Tailgate emblem installed (18 months later!)
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
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Bling! Bling! Comin’ soon to a ’55 Chevy wagon near you …
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
Tri-Five Nationals trip a question mark . . .
TRI-FIVE NATIONALS QUESTIONABLE. The Tri-Five Nationals are coming in mid-August — SIX WEEKS! My wife just changed jobs and she is not going to be able to go. Our plan was to drive down on
Driver’s door done; next job … 12v A/C install
Friday, May 1, 2026 Its hard to believe, but I finally wrapped up the rebuild of my driver’s door on my 55 Chevy 2-door wagon. What I expected to be “a weekend job” turned into
Garage update: Stripped screws, compressor plans, GOP dinner — oh my!
Thursday, March 19, 2026 My son Elijah has been home all week for Spring Break, though we don’t have a lot to show for it. I need to address my shop lights, which I think
What activities do the Whiskey City Cruisers need for their monthly car cruises?
I’m working on ideas that may improve turnout for the Whiskey City Cruisers monthly car cruises in Bardstown. The cruisers’ events are different because there’s no judging. It isn’t a show, but a cruise. More
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
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
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.