What's up with Doug Demuro?

Doug is routinely  photographed with his mouth open.

Good old Doug. The dweeby, kind of goofy Every Man.  Not an accomplished driver, mechanic, restorer, or gearhead, Totally non threatening. But smart. Very much smarter than he lets on. And quite a bit richer, too.

Whitewalls, Wide whitewalls. Roll your own!

A wire Riviera hub cap and newly painted whitewalls.
I wonder how this has held up?

This is a picture of a painted wide whitewall that I made around ten years ago. I have used it as my avatar on different sites.The wheel has been sitting outside face down in the ivy for all those years after I photographed it. What kind of shape is it in? How has the paint held up? Lets take a look.

What am I waiting for?

I got the chance to drive my Mustang long enough to chase down the source of the coolant leak, sort of. I finally saw a small drip running down the right rear side of the intake manifold.

Directly under that heater hose clamp I could see coolant pooling around that manifold bolt.

Could the bolt just be loose? Could it be that easy? I didn't think so but I carefully applied a wrench and found that it was tight. My guess is that the heater hose junction boss is probably cracked. That does seem strange as the manifold was just replaced three years or so ago. The engine has not been subjected to overheating. The original manifold lasted for over 150,000 miles but it's been my experience that non OEM  components often don't last as long.

Tools: That which separates us from our Simian ancestors.

photo source: 2001, A space Odyssey.

Dammit! Why doesn't that wrench fit!

 Sometimes the distance doesn't seem so great!

Empowerment. One of the pillars of your car guy persona.

photo source; pinterest
Kicking it old school. Nothing beats hands on experience.

This is a term that is thrown around a lot on the media. Every group claims the need and the right to be empowered by someone. Society? The government? How about taking hold of the bull by the horns and eking out a bit of empowerment on your own?

Octane magazine. Fueling the passion of any car lover.

This was the first  issue that captured my attention.

I was just getting involved on the Jaguar forum when I came across a reference to this issue. I did an Internet search and ordered this particular back issue. After reading it I realized that I needed to subscribe to this fantastic periodical.

The State of my Auto Union.

No, not that Auto Union. I haven't bought an Audi.....yet.