About a week ago, I came home through the garage and gave the front brakes a glance, on a whim. At that moment, I noticed a small pool of fluid around the front right caliper’s banjo bolt. This particular connection had given me trouble in the past, and my method of torquing it to GUTENTIGHT […]

Not the most idyllic of Saturdays… Rather than doing something utterly pointless, or nothing at all, I actually put in work. I spent most of the day helping wrestle in a new water heater. A couple weeks ago, the old water heater sprung a leak and then it went away… so we just ignored it. […]

I got fed up with always having to drive to the local Kragen’s and buying fasteners on an individual/per-job basis. Each little packet of bolts they sell is super overpriced, and over time, it adds up. To save time and money in the long-run, I stocked up with 800 pieces of zinc plates bolts, nuts, […]

It’s probably obvious by now what car I’m hoping to find, and it is indeed a S14 240sx. The funny thing is, I was originally looking for a 97-98 “Kouki” 240sx because I liked its stock appearance, and I wouldn’t have to deal with bodywork. Plus, I thought the front end on the late model […]

Doing basic wiring work is pretty fun in my opinion. You could get away with connecting two wires together with a crimp connector, but that’s boring. Which is why I prefer to solder wires and finish them off with heat shrink. Way more legit. So here are my tools of the trade: wire stripper, heat […]

Servicing a socket wrench will only take a few minutes, and the difference in feel afterwards is very noticeable. You can do this service on an older ratchet or a brand new one. The idea is to disassemble everything and pack the internals with grease, since these ratchets are dry from the factory. The procedure […]

While it’s still technically Winter, with the way the weather has been this weekend, it might as well be Spring. The Garage has been home to many hours of work, but more or less forlorn in its own right. I decided to be productive, and divide some much needed attention to the garage itself. The […]

I was previously running a generic, eBay special gas cap. This was an item I admittedly cut corners on. It did the job, but I felt compelled to replace it because I wasn’t overly confident regarding its ventilation or seal. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the cap, which simply threads on. Old (still […]

On my SharkSkinz tail piece, the main, flat area where you sit seemed to be a weak point. I’m sure the fiberglass is strong enough to not split in half, but it does flex. Better safe than sorry, so I decided to lay down 2 sheets of fiberglass for reinforcement. Before: During: After: Hopefully this […]

It seems like an eternity since I sat on this thing. Yesterday, I decided to plug the battery back in and reinstall the tail for a quick ride around the neighborhood. Had a blast just doing that, and quickly remembered how incredibly awesome it is to ride this bike. The front brake problems just doesn’t […]

Similar to the ordeal I went through with the 600RR’s front brakes, figuring out the foam seat was a major pain. You’d think something as simple as a piece of foam would be easy. Since my bike has a Superbike style tail, you can’t use the stock seats. Instead you use a closed-cell foam pad […]

After installing the new headunit, I felt compelled to keep the ball rolling and get a subwoofer… I went into this perfectly aware that I would be spending more money pointlessly, but it’s one of those things where you just say screw it. My mentality is to make the best of what you got (which […]