The Sharka Blog

Full Circle

The full gauge set. Notice the small indicators?

I revisit a gauge design from 2004 and Bucky gets a new set of gauges, just in time for Christmas!

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Vintage Mazda Ads- part 2

2 page MSM ad from 2004.

That’s right, more Mazda ads! A continuation from my first Mazda ad post.

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Four Gold Rings!!! (and also white)

Must not call him White Prime... must not call him White Prime...

Just in time for Christmas, some new vent ring colors. White ones and gold ones!

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Project Lazarus Gets Gauges

F1 gauges for Lazarus

In this post, I get to help out with a community race car build happening in Oregon. From the comfort of my own office!

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That 70s Wheel

70s-vintage Momo in its case

This is a blog post I’ve been meaning to do for a long time. For years. Hell, since before I had a blog.

This one is about the first Momo wheel in my collection.

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Vintage Mazda Ads

The 94M - Montego Blue

I ran across this old Mazda Lamps ad and was smitten. I believe I saw it in an old Life magazine. A very old Life magazine. I stared at it for a good half hour.

From there, my search was on.

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These Boots Were Made For Drivin’

Redline Goods shift boot and loose-fit brake boot

Sharka has worn leather shift and brake boots since the early days. I bought his original leather goods from PBC (Performance Buyer’s Club) back in 2000. Those two little leather pieces have been in constant use ever since.

That’s a long time for a leather shift boot to last.

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Retro HVAC Panel – Final Version

A perfect fit. OEM quality finish.

I’m finally done with the HVAC panel! WOO!

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Retro Window Switches – Batch #3

The 3rd Batch

More window switches for sale! And some G1 Transformer-y goodness to go along with my serious product photos.

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Retro HVAC Panel Preview

Retro HVAC Panel - version... 9?

I wanted to share something that I’ve been working on for a while. And by a while I mean I have about 60 hours in this project so far. I think I have about another 10 before I have a final version.

This is my Retro HVAC Panel!

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