Car Projects

Way back in 2008 is when Studie finally got road-going for the first time - just 24 hours before I would jump inside and drive alone across the desert from LA to Vegas to take her to our to our first car show,...

You've done all the planning and you're 100% ready, so how to install a cable-operated floor shifter? Let's get to it! Ready?!? Let's get greasy! Wait. Have you read the directions from the...

I've already gone over my reasons for choosing to install a Lokar cable-operated floor shifter for my automatic 700R4 transmission, so now prepare with me to install it. If you don't regularly follow along...

Why the Switch? When Studebaker got on the road way-back-when (7 years!), I'd insisted on making the original column shifter work. Being that it was originally linked to a manual Studebaker transmission...

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...

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...

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...

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...

One of the final things in my engine rebuild process is replacing the freeze plugs. We were waiting until the heads and intake manifold were on before doing this. What are freeze plugs you ask? Also known...

Now that the cylinder heads are on and Studie's Small Block Chevy (SBC) is taking form, the next step is adding the lifters, pushrods, rockers, and intake manifold - buttoning up the top of this...