Shawn Holwegner's Blog

lather. rinse. repeat.

Chloe is enjoying one of her favorite snacks.. and I don’t have to worry about her being too greedy!

Needless to say, there won’t be much work done on the project cars right now- Highway was closed in both directions today, with reports of a 12 car pileup. I went out of my way to avoid the area,...

I spent quite a bit of time yesterday rotating my tires on the SAAB, and getting the new seats setup in one of the Impalas. I didn’t think that was worth an update, even though I had earlier decided to try to have at least one noteworthy thing to post about..

Today, I was busy with fighting off th...

I went to Sparks Auto Wrecking earlier today, and managed to get a nice deal on the rear seat (both sections), belts, and mounting hardware.

It’s getting a bit of sunlight here after being sprayed so I can clean it. The color doesn’t quite match- light grey vs tan, but it’s better to have a comf...

In case you missed it, there was just a 50% off weekend at Pick-n-Pull. I managed to get a few spare SAAB parts and a spare tire for an Impala. Sadly, no seats for those, but it was a nice outing.

I managed to get my fuel pump replaced, and the car put back together within about two hours. The big...

I’ve been working on a few new tools/ports. Most recently, I’ve been able to obtain Atheros MIPS based routers for a decent price. What’s this mean? It means I’ve got OpenWRT/LEDE working properly and I can get some development done for both Void, and LEDE!

gcc version 5.4.0 (OpenWrt GCC 5.4.0)

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Finding myself working on automobiles nearly as often as I do computers- I know that the proper tools are always the best to have- but sometimes you just need to improvise, often with something you’ve made yourself.

On the left is a SAAB style fuel pump retaining screw removal device, which is ove...