Category Archives: Misc

The “ALMOST” Fast Five movie Javelins

So, I’m minding my own business when Tyson texts me a link to a Facebook Marketplace ad (sound familiar)?  It’s early March and I am definitely NOT in the market for any more cars.  I click on the link and … Continue reading

Misc, video

2018 Wrap up

The Shed In January I continued working on the shed.  I built 3 shelves high enough so I could tuck motors underneath.  One long shelf along the back wall. This shelf has 7 large tubs underneath that hold different items. … Continue reading

1971 Javelin SST-parts car, 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

2017 wrap up

Well, another year has passed. Still getting just a trickle of shop time. Because time is so limited I spent a lot of this year (especially starting in the fall) trying to organize the shop so that I can be … Continue reading

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

Pick n’ Pull SCORE!!!

I’ve been trying to focus on existing projects but the fact that they aren’t making any more AMC’s always has me thinking about what parts/cars I can’t pass up when they come along. Recently I’ve been thinking about engines. I … Continue reading

Drive Train, Exhaust, Misc

2016 Wrap Up

Haven’t updated the blog in over a year so I decided to just do one BIG post to cover everything that happened… The Baby Yep, near the end of Feb. 2016 my wife delivered our baby boy! That’s why all … Continue reading

1974 Javelin-road race, 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

Project Greta: The first thousand…

I’m a thousand miles into my adventures with Greta and I’m loving it! Greta’s become my daily driver at this point and I haven’t driven anything else the last couple of weeks. I drive her to work, to lunch, on … Continue reading

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc

FLAT ACRE EDITION! – American Iron Javelin update

Well, it’s been 5 long months since my last update. What the hell have I been up to? Here’s what happened. Shortly after getting the car back from Evil Genius I got an opportunity to buy my dream property. Jeff … Continue reading

1974 Javelin-road race, 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc

Field of Dreams…

After wrecking the Javelin and banging on it to get it to be a roller again I had an idea of how bad the damage was and what I would need to repair it. Both rear frame rails were damaged/bent … Continue reading

Misc

got rig? yup…

Now that I actually have a running race car it was time to come up with a way to drag it around to all the places we need to go. So far I’ve gotten by on the generosity of friends. … Continue reading

Misc

Goin’ Chump Car racing!

I can’t believe it’s June and I still haven’t gotten the Javelin on Track 🙁 but I am going racing in a few weeks. I got invited to join some guys I know who are running an RX-7 at the … Continue reading

Misc, Racing, Track Events