Three Lions Garage

Late in the nineteenth century, a Connecticut inventor named W.N. Woodruff invented the Woodruff Key, a way to mate parts to rotating shafts.  Mr. Woodruff came up with the ingenious idea of inserting a semi-circular key into a keyway cut longitudinally into a shaft so that a portion of the key protrudes as a tab […]

On Wednesday, Dad and I stopped by the house of our good friend and gearhead Rob to pick up his click torque wrench before heading to the garage. Years ago, Rob rebuilt a ’65 289 that he dopped into his ’84 Mustang.  Rob decided to join us at TLG with his two kids. Now that […]

Jack and I visited Wade and Jim at Hubbard Machine in Hayward to drop off Jack’s small block 302 engine for machining and balancing.  Hubbard’s was recommended to us by my friend and fellow car club member, Ed Archer, a vintage auto collector and racer who has been a Hubbard’s customer since it was run […]

After a grueling 34 days of withdrawal, my dad and I relapsed from our sobriety and fell back into our dirty habit: working at the garage. Having been on the wagon so long, we’re putting the pedal to the metal to try and make up for lost time. On Friday, we stopped by to clean […]

The fateful day finally arrived. Once I had finished cataloging the parts left over from our last work day, we ran a final check to make sure no mount was left secured, no hose attached, no wire plugged in. We also removed the bolts we used to secure the engine load leveler and checked that […]

Since it’s more important that Jack complete his homework than update our blog, I’ve agreed (once again) to fill you in… Jack and I set out a very ambitious day for ourselves yesterday.  We were booked until 1:00 in the afternoon on various non-automotive activities (because it’s important to have others believe we gearheads lead a […]

If you are surprised that someone would take the time to write about so dull a subject as tool storage, you clearly haven’t experienced the wonders of the MONTEZUMA. The Montezuma is the remarkable contraption next to Charlie in the photo at the right.  These toolboxes are marvels of clever engineering and design.  MontezumaMfg call […]

Last weekend, I managed to get some work in on the front end disassembly. The mustang restoration guide I’m using tells me to start with the front bumper, which is impossible to remove without first taking out the valance panel. The hood lock assembly, grille, grille reveal molding/trim, headlights, headlight bucket trim, and some panel […]