Archive for the ‘Car Stuff’ Category

Long time no update

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Despite not finding time to update the blog I have actually been making progress on the car. The new sound deadening is in, I put a single layer of Raammat on the floor and transmission tunnel, which is about the same weight as the oem tar I took out and should ...

Resuming Operations

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Between moving house and changing jobs (again) the Legacy had been sadly neglected lately. Now that we're all moved into the new house I had a little time to get the garage in order and start moving all my 'car junk'. The first order of business was to epoxy the garage floor, ...

New House

Monday, April 7th, 2008

After 6 months living with the in-laws we finally have a new place of our own.  It's an old farmhouse which was gutted and completely renovated, on an acre of land.  Sadly it only has a small 2-car detached garage, but I have a few ideas of how to get ...

Fun with a 20-ton press

Monday, March 24th, 2008

"If I buy a press, I can do the bushings myself..." After a quick trip to those purveyors of highest quality chinese tools Harbor Freight I was the proud owner of a more-or-less serviceable 20-ton press: Things I have learned: Group-N bushings aren't quite as terrible as people say Use plenty of silicon grease Preparation ...

Transmission Installed

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

This weekend I actually managed to find some time to work on the car, a welcome change! First up, I picked up 20lbs of dry ice and removed all the sound deadening from the floor. The process was pretty cool and very easy, spread the ice around and wait while ...

Heading in the right direction

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Took the first step towards getting the car back together; putting the engine crossmember back into the car. Next up will most likely be the transmission. It's not much but it feels good to finally be putting things back on the car. I also made some progress on the ...