Garage DIY

Rebuilding drum brakes is one of those things that becomes a common chore if you've got older cars. It takes no special skill, just knowledge of where everything goes and the confidence to do it. I avoided...

Davey's had a long haul returning to roadworthiness...and now apparently we've got one more hurdle to cross (and I'm hoping that's it!) After the original engine swap from a 144 cubic-inch inline-6 to a...

Last December Ethan and I had our 10-Day Rush to get Davey, our 1960 Ford Falcon, ready for the Mooneyes Xmas Show. We stayed up all night before the show, certain that with just a couple more hours we could...

If you're anything like me, you always have more projects than either time or money allows. Not to fret, this quick upholstery how-to won't cost you much of either - it's also a great way for beginners to...

Now that I'm just a bike ride away from work, I no longer depend on Studie for daily driving obligations. The transition from a 25-mile to a 2-mile commute has been a very welcome one, but at the same time...

An empty garage is seldom seen...but a welcome sight as it means that our Falcon project is coming to completion! Last night we got Falcon ready for his "first" drive! It felt really good to see the car go...

After Ethan and I's 10-day rush to get the Falcon rolling earlier this month...we took a rest break and then geared up for Christmas. Now we're scurrying to get it finished for a road trip to see my family...

What girl doesn't like shiny things? I admit to being drawn, somewhat unexplainably, to anything that sparkles. So as the steering wheel horn ring of the Falcon sat on my workbench, it mocked me with it's...

In my quest to learn about working on cars, I'm realizing that there's a lot I've learned about tools alongside learning about cars! When I first started working on my newly purchased Studebaker around...

This past month I've gotten rolling on my 1960 Ford Falcon Project. First I had to get it into the garage and begin disassembly. Now I've finished clearing the engine compartment and detaching everything I...