Commentary
Dealing with Advice Seekers
I read a great column in my current Drag Illustrated magazine by Will Hanna called the “Advice Buffet.” The theme...
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I read a great column in my current Drag Illustrated magazine by Will Hanna called the “Advice Buffet.” The theme...
People’s interests go in cycles. Right now the modern muscle cars and their fantastic engines are riding a screaming rocket...
All engines that are upgraded in horsepower, whether accomplished mechanically, with power adders or both, need to have the proper...
I learned early when doing an engine for a customer, especially a partial job, with the end user finishing construction, the importance...
When do you cover for the prior mechanic or engine guy? When do you have to tell the customer the...
In the ‘80s I rebuilt a myriad of 335 Ford engines for daily use, mostly for farm pickup trucks. Most...
Thanks to my late friend Pete Baldoni, a former NAPA store owner many years ago, I am the proud owner...
Titanium or Ti, is an element that has been around a while. An English clergyman interested in metals named Rev....
I have not worked on everyday, common engines for years. Everyone who comes into my shop is a hobby-level special car...
Like Perry Mason, I don’t trust hearsay information. When I am not sure of something, I consult a book, website...
One of my first writing heroes was Robert Benchley and his first book I read was when I was a...
If I had my current shop rate paid to me in a lump sum for every hour I spent porting...
It’s important for you to get familiar with and interact with many more people in your business than just your...
If I had my current shop rate paid to me in a lump sum for every hour I spent porting...
Much can be learned consulting and comparing notes with colleagues and even clients. But carefully consider their comments and perhaps...
I have not worked on everyday, common engines for years. Everyone who comes into my shop is a hobby-level special...
From 1987 to 1990, Animal Jim's 666-inch A/R Ford Hemi Boss that was called Damien, was all wrong for Jim's...
My transition in 1975 from bracket racing a 122˝ wheelbase mid-eleven second, two-ton ’57 Mercury to racing in a low...
My transition in 1975 from bracket racing a 122˝ wheelbase mid-eleven second, two-ton ’57 Mercury to racing in a low...
In 1973, I was a sportsman drag racer. My car was the two-ton orange ’57 Mercury named, “The Big Animal.”...
