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Fish, houseguests, shipping and handling times…

July 30, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized | By

They all stink after three days. We’ve shortened our handling time for all of our eBay items to 3 business days. We’ve found that quick shipping times are one of the positives frequently mentioned in our eBay feedback. Although most

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Our latest press release – Donating to a Worthy Cause

June 25, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized | By

SportsCar Salvage to donate to USO, Yellow Ribbon Fund SportsCar Salvage, in keeping with its support of service members, veterans, and their families, is donating to the USO and Yellow Ribbon Fund through eBay’s Giving Works.

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The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

June 21, 2012 | Posted in Family, Humor, Shipping | By

Nope, haven’t forgotten about the blog….just been very busy inside and outside the garage. 1) Reorganizing the shop. It’s been….Interesting. Let’s just say that we have the proverbial 5-pound sack for 10 pounds of, well, you know. Before I even

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That’s a funny-looking sports car…

April 19, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized | By

Now that we paid off our truck, we decided to get a PT Cruiser as a daily driver. It’s been a nice comfortable car, good on gas, and surprisingly roomy….so when we saw a non-running PT Cruiser in our area

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Road Salt: 1, Corvette: 0

March 29, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes | By

This is what road salt can do to a car. This was the 1984 we were planning to put back together – Not anymore. I tried to lift the car from the side frame rail and kept hearing crackling. So,

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Enjoying the sunshine

February 29, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes | By

It was nice out, so I had a little fun in the driveway 😀 It drives nicely for the most part, other than the power steering not working. Glad that the brakes work, though. This is what I do on

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s….an Acura Integra

February 20, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes, Mazda | By

We wanted to get some quick cash through the business, so we picked up an Acura Integra for $350 and are going to finish taking it apart over the next day or two. The engine, transmission, and wiring harness are

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Parts cars and other adventures

February 14, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes | By

Happy Valentine’s Day! Now that we got the ’84 situated in our shop, shipped out an RX-7 engine+transmission, and rearranged our garage, we’re ready to pick up our next car…or rather, part of a car. Having a break from one

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More Shiny Corvette Goodness

February 1, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes | By

I spent some time polishing the Corvette. After dealing with old cars, some of which are not taken care of well, I’ve learned that a little polish can go a long way. Instead of re-painting the whole car, we are

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1984 Corvette restoration project pictures

January 21, 2012 | Posted in Corvettes | By

This is what we’ve been up to lately! After getting our bundle of red joy home from Texas, we looked through it in detail and decided that this was going to be our most recent Corvette restoration project. It runs

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