Sometimes it's convenient to replace parts. It's certainly easier and sometimes even cheaper. So why not cave in? Well, maybe the car has a history. Perhaps the reproduction parts aren't exactly the ...

Cracked block? There aren't many two-word combinations that send a shiver up a car guy's spine. In most cases that means the block is DOA, and it's worth its weight in scrap only. Sometimes there is ...

A damaged cylinder rod challenges our repair skills — can we restore it to working condition, or is it beyond saving?

Rod Stewart released a video that showed him grabbing a shovel and helping repair a road riddled with potholes, saying he’d been spurred into action because his sports car couldn’t be driven over the ...

Q: Has Phil Bayless at Bayless Brothers rod and reel repair on Whitfield Street closed up shop for good? I occasionally drive by the shop and have not seen it open this year. It was the only rod and ...

Being laid off lured fisherman Rich Naliborski to turn his hobby into an enterprise 32 years ago. He still runs the New Athens fish pole repair and supply service by himself. Five years ago, he moved ...

Tie rods connect either end of the steering rack to the steering knuckles on which the front wheels pivot when the steering wheel is turned. The tie rod has two sections threaded together, so their ...

When Dennis Evans isn’t out fly-fishing, he’s usually hunkered down in his small Toppenish shop replacing guides, cork handles or reel seats on fly rods. “I can do anything that needs to be fixed on a ...