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Status Report, Mid-August 2016

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

Sorry for a few months’ silence, been busy. We’ve been spending a number of our weekends on house remodels and such, but I’ve got updates for the MogRod and some other things. First, the Airstream. That’s picked up again, since … Continue reading →

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World Wide Morgans

Posted on May 1, 2016 by

My good friend Kyung is over in Japan on vacation. He’s a fan of the Morgan as well, and was previously able to get me a ride in a new 3 Wheeler. Well, just got a message from him with … Continue reading →

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Maybe I should sue? I am American, after all, it’s what we do.

Posted on April 4, 2016 by

Well now… seems someone at Morgan Motors likes the idea of what I’m calling my project. Introducing the new MOGrod. The first in a line of special projects hot rod Morgans, powered by 3.7l Ford V6 pic.twitter.com/3f3H3GKz1Q — Morgan Motor … Continue reading →

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No, we’re not addicted to Corvettes, why do you ask?

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

If the title doesn’t drop a hint, I don’t know what will. My father just decided to sell off his 2006 Cadillac XLR and buy a 2002 Corvette automatic convertible. It’s got only 12k miles on it, everything’s like new, … Continue reading →

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Measuring up

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

Well, been asking around for the past while, and so far no luck on getting any kind of external resources for the Pontiac’s drivetrain mounting information. Polaris wouldn’t divulge info, Pontiac wouldn’t divulge info, and even GM’s Archive wouldn’t say … Continue reading →

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Polar opposite

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

Time to blow some cobwebs and dust off the old site. The Airstream’s been coming along decently, at the point where I’m getting ready to pull back out most of the interior to lay down new flooring. But you don’t … Continue reading →

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Airstreaming It

Posted on February 22, 2015 by

So I picked up a 1972 Airstream Ambassador today. Scored it for only $800 from the tow yard a friend of mine works at. I’ll post up about it on here on occasion, since it will become another one of … Continue reading →

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Even the weather’s fighting me.

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

I was hoping to have a covered area for working on the MogRod, Mother Nature decided otherwise. The area where the Morgan, the Solstice, and all the related parts are currently stored was in a fenced off area which we’d … Continue reading →

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Part of the reason for downtime on this project…

Posted on August 4, 2014 by

Like I said, I had to get a replacement for my poor 2001 ‘vert. I’m happy with the choice… As for the MogRod itself, we’re still in the middle of some big remodeling projects around the house which have been taking … Continue reading →

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Radio Silence

Posted on May 15, 2014 by

So it’s been kind of quiet on here for the past few months, mainly due to a large amount of household remodeling that’s taken up my weekends and being at work til relatively late on a regular basis. On the 27th … Continue reading →

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