Lily's First Fishing Trip

I took Lily on her first fishing trip two Saturdays ago. I left early to let Miyoshi sleep in. It was along a river about 10 miles west of San Antonio. I found out that Lily's stroller makes a pretty good rod holder and dog tether. I ended up catching a lunker. Even Yuki thought it was too small.

Patio Furniture

So patio furniture isn't really manly, but since I built it I thought it would qualify. I got the plan for the bench from this site and made the table to match that style. It was pretty simple and only cost $25 plus the cost of paint. It may not be as pretty as a store bought bench, but it's a lot sturdier.

My love/hate relationship with cars

Mostly a hate relationship. I thought I'd post some pictures of my car repair experiences over the winter.

Replacing the input shaft bearing in the Lancer's transmission



and changing a driveshaft on the Camry

More stuff I can't afford

As if there weren't enough things I want that I can't afford, I this boat on a commercial a little while back which reminded me of how cool these runabouts are. I also saw a show not too long ago about the building of one of these boats www.vandamboats.com/



It's one of my dreams to have one of these, but I figure maybe I can start with a wood boat like this:


www.clcboats.com/
They seem like really nice boats, reasonably priced, and easyish to build.

Donations?

Anyone want to donate a couple grand to my classic car restoration project? I wouldn't mind starting with something like this.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/1814996889.html



My new favorite magazine is giving me delusions of grandeur.
http://www.hemmings.com/subscribe/current_issue.html?publication=HSX

The first parts off

I've taken off the parts I know I won't be reusing and so I can finally get a look at what might be.


I made some virtual mods thanks to powerpoint.


I'm starting to lean towards a flat military green for the tank.

A Cafe Racer to be

So I bought a motorcycle back in October to build my own cafe racer inspired bike. It's a 1971 Honda CB450. I got it for $275 and it was in pretty rough shape, which was ok because I didn't want to modify a bike in good condition.
Here it is as purchased (The sissy bar is what sealed the deal for me).



Here are a couple inspirational pictures.







I've also been looking at army motorcycles.





Give me your thoughts, suggestions, examples, etc.

Hopefully the first of many

Well, I've decided to jump on the bandwagon and start a blog. For those that know me, you'll know not to expect a literary masterpiece. What I will post are pictures and progress of my building of a cafe racer. I'll also include reports of hours spent trying to catch fish and pictures of cars, motorcycles, and boats that I'll never afford.