What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[kaymccampbell]

Installed corner bead and taped and mudded drywall.
Put a friend's 1/2 ton chevy on the lift looking for an oil leak. Looked like it might just be seepage. We cleaned it up and we'll look at it in a couple weeks.

 

[LT5 John]

Hard wired my new Quincy QT-5 compressor in and plumbed...excuse the sideways pic




http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=533438&stc=1&d=1457213127

 

[R-Savage]

Cleaned and oiled the new lathe. Started rearranging things to make a permanent spot ... then it's on to finishing the Band Saw stand.

that's a nice little lathe.

 

[beakie]

finished 2 projects, standstill on another... trying to figure out what's next.

finished refurb on old Beaver 3800 jointer & Wagner 1/2hp motor, on a Beaver RAS bench repurposed for this project. added dust collection port on underside.
Jointer, motor and dust collection work great.

Also put this Record back together after blasting & painting. Looks much better now.






At a standstill on this little Atlas 5000 wood shaper, need to get new bearings for it. So it will stay like this for a bit.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Ran a 220v outlet in the ceiling in preparation for my lift installation.

 

[mygarageone]

I installed half of my new 4 bulb fluorescents , wow I never knew how dark it really was in the garage. I had half the total lighting I needed.
I am removing 9 - 2 bulb fixtures and installing 9 - 4 bulb units. All T-8 's

 

[Outlander]

Went to install a bracket to reduce rattle in my draw bar, then discovered the welded web interfered so I grabbed another draw bar to swap balls from 1-7/8 to 2 inches. Discovered the hold was too small for the diameter of the thread. Sigh. How did I end up with 4 1-7/8 balls and 2 2 inch balls in my parts bin. Argh... Put it all back together, guess I'll live with the rattle again tomorrow until I can get the right combination of ball and draw bar.

 

[Outlawmws]

Helped my son replace brake pads on his old Corona,

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

Got a little closer to finishing my bench and cleaned the garage a little while I was at it.

 

[bmxdad]

that's a nice little lathe.

Yea ... going to be a nice one when I finish it up. Need to get some oil into it, then replace some seals. Leaks somewhere ... still need to find it though.


Found a new old stock Enco Lathe stand on CL. Need to open up two holes and drill four to get it to fit. Then I need to do the shim thing to get it level.

 

[6S1284]

Cleaned off the work bench and hung some new LED shop lights over the bench. Man are those things bright - put the T-8's to shame. On sale at BJ's.

 

[dodgejunkie]

Replaced upper control arms on an 08 charger! Damn they don't leave a lot of room to work on these things anymore!

 

[ct03911]

I just realized I need a proper telecommunations box for my Cat5e, cable and security/heat/gas detector wiring.
Don't know what I was thinking before but I just ordered a proper box.
My sub panel is flush mounted and all these other wires need to go somewhere else before being routed in the garage.

 

[panknuckshovel]

Installed two new antennas, it was tough but i powered through and completed my day by 1030am. I will be having the beers i earned if anyone needs me.

 

[CSRPenFab]

Finished up a 125cc Lifan motor swap into my 1965 Honda ct200. Runs great after getting the carb jetting properly set. This 50 year old beauty is a "bit" quicker now than the old 89cc pushrod motor!!! Pretty easy swap and amazing you can get an entire motor kit for $329.

 

[lilbill]

I started banging out the dents in the 59 Cushman Truckster I just got. This poor thing looks like it's been in a demolition derby. I plan to keep the "patina" but get rid of most of the wrinkles.

 

[steveivy]

Did some cleaning and started on the insulation.





Rough electrical will get approved tomorrow, trying to get the finish electrical scheduled, and hoping today to rent the equipment and saw cut the sidewalk for the feed line to the sub-panel.

 

[Todd.Brock]

Finished up a 125cc Lifan motor swap into my 1965 Honda ct200. Runs great after getting the carb jetting properly set. This 50 year old beauty is a "bit" quicker now than the old 89cc pushrod motor!!! Pretty easy swap and amazing you can get an entire motor kit for $329.

Just out of curiosity , where did you get the swap ?

 

[Ryanbabz71]

Drained my catch can on my truck today




Ryan

 

[wrench409]

Today, I installed my Win 7 PC in the garage and finally got the touch screen drivers to work properly! YAY!

 

[steveivy]

What did you do "IN" your garage today?

Not in the garage, but making way for the power to the garage:

 

[JimVonBaden]

I broke two spokes taking apart the front wheel, so I am stalled there, but I did order a new set. In the mean time, I did some more powder coating.

I did get the rear on the stand and ready to true, but I lost my spoke wrench, so it will wait until the new spokes come in for the front, and the new tool.

Then I cleaned up the colossal mess in the garage.

 

[CSRPenFab]

Just out of curiosity , where did you get the swap ?

