Nandemo. Spaced out wife just says, “whatever.”
ナンデモ

Four years ago I made THIS dimple die out of steel plate and a big ass bolt and nut. It worked… but not well. Fourteen gauge sheet was enough to seriously mangle an M14 bolt… but I used it all over my AE86 and felt pretty good about it. Now, my tool collection is growing rapidly and I’ve retired my […]
Tools For Job

I did some cleaning over the weekend, and ran across a couple boxes of high school books etc. These were mixed in, and I had totally forgotten ever owning them. In fact, in response to some questions I had about fasteners, Carroll Smith’s books had been popping up both in Google and in conversation, so I had put them on […]
Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

You know you want some pizza.
H.I.S.H.E…. ZN6

Originally built to be a pit vehicle, Ryan is now taking his Ruckus to work. Pretty styling… you wouldn’t think the same guy could be shopping Corvette’s… but supposedly he is.
Contradictions…

I HATE Phillips head screws and Phillips screwdrivers. If I have ever recently stripped a bolt or screw head, it was certainly a Phillips… or what I thought was a Phillips. Check this sweet article that Adam at revlimiter.net put together. Looks like I may have been doing it wrong all along.
Looks Like Maybe I Suck… Not Phillips

As boring as it is… 40% of my 86’s have been silver, and it feels like silver is just my colour. Or should I say “silver metallic (147)”? I guess that translates pretty well to “Argento”. Not sure “Steel” is quite the same though…