We spent some time working on my car this weekend. Cleaned up some rust on the front brakes and looked for the source of a slow coolant leak. I also got new tires! Definitely have to get all of that in order before the snow flies.

I remove the beach umbrella. I use beaches on the the north side of the island, they're shaded by palm trees.

Other than that, it is a never ending task keeping the sand at the beach

On my Buick, I'll be putting new brake pads in the front, I put new ones in the back last spring and the front had about 3-4mm left.

Normally I would have put them in right away.... but, considering its easy to do I put it off till fall. Also putting in shocks.

and on my fall and into winter projects, On my '86 Porsche 911, I'll be pulling the dash out, and changing the bulbs (secondary) behind the dash because they are too yellowed and also replacing the cruise control board (primary) which is also behind the dash. I hate to get another ticket, and I have a heavy foot.

I also will be getting new skin on the targa top, that I'm having a professional upholster do it.

That is on the list, and that can change.

Hot and sweltering in Alabama this summer. I have exhaust system issues on my '99 Jeep Cherokee, so I'll spend some time under the Jeep and on cooler concrete. Also, I have designed and built a plasma ignition system that I will be installing and making new plug wires/boots for. Gasoline prices may be down, but for how long? Time to increase my gas mileage while I can.

Also, time to install my prototype heat system for front windshield/wipers. Not really useful here in Alabama winters, but very useful in most of the U. S. in winter. The design allows for some pretty cool improvements for winter driving: heated washer fluid that sprays evenly across the windshield, an ice-buster feature for the wipers, a feature that keeps the blades from warping and losing contact with the windshield, a feature that removes slush from the blades and wiper arm, and a feature that keeps the windshield de-iced even in sub-zero temps while driving in wind-driven snow.

Also, have to replace the timing belt in my wife's Volvo.

Putting the snow tires on. They are 20s so they have to be mounted. Could invest in another set of rims, but quite an expense.