Excursion turns 100k
October 19, 2009 – 2:01 pm | No Comment

Well it seems the my 2003 Ford Excursion Aka the Jolly Green Giant has clicked past the magical 100,000 mile mark. While I don’t want to jinx my luck the TUV (Truck Utility Vehicle) has …

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Batter Up…Rear Brakes for the Tiger
July 5, 2009 – 12:01 pm | No Comment
Batter Up…Rear Brakes for the Tiger

Well, you might think I’m done with brakes on the Ttiger, sadly no. After starting to look at what I could fit in a 15″ rim the choices were pretty limited. Toss in that I …

Tiger Gets Some Brakes
June 12, 2009 – 4:27 pm | No Comment
Tiger Gets Some Brakes

Well after a long mess of brake FAILS, I finally got something worth posting about.The second set of brackets are good and are going to work. I ended up still have some spacer problems and …

Wilwood Hubs Arrived for the Tiger
April 29, 2009 – 1:52 pm | One Comment
Wilwood Hubs Arrived for the Tiger

Well they finally arrived and out to the garage I ran! The hubs are nicely made and look strong. The weight is a couple of pounds at most. The iron ones that were basically 5 …

Open Track at Willow Springs
April 8, 2009 – 10:25 am | One Comment
Open Track at Willow Springs

Here is a great track event at the Streets of Willow. This is with theĀ  LA Shelby Club and I have been many times. A safe and and fun group of people head out. Any …

Removing Powder Coating
April 7, 2009 – 8:21 am | 7 Comments
Removing Powder Coating

I have been working on the Sunbeam Tigers front suspension and the spindles were powder coated but the masking on the seal surface was not so good. So need to remove some baked on plastic …