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I am sort of debating this in my mind right now as I could really use the money. If I do this, it likely will not be until the fall as I will need time to get some other things in order first. Now, if I sold it, I would fix all of it's problems, it would have working A/C, and probably even a new...

I just bought this today and so I figured I would write a review. For $89 with a coupon in the Sunday newspaper ($109 without, and $149 when it goes off special later this month), I got Harbor Freight's "Chicago Electric" 90 amp, 110 volt flux core welder. It comes complete with a 2lb spool of...

I have to get to sleep and as such have not fully vetted this article yet, but it is written by Dave Coleman and if it is the Dave Coleman I am thinking of ( from the tech heavy but now dead Sport Compact Car magazine) then it should be one hell of a read! I was sitting on the toilet, dreaming...

Pic from Japan-land of odd fetishes and...well... this:

You may or may not be aware of the fate of the Aral sea, but in a nutshell here it is. The Communists in the USSR wanted to use the rivers feeding the fourth largest inland sea in the world to irrigate cotton crops. So, in the 1950's, they did just that. It has been shrinking ever since and now...

Lately I have come to the conclusion that my house, which is furnished in the 1996 bachelor pad style ( whatever was left over from people I knew at the time) needs to be redecorated. With that in mind, I have started scratching my head and looking at some decorating blogs to get some ideas as...

It's hot, and I live in Florida and deliver pizza full time. In the summer, the average high temperature is around 93 degrees with 90% humidity and a heat index of 110. The problem is, my truck has an issue with it's ECU where it turns the A/C compressor off the moment the engine starts and on...

What is it, you ask? Well, you know how people like to swap out Mazda rotaries for SBC's and LSX's? well, this is that swap in reverse. It's a 13b Turbo rotary powered Nova! Follow the link for details and pics. http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/13bt-rotary-chevy-nova/

I found this and thought it would be fun to post and see what people score on it. I was a bit disappointed in my score as I only managed a 93.75. It is basically a series of very basic, easy questions on history, economics and the US government. I admitted to how bad I did, so post your results...

I confess. I am a lawncare vigilante. The house next door to me is unoccupied and assumed abandoned, so I have started taking care of the yard in the absence of anyone else. I also know that I am not alone as I have learned of others doing the same thing rather than letting these houses go to...

I was setting the idle mixture on my Quadrajet the other day using the vacuum gauge method, and noticed the gauge fluttering very fast within a 2-3 in/hg range (15-18 in/hg). Sadly, I forget what exactly it means, but I do know the engine seems to miss at idle. I also noted that one primary tube...

My 1985 Cutlass has an electrical problem of sorts. If you leave the battery connected, it will be drained in around 3-4 days. It also melts the plastic around the brake light fuse, so I think that is the area that has the issue. The terminal sparks violently when the battery is disconnected if...

I was thinking about this the other day. You used to be able to find almost anything on E-bay, but lately that is not the case. It seems that many of the sellers have decided to stop selling on the site, and have left it pretty empty. Did they do something to kill a good thing? From what I have...

My trans is about shot, and I was thinking about trying to rebuild it at home. I want to do a 5 speed swap, but don't have all the parts to do it right now, and my bench seat is almost perfect so I was thinking of trying to do the auto at home to save some money and keep the car drivable. Does...

I have a Th200 4r transmission and it seems to be making a noise like a giant vacuum leak. It can be heard when in park or when in drive, and the volume varies with throttle application. I thought it was just a vacuum leak, but I could not find the noise under the hood, nor could I hear it under...

How's this for an odd one? A month and a half ago I advertised that i was giving away a grille for a 1971 Buick Skylark to the first person to come and get it. I had two respondents to the ad after it had been on there for several weeks. One who said he would come and get it, and one who...

I was going to buy a suspension kit for the back of my Cutlass, but sadly, circumstances now require that I start using the car as my daily driver/ pizza car. So, I need to rebuild the rear suspension as cheaply as possible in order to make the car safe to use on a daily basis. I have never...

Yes, this is a bit of a personal rant, but feel free to add your own gripes to the thread as I feel I am not the only one in this spot. As some of you know, I have been taking time off from fixing up my old cars to fix up my house. I was hoping to refinance it to a lower rate and cut my monthly...

I will point out that I am not doing this on a car right now, but on a metal screened structure for a porch and swimming pool. Anyhow, most of us have heard of the roller and brush then sand till you bleed method of painting a car with a $25 gallon of oil based Rustoleum. I tried it with a $15...

This is something I tend to think of as an interesting question apart from the apparent politics of it all. What is the real difference in money spent between a new appliance or home improvement that is Energy Star rated versus normal? I am upgrading my small (1,066 sq ft heated) house right...