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  • Cutting Failure Down to Size
  • Old School + New Tech
  • I Found My Garage
  • So Much for Staying Current
  • We got about eight inches

Old School + New Tech

The battery in one of my cars had gotten deeply discharged and wouldn’t hold a charge to save its life.  I’d charge it up, put the battery back in the car, and the starter would only make a little snick as I turned the key. Holy worn out battery, Batman.

I picked up a battery desulfator [...]

I Found My Garage

No, not in the “it was filled with junk and I cleaned it out” kinda way – I found the one I want to build!  I’ve put hours and hours of thought into what I want in a garage, going through revision after revision.  Each time I’d try to find something online that’s close to [...]

Pleasant Surprise

I bought my 2000 Protégé ES used in June 2007. It had the factory 15" alloys and BFGoodrich g-Force Sport in the stock 195/55-15 size. I’ve been really impressed with the tires. Two of them are nearing the wear bars, so I’ve been thinking about new wheels and tires. I’ve decided to stay with 15-inchers [...]

When Home Improvement and Car Projects Meet

As I posted before, we just bought a house.  We’re in love with the place, which sits on a full acre, but it does need a few things.  Such as a workshop/garage.

We’re hoping to break ground on a shop sometime around April.  I’ve done my share of working on houses, but one thing I’ve never [...]

My To-Do List

1 – Replace exhaust system on the Sentra. 2 – Replace all four struts on the Sentra, and possibly the front control arm bushings. 3 – Put new wheels and tires on the Sentra. 4 – Replace heater core in the Ranger. 5 – [...]