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I did a couple tire changes on 18" wheels and the machine did not damage the wheels. I put in a bit of extra effort to make sure the wheel was well tightened onto the machine. It dismounted both beads pretty well, and mounted the back bead easily. The machine does struggle with the top bead though ...

Here is what will be my first attempt at more air pressure

It's a DeWalt DXCM271 - made in 2021. Got it cheap since it would only build limited air pressure. New this is around $700 I paid $90. I was hoping pressure regulator was the problem, but turns out it has a bad seal in the compressor part ...

Spec 5 Season 17 Mosport Race Report

Kinda last minute decision to do this race. Race video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qacit44mmPA

Total of 24 cars took the green flag. I qualified P17 just a couple tenths off my personal best at this track. I like Mosport it has a lot of high speed ...

CCiS 2025 Season Race 3 Oulton Park Race Report

https://www.youtube.com/live/AEF-CWK9pLg?si=J6wsKwU7VQ0e9Pxa

Qualified P18 of 38. Was a little shaky the first couple laps, and I overshot my pit stall, but still managed a P14 finish. Oddly with a P18 qualifying position I was given the first pit ...

The next day after the battery was charged I reconnected the fuel pressure gauge and tried it again. Fortunately it started right up and idled. Fuel pressure over 40 psi. I moved it up and down the driveway and let it run for 20 minutes. There is some ticking under the hood. While the check engine ...

History of the machine

Pretty sure I got this pneumatic tire machine from BP in late 2018/early 2019. Prior to this machine I had a manual tire machine that I got from my grandparents place back in 2003. BP got it from Carlisle swap meet, and at some point decided he didn’t need it taking up ...

I’ve been chatting with Kurt a bit about what he could use as a utility vehicle for his business. He seemed interested in the Equinox. I was a little concerned it would be underpowered. Also I was enjoying not having any other projects, so all of this chat was about something to happen in the fall ...

Made some repairs on the passenger door. There is a gap between the window and the seal which I addressed by removing the outer seal and adjusting the metal a bit. After that I removed the interior door panel to reinstall the the sound deadener/water barrier I forgot to put in when I was ...

Time for some maintenance

1) Routine oil change. Only reason I bring it up here is there is quite a bit of carbon showing up in the oil filter. I noticed it last time also and decided it was time for full synthetic in the truck. Don't really know if this is more or less than prior change, bit it's ...

I just noticed this is a 2026. Seems quite early in 2025 to be making next year's model. Any idea why Honda is doing this?

Yes I figured out how to reset the mileage and avg speed trackers through the options on the dash display. I have not had a chance to drive it since so we'll see how it goes.

Spring maintenance items:
* I installed a new set of AC Delco plugs.
* Swapped out the snow tires for the Firewhawk Indy ...

I made some cosmetic changes. Most years of Dodge Challenger have the Dodge badging on the back and the Challenger badging in the grill. In 1971 it had the reverse. The 70's versions had Challenger badging on the front fenders as well, sometimes Dodge badge on the hood, sometimes Dodge badge on the ...

Looks good with a little mud on it. Third one today that turned out to be legit.

XSLR Season 9 Race 6 Bark River Race Report

Bark River is a fun track but its quite technical. After extensive practice I' still giving up well over a second a lap to the leaders. Still I qualified P5 of 12. I finished 3rd in the heat race which meant I had to go to consolation race to figure out ...

Nice upgrade. Did you consider which color vehicles the bison are more or less likely to lick?

If this was April Fools Day a guy might wonder if this really happened.