What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Finky198]

Worked on the Bronco again Brakes, Shocks, Grease... and cleaned up a bit.

 

[JJThrasher]

Started the ****** teardown. Hopefully going back together later this week.

 

[PhantomEB]

More work prep, packing camp bag with the pope, transferring tools from my tool bag to a small tool box, double checking for necessary tools forgotten.

 

[bulletpruf]

More work prep, packing camp bag with the pope.

Going camping with the pontiff?

 

[ChaseDE]

Replaced the field coil in my wife's 2010 Acura rdx. Cleaned out the junk in the garage...little more to go to have some useable space. Contemplating a small shed to put the tractor and lawn equipment in.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Put together the new weedwhacker. Serviced the pressure washer and all it's accessories. Helped the kid replace the cam sensor in his s-box.

 

[k-os]

Finished up my Rapidair Maxline 3/4" install and have been monitoring the pressure. Dropped 16 PSI in 12 hours. For what I'm using the system for this should be good enough.

 

[zmotorsports]

I was able to get more work completed on my rear axle carnage on our Jeep from last week's wheeling trip. I was able to get all of the bracket fabrication completed, the new bushing retainers machined and everything on the left side welded together and painted.

Tonight and tomorrow I will tackle the right side and have her back on the road.

Mike.

 

[Ryanbabz71]

Rear brake change




Ryan

 

[kaymccampbell]

Cleaned and put away everything I had out. Chlorinated everything that got wet when the sewer pipes clogged. Now the shop smells like a pool.

 

[mike528]

Put new shocks in the front of an 05 Sierra 2wd, replaced some weatherstrip and sealed up the cover in the wiper cowl.

 

[Outlawmws]

Cleaned and put away everything I had out. Chlorinated everything that got wet when the sewer pipes clogged. Now the shop smells like a pool.

It's better than the alternative smell!

 

[Outlawmws]

Rough work week, with two travel days to boot, but I managed to start getting some tools from their old homes to the "new" MATCO box. I'm cleaning and relining or re-trimming the old liners if they are decent, (Almost all are oversize so none lay flat...)

This is going to take a LONG time, I can tell...

 

[Aura]

Did the front brakes on the Sport Trac. I seem to be doing a lot of front brakes lately.

 

[bulletpruf]

Flew home this morning from vacation, so not much time in the garage. Did manage to rotate the tires and change the oil on SWMBO's daily driver.

Tomorrow I need to do some plastic welding on my beater's (99 BMW 318i) belly pan. Held together with zip ties now. Also need to get back to work on the Alfa Romeo project.

 

[Lee Celtic]

Nothing.. Had a day with my Wife.. some things are more important than the garage.. but not many.

 

[TedU]

Supervised one of the step-sons replacing his plugs and a coil pack in his Mazda Protege.
Still codes a mis-fire on that cylinder but even he observed that the wire looked bad so those are on order.

And I changed the oil and air filter on my 80 gallon IR compressor, and picked up the parts to run the last wiring for it. Almost there!!!

 

[4 FN 27]

Finally build the wall mounts for my Hose Reels and installed them. One to the next project...

 

[Rossco]

Changed the Exhaust manifolds out on my 08 F150. What a freeeeeeeking nitemare.

One broken stud (Broke for a while) and Pulling the dipstick tube. Forget about it!

 

[Heavy Metal Doctor]

2nd 100K mile service to the little commuter ride. Changed spark plugs.

 

[rharman]

Not garage, but a chore nonetheless.

Had to replace a gable fan - bearing had worn out. GI Joe crawl about 35 ft from the access to the fan. Dragging along a boxed up fan and tool bag.

Worse, I had to make three trips. Found that the new fan brackets wouldn't span to the 2x4 studs in place. Back to the garage for some 1x2 and more screws.

Then, I get it all hoked up and realize... no romex clamp. Had I left the old fan up there, I could have used that. But, when I went for the 1x2's, I took the old fan with me just to make my last trip easier.

So, back to the garage for a romex clamp. Finally done. Hope the thermostat setting is pretty close. Don't want to do that trip again.

 

[rharman]

After my gable fan adventure, I started my LiftMaster 8500 install. My old Craftsman belt drive is shedding teeth and buying a new belt doesn't make sense. I had always told my wife we were going with the Liftmaster when it was time. It's time!

Didn't get too far.

The location for the bracket is just drywall. So, I cut a piece of 3/4" ply to span the existing studs for a good anchor.

Of course, my OCD (I prefer to call it "attention to detail") won't let me put up a plain piece of plywood. So, I have to round over the edges with a router and then paint it to match the drywall.

Hopefully, I'll have time to wrap it up tomorrow after yard work. Yuck!

 

[rharman]

Oh yeah...

Along with all this other stuff, trying to seal my leaking EcoWater system. After 13 years, valve housing has developed pinholes and stress cracks. Sprayed it today with Plasti-Dip. Still see a little leak but hopefully, something I can live with. What ***** is that several months ago, I paid a pretty penny to replace the resin and rebuild the valve.

