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Rebuilding carburetors does not take much. A little patience, some photos and good organization. I probably did these two yutes in 3-4 hours. But Paul.. why didn't you do it when you got the car running in the first place? Well, that's just it. It was running and it ran really well. It revved and sounded great but I wasn't driving it under load....

Restoration Wednesday - Rebuild Them Carbs - Groosh's Garage Rebuilding carburetors does not take much. A little patience, some photos and good organization. I probably did these two yutes in 3-4 hours. But Paul.. why didn’t you do it when you got the car running in the first place? … Continued

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I can hardly blame engineer Claude Baily who started developed on the Jaguar V12 as early as 1951. But somewhere along the line Jag added fuel injection, an a/c compressor and cruise control blocking any reasonable access to simply changing the spark plugs. It's so bad around the compressor that plugs 1A and 1B often get left behind as some shops/people will cheat by only doing the other 10....

Restoration Wednesday - Blame Game - Groosh's Garage   I can hardly blame engineer Claude Baily who started developed on the Jaguar V12 as early as 1951. But somewhere along the line Jag added fuel injection, an a/c compressor and cruise control blocking any reasonable access to simply … Continued

On Saturday, a nice gentleman from the west side of the state didn't budget his time well that day. He showed up at my house at 9:30pm to buy my 1964 Honda CT200 or CT90 as it's commonly known. The '64 was the first year for the bike. It said Honda 90 on it, but was VIN plated a CT200 and went by that name for a number of years....

Sold - 1964 Honda CT200 - Groosh's Garage   On Saturday, a nice gentleman from the west side of the state didn’t budget his time well that day. He showed up at my house at 9:30pm to buy my 1964 Honda CT200 or CT90 as it’s commonly known. … Continued

I did a pretty good job matching the angle in these shots, yes? It's a little habit of mine, matching angles. No, I mean going to ebay to look for Matchbox cars of the big ones I own, and then typically use them as key chains. Got crazy lucky with the color match for my basket case 1974 Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special....

Restoration Wednesday - I Wish I Was Big - Groosh's Garage   I did a pretty good job matching the angle in these shots, yes? It’s a little habit of mine, matching angles. No, I mean going to ebay to look for Matchbox cars of the big ones I own, and … Continued