First update of 2026: My wagon get its 15 seconds of video fame …
Friday, Jan. 2, 2025 Well, its the new year, and I finally got the Christmas decorations removed from the 55 Chevy wagon. The biggest surprise was what a great job the hot glue did in
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Christmas decor for the Christmas season ….
Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025 I finally got some good video of my 55 Chevy 210 2-door wagon in its Christmas decor (see below). I was going to start removing the decorations this afternoon. While I
Christmas Parade was an enjoyable win, but also partly a bust …
Thursday, Dec. 5, 2025 Well, this evening was our community Christmas Parade, and it was quite the production — as it usually is. I’ve spent the last week plus working to decorate my 55 Chevy
Back to making content … if I don’t freeze
Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025 Well, I’ve been back in the garage trying to record some video content for The Shade Tree Garage YouTube channel, but its been a struggle. My first idea was to shoot
Hood of wife’s Jeep Patriot getting a coat of paint and clear coat …
Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 I started this afternoon to work on the hood of my wife’s Jeep Patriot. After leaving Meguairs polishing compound residue on the hood, which stained it, my efforts to buff the
Returning to the garage for project work …
Oct. 31, 2025 – Halloween Well, Fall arrived with a blast of about a week of rainy, cold and damp weather. I have moved my torpedo heater back into the shop and filled the tank
Created a video with suggestions for improving the Tri-Five Nationals
Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025 — After messing around with my BRAND SPANKING NEW Autometer vacuum gauge that intermittently QUIT working (depending on how tightly the mounting bracket was (or was not), I have installed my
What’s new in the shop? A vintage vacuum gauge!
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 I have still been running my Autometer vacuum gauge — the one that barely has a backlight. Yes, the one that is so dim you can’t see it when its one.
Bezel changed, work nearly complete
Monday, Sept. 15, 2025 Spent the afternoon working in the 55 Chevy to change out the three-gauge bezel and installing the 4-gauge bezel. It came out looking nice — and quite a bit larger than
New gauge panel work beginning; will add vacuum gauge to existing gauges
Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 Today was the car show at Nelson County High School. I wanted to go, but my back was still hurting. Back spasms were killing me Friday night through Saturday morning, and