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The Blue Screen Of Death

Evil, Wicked, Mean & Nasty
Posted Yesterday 07:18 AM by John Gilbert

This is the first week that I've been back in the office in over 3-weeks, and now it's time to eat lamb and honey like a Pagan god raising up out of the asphault working at Wal-Mart in the plus-sized woman's department......

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Flatulent Cows Kill Kyoto Coyote

Bargain Buy Now Happy Wal-Mart Boom Bust Pop
Posted August 18 2008 12:32 AM by John Gilbert

Let's see what kind of goofy Google ads pop up with one. One thing is for sure this is the last time I drink coffee before I go to bed.

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Home, Home On The Road

Cat Litter Box All Night Newsboys
Posted August 14 2008 09:32 AM by John Gilbert

Nope, I didn't get fired. I've been on the road for 3-weeks that's why I haven't been around on this here website thing... Is that proper English... whot cares?

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Earthquake Smirthcake, I'm going To Louisville

Earthquake Jello Watch Zappa TV
Posted July 30 2008 06:49 AM by John Gilbert

"I don't care if there's an earthquake, get back in the building we have a magazine to finish." Okay I don't want to get fired for being insensitive, but it sure crossed my mind as people were running out of the building.

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Custom Painters Are All Crazy

The Psychology oF Color
Posted July 27 2008 09:43 AM by John Gilbert

I guess just like the pot can call the kettle black, I can say all custom painters are crazy. And while I'm at it, should I mention we are lazy too?

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Beer Makes You Pretty

Drenched With Liquid Wrench
Posted July 25 2008 08:26 AM by John Gilbert

Okay, so the title and SEO don't match the editorial content, and maybe I've put myself on the Mothers Against Drunk Mechanics hit list.

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Sticks N Stones Can Break Your Bones... Clones

Energy Market Motorcycle Tank Commie Pinko
Posted July 24 2008 07:08 AM by John Gilbert

Prueba Requerida: Mexican radio, the TV screen turns green and it has nothing to do with cheap coffee pots sold at Mega Sprawl Mart. Make something... Rebuild the un-rebuildable.

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Long But Not Forgotten Articles

1971 Chevy K5 Blazer, 1951 GMC Truck, 1956 Ford F100
1971 Chevy K5 Blazer, 1951 GMC Pickup, 1956 Ford F Posted July 23 2008 05:40 PM by mpayne

I guess somethings just get lost and forgotten, but not these trucks. For some reason these three truck features never made it to the site. Thats no problem there here now, come check them out.

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Alternative Fool... Er, Uh, Fuel

Flex-Fuel S10 Update
Posted July 15 2008 09:47 PM by John Gilbert

Alternative fuel, or fool? I don't think I mentioned this in my last blog, but my little '00 S10 with a 2.2 four-banger dynoed with 149 horsepower to the rear wheels on Nitrous. After I drove away from the dyno my "Check...

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Specific Non Gravity

Super Light Battery, Will It Help?
Posted July 10 2008 03:56 PM by John Gilbert

It's not a knee-jerk response, but I have a side project going right now its a 2000 S-10 I bought eight years ago. The little bugger has a 2.2 4-banger with a Tremec 5-speed.

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Hands-Free Driving Means Look Ma, No Hands!

California Hands-Free Cellphone Law As Of July 1
Posted July 1 2008 10:57 PM by John Gilbert

Today was the first day of California's Hands-Free cellphone law. While most people went out and bought a Bluetooth, I'm using the cheap headphone thing that came with my Blackberry... I call it a Bucktooth.

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Future Shock '88 Right On Time

Carburetor Versus EFI 350 Versus 305
Posted July 1 2008 07:35 AM by John Gilbert

Only two-years later, and now its painfully obvious: In September of '06 when I titled the CCT cover story "Grilles Gone Wild" on my 1988 Chevy C1500 known as "Future Shock 88" there were some people that got it, and a...

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A Full-Size That Gets Great Gas Mileage

Future Shock '88 Longbed A Wrongbed?
Posted June 30 2008 07:27 AM by John Gilbert

I'll get to the gas-mileage part; but Cool or Uncool is the question. Form follows function is the answer. Or is it, when the subject is longbed vs: shortbed?

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A Little Something I Forgot About IRS Rearends

IRS Bad, Worse, Or Better?
Posted June 28 2008 04:43 PM by John Gilbert

Independent Rear Suspension is not a subject that is new to me, but I have to admit there's a few things about it that I had forgotten.

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Too Many Editors In Chief Ruin The Pie

New Guidelines For Reader's Rides
Posted June 27 2008 03:02 AM by John Gilbert

Me thinks, someone was a victim of too-much potty training as a child: There's no chronological rhyme or reason to the order things appear on Custom Classic Trucks' Website. That said, totally disregard the uptight...

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