The Vulgar Curmudgeon
Sunday, August 2, 2026
Saturday, August 1, 2026
Bangin' Away On The Little Whore Again
Actually, after 38 years of blood, sweat and many, many tears, I have finally come up with a nickname for this little fucker.
I'm calling it Lazarus II.
(makes sign of the cross)
The reason is, this is the SECOND TIME I am bringing it back from the dead
And true to my personal style, I'm doing it ass backwards from the way most people do these things.
Most people strip the car down, do the body work and then paint it. THEN they start putting it together. Rebuilding the engine, doing the brakes, all that happy crap.
I did that the first time and now all the paint is completely shot. So this time, I rebuilt the car literally from the radiator to the gas cap.
New fuel tank, pump, brakes, engine, tires all of it.
I;ll deal with the paint, maybe, later.
Lucky for me the latest fad seems to be a rusty,faded paint look so I'll fit right in.
The last couple weeks I have been prepping the floor boards and putting in sound deadener mats. Today I started in on the carpet.
I got most of the driver's side done when the local Weather Man's 30% prediction for rain turned into 100%.
So I threw the stuff I was working with in the garage real quick and threw the tarp back over it. At least I got something done first.
It took me a very long time but I finally found some old, aftermarket rubber floor mats with the Austin Healey name and badge with wings images on them.
They are harder to find than Hen's teeth.
I bought a set of seats out of some KIA thing last weekend but I am going to have to do some serious modifications to how they mount as they have 3 inch tall feet at the ends
I have to get rid of a big bracket under there and I have to cut off and some wiring that I don't need.
The Good Lord willing, I am going to drive this little sonofabitch to work at least once before this Summer is over.
Friday, July 31, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Sunday, July 26, 2026
I Love Me Some Sammy!
I have loved this tune from the moment I heard it some forty six years ago and every once in a while I have to go find it and play it loud.
To this day I have not been able to find a Live version and I dearly wish he would put one out.
Off of his 1980 release, the Danger Zone album,
The Ice Man.



