Care and Feeding

  • Cars Without Oil? Is this guy dealing with a full deck?

    In his wish for cars that will “go coast to coast without using s drop of oil” President Obama may as well ask for cold fusion and perpetual energy.  He is asking for the laws of physics to be suspended.… Continue reading

    Cars Without Oil? Is this guy dealing with a full deck?

  • P71 Road Trip Car–Freeing up the exhaust

    The Crown Vic recently had its suspension massaged to the point that it is now a flat cornering machine in search of more horsepower. Realizing that the upcoming road trip would be covering thousands of miles, and consequently, consuming quantities… Continue reading

    P71 Road Trip Car–Freeing up the exhaust

  • The Red Pickup–to Live Again

    Over the past couple of days I have been devoting time to pulling the damaged engine and performing the installation of the new motor from LC Engineering. Once the intake parts were bolted to the new motor Mark couldn’t resist… Continue reading

    The Red Pickup–to Live Again

  • The Red Toyota–a solution in sight

    After a valiant attempt to find a quick solution to the problems with the motor in the red Toyota pickup things went bad.  Very bad. First it was discovered that a cam lobe was worn way down.  So a new… Continue reading

    The Red Toyota–a solution in sight

  • USA Road Trip–Filling the map

    Thanks to a great deal of your input I now have more places to visit on a lap of the USA than I ever imagined. At the moment the number of sticky posts tops 80 and may climb higher.  Some places… Continue reading

    USA Road Trip–Filling the map

  • Thinking About It–License Plates

    We see them every day as we drive.  Probably once a year we are required to pay for another year of being able to display them. Many states offer users the opportunity to choose what numbers and/or letters are on… Continue reading

    Thinking About It–License Plates

  • Follow Up–what happened?

    Sometimes a blog entry stands by itself and the story it tells is enough.  Other times there is a future that adds to the original entry and provides you, dear reader with some insight into the credo of Jim’s Garage… Continue reading

    Follow Up–what happened?

  • E3 Spark Plugs–Not such a good idea

    So I was in one of my favorite auto parts stores and looking for spark plugs for my Toyota pickup truck.  It’s a 1992 red mini-pickup with the 22RE 2.4 liter, four cylinder engine.  They guy at the counter asks… Continue reading

    E3 Spark Plugs–Not such a good idea

  • Building a Track Car: Alignment and Balance

    This 1996 Miata has come a long way since it became a track car project.  It already had 151,000 miles on it but a lot of changes have taken place that will allow it to corner like never before. Even… Continue reading

  • Bulding a Track Car – The Miata has wheels

    This morning the 16″ Enkei wheel arrived from Tire Rack mounted with a set of Bridgestone RE-11 Potenza tires.  The call came from the guys at Performance Chassis and I headed right over.  After cutting them out of the packaging… Continue reading