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Why is it when I don't have a steady income or room for it there are cars for sale and there are decent deals. Yet now I have money and room and now no one has any "deals" that are jumping out at me. Anyone else have the same issues?

Well guys just thought I'd visit. Lots going on these days and things are really starting to look up for this old guy. Started a new job in November for a great national company and am happy to report I'm now making what I've deserved for a long time. Still fighting to get out of the hole that...

My youngest Daughter graduated middle school today. She also recieved the presidential award of educational excellence. Yeah she's a bit socially awkward, but, she definitely got her father's thinking device. I very proud of my little girl.

So I was looking at my car yesterday and I was wondering how I would get my alignment heads on the back end. They hold on the edge of the wheel and you need to roll the car back and fourth in order to get the readings yet I don't see a way to get the back on there even with a stock wheel. Anyone...

So I've been contemplating various moves with the Scamp because I'm losing my storage. I have 2 months to get her driveable and then I need to drag her home. I don't have room at the house but I think I may be able to get her into a driving project state maybe not with the hemi/T-56 combo but...

Just ruptured my eardrum this morning. Yay. Don't use q tips anywhere near the ear folks. Also take your dogs out before doing your morning ritual.

So I got a call the day after I told my boss that I got my license back and he told me I'm getting transferred to the location about 3 miles from my house. I've been working 20 miles from home for the last year and a half. This would be awesome news if it weren't for the fact that the new shop...

Well the day is drawing near. Don't know what day I am going this week, but, I'm going to get my license this week. Wish me luck because I have to take my road test again.

Well I got an offer I couldn't refuse over the weekend and I had to let the Scamp go. $17,000 is a ton of money for a Roller so I said Yep. April Fools.

Every time I call someone looking for parts and I say I'm building a pro-touring car it seems like they assume I am loaded or working out of someone else's check book. I can hear it in their voices over the phone, the tone of voice changes from a why are you bothering me by calling to how can I...

So I'm thinking of using a ioio board to run things in the Scamp. I need someone to write a simple app to control things like window up/down, headlights on/off, door locks, ignition on/off, airbags up/down, and a few other controls. From what I understand the code for these yo yo boxes is pretty...

Wow. You don't think about this happening to you or your friends. My friends Lisa a beautiful person and talented artist was taken from us last night or early this morning. I don't have all the details but they are investigating her death as a homicide. Lisa had a heart of gold and would have...

My wife has been giving me crap all day because she didn't get Flowers on valentines day. I hate this day, I told her years ago that I don't like to celebrate this hallmark holiday yet for some reason this year she is riding me about it. I even sent her Chocolate covered strawberries delivered...

So they found my wheels and shipped them out yesterday. Well after they shipped them they sent me pictures and well the rear tires don't match the front tires in any way shape or form. They are not willing to switch them out even though the rears are not mounted. I have a contract that lists a...

My 3 year old was looking over my shoulder tonight while I looked at some pro touring muscle and he said "daddy when I get older I wanna help you fix cars like that one." And pointed at the 70 Cuda in a sea of camaros and chevelles. So I said Konner what kind of car is that and he said very...

Just spent the better part of a weekend searching the interwebs for a part to save $20.00. Yep that's me spending my birthday weekend hunting deals to save a few bucks.

So my step mom was digging through her brothers old stuff and came across his old hot wheels collection. Its the old tire carrying case filled with about 16 cars all original red line hot wheels. I'll post pictures soon but there is the snake and the mongoose cars , a mustang that was rode hard...

So I was looking at fiberglass front bumpers from VFN and they list 2 different bumpers for dusters and valiant in 72. Are they different?

Got a message on facebook about my car from the editor of Modern Mopar magazine. They are going to use my car for the next issue as a "What are you building" story. I set him a link to my photobucket and all of my final expected specs and my rendering. I also plugged FABO, Hemidenny, and PWR in...

So my buddy was giving me crap because his riced out honda is soooo much lighter then my old american pile. Well I had to clear a lift for work today real quick and my car was the easiest to move so instead of grabbing the jack to clear the hoist arms I just grabbed the core support and lifted...

Yep there is thunder and lightning outside my house in January. Wow what a strange few years we have had with weather in Illinois.

So I had a talk with my regional manager today to discuss my new pay plan for 2013. Well nevermind the fact that I increased sales $65,000 this year vs last year that doesn't matter to him he now wants me to work 6 days a week and only get a bonus if I net $6000 a week. Now some of you would say...

Woke up this morning feeling like Hell warmed over. I hope it's not this flu that's been sending everyone to the ER but I do feel pretty bad. Soup and fluids a plenty for the weekend I think.

So I just took a chance and saw they were hiring in the V8tv resto shop for a body fab/chassis guy. Wish me luck I sent them a link to my build thread here so they can see what kind of work I do on my own. They film in Illinois so I won't have to move across the country to do what I love.

So after our little fiasco with the car the other day I put the hammer down and took control of our finances for the first time in 4 years. I have given the wife very strict spending limits on all of our non bill related expenses like Food, Gas, etc. She however doesn't seem to understand the...

SO I have been waiting for my body guy to finish off my rear end/quarter panels even though we slowed down here at work. I don't know if it's cause it's hard to do or if he is just being lazy. He owes me work considering I have done a TON of work to his truck and his daughters car yet he acts as...

Wow never have I seen a guy who loves what he does so much. Custom modified suspension without major up charges for retooling and design. Goes out of his way to communicate with his customers, and willing to do whatever you ask of him if it's in his means. If you are considering a modified from...

One of these days I'm gonna figure out how to do it. I always wondered why my parents werealways up so early when I was younger and could remember stuff. I now understand it was from us kids conditioning them to wake up so damn early

Just started a group for the pro-touring guys called Slammed Muscle please check it out if your on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/452936344753652/

That was a crappy wake up call at 4 AM by the repo guy asking if we wanted our car seat out of our car. I guess my wife sent the December payment out late or the holiday's messed up the delivery time and since she has 2 missed payments from 2011 when she wasn't working they sent out the order...