What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[2talltim]

My fist post, I'll make a into post when I have more time.
But decided to make some Ohio State Buckeyes Block O's today, Used a couple leftover landscape timbers, old paint I had on hand and a few screws. Not perfect but look nice in the flower gardens, I didn't sand or anything before painting because I wanted a rustic look to the wood. Total price out of pocket today $0.

 

[2talltim]

Oh yea....

GO BUCKS !!!

 

[Scottishross]

Cut the rest of the logs














Getting there slowly ha ha

 

[Jagmandave]

So, they don't have termites in Scotland? We would never put wood inside the garage like that - in fact we stack it at least 50 feet from the house, more if we can.

 

[Scottishross]

Put it outside so the kids can set it on fire ha ha

Indoors are warmish outside is pishing with rain near enough all the time plus kids like setting stuff on fire

 

[JustinS]

Polished up the Craftsman tool chest that I've used faithfully for 12 years now so I could get it posted for sale on Craigslist. I picked up two new cabinets off an online auction. Anyone have any idea who makes em?

 

[Jagmandave]

Put it outside so the kids can set it on fire ha ha

Indoors are warmish outside is pishing with rain near enough all the time plus kids like setting stuff on fire

If it's outside and it's pishing rain, how will they set it on fire?

Nah, I get you.......but like I said, if we put wood in the garage like that, we'd have termites in nothing flat and play hell getting rid of them

 

[welder4956]

Replaced the water heater this evening. We came home last night to a puddle in the basement floor, then had a nice, brisk cold shower this morning. The old one lasted 31 years, so I can't complain. It took longer to drain the old one and get new fittings than it did to replace it.

Once a HT, always a HT. No midrats, but it was a TC job.

 

[bmxdad]

Painted and reassembled my OB test stand ... looks good in red

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dragged in and stapled up the last of the insulation. Carved two warped joists flush with the rest. Foamed a couple cracks. Dragged in the drywall lift. Ready to replace the damaged drywall.

 

[tony302coupe]

Iridium plugs come pre-gapped, and most manufacturers recommend to not alter the gap, or damage can be done to the very thin electrode. Fine adjustments can be made by being very careful to only bend the ground electrode and not touch/pry against the center electrode at all, but generally they should come pre-gapped to your application.

I almosted did regap them, but the plugs i was using Iradium plugs, has a plating on it that prevent the tab from erroding fast. If i regapped it there's a chance the plating could crack and I'll be changing plugs faster then I would want to do them!

That's what I gathered from reading manufacture sites but if there's truth in it I'm not sure and didn't want to test it out. Luckily I got the right plugs that was already pre-gapped properly and was able to send this car home til I can do the next segment of the maintenance list of this car.

I'm used to the old style where you regap to your needs as I have the proper tools to do this, but the whole plating thing was new to me and I was wondering about it as I saw the plugs was different then the typical plugs I'm used to with older engines.

Thanks for the info guys, I would have gone at them like a bull out of a gate and just re-gaped them.

p.s
sorry about the late reply been away working.
Cheers
Tony

 

[dcmus]

Worked on electrical and still quite a bit to do. Also used 4 lateral file cabimets as base for a grinding station along with 2 solid cored doors I picked up at Habitat. So far have spent about $25 plus the cabinets which I've had for 4 years and have already written that cost off

 

[A1an]

More organizing **** in preparation for move next month. Trying to get rid of the "I'll need this" mentality that has caused me to collect a mass of **** that I haven't touched/seen in 4-5 years.

 

[Scottishross]

If it's outside and it's pishing rain, how will they set it on fire?

Nah, I get you.......but like I said, if we put wood in the garage like that, we'd have termites in nothing flat and play hell getting rid of them

A understand mate

A will keep a eye on it


Cheers

 

[sprchrgd1]

Front pads and rotors on wifes Malibu, oil change, air filter, rotated tires, checked rear brakes, epoxied strut dust shields back on the bearing plates. Gapped rings for polaris 250 top end rebuild, welded up a better winch mount for the polaris. Up next this weekend put Polaris back together and start rebuilding short block for my Johnson 175 on the bass boat and if I have time weld some new stake pockets on the wave runner trailer.

 

[madison069]

Thanks for the info guys, I would have gone at them like a bull out of a gate and just re-gaped them.

p.s
sorry about the late reply been away working.
Cheers
Tony

No worries on the late replies, we all do it as life gets busy and the forum is the last place we spend time on!

 

[kaymccampbell]

Put the drywall back on the ceiling and the one wall. Got about six more sheets to go.

 

[bazzateer]

Moved my '67 Singer Vogue out of the garden into the garage in preparation for getting her back on the road.

Now I need to get the engine back together and get it running plus sort out the brakes, suspension and a few bits of rot.

 

[winlinmac]

Rear Pads and Rotors, argh retracting is the most consuming part of the process

 

[short4stuff]

pulled engine out of 2002 tacoma

 

[bmxdad]

Coming to this page I get a warning of a malicious website trying to upload a picture ... be-careful guys.

 

[bazzateer]

So, they don't have termites in Scotland? We would never put wood inside the garage like that - in fact we stack it at least 50 feet from the house, more if we can.

No termites, the Midgies ate them all!

 

[Spdstr280Z]

pulled engine out of 2002 tacoma

Why did you have to do that ? I have a 4Runner about to turn 275K....

Jason

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[Jagmandave]

Worked on the wife's Audi Allroad today.

One of the front suspension airbags has gone down. It's a 2004 and in 2010 I replaced both fronts with Arnott American made replacement bags, which are warranted for life (they don't say who's life tho), I called their warranty dept and they sent me a new one (I had to pay for it of course) and a prepaid shipping label to return the old one, if they find it's bad they credit me back for everything, including the shipping.

