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  Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 5 Tear Down – Mar 17, 2017

  OK, it is now day 5 and we have completed the final tear down. The only parts left now are the parts we will not be Read More »
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  2015 SEMA Battle Of The Builders

  Full Octane Garage was very excited to have our 1956 Corvette Resto-Mod (Project LS-56) accepted in the 2015 SEMA Battle Of The Builders competition. It was Read More »
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  Harbor Freight One Man Brake Bleeder Product Review

  This is a review of a one man pneumatic brake bleeder from Harbor Freight. The results are surprising! We found a very similar unit on Amazon Read More »
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  Stacey David’s Gearz TV Set Tour

  The antique car club had an awesome tour at Stacey David’s Gears TV set. He was a great guy to spend time with, a true car Read More »
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  Can a Spark Plug Break Glass?

  More fun from youetube! This is pretty crazy, who is going to try this first? Read More »
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  Pink Floyd has Glass

  Now that the windshield is installed it is really starting to look like a car again!   [nggallery id=67] Read More »
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  Initial Engine Start Up

  Here are a couple of clips of the initial engine start up. 1st Attempt to Start Disaster, starter stuck engaged 🙂 2nd Attempt at Engine Start Read More »
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  Floyd – Week 7 Progress Update

  Week 7 was a slow progress week. I was waiting on parts to arrive to complete the rocker restoration and now the rockers and new chassis 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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  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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  Chasing a McLaren 720S on the Dragon, 4K BTR 2018

  The Full Octane Garage took our classic Porsche 911 996 Cabriolet along with 11 exotic cars to drive the back roads of North Carolina with the Read More »
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  Project 5 Window Body Update

  We just got the body back from media blasting and to our surprise it looks pretty good. We need to replace some cab corners and fix Read More »
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  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 »
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  Pink Floyd – Week 22

  Welcome to week 22 🙂 We made a lot of fabrication and re-assembly progress over the last week. We installed the new dual brake master system and finished Read More »
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  Making a little more progress!

  We made a little more progress on the assembly, had to send the cars off for a rebuild but they should only be gone for a week. Read More »
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  First Attempt Cutting Up the 1988 Corvette with the Eastwood Versa-Cut 60 Plasma Cutter

  This was our First Attempt with the Eastwood Plasma Cutter. You get to have a good laugh about mid way through when some hot sparks landed Read More »
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  SEMA Day 2

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  Insite from Jessie James

   Some people dislike him, some love him, say what you want but this post from Jessie James makes a lot of sense. ========================================== West Coast Choppers Read More »
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  Pavers going down in dirty space (on a budget)

  Day 1 – For those of you who have been following us for a while know we have been using an area under a concrete porch Read More »

• Floyd – Week 12 Progress Update

  We have now started week 12 and this is body work week. We are filling and smoothing the surfaces and generally making a big dusty mess. Read More »
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  What’s New At The Full Octane Garage (12/2/18 Update)

  Full Octane Garage Project Updates (1933 Auburn is in paint) Read More »
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  Pink Floyd Day 11

  On Day 11 Pink Floyd is starting to become a little less pink and purple. I started using a chemical stripper but it was taking way Read More »
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  1964 Chevy Truck with a Cummins Diesel

  This was a very cool truck we came across at a local show. He converted to a duel wheel with a Cummins diesel. Read More »
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  Pink Floyd Day 16 (FUN WITH STRIPPER)

  OK, get your mind out of the gutter, I meant paint stripper and not real strippers 🙂  I took today to work with chemical stripper to Read More »
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  Final Buffing Complete

  Dennis came by this week and did the final buffing and put a coat of Zaino 🙂 It is looking GREAT!   [nggallery id=68] Read More »
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  Project LS-57 Project Update 9/23/18

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  1 Year with the GMC Denali Sierra 1500, An Owner’s Perspective

  Well it has been 1 year and 36K miles since we bought the 2017 GMC Denali Sierra 1500. In this video, we will review the good, Read More »
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  1950 Chevy Five Window Progress Update 03/20/2017

  We are finally back on the 50 Five Window project again and have made some good progress. Over the weekend we had to finish up painting Read More »
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  2015 Audi S5 Cabriolet Review An Owner’s Perspective

  2015 Audi S5 Cabriolet Review An Owner’s Perspective 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 »