Seems to be a theme around here, old cars with old batteries. But in this case Zippy was a little funky starting sometimes - it didn't...

Basic Basics By no means exhaustive or definitive, but ideally short & helpful for new folks to fill in some gaps. "Stands For Decibel"...

Thanks to the magic of internet searches I learned that some people call this a squeegee. I was taught that it's a window scraper, but...

Back in 2020, a guy I went to HS with saw that I was fixing guitars online and he reached out when he saw a beat up guitar at a...

I was in an abusive relationship. I bought a 1997 M3 5-sp 4-door sedan via the CPO program from BMW. It had about 30,000 miles on it but...

Well, we certainly tried to do it "right" but something did not work out. I broke down and had to get flat-bedded home. When I got the...

There are lots of rumors, heresay, impressions and not a lot of hard tech data about why old gear may sound different or better or worse...

If you've got the head off for whatever reason, you should check the guides and the seats. Even if the guides and seats look good, they...

I'll collect odds and ends here from prepping the 911 for Auto-x season Wheel Lugs My lugnuts felt a little irregular, a little tight...

I knew I would be working on the 911 quite a bit when I bought it, so I ordered an inexpensive home "lift" to help facilitate the work....

Some other small items that have been dealt with which really don't warrant their own page but could be handy to someone. Shift Knob The...

My project management (nagging) turns into my day job working on cars. I had bought a 1974 Spitfire in the winter of 1983-84 to get me to...

Some hopefully helpful tips about getting your own guitar & dialing it in. I really wanted a Les Paul, but with vintage pricing in the...

Memes in general for me are better as comedy devices. I am always very skeptical when they try to make factual arguments for something....

Why did the 911 use a horizontally opposed engine from 1964-on? It's an interesting design study. Other car makers to use a flat engine...

Very nerdy stuff, but I am hoping I can de-mystify transformers a little bit for other casual music tech types. I am not an expert by any...

"A man's gotta know his limitations" - Dirty Harry Someday I really want a barn with a proper 2-post lift in it. They are the joint. One...