The Abode of McThag

David Freiburger has a saying, "Don't get it right, just get it running." The idea is that a running car is one you will drive...

The Beast has a collection of beasts!  With the windows down, they'd fly around and there was a distinct chance of losing one overboard....

Back when I did my map-light mod I focused on the mechanical process of getting the right wires in the right position on the new connector....

Things that have been getting progressively fixed and upgraded on  The Beast  are really paying off. My Lords she's smooth and surefoote...

I posted about Minnesota's changes to their classic car registration and mentioned some steep prices...  In this post. I said: Betcha th...

Replaced the rear seat back with one from a wrecked 2008 Pontiac G8.   Harvey  was instrumental in her assistance! What you get with a G8 se...

The Beast  is in an advanced state of reassembly! The eagle eyed might notice that the steering wheel is different from when I started. This...

Harvey , via my ebay account, ordered a Pontiac G8 back seat for The Beast  because it's got a fold-down arm-rest and a pass-through to ...

Being on the GM side of the Ford/Chevy debate in hot-rodding means that the brakes on my car came from Australia. I noticed that on the cast...

My road to being a gun owner ran through being a hot-rodder. It also is the core of my hatred of greenies. Do you know how much pollution I...

We were talking about winning any of several raffles giving away a hot rod and we expressed that modern engines and transmissions make life ...

Did some math. Being a long term hot-rodder it bothers me that the rear gear ratio in  The Beast  starts with a 2. 2.92:1 to be exact. I thi...

Something I noticed that's made it hard for me to watch some CarTube channels is the obvious wealth of the presenter. Their being richer...

It would appear that President Trump did us hot-rodders a solid!   🚨 JUST IN: President Trump signs an order to STOP people from being ar...

Marv and I discussed going on the Hot Rod Power Tour because of the anniversary of Route 66. Then we noticed much of the route was in Illino...

Yesterday,  The Beast  decided that the left front speed sensor was absent and turned on the ABS and Stabilitrak lights. The $410 Topdon Art...

Over and over I see someone who's heavily modified their car and think that just because they spent $15k on the mods, that means they...

I used to have a '79 Camaro Berlinetta. It was extensively modified and I had to give it up because I couldn't get body parts. The w...

Harvey  and I attempted to go to a car show about 45 minutes away. While it was a pleasant drive, the show was a no show. The food trucks ha...

The other day I had transmission temps between 82°C (179.6°F) and 79°C (174.2°F). Yesterday, Marv's 2011 PPV was running temps around 59...