The rains finally went away, giving me a chance to give the wagon a good scrubbing. Living by the coast is great, but it leaves a lot of sand and salt on your cars. I also had to get all the fabrication grime off before starting the paint process, so I rented a 2000 psi pressure washer with soap hookup for a couple of hours, and gave her a bath with some POR Marine Degreaser. I … [Read more...] about LIL RED WAGON GETS A BATH
NEW TOY
Work on the goon has slowed down a little bit the past month, I've been working alot and also got a new toy, a '07 Husky 610 SM. My Lil' Red Wagon chassis is now done, it will get pressure washed this weekend, and the chassis/engine compartment/interior painting will finally begin. … [Read more...] about NEW TOY
LAGUNA SECA FOR ONLY $150 ?!?
One of the SF Bay Area's great track day clubs, Your Private Track Day, is offering a special Laguna Seca Raceway 1/2 day deal for advanced drivers and racers on March 25, 2010. Go to www.YourPrivateTrackDay.com for further details. Hurry, groups fill up fast! Advanced Drivers Only 1:40-2PM 2:40-3PM 3:40-4:30 Non Stop $150. … [Read more...] about LAGUNA SECA FOR ONLY $150 ?!?
CANEPA DESIGNS TOUR
Along with some members of the Nob Hill Auto Club, I toured the Canepa Designs restoration shop/showroom/museum today in Scotts Valley, CA. There is some truely world class design and restoration work going on there. Bruce Canepa was a wonderful host and gave us a personal tour of the workshop, detailing the reconstruction of several cars scattered about the cavernous facility. … [Read more...] about CANEPA DESIGNS TOUR
510 WAGON FIBERGLASS REAR HATCH GOES ON
Today I welded on four 1/4 turn tabs and riveted on the four corresponding latches to hold on the fiberglass rear hatch. The bottom is held in place with a couple of external tabs. The idea was to make the process of putting the hatch on a one person job: drop it in place with the tabs and then secure the dzus pins. … [Read more...] about 510 WAGON FIBERGLASS REAR HATCH GOES ON
LE-MONS AT INFINEON RACEWAY 2010
The four wheeled circus that is "24 Hours of LeMons" is invading the San Francisco Bay Area this weekend at Infineon/Sonoma County/Sears Pt. Raceway. It is truely an event to see at least once, kind of like Mardi Gras at a racetrack. To make it worth the fans' time, they even get to pick which race car gets to be crushed, yes, crushed. See an example here - … [Read more...] about LE-MONS AT INFINEON RACEWAY 2010