So, on to the job......since I've done it before I figured it would be a pretty quick and easy swap - they're not hard to change - when everything goes to plan, which of course it didn't. Getting it out wasn't hard, just a matter of undoing the appropriate bolts and lifting the assembly out. Once out you remove the top cap........erm, remove the top cap..........uh, Houston we have a problem........

It did finally come off with a judicious application of a 3 lb hammer - but it was supposed to just slip off. Putting it back together was easy peasy and then I went to put it back in the car - where the hell's that damn bolt?

1/2 hour later the wife found it in the driveway where it had rolled under the garage door and out.....

OK, we're moving along now, lower ball joint back in the control arm, shock bolt in, upper ball joints back in the hub, pinch bolt in, all that's left are the three bolts that hold the cap to the tower. Got the wife to raise the jack while I guide it into place....good, now where's that damn bolt?

It had fallen under the battery tray......OK I'll take that out. ****, there's a strut tower brace in the way, OK, I'll take that out......**** there's something zip tied to it under the........**** can't get cutters in there and it won't move till I do. OK, razor knife will get it........done! Now why won't the damn brace come out? OK, just got to finagle it just right.....and out. Battery tray out - there's the damn bolt. OK, good news, there's a plenum drain under the battery tray that's plugged up too, I'll clean that out while I'm in there.

Meanwhile....got all the bolts back in, struts all tightened up - oops, wife says dinner time, I'll finish it later.

All that's left now is to put the battery tray back in, the strut brace back in, zip tie the cable to it again, recheck all the bolt, put the battery back in, then connect the air line and see if I fixed it.

Maybe tomorrow.

 

[mypov]

Continued working on this little guy...
(sorry for large images)

Been working on it for nearly a month in my spare time. Hour here, couple there, sort of thing. Coming together nicely. It's mostly sakurama's fault - following his mid century makeover I felt I had to have some green - bought a track saw and it came with an orbital sander, only naturally I needed some place to store the systainers. Also wanted a handy place to work and use the table saw if and when required.

 

[jwh]

Polished up the Craftsman tool chest that I've used faithfully for 12 years now so I could get it posted for sale on Craigslist. I picked up two new cabinets off an online auction. Anyone have any idea who makes em?

Your new grey ones look like Stanley Vidmars.
They are rock solid, IIRC they're about $1000 apiece new.

FYI: once you get them loaded only open 1 drawer at a time. One of those going over on its front ain't pretty.

Good luck with them!

 

[JustinS]

Your new grey ones look like Stanley Vidmars.
They are rock solid, IIRC they're about $1000 apiece new.

FYI: once you get them loaded only open 1 drawer at a time. One of those going over on its front ain't pretty.

Good luck with them!

Thanks, I'm probably going to put a lag in a stud to prevent tipping!

 

[67CarGuy]

Absolutely NUTHIN'!

Say it again!

I'll see myself out....

 

[skon1212]

Worked on actually getting our garage to hold a car and moved a bunch of car parts from the middle of the floor onto my work bench. Also got my compressor hose reel mounted and vice mounted. Now I can actually work on my Chevelle. Engine crane going together tomorrow.

 

[PECVD2]

Going to try to fix/patch up the panels and replace the bed on my '54 F 100.

 

[dodge610]

Still in the process of reorganizing and pitching so i can actually work in my garage again.

 

[Cypherian]

Well not today , today is recoup day. I picked up this stuff for $210.00:




If anyone can id a Model on this Binks regualator that would be great I have not cleaned it up yet but one was not readily visible



I swapped the 1942 tank with a screw in a pin hole for the last 30 years .



For this larger tank and slightly newer lol







Along with See next post.
Cypher

 

[Cypherian]

Last item I picked up:





And worked on this stuff:

1976 Grinder

Stilsons

Etc

 

[Outlander]

Today's project. I discovered it when I looked out the window in the morning. Not sure how this happens!

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

Cut out the battery box on the Spitfire as it had been rusted out over the years and the fiberglass repair someone tried in the past was anything but successful.





I drilled out all the spotwelds, ground the metal smooth and now ready to weld in the holes. I was going to just grind down the spot weld remains, but they were really tough, possibly MIG hardened in the past. I was grinding down the surrounding metal faster than the weld, so it was decided to drill through and make them flat. Some work with the welder and a copper paddle will make quick work of filling all those 3/8" holes.

 

[bmxdad]

I have a 12' sliding door on one end of my 24'x36' garage. I like the slider, but you have to be careful opening and closing all the way. It's fairly heavy, so momentum can you when you go to fast and over shoot the closed position or slamming onto the door stops when opening.

My fix ... add a stop for each position. also added an interior pull handle. The OEM one is on the outside edge.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Last item I picked up:





And worked on this stuff:

1976 Grinder

Stilsons

Etc

Dig the Blockhead! The Stilsons are just like mine. Please turn the autofocus "on" next time. I got a headache looking at those pics...

Tommy

 

[dcmus]

Ran more wire and hooked to the sub panel. Took a look at one of the new T5 fixtures to see how they're wired. They have two ballasts and an extra wire on one. Some research explained that they're dimmable and have the option of using 2, 4, or 6 bulbs. Next big thing on my list is rent a boom arm lift so I can hang them 12-13 feet up by myself. Once that's done and the wiring finished I can blow insulation in the side walls and have spray foam on the over head and gables. It's a lot of work but am having a blast

 

[rmalkow2]

Replaced the stock, original AM/FM Cassette radio in my 1999 Mustang with a more modern aftermarket that actually has someplace to plug in an iPod.

 

[k-os]

Got my desktop CNC mill working. Just have to find a vice for it now.

Also got my fabrication bench moved to the wall in preparation for having my extension springs replaced with a torsion spring setup.