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How to Progress When Your Project Gets Stalled

Kristin Cline
September 30, 2014
Garage DIY
1 Comment
Most car people I know have been at this place one time or another - money or time limiting progress of a car build. My regular readers are probably wondering why Operation Stude wasn't completed months ago,...

Houston, We Have A Problem

Kristin Cline
August 18, 2014
1955 Studebaker Coupe, Car Projects, Garage DIY, learning about cars
8 Comments
While you've all been waiting for the epic conclusion of the Studebaker rebuild...so have I! With Speedweek and busy schedules, there wasn't much going on in the garage the past couple of weeks - but this...

Working Out the Gremlins: Getting Past the Small Engine Rebuild Problems

Kristin Cline
July 30, 2014
1955 Studebaker Coupe, Car Projects, Engine, learning about cars
4 Comments
Anytime major mechanical work is done, expect there to be some "gremlins" to work out before the job can actually be called "done." These small engine rebuild problems have been keeping me busy the past few...

Crazy Machines, a $10 Spot Welder, & a 16-year-old 200-Club Contender

Kristin Cline
July 18, 2014
Adventures, Cool Stuff
1 Comment
Above photos courtesy of Old Machine Press. While I'm working out the last few kinks in Operation Stude, I've decided that every now again I'll share a small blogroll...the coolest things I find around...

Fire it Up! Studie’s Engine Rebuild First Start

Kristin Cline
July 3, 2014
1955 Studebaker Coupe, Car Projects, Diary
Although it was only last week when I posted that I'd dropped the engine back in my '55 Studebaker, that happened awhile back...I'm behind in my posting. While I have a couple more things to talk about in the...

A Morning at the Junkyard

Kristin Cline
July 2, 2014
Adventures, Road Trips
1 Comment
Junkyards and swap meets are meccas for car enthusiasts - places to find that hidden treasure, rare part, or deal of a lifetime. While I've been to my fair share of swap meets, you'll probably be surprised...

It’s About Time… Engine Install, Finally!

Kristin Cline
June 27, 2014
1955 Studebaker Coupe, Car Projects, Garage DIY
5 Comments
Rounding that corner to where my car is actually being put together again seems a little bit like turning that last curve of a race, when it's the home stretch and you can finally see the finish. Months have...

How to Paint Headers & Other Final Tasks

Kristin Cline
June 12, 2014
Garage DIY, how to
2 Comments
Finally, the last thing on my engine rebuild before putting it back into Stude - at times it seemed like I'd never get here! With Studie's Small Block Chevy (SBC) looking so good, I could hardly just bolt my...

7 Life Lessons Learned While Rebuilding Stude’s Engine

Kristin Cline
May 23, 2014
Diary, Garage DIY, learning about cars
3 Comments
*This post was first sent out via newsletter! Be sure not to miss exclusive content in the future, and sign up for our monthly newsletter today! Sure you need to have the "how-to" for rebuilding an...

All About the Bonneville Bound Studebaker

Kristin Cline
May 21, 2014
Bonneville Salt Flats, Events
If you missed my post announcing that I'd be driving a 1955 Studebaker at Speedweek 2014, you don't yet know that I'm not referring to my own Studebaker but Jerry Hansen's '55 Studebaker! Before I jump in and...
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