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Mini shop crane

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Hi! Dne’ here! ; )  If you’ve searched through my site, you’ve probably seen My Little Mule, or a small shop crane, in my Tool section? Have you not? Well, this is My Little Mule II ! My other Little Mule is busy at the moment! Once again, this is a used Hoyer lift or […]

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67 Mustang radiator support and strut channels

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Hi, Dne’ here ; )  Welcome to Classic cars and tools! This particular blog focuses on the radiator support and battery tray, but inevitably included the strut channels as well. As Forest Gump’s mom said, “life is like a box of chocolates; never know what you’re going to get!”  Though I use this expression often, […]

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1984 BMW R80rt

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Hi! Dne’ here! I know, Classic Cars and tools? Motorcycles have been part of my life and will be part of this site!; )  I love motorcycles! However, the bike being dissected in this blog is my oldest brothers’ project~ but he brought it over to my shop cause he knew it would be done […]

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2002 Subaru Outback H6 3.0 Spark plug installation

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Hi! Dne’ here once again! I believe that if a person is willing and able, then we should tackle maintenance on our vehicles vs taking to a dealer or local garage. It does require some common sense when taking “things” apart, and being able to put it back together again, and of course a variety […]

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’67 Mustang – Flaming River power rack and pinion installation

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Flaming River rack and pinion installation Choosing a power steering system can be quite a task! There are many venders selling their version. I felt the Flaming river was kind of in the middle and chose to go with their brand. I also purchased the Flaming River tilt steering column, but this blog mainly focuses […]

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My MaxJax Lift

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HI! Dne’ here! My most recent major tool purchase within the past couple years has been the marvelous MaxJax lift, it has to be my most valued lifting tool, then my Little Mule comes in 2nd!  Let’s face it, we have to get under the classic cars now and then! I used a floor jack […]

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Tools – Handy Garage Crane – My Little Mule

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“My Little Mule” While working in my shop, there are times, many times, that I need a helping hand! My husband is usually at work, so I’m stuck because I can’t move something because of size or the mass or bulk size of something. I worked in the medical field as a physical therapist assistant […]

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59 Chevy Apache radio patch panel repair (Part 1)

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Howdy! yeah, I’m from TEXAS! ; )  Well, I finally got around to working on fixing this panel for a radio! I’ve lost more sleep over this~ How am I going to fix this? What! was someone thinking when they cut the dash to install a tape deck? Fortunately, a radio patch panel is available! […]

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Vacuum Sandblaster

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“Necessity is the mother of invention” Hi Y’all! Dne’ here once again! ; ) This blog is about the frustration of dealing with rust, pitted rust! My poor ’67 Mustang coupe was suffering from a bad form of rust on the roof. The man I purchased it from said,”oh, just take a wire brush to […]

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’59 Chevy Apache front suspension

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Hello! I’m Dne’! This particular blog focuses on the idea that I had to keep the original suspension, or upgrade. In this photo, this beauty has the original stock axle, but I like the way it sits~  😉  Many early trucker folk like their trucks very low to the ground, I don’t.  At this point, […]

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