Monthly Archives: March 2012

Hot Rods & Custom Classics

Lucked out big time today. The weather’s been sunny most of the past week, and then the skies opened up and it deluged all weekend. However, for a few hours today the sun came out, so I decided “screw it!” … Continue reading

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Some simple cleanup

Just some more pulling and prodding on the Morgan this time. Tackled the floorboards and the driveshaft, and vacuumed up the piles of debris and rat crap that had accumulated around the that area as well. Nothing too major, just … Continue reading

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All right, keep on rollin…

Plain ‘n simple, after a bit of wrenching and, as you’ll see in the photos below, a bit of kludging, the Solstice is, for the first time since its accident, rolling on four wheels again. Oh, and the entire garage … Continue reading

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Got wood?

Well, the wood frame came off today. I assembled a frame out of some fresh 2×4’s and 2×8’s and a pair of dollies we had laying about. The cart itself weighed probably three or four times more than the wood … Continue reading

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We’ve all got wheeeeeels~

The wheels I bought from a Saturn Sky forum member (almost a month ago) showed up today. Big thanks to my uncle Forry for holding on to them for so long and handling them getting shipped out here! Picked them … Continue reading

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Zip Zap Mog!

Wouldn’t mind one of these! http://uncrate.com/stuff/morgan-electric-plus-e/ We have no idea if it will ever make it into production, but if you’re a fan of the old school looks of the Morgan Electric Plus E ($TBA), you should certainly hope so. … Continue reading

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12 Bolts

Just 12. That’s it. 12. That’s how many bolts were holding the wood frame to the chassis, and all twelve of them are out now. The only thing holding the frame to the chassis right now is gravity. I was … Continue reading

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Buyin’ stuff

Stopped by a local paint store today and picked up a large can of “Restor-It Epoxy Sealer” off of Bill’s recommendation. The ‘demo piece’ of the stuff they had there had a fully rotted piece of wood soaked through and … Continue reading

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