Log Archives

June 2002:	July 2002:	August 2002:	September 2002:
6/1/02: My Buick Story: How Did I Get Myself Into This? 6/4/02: Am I getting excited? You bet! 6/6/02: Shipping details 6/8/02: It's on its way! 6/10/02: The Car-Guy Consortium 6/11/02: Some parts arrive 6/13/02: It's here! 6/20/02: Ready to go. 6/30/02: Some Progress.	7/6/02: Brakes & Wiring 7/14/02: Busy Work 7/18/02: Carburetors 7/28/02: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back 7/31/02: I'm Cool...	*Spinning My Tires:* An Epiphany 8/6/02: Lights! 8/7/02: Colors	Spinning My Tires: Quality Amateur Restoration--An Oxymoron?
October 2002:	November 2002:	December 2002:
Spinning My Tires: Where Are All The Great Cars?	Spinning My Tires: Can't We All Just Get Along (Rodding vs. Restoring)	Spinning My Tires: A Car Restorer's Christmas Wish List 12/07/02: Where the *HECK* have I been?! 12/07/02: Garage remodel, page 2 12/07/02: Home shop remodel 12/17/02: Disassembly begins 12/18/02: Front sheetmetal removal 12/22/02: More front sheetmetal removal 12/25/02: The Toolman Christmas (by Julia!) 12/27/02: Front suspension removal 12/28/02: Degreasing the front suspension 12/29/02: Blasting the front springs
January 2003:	February 2003:	March 2003:	April 2003:
Spinning My Tires: Readers Chime In! 01/04/03: Front suspension prep 01/06/03: The Rusteco and GreaseMaster Test (Part I) 01/08/03: The Rusteco and GreaseMaster Test (Part II) 01/11/03: Powdercoat prep 01/12/03: More powdercoating	Spinning My Tires: Looking to the Past to See the Future 02/22/03: Visiting Buick Heaven (Part I) 02/22/03: Visiting Buick Heaven (Part II) 02/22/03: Gutting the Interior 02/28/03: Removing the Steering	Spinning My Tires: How Perfect? 03/01/03: Dash Disassembly & Engine Stripping 03/08/03: Dash Removal 03/09/03: More Powdercoating (and a rant) 03/15/03: The Great Gloss Debate 03/16/03: Engine Compartment Surprises 03/18/03: Stymied!	Spinning My Tires: Car Guy Karma 04/06/03: Buick Club Swap Meet 04/13/03: Sub-Assembly Disassembly 04/14/03: Simple Clean-Up 04/18/03: Powdercoating Madness! 04/22/03: Air Management
May 2003:	June 2003:	July 2003:	August 2003:
Spinning My Tires: What's a Classic? 05/05/03: My Mustang 05/10/03: Engine Removal (Part I) 05/10/03: Engine Removal (Part II) 05/14/03: Out Damned Transmission!	Spinning My Tires: Some Great Engines 06/13/03: Has It Been A Year Already? 06/22/03: Back in Gear 06/23/03: Stainless Trim Removal 06/25/03: Passenger Door Disassembly 06/26/03: Whoa! That's A Lot of Stuff! 06/29/03: Building a Body Dolly	Spinning My Tires: What Are They Thinking Over At GM? 07/01/03: Sheetmetal Disassembly 07/06/03: Pressure Washer! 07/09/03: Pedal Assembly Removal 7/28/03: Buick National Meet!	Spinning My Tires: Debunking Some Automotive Myths 8/10/03: Gas Tank & Rear Suspension 8/13/03: Blasting and a Philosophical Discussion 8/17/03: Door Removal and Miscellanous Stuff 8/30/03: White Metal! 8/31/03: Brake Removal and Miscellaneous Stuff
September 2003:	October 2003:	November 2003:	December 2003:
Spinning My Tires: Letters to the Editor 09/04/03: Getting Some Heat 09/07/03: Heater/Defroster Restoration 09/08/03: Protecting My Old Iron 09/10/03: Defroster Core Repair 09/16/03: Adventures in Plating 09/20/03: What Next? 09/23/03: Rustproofing 09/27/03: Transmission Disassembly 09/29/03: Transmission Painting	10/21/03: Transmission Assembly
January 2004:	February 2004:	March 2004:	April 2004:
Spinning My Tires: 2003: The Year in Review 01/18/04: Garage updates 01/21/04: Welding Class Day One 01/24/04: Welding Homework 01/24/04: Buffing Stand Construction, Part I 01/24/04: Buffing Stand Construction, Part II 01/25/04: Buffing Stand Paint 01/27/04: It's A Dirty Job... 01/28/04: Surgery 01/31/04: Julia's New Car	Spinning My Tires: How Do You Eat An Elephant? 02/08/04: Stainless Trim Restoration 02/12/04: Bracket Fabrication 02/14/04: Floor Repair 02/23/04: Floor Repair Part 2 02/25/04: Floor Repair Part 3	Spinning My Tires: Everything Old is New Again 03/01/04: Sandblasting 03/02/04: Floor Repair Part 4 03/04/04: Floor Repair Part 5 03/06/04: Floor Repair Part 6 03/21/04: Floor Repair Update 03/23/04: Driver's Side Floor Repair 03/24/04: Unique Floor Patches 03/29/04: Turnabout	Spinning My Tires: Changing Directions? 04/13/04: Trunk Detective 04/19/04: Rear Axle Removal 04/29/04: Rear Axle Exploration
May 2004:	June 2004:	July 2004:	August 2004:
Spinning My Tires: Stop Whining! 05/03/04: Rear Axle Disassembly Part 1 05/03/04: Rear Axle Disassembly Part 2 05/06/04: Power Washing 05/10/04: Torque Tube & More Trunk 05/19/04: Painting the Torque Tube 05/24/04: Painting the Torque Tube Part 2	Spinning My Tires: Rotisserie Construction 06/26/04: Frame Removal 06/29/04: Frame Clean-Up	Spinning My Tires: Rotisserie Construction 07/05/04: Frame Straightening	Spinning My Tires: Gremlins
September 2004:	October 2004:	November 2004:	December 2004:
Spinning My Tires: A Tribute 09/12/04: German Auto Show 09/23/04: Caging the Beast, er, Buick 09/24/04: Trunk Work 09/25/04: The Grand Illusion 09/30/04: Help Has Arrived!	Spinning My Tires: In Defense of Electronics 10/10/04: Model A Ignition Work 10/13/04: A Day at the Races 10/17/04: Trunk Work Part 2 10/19/04: Trunk Work Part 3 10/27/04: Professional Powdercoating 10/31/04: Trunk Work Part 4	Spinning My Tires: The Unemployment Blues 11/08/04: Trunk Work Part 5 11/09/04: Trunk Work Part 6 11/10/04: Trunk Work Part 7 11/18/04: Trunk Work Part 8 11/23/04: Trunk Work Part 9 11/28/04: Trunk Work Part 10	Spinning My Tires: To All The Cars I've Known Before 12/01/04: Trunk Work Part 11 12/09/04: Trunk Work Part 12 12/27/04: Trunk Work Part 13 12/31/04: Trunk Work Part 14
January 2005:	February 2005:	March 2005:	April 2005:
*Spinning My Tires:* 01/02/05: Trunk Work Part 15 01/06/05: Trunk Work Part 16 01/12/05: Rotisserie Update	Spinning My Tires: How You Can Help Me 02/06/05: Goodbye, Frame! 02/09/05: Parts is Parts 02/16/05: More Refinishing 02/17/05: Powder Coat Update	Spinning My Tires: My Dream Garage 03/20/05: Update	Spinning My Tires: If you love your car, set it free! 04/10/05: Sandblasting 04/13/05: Get Back in the Trunk! 04/14/05: Grinding and Welding 04/17/05: Quarter Panel Patching 04/19/05: Body Mount Rebuild 04/21/05: Body Mount Rebuild Final
May 2005:	June 2005:	July 2005:	August 2005:
Spinning My Tires: The Professional Advantage 05/01/05: Misc. Trunk Patches 05/19/05: The Frame Returns 05/25/05: Reassembly Begins 05/30/05: Still More Trunk Patching	Spinning My Tires: Notes on the Journey 06/16/05: Trunk Repairs Part 1000 06/23/05: Trunk Do-Over	Spinning My Tires: Car Show Etiquette 07/04/05: Chagrin Falls Car Show 07/21/05: The Trunk is Done	Spinning My Tires: How To Drive Your Old Car
September 2005:	October 2005:	November 2005:	December 2005:
09/18/05: Glenmoor Gathering	Spinning My Tires: Restoration is Restoration	Spinning My Tires: Five Really Great Ways to Break Into the Old Car Hobby
January 2006:	February 2006:	March 2006:	April 2006:
Spinning My Tires: Subcontractors 01/22/06: Engine Disassembly Part 1 01/22/06: Engine Disassembly Part 2 01/28/06: Camshaft Removal		Spinning My Tires: My Auction Rant
May 2006:	June 2006:	July 2006:	August 2006:
Spinning My Tires: I'm Sick of Beating Up My Car	Spinning My Tires: A Milestone 06/19/06: Stan Hywet Car Show
September 2006:	October 2006:	November 2006:	December 2006:
		Spinning My Tires: Where have I been, where am I going?	12/19/06: The Big Move 12/22/06: Visit to the Machine Shop
January 2007:	February 2007:	March 2007:	April 2007:
Spinning My Tires: Ode to the Forlorn 01/02/07: Disaster Averted 01/12/07: Manifold Destiny
January 2008:	February 2008:	March 2008:	April 2008:
01/02/08: Progress Resumes/Engine Assembly	02/25/08: The Straight-8 Comes Home