Hard to believe it's already been nearly four years since I bought this Scamp. Over that time I've had many thoughts and ideas regarding how I wanted to fix it up. Last week I took action. The first step was jacking up the shell and pulling out the frame.
Last summer I replaced the
My truck has been getting some much deserved attention lately. Earlier this year I did some brake work in NM and AZ. Those stop gap measures got me down the road and bought some time.
Last week I made a longer pit stop in KY. First I replaced the OEM front rotors with drilled and slotted discs.
They're supposed to
Trees were on my list of chores at my house this summer. Every year I do some trimming here or there. This spring I expected to cut down a silver maple in the front yard. It was previously infested with carpenter ants. It poses eventual damage threats to both the garage and power lines feeding the house.
I had planned to fell it a few weeks earlier this season. Before it budded. That makes the job easier in several respects. Especially clean up. I even tooled up with a bigger saw for the job. However, my schedule slipped. When I arrived this spring it was already leafing out. Which turned out to be fortuitous. Because it looks healthier than expected. I hate to remove trees undeserving of the axe. So its fate was spared. Another year anyway.
Over the winter two