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Nose job done… for now.
well, I mentioned in a previous post that I had a surprise for the nose and here it is. It’s a custom aluminum grille I had cut on a water jet. I also had a cool AMX badge cut as … Continue reading
The Shake Down
So I rented the skid pad at Thunder Hill today. The plan was to beat on the car a bit and see if it held together. A shake down prior to doing some track days with it this year… The … Continue reading
my first video…
so I put together a little video blog entry on the dash/gauge cluster I modified for the Javelin. I’m planning to do a few track days this year and bought a GoPro HD camera to do some in-car video with. … Continue reading
Nose job…
I’ve decided to do a bit of cosmetic work on the nose. When the car was painted yellow years ago, EVERYTHING was painted yellow. That includes everything on the front side of the radiator support. I’ve since learned that … Continue reading
On the ground!
well, it’s been almost two years but the car is back on the ground. I sent the hub with the sheared wheel stud back to Ken McIntire and he was able to get the old stud out and put in … Continue reading
bit of a setback…
ok, I was already to bleed the brakes and start driving the car and then wham… so much for that idea. I moved the car from the wheel ramps it’s been on for a year to jack stands so I … Continue reading
gauges work!
doh… ok that was lame. for some reason when I was wiring up the dash I only put power to the speedo and tach?! once I realized my mistake it was a simple matter of getting the rest of the … Continue reading
light ’em up…
been working on tying up some loose ends so I can start driving the car again. I actually started it today and let it run for a few minutes. the brakes need to be bled and the tires aired up … Continue reading
heater delete…
it wasn’t part of my original plan but I’ve decided to delete the heater for now… the heater hasn’t been working for at least 10 years so I guess I can continue living without it. ultimately I’d rather have a … Continue reading
It’s been a while…
It’s been 2 months since my last post. I’ve been busy at work but finally got my life back early last week. So, this weekend I was able to get back in the garage. Yesterday I spent some time mocking … Continue reading