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The Hand Impact

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  Hi! Dne’ here;)A few days ago, I encountered some rusty frozen Phillip screws that hold my plastic bumper to my Geo Tracker. This is one of those times when specialty tools, rarely used, lying in the tool box comes in handy and saves the day! I bought this hand impact when I had my […]

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59 Chevy Apache Grill

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Hi! This morning, I thought I’d make mention of the grill that I chose for my build. My truck is going to be a little flashy as chrome bolt on stuff looks good to me, but so does painted parts, but everyone has his/her own taste.;)   My truck came with pretty much nothing on […]

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The Hollister Road Company

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Hi everyone! Sorry I haven’t been posting, but I have something to blog about today! I’ve got just a few more things to do before starting my engine, and that is installing relays for my electric fan and electric fuel pump. I’m not much on electrical, but I have a friend from the www.67-72chevytrucks.com site […]

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’07 Suzuki GSXR 600

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Hi friends! Dne’ here with another one of my motorcycle tales! ; ) I love motorcycles!  I wish I had the room to have kept all the bikes I’ve owned! I kind of think motorcycles are meant to be kept short-term for some reason. This particular bike, the ’07 Suzuki GSXR600, well I was lacking […]

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Snap-on flywheel turner

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Hi gang! Sometimes there’s a tool in your toolbox that you may use once in a great while~ here below, I needed to turn the flywheel to connect the flywheel to the torque convertor. This tool by Snap-on works wonderfully! I’ve had this tool for years and I’ve only needed on rare occasions!   There […]

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59 Chevy truck neutral safety switch- Lokar

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Hi ya’ll! This little blog is about the neutral safety switch and the shifter for my Th350 transmission.  I chose the Lokar brand because it’s simple and easy to install!  We classic car restorers/restomodders have it really easy~ we just find what we need on the internet! I can’t imagine how folks in the past […]

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59 Chevy truck gas tank and fuel system

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Good evening on the end of 2012! Happy New year out there! I’ve just wrapped up installing my after market gas tank from Brotherstrucks.com! This truck originally came with the tank behind the seat, but who does that any more? ; )  I’ve had this tank for about a year or more. I had purchased […]

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67 Mustang seats (alternative seats)

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Good afternoon! dne’ here with another blog. This one is about decisions in putting decent front seats in my 67 Mustang! Trying to cut corners by buying used things don’t work out very often, at least for me it seems! The seats I’m sitting in were out of a ’69 Cougar (or ’70). They did […]

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67 Mustang bolt holes bumper repair

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Good eeevening! (imagine Dracula)! ; ) IT was really difficult to come up with a title for this little repair! So I asked Shaun the Sheep to look into it for me. He came up with the title, not me! ; )  I love Shaun the Sheep!     This blog is about repairing the […]

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MaxJax lifting pads and locking mechanism

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G’day mates! I love the Aussie accent! ; ) I can put on a pretty good Aussie accent, but I have no Aussie in me! lol Now what’s this accent thing have to do with Classic Cars and Tools! nothing, just having a little fun ; ) I wanted to share a little information about […]

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