I’ve been busy working to create content for my new YouTube channel called “The Shadetree Garage.” The channel’s origins actually go back to my 1956 Plymouth, which is the vehicle I’ll be working on while creating content for that channel. Currently, I’m trying to get all of my old bodywork tools together in one spot, […]
That’s the brakes, I suppose …
Sunday, June 4, 2023 Today I was going to finally wash the Plymouth and perhaps take my wife for a ride into town. It started up just fine. But when I prepared to back out of the garage, I hit the brake pedal and it went effortlessly all the way to the floor. YIKES!!! For […]
Black Friday score!
Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021 I’ve been looking online for the past week, hoping to see a real deal on the QuckJack car lifting system. Well, today I finally hit pay dirt. Home Depot has the Quickjack 5000 for just over $1000 — which is more than $400 off the usual discounted price. Rather that piddle […]
Headlight alignment, part 2
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021 It was a beautiful day today, and I went back to the garage to give the headlights another alignment try. I managed to get the headlights aligned a little better, but but I’m still not really satisfied with them. The passenger side headlight still needs to be aimed more toward the […]
Preparing to wrap up the car cruise season ….
Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021 Today I spent time waxing the Plymouth’s roof for the first time. I had to use a step stool, but it worked well. I also — finally — got around to aiming the headlights. Both of the headlights were way, way out of alignment. The passenger side was way low, the […]
Horns, mirrors, wax and paint ….
THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 2021 I ran some impromptu power out to the garage today — the old line that ran overhead to the barn was a 120 v line, and we had to cut it down because it was in the way of the garage roof. The line has been coiled up by the back […]
Horn ring re-installed; say farewell to the ‘old oooogah’ horn …
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 I finally got back to reassemble my Plymouth’s horn ring and horn assembly. I found one of the original screws and used it; I had two brass ones that I bought at the hardware store — why I bought brass, I don’t know. I wish I bought steel, then my magnetic […]
‘Well, there’s your problem!’
Tuesday,, Sept. 7, 2021 I posted some photos from our cruise to Taylorsville Saturday on Facebook, and Lisa, the widow of the man who owned the car all those years, let me know that the Plymouth’s gas gauge has NEVER worked correctly — which explains why we’ve run it out of fuel twice! I had […]