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Busy car cruise weekend for the wagon …

23 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 55 Chevy wagon Garage tools and hardware Shade Tree Garage 4:50 am

Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 Yesterday I took the 55 wagon to the Depot Street Car Show in Bloomfield, and had a super time. I parked at City Hall as I have done for the past

Driver’s side tail gate cable repairs; passenger side is next

17 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 55 Chevy wagon 6:12 am

Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 With my son’s help, we got the driver’s side tail gate cable and retractor changed yesterday. I did a little research and found these photos that give you a better view

Tri-Five Nationals now a ‘no-go’ :-(

12 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon 8:30 pm

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

Tailgate emblem installed (18 months later!)

9 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon Blog 7:02 am

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

Prepping the Chevy for possible Tri-Five road trip … IF the weather will cooperate!

7 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon 8:18 am

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

Amazon – and an endoscope – save the day regarding my need to tear down my engine

4 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon 3:37 am

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

Minor oops! installing valve covers means partial engine tear-down ahead . . .

3 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon 6:55 am

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

The clock is ticking . . . Tri-Five Nats looms large

2 August, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon 7:47 am

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.

Takin’ [my 55] it to the streets . . .

22 July, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 2026 Tri-Five Nationals 55 Chevy wagon Shade Tree Garage 4:43 am

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

New alternator, new pain (sigh) . . .

16 July, 2026 jamesebrooksjr 0 Comments 55 Chevy wagon 5:54 pm

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

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