Recent content by v6buick

My luck has not been too great lately. For many reasons, I decided to spring for a brand new mower delivered to the house as opposed to borrowing a trailer to get a used one. Hre's my brand new Cub from Home Depot. And here's my brand new Cub after attempting to move it under its own power...

Thank you everyone! While moving is stressful, I agree that there are many great memories yet to be made. Even the move itself is something I can look back on with great pride. Don't get me wrong, I don't ever want to do this again, but I'm pretty proud of myself for moving an entire party of...

I managed to suffer the confines of a 19x20 attached garage for 11 years despite my desire to constantly up my automotive restoration and performance skills. The time finally came to say goodbye to that tiny space yesterday. At this home a lot of great memories made and lessons learned, but...

I bought a cutter just for the occasion. The engine was making pretty concerning noise after the last 1/4 mile pass. Once I confirmed that the flex plate was still solid and the valve train was tight, I had a bad feeling about what the oil would tell me. The WIX filter was doing a pretty good...

I discovered that my Buick will NOT in fact be moving to it's new home under it's own power. :(

Added a flex fuel sensor installed this behemouth went back to electronically controlling boost upgraded cooling fans And most importantly, I made all this garbage fit! Holy smokes. EVERYTHING fought me tooth and nail. That intercooler was a real heartbreaker at almost $1200 I almost...

Although I am feeling pretty sentimental about my home of 11 years, I am not sad to say I'm finally leaving this mess! It's crazy to me how much work I've put into this property and the massive automotive undertakings I've had success with in this little space. 2015 2026 - The trees sure have...

I went ahead and trimmed the drywall on the header. This allowed me to adjust the top roller in a bit and have the door shut just a tiny bit more. Better! but still far from great. I'm thinking that I'm going to have to get a diamond wheel for my angle grinder and shave the concrete down...

Ah HA! It is not closed all the way. So perhaps this door is a tiny bit taller than the old one, but it wouldn't take much extra height at all to cause this problem becasue the drywall was cut way too close to the door opening. I'm sure that's where all that damage came from in the first...

I really liked what I did with the hose and cord reels in post #15 until the door opener went away and made them look kinda silly and in the way. The only complaint I had prior was that being in the center of the garage meant that cords and hoses were always rubbing against cars. That's not...

I'm having the door guys come back. I can't live with that mis-sized door. If I knew it was going to look like this, I would have chosen a flat design.

I'm super biased because I've wanted no other car for as long as I can remember. Still, I have no problem admitting that these things are a labor of love. No car has tested my patience more than the GN (and my friends GN that also never runs right 😂). I hope that updating some parts...

Thanks! I really hope I can get that one back on the road in reasonable time. It doesn't turn as many heads as the GN, but man is it fun to drive! New garage door today! While I'm very excited about all the new features and full function, I am a little disappointed in the sizing. It kinda...

It's not pretty. Nor is it fast, but it gets the job done. It makes the full 25psi of boost now, but still seems pretty unhappy. I was unable to make a full clean 1/4 mile pass at the GS Nationals this year becasue of detonation. With no leaks, it's time to dive into that. New map sensor...

AC leaked out.... uh okay. I don't know how that makes the car run better, but I'm tired of looking at this new AC compressor. Nice! It seems that that the modern condenser upgrade wasn't for nothing either. It feels cooler than it it ever did. Oof. I'll try not to freak out over the...