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
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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.
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
Truck still not starting, but the tractor is!
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 Well, my YouTube channel continues to slowly grow. I posted my critique of the Tri-Five Nationals — and I wasn’t too tough on them. I was critical of their lack of
Home from the heat & the Tri-Five Nationals …
Aug. 30, 2025 Been a while since my last update, so I’ve got plenty to write about. TRI-FIVE NATIONALS. My wife and I left for Bowling Green and Beech Bend early Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025.
Gauge install completed, blown fuse fix ahead …
Friday, July 25, 2025 Today I made progress on my new set of Autometer gauges in my 55 wagon. I had the gauges connected by late yesterday,, but didn’t have each gauge securely mounted in
Sometimes gauging progress isn’t always easy, accurate or simple as it seems …
Thursday, July 24, 2025 It took some time today, but I successfully mounted my Autometer 3-gauge panel below the glove compartment door on my 55 Chevy wagon. The new Autometer gauge cluster — consisting of
Gauging progress? Here’s hoping!
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 I spent the afternoon trying to remove the old cheap-ass trio of gauges from my 55 wagon and replacing it with the Autometer 3-gauge panel with larger 2-5/8 inch gauges. The
Have a modern, aftermarket tilt column in your Tri-Five? No need to reinvent the wheel to column mount that tach!
Sunday, July 20, 2025 After fabricating my own tach mount for use with my CPP tilt steering column in my 55 Chevy 2-door wagon, I decided to avoid reinventing the wheel this time around. Unhappy