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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 » -
The New 1988 Corvette Donor Car Has Arrived
If you have been following us you will recall we have been planning a build for our 1957 GMC truck project. The truck has been in Read More » -
Which Cost More To Insure (Toyota Prius or Porsche Cayenne)
Which Cost More To Insure (Toyota Prius or Cayenne) This is a quick video to show you Insurance costs are not always what you assume. We Read More » -
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 » -
A Day at the Porsche Driving Experience
The Full Octane Garage was invited down to Porsche North American Headquarters in Atlanta by Hagerty’s for a special meet and greet and to check out Read More » -
DIY Steering Wheel Restoration on a budget with professional results!
Our 1960 C1 Corvette Steering Wheel was in bad shape so we decided to do a Steering Wheel Restoration on a budget. We made a short Read More » -
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 » -
1931 Auburn Overheating
The 1931 Auburn is a new addition to our collection and since it has arrived we have been chasing an issue with the 1931 8-98 Lycoming Read More » -
Floyd – Week 15 (Frame repair COMPLETE)
As week 15 comes to a close we made great progress on the rust repair in the frame. There was a little more damage than I Read More » -
Project 63 gets primer
Project 63 got some primer this weekend. Read More » -
Pink Floyd Day 1
Sunday March 25th 2012 began the Pink Floyd restoration and face lift. Debby and I worked most of the day setting up a staging area along Read More » -
1931 Auburn brought home the Presidents Choice best in show award
We had a great time at the Wilson County Car show on Sunday. Full Octane Garage’s recent project which is a 1931 Auburn brought home the Read More » -
Pink Floyd Week 25 (Look mom, no teeth)
This is a typical TN car, no teeth 🙂 Ok the grille teeth have not been installed yet but Pink Floyd will soon have teeth again. Read More » -
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 » -
Welcome to the Full Octane Garage!
Welcome to the Full Octane Garage! We are going to have some FULL OCTANE FUN! Read More » -
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with a 63 Split Window and President Obama
This turned out to be much funnier than I had anticipated. Awesome 63 Split Window Corvette!!! Thanks to Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee for another great Read More » -
Floyd – Week 4 Progress Update
Week 4 has been wrapping up the bulk of the soda blasting. I finally got the door hinges and door strikers removed. I had to grind Read More » -
5 MUST HAVE Accessories for your GMC Denali Sierra Pick Up!
The Full Octane Garage presents the top 5 Accessories for the GMC Denali Sierra Pick Up! Read More » -
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 » -
You know you are a Car Guy if… episode 2
2nd in the series of “You know you are a Car Guy if…” This is a fun series on how crazy car guys can get. This Read More » -
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 » -
Speedway Motors Front Disk Brake Kit Install & Review
We decided to try out the Speedway Motors Front Disk Brake Kit so we put together an installation & Review video. This is their part number Read More » -
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 » -
Pink Floyd Day 4
It was a short night tonight. We were able to remove the parking brake, hood release and dash cluster. I also put some stuff on Craig Read More » -
Removing and Storing the Freedom Roof Panels for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited
Today the Full Octane Garage will cover, with the help of our good friend Elvis from the Golden Drive and our fellow Jeep enthusiast, Zlatko, how Read More » -
Bugatti Veyron Gets Kicked To The Curb By Soccer Mom Van!
We did a car spotting drive and caught a Bugatti Veyron in a normal neighborhood and it appeared to have been Kicked To The Curb By Read More » -
You know you are a Car Guy if…episode 3
3rd in the series “You know you are a Car Guy if…” Read More » -
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 » -
Project 63 gets a some new skin and bling
Well while we had the transmission out for a 5 speed sway we decided to go ahead and rebuild the numbers matching 327. Unfortunately that is adding 4 weeks to Read More » -
Pink Floyd Day 8
Day number 8 was the magic day, the body has been separated from the chassis. My friends Ray and Carol along with my wife completed the Read More »
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