I got my swap kit from PCC Motor. They're a big seller on EBay, but their warehouse is local to me so I just drive over to Ontario and pick up stuff will call:


http://www.pccmotor.com/semi-auto-lifan-125cc-auto-engine-xr50-crf50-crf70-w125505070.html

Other parts like wiring harness to adapt 12v to 6v and a foot peg adapter came from the best place for all things Honda Trail bike related, Dr ATV. http://dratv.com/eninkico.html

 

[kaymccampbell]

Sanded drywall, touched up and painted. Only 100 sq ft to go and the drywall is finished.

 

[BERTMAN57]

Lilbill, '59 w/ hydraulic brakes, 3" bore mtr, sweeeet. Have a FEW scooter parts. Let me know if you need anything. Bertman.

 

[BERTMAN57]

Lilbill, nice '59. Hyd. Brakes, 3"bore, 12v mag. Sweeeet. We have a FEW scooter, truckster parts. Let me know if we can help. Bertman.

 

[jumpstart]

Replaced the O-rings in my floor jack. Good as new.

 

[polexican23]

Cleaned up the headlights on a friends car. And then cleaned up the front spindles and brakes for the Vdub

 

[upndown]

What did you use on those headlights? Turned out nice! The ones on my pick up have gotten pretty nasty, inside and out.

 

[Hephaestus29]

Made a bracket/fixture to hold my iphone on a Tri-pod. Here's a few pics:

 

[CoogarXR]

Did the struts, strut mounts, and ball joints on my wife's turbo voyager. I rented a ball joint press and a strut spring compressor. I had never used either tool before. It took a little time to figure out, but it went OK.

 

[lowbucktruck]

Replaced the leaky truck seal on my wife's Mazda... then installed replacement carpet inside.

 

[spent21]

Excuse my ignorance... I can imagine the reason for the larger rear sprocket; however, do you need to swap chains to take advantage of the deeper gearing?

Drained my catch can on my truck today




Ryan

How many miles? Do you regularly drive short trips?

 

[Mika401uba]

Installed, cleaned up and fixed the forward reverse switch of the new to me milling machine

 

[polexican23]

What did you use on those headlights? Turned out nice! The ones on my pick up have gotten pretty nasty, inside and out.

it was a turtle wax kit. meant for dealers. We got it in a test product when trying to figure out what would be best. This one, didn't win. Too many steps and the sealer has something to be desired.

But it does the job and I got a better sealer to hold off on the oxidation.

might just be me, but I noticed they go yellow a lot faster after you clean them up then when they come off the factory floor.

 

[CSRPenFab]

Excuse my ignorance... I can imagine the reason for the larger rear sprocket; however, do you need to swap chains to take advantage of the deeper gearing?

Yes. Back in 1965, these bikes shipped with an extra length of chain and a master link. If you were out trail riding and needed some ultra low gearing, you have to loosen some bolts on the large "overlay" sprocket and slide it over the smaller main sprocket. You then added the extra chain and voila you had some ultra low gearing capable of climbing some steep trails!

Later Honda Trail 90's, post 1966, had a two speed transfer case where you simply flipped a switch to achieve the same result. I have a 1974 with this gear box, and when you switch to "low", it will climb anything where you can get traction.

I left the large overlay sprocket to keep the ct200 looking original. It'll never get used. The torque of the Lifan 125cc "square" motor is plenty for any riding this vintage bike will see.

 

[Todd.Brock]

I got my swap kit from PCC Motor. They're a big seller on EBay, but their warehouse is local to me so I just drive over to Ontario and pick up stuff will call:





http://www.pccmotor.com/semi-auto-lifan-125cc-auto-engine-xr50-crf50-crf70-w125505070.html



Other parts like wiring harness to adapt 12v to 6v and a foot peg adapter came from the best place for all things Honda Trail bike related, Dr ATV. http://dratv.com/eninkico.html

Thanks for the info. I have 1965 S65 and have been curious about upping the HP into double digits but still making it possible to return to OE.

 

[Ryanbabz71]

What did you do "IN" your garage today?

Excuse my ignorance... I can imagine the reason for the larger rear sprocket; however, do you need to swap chains to take advantage of the deeper gearing?









How many miles? Do you regularly drive short trips?

Not 100% sure I need to check but I think around 1000 miles. It's a mix of long and short drives.


Ryan

 

[CSRPenFab]

Thanks for the info. I have 1965 S65 and have been curious about upping the HP into double digits but still making it possible to return to OE.

Do it! You'll love the reliability of the Lifan CDI motor. Needs no battery and fires up on half a kick. I will say that the 0-50 speed of this 50 year old bike is a bit scary now with all the extra HP......

 

[bmxdad]

Almost broke an arm last night, tripping over a dog, while putting my weight bench back. Tried to land in a push-up position, but right hand grabbed bar, which rotated like it does. Hairline, with a possible torn muscle or tendon. Hurts like crazy ...