by Ellie | Jan 7, 2020 | Video
My dad had a work event, but I really wanted to start the process of getting the engine out, so I decided to go at it on my own. Here are a few things I learned: draining the cooling system is different than evacuating the air conditioner – it took me a...
by Ellie | Dec 24, 2019 | Video
Merry Christmas! As a gift to myself, I decided to see how healthy (or unhealthy) my engine is. This will inform what we will need to do in the future to fix any problems that we find. I’m going to do that by performing a compression test on my engine...
by Ellie | Dec 17, 2019 | Video
I finally got my car! I can’t believe it’s actually here! Before I take it apart, though I thought I would show y’all what it looked like at the beginning. It’s a little rough, but hopefully soon it will come together and be my dream car. The...
by Ellie | Dec 10, 2019 | Video
We flew out to Chicago to pick up my car, but we still had to get it home. We had been told that the engine leaked oil, so before we hit the road, we went and bought oil, I bought my first set of wrenches, and of course, we loaded up on snacks. My dad had to do all...
by Ellie | Dec 3, 2019 | Video
My dad and I flew to Chicago to pick up my car! It was an amazing trip, and there aren’t words to describe what it was like to see my car in person that very first time. After we picked it up and signed the papers for it, we had to run around to prepare for...
by Ellie | Nov 26, 2019 | Video
MY DAD BOUGHT A FALCON!!! My dad found an amazing car on e-bay and surprised me by buying it. I am so excited! Now we just have to decide how to get it home. I can’t wait!!!
