I’m not the biggest fan of overcast, rainy days- they tend to usher oneself inside, since it’s never fun (or sometimes safe) working in a cold, damp environment. The good thing about this weather, however, is that it allows you to work on “to do later” projects. Today was one of those days.
This...
After so many short posts (after hours of work on the cars), one might wonder where all of my nerd posts have gone- they’re still here, and some I’ve been holding off until I have adequate time to compose an actual article, rather than a drive-by paragraph.
Void Linux, while it may deserve a bett...
My ohmmeter wasn’t working. Batteries were fine, but absolutely no juice. Needed to test fuses. Fuses were fine. There was actually an issue with the negative post. I wrapped it with aluminum foil, and everything is back to normal.
The bulbs have been replaced, and the headlamps put back into th...
Here’s what the headlights look like, in three of 4 stages, from left to right.
- As they sat on the car, only washed clean.
- The first stage of renewing, with a partial 800 grit wetsand.
- The next stage, using 1000 grit.
I then clean up the scratches that are still evident with 2000 grit,...
I intended to have today to get many of the vehicular projects done, but the weather just has not cooperated! It was maybe 55 degrees by 11am, with 20+mph winds. That’s a bit cold to clean sticky residue from paint, and wetsand the plastic headlights.
So, it became oil change day, since the 9-5 ne...
Back in the day, you had to go through the entire menu system, find your carcode ID, then manually construct a link to find closeouts for parts you were interested in. It wasn’t absolutely horrid, but it was annoying if you used them for transient parts- repairs for friends and family, and the occas...