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i got a new car. it’s badass….but is it normal that i don’t have temp tags? or any kind of plates at all? apparently the out of state dealership is going to effect the title transfer to the credit union and mail a tax check to the OMV, at which po…

…so anyway, my flywheel developed a flat spot in pascagoula and I only got home tonight thanks to a very cool, very bearded young dude named “Redneck” (that’s how he introduced himself) who showed up at the gas station in Gulfport and hopped out of h…

today after work i tuned the carb put air in tires threw some heet in the gas discovered and fixed source of that scary rattle discovered dying radius arm bushing temporarily patched it lubed lots of random junk discovered loose bumper bolts drove to l…

Dear Internet,So after flying into a panic about the condition of my carb and realizing there was no way it could be ready in time for the Very Important Meeting the next day, I bit the bullet and purchased a Holley Truck Avenger. It was money I can’t…

for FTE. what the hell is this stuff?

used car shopping in this economy is a deeply intense, profoundly intimate exploration of everything strange and poignant about being an adult american human. the places i’ve been going and conversations i’ve been having all have this weird incongruit…

lately i’ve been getting a fair bit of paid handyman work. in the last week i installed a dog door (savaging a really nice solid-core door in the process, but in such a way that it can be repaired later); built an extra-strength security bar (still ne…

So I went to the local Lowes yesterday to pick up some odds & ends for a project, and there were not one, but two dentsides in really good condition already there. I talked to the owner of the green one, which is in amazing original condition- pretty …

Dear Internet,Today I took the $100 from the Atlima, added a little money of my own, and walked 3 miles round trip with a battery in a milk crate on a rolling cart to Autozne and back. Traded in the Atlima’s Interstate battery for an Optima Red Top. …

Atlima got picked up by the scrapyard today, they’re gonna crush it. Learned to drive in that car, but it’s time to move on.Spent most of Sunday running around town getting parts tested & trying to figure out why the truck won’t start. Turns out the …