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GM LS engine harnesses

By Josh February 27, 2015 LS conversions 1 Comment
GM LS engine harnesses

I didn’t think I would be putting them up for sale as a generic fit item, but I’m pretty dissatisfied with the harnesses that have been brought to me. I…

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Closed for business

By Josh January 19, 2016 Uncategorized 4 Comments
Closed for business

Due to local zoning laws, Cj’s Garage is forced to close the doors at 57 South L Street. The city of Livermore has concluded that Cj’s Garage is not a…

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Sometimes it’s radiator week at the shop..

By Josh December 17, 2015 Classic Cars No Comments
Sometimes it’s radiator week at the shop..

And sometimes it’s brake week. It seems like it’s been brake week; I just finished the big brakes on the Mustang and the kit for a 1963 Biscayne showed up.…

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Big Brake Upgrade: Pro-Touring Car Part 4

By Josh December 14, 2015 Classic Cars, LS conversions No Comments
Big Brake Upgrade: Pro-Touring Car Part 4

My friend Joe always tells me about his C10. He put a hopped up big block in the full size truck and was sliding through every intersection. Sure, he now…

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I see a red car and I want it painted black: Pro-Touring car Part 3

By Josh December 6, 2015 Classic Cars No Comments
I see a red car and I want it painted black: Pro-Touring car Part 3

A little background and a little background–The 1967 Mustang Pro-Touring car continues.. I was wondering whether or not to put a fourth coat on as I sat down to watch…

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Engine assembly: Pro-Touring car Part 2

By Josh December 4, 2015 Classic Cars No Comments
Engine assembly: Pro-Touring car Part 2

To put a good engine together is always fun. I bought a whole car because it had low miles and I need the whole drivetrain. Also, it ended up being…

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How to build a pro-touring car

By Josh December 2, 2015 Classic Cars No Comments
How to build a pro-touring car

The term pro-touring has come up a lot lately. It seems like a lot of the builds that are coming out of shops nowadays are focused around this movement. Except…

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Updating the S10 Cooling System

By Josh November 15, 2015 LS conversions No Comments
Updating the S10 Cooling System

Not that the radiator that was in it didn’t fit well or that it leaked, it just didn’t cool very well. So I actually later ended up changing to a…

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From time to time you end up wearing the shirt you’ve been sewing..

By Josh August 22, 2015 LS conversions No Comments
From time to time you end up wearing the shirt you’ve been sewing..

This is a draft I had of this entry. The full story follows: I robbed the exhaust from my brother’s Silverado in order to procure the correct catalytic converters and…

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So Big Brown is up for sale

By Josh February 22, 2015 Classic Cars No Comments
So Big Brown is up for sale

and is probably going to her new home tomorrow. Here she is on craigslist: The perspective buyer wanted me to do a compression test for some reason. So I did.…

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