Ace-Garageguy

"Peace" can be an elusive goal if it's not sought within one's own soul first.

Garage and garage-related activities figure prominently in my life.

Finally kinda turned the corner on both the Chevelle and the DeLorean 1:1 projects. Definitely on the downhill run now.

What irked me today was the "duh" moment I realized I forgot to get a Replicas and Miniatures catalog from Norm back in November at the show here (though I brought home enough stuff to open a hobby shop, he was out of a few things I really need for ongoing builds).

Deny reality for too long, and all the optimism in the universe won't save you.

Idea generation and implementation is what they pay me for.

Fragile wokesters need not apply.

World War II came about because too many people looked the other way, rather than acknowledging the negative and taking a stand against it before it was entirely out of hand.

Difference of opinion and open discussion is healthy in a functioning society, but censorship based on one side's dogma isn't.

Lately I'm more annoyed than ever by mumbling, ignorant, hypocritical idiots masquerading as reasonably decent and competent adults.

PRELIM. NTSB REPORT

"Sense" and "cents" are two more words frequently interchanged by common-core graduates posting on the web.

Own your mistakes and failures if you're a leader...or anyone; blaming others constantly isn't adult behavior.

Season your Christmas ham with old sock squeezin's.

Fun is in the eye of the beholder.

How 'bout a bootleg rumcake runner? Or bourbon pie?

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Us against them is what it always comes down to.

Here's Leno with a 2002 that's been engine-swapped with a later S14 four cylinder from an '89 M3.

It's a single overhead cam 4 cylinder, with rocker arms actuating the valves. Below is a Ti with Webers. You see the engine bay isn't long enough to accommodate a six...but you could stuff one in by modding the firewall. It would most likely destroy the balance of the car though, which is what makes them fun and responsive to drive

I stripped a vintage AMT Indy car in DOT 3, pulled it out after a day, and it literally crumbled. I've also stripped an automotive-grade catalyzed urethane clear from an old Revell Chevy panel delivery with no adverse effects whatsoever...and the DOT 3 was the only thing that would even slightly soften the paint...but I still had to carefully scrape it with an X-Acto chisel-tip blade. In my experience, high-proof iso usually strips factory finishes on cars and model railroad equipment...and some lacquers. Oven cleaner takes off old enamels, usually, even stuff that's been on a model for 30+ years, but often takes several applications on the really old finishes. I'll only use brake fluid as a last resort.

Uses abound for ground bones, and I'm looking forward to trying some in the future if things get much worse.

Unsaid is what brutally hurtful things can never be.

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