Mustang Fun!
October 15, 2017 | Posted in Corvettes, Mustangs | By fastwrecks
In amongst some other vehicle projects and trades, the past few months have been spent parting out two Mustangs. The first one was a complete, running 1999 Mustang with an additional set of donor parts. It was a 3.8L coupe
Ford Escape Subframe Replacement
June 13, 2017 | Posted in Shop Time | By fastwrecks
Spoiler alert: You don’t have to pull the motor to do this. It can be done without a lift. The great Ford Escape. These were recalled because the front subframes rusted out. Depending on the amount of rust when taken
This year, I am thankful for….
December 3, 2016 | Posted in Family, Shop Time | By fastwrecks
….Not parting out another SUV. After acquiring a series of collections of already parted out vehicles and consignment lots over the past year, I was itching to dust off my large collection of 10mm sockets and wrenches and part something
What’s happening?
October 22, 2016 | Posted in Family, Humor, Shop Time | By fastwrecks
In short, a lot. You may have noticed that I haven’t written a blog post since April. Much has happened since then. We got the second load of Porsche 914 parts in May, which I am still working
Spring Cleaning, with surprises + the obligatory goat picture
April 29, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized | By fastwrecks
I once had an empty garage bay. That was the most boring 15 minutes of my life. In anticipation of another load of parts, I’d been making room in my incoming work area. What I ended up with was not
Porsche 914 parts…..everywhere!
February 5, 2016 | Posted in Porsche | By fastwrecks
The Toyota 4Runner shell left this garage a little bit before Christmas. It wasn’t too long after that that we acquired several new large shelves on wheels. I was able to do some serious organizing and consolidating. I present to
How to remove paint from auto glass – 3rd Gen Firebird T-Top
January 4, 2016 | Posted in Pontiac, Shop Time | By fastwrecks
We came across these T-tops from a third generation (1982-1992) Pontiac Firebird. They had been painted over once upon a time, and had been left in a garage for quite a while. The latch mechanism needed some WD-40, but this
It’s beginning to look a lot like….Goatmas!
December 18, 2015 | Posted in Family | By fastwrecks
Allow me to deviate from all things automotive to tell you about our goats. Yes, goats. I spent a great part of the summer working on getting our barn in order and repairing the fence in anticipation of these four
The newest arrival – 2000 Toyota 4Runner
November 17, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | By fastwrecks
In the “odd looking sports cars” category, there is a 2000 Toyota 4Runner sitting in my garage to be parted out. It was wrecked in the front end, and has some dings in the rear, but I’m feeling very thankful
Back to basics – A 1977 Corvette
September 20, 2015 | Posted in Corvettes, Shop Time | By fastwrecks
We’re parting out a 1977 Corvette. Lots of useful parts on this one! This one suffered a passenger front corner hit, and then sat in a barn for several years afterward. The front clip is (as expected) a basket case
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