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CC Tech: Installation of Power Brake Booster and Dual Master Cylinder In My 1965 F-100
Posted on September 14, 2022 | 20 CommentsI had only had the truck for four days in 2006 when I lost my brakes 1.5 miles from home and rolled through a 4-way stop. -
CC Tech: 2004 Ford Focus Maintenance, Part 2
Posted on September 8, 2022 | 17 CommentsSee what I saw? Now how many want to place a bet that the very first word out of my mouth was nuts? -
CC Tech: 2004 Ford Focus Maintenance – New Brakes and a Serpentine Belt After 186k Miles
Posted on September 7, 2022 | 21 CommentsThis Focus was acquired on Feb. 12, 2004 and has accumulated 186,000 miles. I figured it was maybe time to do its first-ever brake job and serpentine belt change. -
![My office is just a short 5 minute walk from this location and I drive by it when I head to my office. I noticed older cars gathering here in […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Danville_Coffee_Cars_2022.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Informal Danville Coffee and Cars")
Informal Danville Coffee and Cars
Posted on July 21, 2022 | 19 CommentsMy office is just a short 5 minute walk from this location and I drive by it when I head to my office. I noticed older cars gathering here in […] -
![When carriers change port it also meant the entire crew changed port and the town they lived in. So to facilitate the move of the crew carriers would ship all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Homeport_change.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Snapshot: (Car)Carrier Flight Deck")
Vintage Snapshot: (Car)Carrier Flight Deck
Posted on June 28, 2022 | 36 CommentsWhen carriers change port it also meant the entire crew changed port and the town they lived in. So to facilitate the move of the crew carriers would ship all […] -
![So what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/rsz_prifly_glass_003.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Dockside Classic: Making a window frame")
Dockside Classic: Making a window frame
Posted on May 15, 2022 | 11 CommentsSo what do you do when docents come to you and say Pri-Fly is closed because of broken glass. Well I say I will go take a look at those […] -
![In late April the son of the former owner sent me an email mentioning that his Dad was cleaning out the garage and found some parts I might want and […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Don_Parklane_01-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Parklane Reunion and Suspension Update")
CC Tech: Parklane Reunion and Suspension Update
Posted on October 31, 2021 | 71 CommentsIn late April the son of the former owner sent me an email mentioning that his Dad was cleaning out the garage and found some parts I might want and […] -
![I shot these pictures no more than 1.5 miles from my house while driving around so you may see part of my car in a few. Yes, I shot all […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/odg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Non-Vintage B&W Film Snapshots: Neighborhood Finds During Covid")
Non-Vintage B&W Film Snapshots: Neighborhood Finds During Covid
Posted on October 24, 2021 | 20 CommentsI shot these pictures no more than 1.5 miles from my house while driving around so you may see part of my car in a few. Yes, I shot all […] -
![I started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/a-bl.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer")
BOAL: 1973 Schwinn Sports Tourer
Posted on March 19, 2021 | 34 CommentsI started looking on Craigslist for a Schwinn Super Sport as I was working on the other two bikes. Located one 60 miles north but was unable to get there […] -
![As long as I have had my truck this radius bushing has always been as pictured. Heard many a story on replacing them from easy to somewhat difficult but after […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-radius.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: 1965 F100 Front Suspension Rebuild")
CC Tech: 1965 F100 Front Suspension Rebuild
Posted on February 21, 2021 | 22 CommentsAs long as I have had my truck this radius bushing has always been as pictured. Heard many a story on replacing them from easy to somewhat difficult but after […] -
![With lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/a-bike.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration")
CC Tech: Bicycle Maintenance and Restoration
Posted on February 17, 2021 | 53 CommentsWith lots of spare time, courtesy Covid-19, I was looking for something to restore. Having done cars, a plane, and an aircraft carrier I had just the thing which hasn’t […] -
![I’ll start with this photo that I took in 1974 on Kodachrome. I went around shooting some places at random and some because of an association in my mind. This […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sunset_Cliffs.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Vintage Photos: Street Scenes – San Diego, 1973-74")
Vintage Photos: Street Scenes – San Diego, 1973-74
Posted on January 17, 2021 | 51 CommentsI’ll start with this photo that I took in 1974 on Kodachrome. I went around shooting some places at random and some because of an association in my mind. This […] -
![You have all seen this spot before. Some cars leave, like the ’72 Colt, and new orphans arrive. I leave the base every Saturday through this entrance/exit and I never […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/a-pacer.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classics: AMC Pacer and Diesel Maxima – At NAS Alameda, Home For Wayward Cars")
Curbside Classics: AMC Pacer and Diesel Maxima – At NAS Alameda, Home For Wayward Cars
Posted on November 20, 2020 | 12 CommentsYou have all seen this spot before. Some cars leave, like the ’72 Colt, and new orphans arrive. I leave the base every Saturday through this entrance/exit and I never […] -
COAL: 2018 Mazda 3 Sedan
Posted on August 28, 2020 | 19 CommentsSo what does one do when your wife’s car is stolen and then held hostage by the tow company? -
![I saw these two many months ago and had actually seen the Mark driving on the base. Fast forward to July and I noticed there were more and more cars […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Lincoln_Cadillac_02.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Outtakes: Auto Row – It’s 1977 Again")
Curbside Outtakes: Auto Row – It’s 1977 Again
Posted on August 21, 2020 | 7 CommentsI saw these two many months ago and had actually seen the Mark driving on the base. Fast forward to July and I noticed there were more and more cars […]
