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Tool storage is a popular topic here on Garage Journal. We have a wide spectrum of people here: I suspect that there are some that throw all of their tools into a 5 gallon bucket, dump the bucket out on the floor when working, and pile everything back into the bucket when through. There may be...

I need to call on the collective expertise of Garage Journal! I've been searching everywhere and can't find any Chrysler vacuum actuators. These are the actuators used to control heater and AC air doors in tens of millions of Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, and Imperial cars from at least the 1960's...

I spend too much time in front of a computer. Way too much time. I needed to do something to get away from the computer. Something physical – something to get dirt under my fingernails and sore muscles. Something where you can actually touch and see results at the end of the day. So I decided...

I've mentioned in other posts that I'm restoring a 1963 Imperial. With the paint finally finished the next step was to reinstall all of the trim on the car – all 873 (plus or minus a few) pieces of it. There are three types of trim pieces on this car – steel (mainly the bumpers), cast pot metal...

I’m restoring an old car – a 1963 Imperial. Yes, I’ve had my head examined. I have one. One of the biggest weaknesses in older cars is the electrical system. These were typically marginal from the factory and don’t age well. Marginal size of wire, corrosion in connectors, switches, and wire, as...