Recent content by Offthewallds

Cheers, thank you! Gonna be much easier to just grind off the remainder of the lip, chase out the broken screws, and make a new plate for the jaw.

Hey there folks! I got lucky today and nabbed this trio for a song. 3.5" Wilton, 4" American Scale, and the unknown "Big Red". Couple of questions for y'all: Are Wiltons all nodular (ductile) iron as a rule of thumb or were some made with grey iron? She's got a busted lower lip on the jaw I'd...

Re: DRIVESITFAR IS GETTING ORGANIZED in his 9x15 portion of 2 car garage. DIY’s & COO It seems Poe's law caught up with my exaggeration. In all actuality, I might have a 200mg Advil or two per month, especially if the weather is changing and old injuries are acting up. I do very much appreciate...

Re: DRIVESITFAR IS GETTING ORGANIZED in his 9x15 portion of 2 car garage. DIY’s & COO At this point I should have a Pez dispenser full of ibuprofen. :) Looking forward to seeing the concrete work!

Re: DRIVESITFAR IS GETTING ORGANIZED in his 9x15 portion of 2 car garage. DIY’s & COO Good call with the N95 mask. I've been fine at work the last few days, but I've spent the last couple evenings working in the garage. Not wearing a respirator has been leading to some nasty headaches. Man I...

If I may offer some humble input: ER308/L is best used for joining austenitic to austenitic (300 series to 300 series). ER309/L has higher levels of Cr and Ni than 308. When the stainless and mild steel (or aluminized carbon steel) mix together in the weld pool, you create what's known as...

Hey dubber, just wanted to drop by and say I really enjoyed looking through the work you put into the single and this double. Thanks for posting it all up! Digging the Sportwagen with Audi shoes. I almost pulled the trigger on one but returned to my blue oval roots with a Focus ST instead.

@jblnut, Superlube is a new product to me but it's going to be a staple from here on out. The SVT Contour is a great little corner carving sedan. SVT blessed the standard Contour from 98-00 with upgraded suspension, quite a few engine upgrades to support hotter cams, the appearance package, and...

@PFSard, thanks for making it to the end! I've already accepted this will be a time and money drain, but that's the first step, right? :D @RogueFab, thank you for the warm welcome! Honestly, scaling down has been a good exercise in simplification. At my worst in AL, I had six cars and more...

Hello Garage Journal, I've got a love hate relationship with forums, but I finally broke down and signed up for this wonderful community. I love the wealth of ideas, experience, and penny-pinching know-how this place offers. The hate is more of a personal time management issue when it comes to...