 88 year old man was driving a 1966 GTO with us.

In my quest to OEM+ the Grand Am I have been looking for an OEM ram air hood with no luck. A couple weeks ago I found searching all of CL a listing in upstate NY for a hood that was a very limited run which incorporated the back vents while still looking tasteful and OEM to the untrained eye. Guy said he bought it new for $850 over 20 years ago, I paid him over his asking price to seal the deal then arranged a rather sketchy shipping process. Today it arrived intact and I cant believe I own it, this is seriously the holy grail. Next is for the first time in my life finding a body shop to do a legit paint job and install.









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When I’m not banging my head on the valve cover of the ‘93 Laser, I’m trying to take the transmission out of an ‘83 Hurst Olds the hardest way possible.

Working on a DIY corner scale kit, waiting for more parts to arrive. Inspired by this video:

Small update on the scale project, all the boards are programmed and the scale amplifier boards are connected.

For load cells it requires 48 of them, I have 16 of the holders printed and assembled.

Progress on the scale project, 1 pad semi complete and tested! Now to repeat this 3 more times

I now own a 1994 Yamaha XV535. Just got it registered, can't wait to restore and ride it.

Wife's Prelude was showing cords on the front tires when i replaced the strut a fee weeks ago. Got a set of GMaxs, but id be putting them on some wheels that are in desperate need of reconditioning.... So decided to try painting them. I know i should powdercoat them, but car isnt driven in bad weather and sits in the garage all week so should last long enough. Have been doing a little sanding everyday since work is so bizzy. Should be ready for primer/paint this weekend.

I'm working on drift wood. About all my body can take these days

Still playing with my LT1 Chevy in the 86 Z28. I am always critical of the builder......
I have a video on IG.
Pops

Junkyard turbo Forester threw a CEL for running lean. Smoke leak testing only showed a very faint leak in the PCV crossover pipe that mounts to the intercooler.

20 years of wear and tear on the stock mild steel pipe. I think most of the rust is from the inside. Didn't want to risk buying a used one, so I made one out of stainless.

91 F150; been meaning to address a leaking axle seal on the 8.8 rearend.
This quickly turned into a surprising and more time consuming ordeal during disassembly.
For those who have had an open diff apart....the floating bolt piece is what broke-out the diff around that pin; I didn't drill that!

I ended up making a drill guide bushing, then using a long slender drill bit to hollow out the 'pin'.
Once I had an EZ out into the pin, I was able to slowly work it out.

Going back together tonight with a new diff pin bolt so I can at least drive it.

Looking like I'll probably re-use my 3.55 gears and install a new 03 Cobra track lok diff to "fix" this problem.

Little more progress on my scales, just waiting on the last batch of load cells to arrive now.

Wanted to test out the feasibility of 3dprinting a supercar. It will need alot of smoothing before I can make the molds, but I think it's doable. And I'm not talking 3 years worth of printing 24/7 like the lambo guy. Hood was done in ~4 days here and there (Not anywhere near 24 hours a day)

The front bumper is printing now.