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I've had a Buick LaCrosse with the High Feature V6 in the shop the last week. The owner brought it to me with an oil leak a month or so ago to see if I could identity where it was coming from. Unfortunately, it was coming from the right bank at the union of the head and front timing cover...

A little pre-trip preventive maintenance. It was time for a LOF service as well as tire rotation, chassis grease, air filter cleaning and while it was on the lift I repainted the tire rod, drag link and hydraulic ram then torqued and re-painted the fasteners.

Thanks Nate, yes this is our Fifth Gen Camaro. We sold our Harley CVO last summer and replaced it with a 4-wheeled toy. :D I spent the first couple of months last summer/fall zero'ing it out and then thought I'd focus on the cosmetics over the winter. I just didn't realize "winter" would...

Thank you. Yes, they are OEM wheels that have been triple chrome plated. I prefer the chrome vs. the painted version that the car came with. The previous owner had put some curb rash on 3 of the 4 wheels. I had looked for a few months but couldn't find anything aftermarket that I liked...

I finished the paint correction on our Camaro Saturday then put some miles on it over the weekend. The last third to polish out was the roof, tops of doors and mirrors. They turned out just as good as the rest of the car. First step of the process, compounding. Heavy swirl marks visible...

Made a bit more progress on the paint correction of the Camaro. Rear end completed using all three steps of compound and polish to reveal a deep luster. I've painted quite a bit of candy paints in my day and this GM Crystal Red Tintcoat when the light hits it would rival a nice candy apple red...

I did notice a difference when I added the auxiliary cooler while in my last shop. It would slowly degrade my air flow and start restricting the media when I was using my glass beading cabinet for more than about 20-minutes at a time. I noticed a difference once I put the auxiliary...

I have not seen the Swag bender. I know my Model 2 has 7/8" pins and the newer Model 32 has 1-1/4" pins. That's a substantial amount but not enough to make me sell my Model 2 with all of my dies and move to another bender. To be honest, most of the tubing I work with is .095" and thinner wall...

I have the older Model 2 that I added hydraulics to within a few years of purchasing the bender and love it. Works well but there are times I wish I had the larger diameter pins for that extra peace of mind when bending thicker walled tubing. As for air dryer system, here in Northern Utah you...

I'm really diggin' the new look with the 37's. Looks more proportionate.

Worked on the Camaro Saturday performing a paint correction. I'm about 5 hours into it so far and have the front clip completed, all three steps. Supplies at the ready. Step 1 is to clay bar the surface to avoid grinding impurities into the paint. I then go one step further and mask off...

Yeah, someone stole my cable. It's just there for looks now. :rofl: I added the Miller cordless pedal/dongle about 15 years ago. I love the cordless pedal assembly and I'm not generally one who likes tools that require batteries but this one was a gamechanger. It's also fairly easy on...

I'm surprised that you're having those kinds of issues with the NP208. I ran several of them back in the day without any issues at all and only routine maintenance. I even put one behind my BB 402/TH400 shortbed that I truck pulled with and never had any issues, transfer case held up great and...

Nate, it is definitely high quality and not just bling, but it also has nice "curb appeal" if you will. It's pleasing to the eyes. :rofl: I liked the wider base and five wheels but I was also concerned about it being too wide. I read on one review where a gentleman returned his as it would...

I don't want to sound too critical because I have no issues buying quality over quantity. Buy once/cry once seems to be my motto but this was a bit heavier bite for a stool than even I felt comfortable with which is why I waffled on it for so long before making a decision. Now after having...

I've wanted a Vyper stool for quite some time now but cringed at the cost to be honest. My old Snap-on stool that I use at my welding/fabrication table and other low work around the shop has been a good stool over the past 20+ years I've had it but the hydraulic cylinder is failing again...

Looking very nice.

Saturday morning knocked out a quick hanger/rack to hang long tools from like yardsticks and level. Started with a length of 2"x 3/16" P&O. Wiped and sanded with radiused corners. Marked out the stud width on the wall. Measured what the distance between hooks should be to accommodate a...

Thank you. Yes, I am excited and maybe thinking too much about it as I am not going to overstep my bounds in his upbringing. However, I figured being the only grandfather he'll have I better pick up any slack and do a better than average job. With as screwed up as society is these days and...

Thank you. There will be more to come, I promise. Thanks for following along.