What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[bmrisko]

New belt, tensioner and alternator on '98 Expedition "Home Depot Runner."

I still need to tackle the leaking pass. side exhaust manifold and ******/diff fluid change sometime soon.

 

[rmalkow2]

Wait till they start licking that PB off without setting the trap.


I prefer to use a piece of Twizzler.

I've encountered that problem in the past especially on traps that don't quite have that hair trigger from the factory. But by accident I found that mice are greedy (and stupid). They can lick the outside of the trigger until the brass is polished but if a little tiny bit of peanut butter remains stuck inside they will come back for it and eventually set that trap off.
Never tried twizzler or chocolate but I'm sure that works too. If I'm feeling especially twisted I'll sprinkle a little bird seed onto the soft peanut butter.

What is the difference between a winter mouse trap and a regular mouse trap?

As many responses noted correctly its just that mice tend to be outside in warm weather and then move into your mouse motel come cold weather. But they still come and go daily and can be trapped along their usual routes through the garage.
Last year I got 10 total and so far this year I'm at 2 without checking the "trap line" for today. Destructive little buggers!

 

[jboehm]

Swapped the radio system in the kids RC truck.

 

[zmotorsports]

Last night I was at least able to move a few more things around in the garage and helped my son diagnose his starting issue and replace the batteries in his 2002 Duramax. We had to change them outside in a slight rain, this not having a shop kind of *****.

Mike.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Added a "splitting post" to the kindling box. My kindling has always been old kiln dried lumber or plywood/osb. Often times, I have pieces of 2x4 and would sit them on the edge of the wood crate and split them with a hatchet (which I got for my 10th birthday back in '79). It's been hard on the crate and I beefed it up a few times. I was looking at it today and decided it was time to make it right. I screwed a 2x6 on one side and a 2x10 on the other. I topped it with a piece of 1/2" plywood that I can replace in the future if need be.

 

[Mr. Roboto]

Finished up the coat rack tonight. Then, I brought it in and mounted it to the wall. Kind of a crappy pic, but the wife is happy so life is good.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dragged the tools and parts out to add a plug by the fireplace. Dropped the after mess on a bench for cleanup tomorrow.

 

[rayra]

Untangling some PVC flex conduit which I'll be using next week to encase some 1/0 power cable which I'll be routing under my Suburban to feed a power accessories box and a future rear hitch winch mount.

Guts of the cargo area power box. It will be able to power / recharge just about anything. 12v power ports / cig lighter sockets, 5v USB ports, Anderson power port couplings, 110VAC via 1000W inverter or a ~110W plug in inverter.

And I'm planning a future vehicle-mounted / -borne solar panel system. The solar charge controller and some additional scooter batteries will fit in the box, too. Batteries are mocked up with wood blocks in the above photo.

 

[zcar751]

Put the FI Tech fuel injection system back on the Ramcharger after having to send it back to replace the ECU. I got the unit back with out any notes or information about what they had done, but they did through in a new main harness which I figure was no big deal since I had the old harness installed so I threw the new harness to the side. I figured it would take 20 minutes to complete since I already had the wiring harness installed so it should have been a plug and play deal. I had everything installed and went to plug in the main harness and they had reconfigured the harness which now had two plugs instead of one. So I had to rip out the old harness and install the new harness which added about two hours to the job because I had tied the harness into my existing wire loom to avoid the engine bay spaghetti look.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Finished up the coat rack tonight. Then, I brought it in and mounted it to the wall. Kind of a crappy pic, but the wife is happy so life is good.

Looks great!

 

[Grancuda]

Put the FI Tech fuel injection system back on the Ramcharger after having to send it back to replace the ECU. I got the unit back with out any notes or information about what they had done, but they did through in a new main harness which I figure was no big deal since I had the old harness installed so I threw the new harness to the side. I figured it would take 20 minutes to complete since I already had the wiring harness installed so it should have been a plug and play deal. I had everything installed and went to plug in the main harness and they had reconfigured the harness which now had two plugs instead of one. So I had to rip out the old harness and install the new harness which added about two hours to the job because I had tied the harness into my existing wire loom to avoid the engine bay spaghetti look.

Dang, that's a lot of work & headache. I just bought a new Edelbrock 600 for our old Power Wagon to replace the 2 bbl. I also just got a Holley Street Avenger for my 383 Barracuda. I have buddies who bought the fitech & are in the process of planning the install. They have been giving me a hard time about buying carbs when cheap FI is now out.

 

[Narddog]

Added an extra ceiling storage shelf in the garage. It filled up so quickly I might have to make another one tomorrow!

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[Motorman55]

Hung up my latest find. A vintage Fram filters cabinet and my new 2017 calendar.

 

[555]

Finished up the body work on the hot rod Focus. Now I'm waiting on parts. Projector headlights and a Steeda grill.
Regards,
John

 

[Strouty]

I didn't actually have enough room to do it inside, but it was at my shop. I put air in the tires.

 

[BonzoHansen]

Put the FI Tech fuel injection system back on the Ramcharger after having to send it back to replace the ECU. I got the unit back with out any notes or information about what they had done, but they did through in a new main harness which I figure was no big deal since I had the old harness installed so I threw the new harness to the side. I figured it would take 20 minutes to complete since I already had the wiring harness installed so it should have been a plug and play deal. I had everything installed and went to plug in the main harness and they had reconfigured the harness which now had two plugs instead of one. So I had to rip out the old harness and install the new harness which added about two hours to the job because I had tied the harness into my existing wire loom to avoid the engine bay spaghetti look.
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Dude that pic is way too big!!

