Not my best work. More bodges that I'm not proud of.

The velcro seemed like a good idea at the time.

That sticky mess of melted velcro adhesive would still allow the rear view mirror to slip down. Usually while going over a sharp bump or pothole. I got to the point where I would reflexively reach over and push the mirror back up into position.

Nothing to be proud of here. Sacrificial tires.

Step one, remove wheel.

Recently I've been so busy that I haven't had much opportunity to work on any of my cars, even a little bit.

Now it seems as though I'm finally going to get a free moment or two.

"Hey, I could make a living doing this!" The final installment.

This is where it ends.
Quite a come down from having an actual shop of my own.

Trying to find a way to cut costs I moved my inventory out of the shop into -------- a public storage space. But not just any tiny storage space, a 10 ft. by 30 ft. space. I moved all the parts racks that I had built along with my metal shelving and organized it all into a most useful arrangement.

Did the dam break? Not exactly. Part three of the series, "I could make a living doing this!"

photo source: YouTube.com

Of course my business needed a website. Go Daddy provided the templates to design my web page. There is a lot of work involved in developing and maintaining a website. More than I was really able or willing to provide.

Avoiding the "Gumption Trap!"

Pirsig thought that the term
"gumption" had a quaint ring.

In his book Robert Pirsig writes about the hazard of the "Gumption Trap." This isn't something that you fall into and are trapped like in quicksand. Instead it is a state of running out of gumption which causes you to come to a a halt in a project or endeavor. "Running out of gas" would be a similar metaphor for the same predicament.

Speedsters and board track motorcycle racers.

This sculpture reduces the elements of the automobile to the bare elements.
photo source: The Old Motor.com

The distilled essence of speed, romance and adventure.

Trying out my idea, Part Two

This drawing is just to set the stage. It's not the XJS set up.

Day Two.

First, I wanted to raise the car a bit higher. I slipped two 1-1/2 in. wood squares under each end of the ramp to give me another three inches of height. I placed my old floor jack under the left suspension arm as a back up. I always have several jack stands supporting the car at all times.