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Here is an extremely imortant fact that every investor should know: nobody--nobody--can repeatedly and accurately predict the stock market. This fact doesn't stop the so-called gurus from trying it, though. They'll make loud predictions, and when they don't come to pass exactly as predicted...

What is it with modern washing machines needing frequent repairs such as this?!? I've got a Whirlpool top-loading washer with the fancy agitator-less barrel. After only a few (3?) years of use, I had to rip it apart to replace the shaft bearing/seal (it was puking grease all over the underside...

I'm all about having multiple vehicles for multiple purposes. Not to turn this thread into a contest, but I currently have a 5:1 ratio of licensed/registered/insured cars per driver--it's only me, and they're all mine: - 2013 Leaf -- daily driver and usual runabout - 2001 Suburban 2500 -- tow...

More progress! Wednesday evening, I stopped by Mike's place to 'finish' the engine bay cosmetics. I had already applied seam sealer around the welded-in plates; for this trip I merely cleaned the surfaces and hit them with some custom spray paint I had mixed up at a local paint shop. It...

Marc: what if you found a '70s car (for example, maybe an F-Body) with a manual transmission and factory A/C? Could that be an interesting DD for you?

I showed the picture to a co-worker, and he wanted to know where he could get one. Seriously.

Any idea where this photo was taken?

I have a California friend coming in to town for a couple weeks on business. He has one travel buddy with him. They will have a little free time, and he has never experienced any sort of Utah 'wheeling. Naturally, I need to correct that. I always like to use Elephant Hill as an introduction...

Today's progress: some cosmetic engine bay work I've decided to add V8Roadsters frame rails to the underside of my car. These are said to stiffen the body, which is always nice, but I mainly like them because they will add extra beef for us to hang a transmission crossmember. I've got a set on...

No, I did not. However, I have a larger issue with my trailer: one of the fenders is coming apart. Can you weld aluminum?

OMG, it's nothing. The thought of the shock possibly not fitting in there never even occurred to me until I went to reinstall the arms on the car. We can very easily weld an additional little plate there to make up for any loss of rigidity (assuming there is a significant one at all). And I...

As we all know, nowadays everybody is all about "LS this" and "LS that." The Ford Windsor is significantly more compact than the SBC, which is the primary reason why I chose it. The downside--which all the LS fanbois will immediately point out--is that the EFI 5.0 was rated at only 225 HP...

May 6, 2021 The engine is in! (Sorry--this photo makes it look outrageously crooked.) Well, okay, it is currently just my replica foam engine. Still, it is bolted in place, which means my real engine will similarly bolt in now. A closer look at the driver's side mount: And the...

It's funny how things sometimes happen in life. In March, we took in a 2000 Miata on trade at work. Needing another economical driver, Mike jumped on it immediately. Then two weeks later, we took in a gorgeous 1994 Miata with only 60k miles... and another one of our co-workers bought it. Now...

October 2020 When you have numerous projects on your plate, it is easy to get sidelined from any one of them. After my last post above, my plan was to go buy some sort of carport and assemble it in Mike's back yard, then immediately move the Miata there for out-of-the-elements storage while we...

September 2020 For perhaps the first time this calendar year, I stopped by Ralph's shop last week--you know, just to make sure he was still there, to check on my car, etc. The instant I walked in, he greeted me by saying, "did ya bring those control arms with you?" He surprised me by explaining...

February 2020 Mike has a stockpile of small block Chevy engines sitting around. It is therefore very simple for him to take some measurements of the external dimensions of the engine. Comparing these to measurements of the engine bay of the Midget, he has realized that installing a SBC would be...

October 2019 As you all can tell, over the last month I have been thinking about this project and spending a little money to get things moving again. That's great, of course... but did any of you wonder why? What might have happened to make me turn my attention back to this project? The blame...

More parts buying I already have the engine wiring harness for this project. Years ago, I sent it off and had it modified specifically for my 5.0L-into-Miata application, meaning it is literally ready to plug in and go. My donor car was speed/density, but I want to go MAF so I had the harness...

September 2019 You could say I finally made a little more progress on the Miata today. My co-worker Mike has said for years that he is willing to help me push this project to completion, which is great. He even has a welder... sorta. It's a tired old 110v thing that can barely tack weld two...