Just trying to coax another 2-3 weeks out of it until I can replace it.

Looking at an Aquatell/AquaLux system with a Fleck 5810 valve. No more EcoWater - way too pricey and proprietary.

 

[chrislehr]

Re-cut some flooring that I didn't like the job I did.

Hooked up my iVac Pro Switch and remote for table saw/dust collection

Right now the flooring project is top priority (needs to be done before kid arrives!)

Once done, I have to build my sojberg workbench, do dust collection and power in the garage, and possibly begin redoing all the boards and insulation out there too.

Oh, and need to hang my air filtration system, build a mitre table, and a whole bunch more I am not thinking about

 

[Oldsklrolla]

Added the Rivet detail to my replica.

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[bulletpruf]

Added the Rivet detail to my replica.

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Very nice! I've set headspace and timing on a few of those.

What are you going to use it for?

 

[Duker]

Added the Rivet detail to my replica.



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Very cool...

The minute I saw this I flashed back to The Rat Patrol....... As a kid (and even now) I would have loved to play with that!

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[cb804]

Installed a Racedeck floor...

 

[CudaChick1968]

Rayra very nice I'm looking at something similar for my Ramcharger someday. For now I got the plug out of the intake manifold and of course it pull all the threads with it. Steel and aluminum bond together so nicely. I drilled the hole and taped for 3/4 then inserted a reducer so I am in business. While I was at it I went a head and sandblasted the intake it was stained and some of the paint was coming off. Now do I powder coat it or leave it natural.

I would leave it natural, but hit it with some satin clear to protect the bare metal.

Sorry for the semi-troll here but I haven't been on the forums much this week. Used intakes soak up all kinds of gunk over the years (aluminum is very porous). zcar, since you've already gone to the trouble of mostly blasting it clean as shown in your pictures, a majority of your heavy prep is already done. I've restored too many old intakes in my day to recommend just a commercial clear coat over used, blasted aluminum. The stains you thought you got rid of eventually return, future spills eat into the clear rather than wiping off, and then you're left with a splotchy, uneven finish ... forever ... because the clear coat is trapping the **** oozing out of the metal and barring you from the ability to clean it well from the topside.

If your intake is brand new, then a commercial spray bomb clear may preserve that sparkly out-of-the-box finish. I'm not a painter so I can't say. But which would you prefer? This is a brand new Edelbrock straight from Summit ...



... or this version of that exact same intake (albeit a custom one), which will last a lifetime?





Keeping with the spirit of the thread, I didn't do that manifold today. But it DID happen in my garage. I also hate sounding like a saleswoman -- but the benefits of truth and reality outweighed any negative perception you might get by my reply. Love you guys!!!

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Chiming in on the aluminum intake refinish quandary. No disrespect to you, CudaChick, you do fantastic work. It's just that I've never seen any method that looks "OEM correct" for bare cast aluminum. Is there is a flat aluminum color powder coat that retains the right texture that might pull it off? I'm not aware of one. Let me know if there is. I'll send my manifold to you.

All the DIY "aluminum" restoration materials never look right and most discolor or fail after some miles are put on the vehicle. I'd opt to clean it with something like Aluminox (made by Orison Marketing, the people who make Evapo- Rust) and the use their protective coating and hope I can keep it clean.

Tommy

 

[crewchief888]

i found the top of my workbench

 

[Farmall 1066]

Fixed a tire on my disk. All of my wrenching was done out in the field today.

 

[mike528]

Changed oil in the wife's car

 

[rharman]

i found the top of my workbench

I buried mine....

 

[rharman]

Got my LiftMaster 8500 installed. Wire runs look like hell right now but it is functional.

Tomorrow, I'll remove the old Craftsman belt drive.

Still need to setup the HomeLink bridge for our cars, cleanup the wiring, install the light, and install a duplex outlet in the ceiling. Running off a 10' extension cord now.

 

[Outlawmws]

Worked on the DD rig; Tune-up (Rotor, cap & Plugs) adjusted the timing, and the choke + adjusted the valves.

Also cleaned and sterilized a new to me, WWI era canteen (Aluminum cap)

 

[bulletpruf]

Worked on the DD rig; Tune-up (Rotor, cap & Plugs) adjusted the timing, and the choke + adjusted the valves.

Sounds like something old school. Did you forget to set the points???

 

[Oldsklrolla]

Very nice! I've set headspace and timing on a few of those.

What are you going to use it for?

Just for display purposes at this stage, let some kids take some photos with it etc. Might add airsoft internals to it at some stage to make it really fun

 

[Outlander]

Tightened loose battery cable on ATV following Saturday's 175 km ride.

Coming back I had the low battery warning and intermittently the GPS would cut out. Sounds like an easy fix but to gain access to the positive post I need to partially remove the battery which is facilitated by disconnecting the negative wire, dropping the holder and removing the license plate. Without all that I could picture myself touching the wrench on the frame while attached to the bolt on the positive cable!

 

[Outlawmws]

Sounds like something old school. Did you forget to set the points???

Nope, it's new enough to have breakerless.