But i love the old m/t covers. I had a set on a trans am.

What is it with that efitech stuff? Seems like either it works great or its a nightmare. I've heard enough war stories to be very wary now. I'm wondering how the holley sniper system is going to do once people start using it.

 

[BonzoHansen]

Oh, today i tore the radiator and alternator out of our pilot. Not bad, 90 minutes. Reassemble tomorrow

 

[isb cornbinder]

I made this wheel set for moving light truck frames around the shop and into storage. When placed at the balance point, this is nearly a one handed move.
The wheels were free and the material is croppings.
In December, I bought a 246.5 inch frame and it may need heavier duty dolly/mover.

 

[Shady Oaks Garage]

78 degrees today record high for January Worked in the shop replacing a quart of transmission fluid with a quart of Lucas Transmission fix Replaced the Vacuum actuator on my S-10 Blazer 4wd then replaced the ABS wire to the right front wheel Last Weekend 3-8 inches of snow and low of 8 degree

 

[BonzoHansen]

Oh, today i tore the radiator and alternator out of our pilot. Not bad, 90 minutes. Reassemble tomorrow

One hour this morning, done. Almost too easy. Took some spare hours to clean up some more stuff in the garage.

 

[PassnThru]

This.

Then I remembered - that was the drive I had the other 53 'Red Dress Girl' pictures on. 16 were partially/fully youknowwhat. I can't find them on Google again - sorry guys

 

[Backpack Hunter]

Replaced the coil packs and boots on a 2000 Cadillac Deville.

 

[65gregg]

Pulled my 5.3 out......again

 

[Outlander]

This.

Then I remembered - that was the drive I had the other 53 'Red Dress Girl' pictures on. 16 were partially/fully youknowwhat. I can't find them on Google again - sorry guys

Admins - please ban this user for failure to provide necessities of journal postings.

"in my garage"? It is -27*C this morning and my garage is not insulated. It was lucky I even took a picture of it from the house this morning.

 

[PhantomEB]

Painted all cabinet doors, 15 of them! Gotta cut some pieces for the frames then it's paint that and finish assembling.

New girlfriend hinted at maybe a new place when it comes to a point.....I said ****, it better involve a 40x68! She was dumbfounded!

 

[Ragtop13]

This.

Then I remembered - that was the drive I had the other 53 'Red Dress Girl' pictures on. 16 were partially/fully youknowwhat. I can't find them on Google again - sorry guys

Dude.... you should have had that backed up 14 different ways....

 

[Outlawmws]

Dude.... you should have had that backed up 14 different ways....

Seriously, you should ALWAYS have backups for critical data...

 

[PhantomEB]

Had a visit from another garage junkie, doorfx!

 

[Nexussian]

Found out that when the saw cuts in a garage floor are too narrow for the readily available backer rod, you can stuff several courses of twine down there to use less sealer.

 

[Waggoner72]

I purchased a cellular signal booster for my shop and got it put up the other day. Since my shop is all metal, as most are, I get zero reception inside. I did my research and figured out what I needed. Basically it's an external antenna for the roof, a booster, then an internal antenna. I now have 5 bars inside my shop.
External mounted up and pointed toward the nearest tower.

Internal antenna

 

[Sawdustmaker]

Got a late start today so not much.
Painted the primer coat on the interior barn doors I made.
Cleaned the junk off the workbench.
Started drawing plans for a new worktable.

 

[MetalMangler]

I purchased a cellular signal booster for my shop and got it put up the other day. Since my shop is all metal, as most are, I get zero reception inside. I did my research and figured out what I needed. Basically it's an external antenna for the roof, a booster, then an internal antenna. I now have 5 bars inside my shop.
External mounted up and pointed toward the nearest tower.

Internal antenna

Do you have a thread on this? My house has crappy reception (either standing very still in one corner of an upstairs bedroom or out on the driveway which gets mighty chilly in the winter), so doing something like this would be a big quality of life improvement for us.

MM

 

[Outlander]

Hmm -13* C today. I'm actually contemplating going out there to put away remnants of the last job and my GJSS tools that belong there!

 

[landrover bodger]

I spent all morning welding patches on my wifes rusty 1996 discovery

 

[67cumminsf100]

Welded in this Heidts suspension on a 69 F100





Made this cart for some Stanley Vidmar boxes

 

[velillen01]

Do you have a thread on this? My house has crappy reception (either standing very still in one corner of an upstairs bedroom or out on the driveway which gets mighty chilly in the winter), so doing something like this would be a big quality of life improvement for us.

MM

Check with your cellular provider too. My parents get the same sort of reception at their home. Talked to verizon and threatened to cancel and verizon provided a little box that you plug into your internet source (ie router) and it creates a hotspot basically for the house. Get full service there now. Of note though only works for verizon phones (so the gf who has att still doesnt get service) and if the internet goes down so does the cell service.

 

[Craptain]

Do you have a thread on this? My house has crappy reception (either standing very still in one corner of an upstairs bedroom or out on the driveway which gets mighty chilly in the winter), so doing something like this would be a big quality of life improvement for us.

MM

I have T mobile service and had the same issue. They gave me a booster free. Just paid a refundable deposit. I am close enough to the tower but have a mobile home which is basically a metal box.

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[Premium08]

Working on a custom switch panel for our ezgo golf cart.

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[turnpikecrusier]

Put some old plugs on a board

 

[smackey05]

My Shelby's tires lost air over the winter so I filled them back up to avoid any cracking...

Battery also died. I didn't put it on a trickle charger this year. Took that out and put it on the charger in the basement.