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Author: Gerald

Extraction Of A Broken Water Pump Bolt

Extraction Of A Broken Water Pump Bolt

My fellow-7-owner had been looking over the engine in a moment of dry calm on an otherwise wet Driver Education Day at Blackhawk Farms. His sharp eye had found what I hoped was just a vibration-assisted backed-off bolt. But a

Gerald September 26, 2018April 29, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Horn-ary Stent Surgery

Horn-ary Stent Surgery

Tubular structures break. Especially if they are attachments of a line which extends from a fixed structure: something’s got to give sometimes! When it happens, it usually renders the part useless. And THIS backyard mechanic hates to be victim to

Gerald March 1, 2017April 29, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

VSCDA at Road America

VSCDA at Road America

I LOVE ogling the details on classic, high performance vehicles. Especially Lotus models. And there is NOTHING like chat-ting up a proud owner/driver of such an iconic vehicle as a Lotus 71, or a Cheetah, just AFTER a stirring race

Gerald December 28, 2016April 29, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

Golf & Car Shows

A rare, crisp, Friday in summer found me celebrating my and my business partner’s birthdays by playing golf at Harbourside International on the South Side of Chicago. I took the liberty of old age to dress the part, sporting “plus

Gerald August 23, 2016April 29, 2024 Uncategorized Read more

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    It’s about 1200 highway miles from Chicago to Snowmass Colorado. […]
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    I picked up the car from Ken the interior guy (great work as usual) and began […]
  • Save the Silo
    Long-time Lotus Corps members will undoubtedly remember Meadowdale […]

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