Coming Attractions...

I threw together a short video clip after we worked on the car this past weekend.


Many miles to go.....

As spring settles in, the trees are in full bloom.



Meanwhile, Bubba has spoken--our 6 cylinder engine is currently only using 5 cylinders. Hopefully its just a bad plug...
...but there is no way in hell it will be one of the plugs on the front of the engine.

With only a month to go before the Rally start, the car still need's pimpin'--the crack team at Team Justice is feeling the heat.

Beware the return

Be afraid, very afraid.

I'm just sayin'....

Latest News From the Front

The highly trained automotive mechanics here at team justice have reported setbacks in being able to effectively troubleshoot the aerosol-fuel ignition triggering elements located within Evidence's powerplant. Seems the sadistic designers of the transversely mounted 60 degree V6 LB6 General Motors engine made the back 3 spark plugs pretty damn tough to get to.

Having run out of ideas, stolen utensils from the kitchen and no doubt beer, it looks like they will have to seek out the sensei of Simon station wagon repairs.

And his name is Bubba......

Muffler Makeover

"Evidence" needed a muffler in a bad way. Sure, it had one--in a theoretical sense. There was a can at the rear of the car that had one pipe going in and another pipe coming out--ostensibly to temper its stock car-like audible qualities and to dump excessive hydrocarbons into the atmosphere.



Armed with a can of PB Blaster, wrenches, a hammer and a cutting tool in case I need to call in reinforcements, I set out to put 'er right.

Upon getting the muffler off, I peeled it open to reveal..nothing.




After putting on a high-quality $29 muffler from Advance Auto and some muffler-sealant-putty-stuff, we are now in business.

We'll see how long it lasts....

"You can think about it....but don't do it"

Beer. That's how it started. It seems all great ideas come to us after a few. That was the case during Thanksgiving 2007 when Team Buford T. Justice was created. "Lets do the BABE Rally in May" we said. And do it we will.

BABE stands for Big Apple to Big Easy. You just have to get any car you can find for no more than $250 to get you from Staten Island NY to New Orleans LA. 1500 miles in 4 days in a $250 car. What could be more fun for a team of 3 brothers and dear old dad!?

Our ride of choice...a 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport Wagon and it is not without its issues. It marks its territory wherever you park it, the signal indicators are hit and miss and there is quite a bit of gunky sludge on the bottom of the engine block from the aforementioned fluid leaks. We'll leave that alone as it's quite possible it is acting as some sort of sealant.

Brakes--OK, Tranny--OK (we think), Engine (OK..well except for the paint shaker effect around 50 Mph). Interior door panels are shot, and if you fail to remember that not-so-minor point, you'll rip them off as you get in and try to close the door. Grabbing the window sill with your finger tips seems to be the door closing method of choice.

Radio works but unfortunately so does only one speaker. The A/C appeared to have some life in it but this was tested during the waning days of winter--hmm-- Memorial day weekend...deep south....not holding our breath for any power chillin A/C. Unfortunately only two of the windows will roll down, so maybe we will have to hold our breath.

She failed her first VA State Inspection due to improper latching of the drivers door --it sagged in the frame with a .5" gap btwn the top of the door and the frame. A little drill action on the frame to reposition the latching pin netted us a State inspection certificate of achievement.

More mx actions are required, although many will be left as is. Next priority is the 50 Mph Death Rattle.

Of course we'll need to get some more beer so we can figure that problem out.