Sunday night, Aug. 13, 2023 I didn’t get the Plymouth out today for the Whiskey City Cruiser’s Saturday cruise. I kinda wanted to, but I didn’t want to rush getting it ready. This week, I made a 12v fused line that takes power from the starter relay and provides it to the brake light switch […]
Garage lighting, wiring done! Time to rock and roll …
Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023 I’m happy to report that the garage lighting and wiring is completed! I’ve had the wiring done for nearly two weeks, the lighting took some time but it too is done, and it’s bright as daylight in the garage. I could not be happier with the results! My next improvement(s) are […]
Progress on the garage lighting …
Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023 With the help of my son, we are on the cusp of finishing the LED lighting for the garage. We have one final set of four 8-foot lights to install, then I have the 4-banger AC outlet to mount on the rafter to power the lights. Then the cabling goes to […]
And the Shadetree Mechanic said, ‘Let there be light, ya’ll’ …
Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Today, with help from my son, we installed the first four 8-foot LED shop lights in the garage. They look absolutely great! Rather than connect them with cables, I decided to use hard connectors to connect the lights from end-to-end,, which created a much, much neater look when installed. My plan […]
Garage progress!
Sunday, June 25, 2023 — Today I made progress with the wiring for the garage — I went to Lowe’s and bought most of the items I’ll need to complete installing electrical outlets and lighting in the garage. About half of what I spent was for the 12/2 MC Cable. I also bought the outlet […]
Them’s the brakes, but where’s the brake lights?
Sunday, June 25, 2023 An unexpected problem has cropped up with the Plymouth. After regaining brakes (by refilling the master cylinder — duh!), I find that my brake lights do not work. I bought a new brake light switch (its a hydraulic switch, not mechanical) along with the new master cylinder. I don’t have a […]
Goin’ cruisin’ this weekend (I hope!) …
Monday, June 19, 2023 My plans to make a video for my YouTube channel, “The Shadetree Mechanic’s Garage,” kinda fell apart this week. After I found the Plymouth’s master cylinder bone dry of brake fluid, I refilled the reservoir. And after several days, what I expected to happen did — the brake fluid restored the […]
Garage update …
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 I spent a lot of time in the garage the last couple of days, but haven’t removed the master cylinder yet. Today I did additional prep work on the electrical line coming into the garage. I really, really need to get the power running in the garage, so this was a […]
More stuff bought for the garage, master cylinder awaits …
Sunday, June 11, 2023 — My parts finally all arrived for replacing my master cylinder, though I’ve not started the job yet. Saturday I made a trip to Harbor Freight and bought several things for the garage. For example, I need a vise in the garage, so I bought a decent 5 inch vise on […]
That’s the brakes, I suppose …
Sunday, June 4, 2023 Today I was going to finally wash the Plymouth and perhaps take my wife for a ride into town. It started up just fine. But when I prepared to back out of the garage, I hit the brake pedal and it went effortlessly all the way to the floor. YIKES!!! For […]