Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026 Its amazing how quickly the unexpected can completely upend long-made plans. Such is the case with my plans to attend the Tri-Five Nationals this weekend. My 30-year-old son, who was going
Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 My 55 Chevy 2-door wagon’s trip to the Tri-Five Nationals in Bowling Green appears to be a “GO” since the weather forecast has improved. Right now, looks like a 30 percent
Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026 Its been a productive day here in the Shade Tree Garage. At noon today, I met with a young man in Mount Washington to purchase his compact spare tire out of
Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026 Spent several hours in the shop today after making a run to the hardware store to by some Flitz chrome polish. Handling the air cleaner and my new valve covers with
August 3, 2026 Tonight I felt like I scored the winning touchdown in the Tri-Five Chevy Superbowl! Last night I ordered an endoscope thingie that connects to my phone. My hope was to use it
Sunday night, Aug. 2, 2026 Today I decided to install my new valve covers on the SBC in my 55 Chevy wagon. What should have been a relatively easy task eventually turned into a real
Sunday morning, Aug. 2,, 2026 Well, the Tri-Five Nationals is less than two weeks away. I have this coming week and three days of the next week, which means I have work left to do.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 I’ve had the 55 wagon under its car cover for more than a week, though I did take time to replace the 110-amp alternator with a 200-amp one last week. Last
Thursday, July 16, 2026 A couple afternoons ago I took time to replace the alternator in the wagon. There wasn’t anything wrong with the one on the wagon; in fact, it hadn’t been on for
Monday July 13, 2026 Some of my new chrome items for my 55 wagon’s engine compartment have arrived and I’m anxious to get them installed. Nothing really earth shattering; in fact, no one will probably