Hello, welcome to our web site. I try to document a few things that I think other people might find useful, or just enjoy reading. Feel free to email me if you have questions or comments.
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This is a description of a project where I installed a small-block Ford V8 motor (289/302) into a Datsun 240Z:
Here's a motor stand project:
Here’s a project where I made a new Harley Sportster look old, and from a different continent:
I enjoy a Model-A Ford, here’s a little about it, and modifications I've made:
I tried doing my own metal plating, here's a report about it:
This is a story about how an old Datsun transmission turned into a car project:
A very simple project to allow the John Deere Gator to haul more "stuff":
A crab-pot puller with capstan windless:
I'll try to keep this updated as projects come up.
In about 2004, my brother Mark and I headed east to recover a Bugeye Sprite that he had purchased. It didn't go smoothly, here's the story:
I went to truck driving school to get my CDL. If you're interested in big trucks or getting your commercial driver's license, maybe you will enjoy reading this:
For many years, a group of us have gone fishing for a week in Eastern Washington. Here are some reports on the trips. These are only of interest to those who attend:
I've run across a couple of older manuals that might be of use to you as PDF files. I don't suppose the manufacturers would mind since they don't sell them anymore.
Once in a while I write something for submission to a paper or magazine, or just for fun – here are a couple:
Here’s a handy chart to print out and hang on your shop wall. If the wrench you are using doesn’t fit, it’s an easy way to find out which wrench (metric or US) is just a little bigger or smaller. Also includes a conversion chart for Newton-meters to Ft-lbs for torquing fasteners:
See this web site for a couple of products that can be used for automotive conversions. TachMatch is for making tachometers work even though the cylinder count might be different between the engine and tachometer, or if they are electrically incompatible. MotorMatch is a motor and transmission mounting set for installing a small-block Ford V8, such as a 302/5.0 into an early Datsun Z-car, such as a 240Z or 260Z. Diff Mount (based on R/T Mount) is an extra strong front differential mount for Z-cars with too much power.
