'68 Z28, Enough to make me drool. My favorite flavor! Always wanted but never got a '68.

-jim lee

No, I'd bought it as a wee tot for $400 in.. Summer 1978? It was running on 3 cylinders. The PO tried to get clever and pull 4 wires off to hide the miss. Got the wrong 4 wires. It was pretty beat up when I got it and I learned much of what I know about working on cars getting it running, and rebuil...

In my old '70 Camaro, back in the day, I had to pull the gas tank to do some body work. Now, there was always a big rattle going on in there. For years, you stop and here this Drdrdrd... something rolling around. So I finnaly get a chance to open it up take a look. First thing I notice is that the i...

Haha! Yeah, same one! http://leftcoast.biz/justStuff/fam4x4.jpg Our first foray into the woods led by Allie-Bob. She's the one on the left. This picture has a story behind it as well. Christmas morning 2016. The kids are bored. Allie wants to try her 4Runner off road. Sounds like fun. Ma & I jum...

I played around with the acid trick in the past and.. Find a good radiator shop.

Really, its a horrible and scary mess to deal with.

-jim lee

Yeah, the poor kids didn't have much of a choice. When they grew up, we used the 35 foot sailboat as the family RV. A couple years ago my oldest daughter bought a used Toyota 4Runner 4x4. She is now is spearheading our new family trend of 4 wheeling and camping. The M37 & The Carryall dovetail n...

I actually fell off, I think it was that boat in the picture when I owned it. We were getting ready for a race when my son lost his shoe overboard. I tacked (changed direction) around to pick up the shoe. (I was now sitting on the low side of the boat driving) As we sailed up to it, I leaned back to...

See, that's because you were on a powerboat. They ride terrible in the ocean. Sailboats are WAY easier to ride on. An, while we're on the subject. I used to build sailboats. http://www.leftcoast.biz/iWeb/Left_Coast/The_Dart_files/shapeimage_3.png One of the boats I (my company) built. They were litt...

Ha! I've gone slow for great distances. I have a 35' sailboat, had it since 1992. Back then, the wife n' I sailed it to Mexico, the South Pacific, Hawaii and back to the SF Bay. Was quite the honeymoon. When the first kid made it up the ladder to the deck level we moved off the boat and onto land. (...

HAHA! That's a spare line from my sailboat. Notice it has a block & tackle holding tension too. That entire operation was iffy and kinda' spooky.

-jim lee

I've taken in 13 to be pulled apart had success with 12 of them. Sand blasted 7 of the 12, repainted 5 of these with the etching primer and something called "machine" paint. You don't need an activator for machine paint. As long as you wait 2 days for the topcoat to dry, everything seems t...

What is this "Polarizing the Generator" thing you speak of?

-jim lee

Umm.. You may want to rethink your copper plumbing. Copper tends to crack from the vibration when used in cars/trucks. Other than that, looks great.

-jim lee

But how do you get the seal & bushing out? 'Cause I'm kinda' stuck in the same place on my 3/4T Carryall.

-jim lee

Thanks everyone! I got one from NAPA. Seems to work.

-jim lee