6/1/2025 A very happy 60th birthday to this gorgeous hunk of San Jose machinery! So many happy memories already, and so many more to come!

5/23/2025 I really did order a part for the heater blower motor with the best intentions. I was led to believe that it was an easy replacement to do… the blower motor I have has some dodgy wiring going on. But then I got under the dash and started looking at things…. You’re looking at…

4/25/2025 With some things you either come out smarter, or you come out broken. Maybe a little bit of both. Like Junior High School. Today’s goal was simple on paper: replace the vacuum advance cylinder, revisit the ignition timing, verify the vacuum advance, and generally get Emma breathing a little easier. What actually happened was…

4/22/2025 It’s very clearly Tube month over here at the Emma blog. You see that Tube I highlighted in green, and the nipple lookin’ thing it connects to? This blog post is about that Tube and that… nipple. Today’s adventure started like most of them do: with me lying to myself that I was just…

4/13/2025 Hey look at that old crusty tube! We should do something about that! Look at that sexy bitch! BK

4/6/2025 Okay first thing – The piston stop tool was a wash – it ended up that the middle screw was not long enough to touch the piston head – even at TDC So what did we do? We did it the old-fashioned way, goddamnit. My wife was under the car turning the crank while…

4/5/2025 I’m a realistic fella. I had one actual goal today: replace the nuts, bolts, and donuts for the exhaust system. Emma had different ideas. First and foremost, I want you to look at this photo and tell me what it looks like to you: Doesn’t the end of that bolt look like someone already…