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  Welcome to the Full Octane Garage!

  Welcome to the Full Octane Garage! We are going to have some FULL OCTANE FUN! Read More »
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  Floyd – Week 3 – The car formally known as Pink Floyd

  Week 3 has been more soda blasting. So far I have used 500 lbs of baking soda. I have decided to start going to weekly progress Read More »
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  Project 63 – The new addition, a 1963 Split Window

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  Engineering Flow Chart

  I found this on Facebook and it was too cool to not post! Read More »
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  2017 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Citrus Meet

  2017 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Citrus Meet & Boca Raton Concours d’elegance Read More »
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  Week 29 Progress (WOW, it is looking Great!)

  WOW, week 29 and we can see light at the end of the tunnel. We got the interior mostly complete this week and I finished up Read More »
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  A Little noise leads to a 5 speed and Engine Rebuild :)

  Well, a little noise that I could not diagnose leads to a 5 speed and Engine Rebuild 🙂 While the new 5 speed is on it’s way I decided Read More »
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  2300 Miles in a Jaguar with no Top, One Man’s Epic Journey

  Our friend Paul took the time to sit down with the Full Octane Garage and share his incredible 2300 mile journey to collect a replica of Read More »
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  Nissan Pathfinder Long term Review, An Owners Perspective

  Nissan Pathfinder Long term Review, An Owners Perspective Read More »
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  Part 1- Foam Cannon Challenge Head to Head Test (Foam Off) Who loses the BET?

  We picked up two foam cannons and 2 different pressure washers and decided to do a shoot out challenge (and there was a small bet with Read More »
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  ICT Billet A/C Bracket Install & Review 551494-3

  We bought an ICT Billet A/C Bracket part# 551494-3 and installed iton a 5.3 Vortec LS engine. The kit was great but unfortunately I did not Read More »
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  Project 63 – 4/21 Progress

  We made some progress this week on Project 63.  I was able to get the new rear pinion seal installed along with a new front diff Read More »
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  Porsche 911 DIY Wheel Spacer Installation (Wide Body)

  This is a video showing how easy it is to add a little attitude to your 911/997 Porsche Carrera S by adding 15mm spacers in the Read More »
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  1950 Chevy Truck Body Install

  We finally mounted the body on the frame of the 1950 Chevy Truck. Read More »

• Project 63 – Vintage Air update

  First we removed everything form the engine bay accept the engine and we repainted the engine and engine bay then we re-installed the new brake booster, master and radiator. We Read More »
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  DIY Porsche Cayenne Key FOB Battery Replacement

  A key FOB Battery cost HOW MUCH! DIY Porsche Cayenne Key FOB Battery Replacement. You will be shocked at how much mark up Batteries Plus is Read More »
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  Loaded and ready for Corvettes at Carlisle

  The trailer arrived and it looks great. We now have the car loaded ready for the first road trip to Corvettes at Carlisle 🙂 [nggallery id=87] Read More »
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  1960 Corvette (Pink Floyd) Tear Down

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  FOR SALE – 1963 Split Window Corvette (Call for Price)

  For sale is a spectacular 1963 Corvette Split Window Coupe. (Call for Price) Don’t miss this opportunity to buy a very rare piece of automotive rolling Read More »
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  A Week with the Jaguar XE

  The Full Octane Garage pounced upon the opportunity to drive the new 2017 Jaguar XE 35t for the past week. Check it out as we put Read More »
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  Installing Heating and Cooling in my Garage!

  FULL OCTANE your GARAGE! In this video we will discuss the various options for heating and cooling your garage and then a more detailed discussion of Read More »
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  Pink Floyd – Week 17 progress

  Week 17 has been busy. We started putting the frame back together. The new front suspension is now complete, the brake lines are plumbed and we are close Read More »
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  WE BUY PROJECT CARS & TRUCKS

  Do you know anyone who has a project they started and cannot quite get it finished? Have a project you are tired of and are looking Read More »
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  1950 Chevy 5 Window Truck Project Update 6/18/17

  We have been making a little progress on the 50 Five Window. I am hoping just a few more nights and I will be able to Read More »
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  A Small Bit Of Bad News :( (but it is not too bad)

  While cleaning out the rocker area I uncovered some severely rusted metal under the fiberglass, who would have known there would be metal in a fiberglass Read More »
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  Black Vinyl Wrap for the new Corvette

  I decided to vinyl wrap the center section of the top and my first attempt was in a matt carbon fiber look. I tried it for a Read More »
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  The 2019 Jaguar I-Pace… Your Luxury Tesla Alternative?

  Thanks to Craig and Ronnie at Jaguar Nashville, The Full Octane Garage got to spend some quality time in Jaguar’s 1st EV, the I-Pace. Is it Read More »
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  DIY Brake Lines Made Easy plus a REVIEW of the Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool

  DIY Brake Lines using the Jegs UNIVERSAL BRAKE LINE KIT Item 555-63095 and the  Jegs PROPORTIONING VALVE 555-63022. We used the Eastwood Brake Tube Flaring Tool Read More »
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  Frame Assembly and Parts Painting Begins

  Now that the body is almost ready for paint I had to finish up the frame repair and paint work and get it out of the Read More »
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  SEMA Day 2

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