Category Archives: Misc

The “ALMOST” Fast Five movie Javelins

Posted on March 11, 2020 by asifnyc 2 Comments

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

Posted on January 3, 2019 by asifnyc 2 Comments

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

Posted on February 24, 2018 by asifnyc Leave a comment

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!!!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by asifnyc 4 Comments

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

Posted on February 1, 2017 by asifnyc 1 Comment

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…

Posted on December 10, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

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

Posted on August 26, 2013 by asifnyc 4 Comments

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…

Posted on December 17, 2012 by asifnyc Leave a comment

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…

Posted on January 2, 2012 by asifnyc Leave a comment

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!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by asifnyc Leave a comment

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