IIRC, in California it’s three days.

re: “5th Gear: Another Ford Shutdown Because Of Coronavirus”

I’m getting my late father’s 1955 Thunderbird ready for sale to my BFF. So far, I got it running, replaced the ignition switch, flushed the cooling system, adjusted the valve lash and re-installed electronic points we’d taken out for diagnostic purposes. Just when I’m ready to send it to a transmission shop for a new…

It’s a no-win situation. Presidents are kinda stuck with these photo-ops (even if they know better). Remember when Bush the Lesser—instigator of the never-ending, unwinnable wars in Afghanistan and Iraq—was pilloried for only flying over the Katrina devastation and peeking out the window?

Cinder blocks have been known to crumble under pressure.

I bought a HF floor jack decades ago; except for a frozen bearing on one of the wheels it’s been good.

I have had my ‘55 T-Bird up and down on a 5,000lb QuickJack many times in the last few weeks working on getting the car ready for sale. It’s been good enough that I recommended it to my BFF, who’s buying the ‘Bird, but I will be keeping a close watch on it now. Costco puts them on sale occasionally—like now—for just…

Good enough, just don’t use ‘cinder’ blocks; they have been known to explode under heavy weight.

The only decent scissor jack is the geared kind but, for some reason they are almost impossible to find anymore (I have 2).

I have a HF 4&1/2 inch variable-speed grinder I bought years ago. I’ve used the shit out of it because I’m not a great welder and it still works; go figure. I bought one of their inverter stick welders and, except for the power cable not properly clamped—I fixed it—it works pretty well.

HF appears to be trying to up its game.  There are now at least three ‘grades’ of battery-operated hand tools (‘good,’ ‘better,’ ‘best’).  I’m collecting a set of DeWalt 20V ‘XR’ tools that I expect--check, that, better--last a lifetime (mine).

My hunch is Trump isn’t actually taking HCQ (you can safely assume everything he says is a lie). He knows his idiot followers will take it based on his ‘example,’ and if they get sick from it—and possibly die—he won’t take it, but if they miraculously recover from C19 he’ll start.

I see MT-90 on the shelf; this guy knows his lubricants.

Presumably, EVs use plain old rubber tires; the ones that are really slick until the mold release gets worn off?

The Cult really hates it when you point out the electricity in the charging stations doesn’t come out of thin air.

I think it would have been more chill if he just used ‘Henry,’ and let the customer do the deducing.

I own a Bullitt, and I don’t like the fake gascap ‘dog bowl.’ But, I bought two Bullitts because of (reasons), and I’m hesitant to mess with it.

re: “Why do people not understand that customizing a vehicle to your particular tastes doesn’t make it valuable?”

I’m on my second Bullitt, a 2019 (previously had a 2008). That doesn’t look like Dark Highland Green to me; see for yourself (it’s probably a proprietary Ford color):

Question Of The Day: How quickly could TSLA move their manufacturing from CA to NV or TX?  In theory, it could be done seamlessly, maybe moving some aspects at a time, but Musk/TSLA hasn’t exactly impressed with their logistics and organization.