Emma Blog Reduxification
They Can’t All Be A Garden Party

They Can’t All Be A Garden Party

08/09/2025 I’ll preface this with a message I sent to some friends last night:I gotta tell you guys about this …

Write That Down In My Handy-Dandy Notebook

Write That Down In My Handy-Dandy Notebook

07/30/2025 With the excitement of carpet on the way, it got me thinking about all the actual *mechanical* thing…

Class Inbound!

Class Inbound!

07/29/2025 Friends! We have ordered carpet for Emma! No longer shall we endure her spotty bleach-stained n…

The Great Glovebox Adventure

The Great Glovebox Adventure

07/24/2025 A few weeks ago, when I decided to “swap out the heater motor” – an affair which ended in flames – I…

Midweek Update

Midweek Update

07/22/2025 A few friends arrived in the mail today, and I made one small change inside the engine bay. I’d…

Performance Update(s)

Performance Update(s)

07/20/2025 It’s been really hot lately, and I don’t particularly like taking Emma out when that happens – thoug…

The Triump….tryumph… Successful Return to Top Dead Center!

The Triump….tryumph… Successful Return to Top Dead Center!

07/14/2025 You know how hobbyists can get so into their little niche that nothing is every perfect? (My stereo …

Sometimes Perfection is the Enemy of Good Enough

Sometimes Perfection is the Enemy of Good Enough

07/12/2025 After my aborted attempt to replace the blower motor on the heater, I needed to set some time aside …

Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!

Zum Geburtstag viel Glück!

06/01/2025 A very happy 60th birthday to this gorgeous hunk of San Jose machinery! So many happy me…