Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023 My wife woke me early this morning so I could be ready to wash and load the Plymouth in preparation for today’s Whiskey City Cruise event. With her help, we got the car washed and were on the road by just after 12 noon. The Plymouth — on its maiden Summer […]
Garage lighting, wiring done! Time to rock and roll …
Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 I’m happy to report that the garage lighting and wiring is completed! I’ve had the wiring done for nearly two weeks, the lighting took some time but it too is done, and it’s bright as daylight in the garage. I could not be happier with the results! My next improvement(s) are […]
Progress on the garage lighting …
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 With the help of my son, we are on the cusp of finishing the LED lighting for the garage. We have one final set of four 8-foot lights to install, then I have the 4-banger AC outlet to mount on the rafter to power the lights. Then the cabling goes to […]
Garage update …
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 I spent a lot of time in the garage the last couple of days, but haven’t removed the master cylinder yet. Today I did additional prep work on the electrical line coming into the garage. I really, really need to get the power running in the garage, so this was a […]
Video: The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage Episode 1
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Here’s the first episode of my video blog, currently named ‘The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage.” Check it out.
Cold November a preview of the coming winter ….
Thursday, Nov. 17, 2027 — Time for an update now that the cruising season has — for the most part — ended. Due to all the “stuff” going on in October I did not get to take part in either of the monthly cruises by the local group. The car is clean and in the […]
Plymouth to-do list (as of Oct 27, 2022)
There’s quite a bit of work that I’ve neglected to do on the Plymouth — mostly because I lack completing the electrical work in the garage. That work is really Job 1 in the garage, but there’s a long list of chores I need to tackle on the Plymouth over the winter. TO DO LIST […]
Cruise-in Sunday, but not for me this time …
Friday, June 10, 2022 The local group is having two events this weekend — providing cars for a display prior to the downtown street concert on Saturday, then one of the first Sunday cruise-ins the groups is now scheduling on a regular basis. The weather for both days is going to be great; however tomorrow, […]
A very memorable Memorial Weekend cruise-in …
Saturday night, May 28, 2022 Everything came together this week and I was able to actually participate in this weekend’s Whiskey City Cruisers cruise-in. The time of the monthly cruise was changed to noon to 6 p.m., and the last time I got there after noon and couldn’t find a good parking spot. This time […]
Plymouth parts, garage update
Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2021 Time for a quick update from the Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage — that’s my name for my eventual YouTube channel. How would a shadetree mechanic have a garage, you ask? Well, a phone call to a builder, concrete company and my investment co., and $30,000 later, I have one for the first […]