What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[zmotorsports]

ZMOTORSPORTS, can you post pics of the LED lighting you used under your new age cabinets? I have some 13' ceilings and sometimes I just need some task lighting on my counters that the high LED lights don't provide. Thanks. I also own a 36' diesel pusher but I'm envious of yours !!!

I have quite a few pictures on my Shop Projects 2.0 thread. There is a link in my signature to the thread, they would be towards the tail end as they were the most recent upgrade to the shop.

They were a 6-pack of the T5 size LED's from Amazon that the wife purchased for me.

Here is a link.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MUKSZE3/?tag=atomicindus08-20

If you don't mind me asking, what make/model of pusher do you have?

 

[dragrcr890]

very cool! that's kinda what I've been looking for, I like that they are linkable and have a smaller inline button. I actually have them in my amazon cart for purchase... Its an older Monaco Dynasty, no slides. 8.3 cummins. I use it to pull the 28ft enclosed with the dragster in it to events around the Midwest.

 

[dragrcr890]

I used to trim houses but now I test HV substation equipment but I'm looking into how high your uppers cabinets are.... I set my kitchen cabinets between 18-20 above counter top, my new age cabinets in my garage are at 19" but I'm considering going higher since I like the space clearances.... yours looks like 24" ? I'm only 5'9" so I don't want them super high but I like your height better it appears.

 

[zmotorsports]

very cool! that's kinda what I've been looking for, I like that they are linkable and have a smaller inline button. I actually have them in my amazon cart for purchase... Its an older Monaco Dynasty, no slides. 8.3 cummins. I use it to pull the 28ft enclosed with the dragster in it to events around the Midwest.

Sounds good. I liked that the wiring was white so they blended well with the wall and I just mounted the rectangular plastic switch right to the wall next to each work bench so they are within easy reach.

That Cummins 8.3c in the older Dynasty coaches was a great engine as well as being mated to that MD3060 Allison transmission. We used to tow a 26' enclosed race trailer around with ours and it did it well. In race trim the trailer was right @ 10k pounds loaded but after we got out of racing and hauling our Jeep and Harley around the loaded weight was just under 13k pounds pushing our combined coach and trailer weight to 49k pounds. No ball of fire but it performed well for only being 400hp.

 

[dragrcr890]

here it is a lil bit ago

 

[zmotorsports]

I used to trim houses but now I test HV substation equipment but I'm looking into how high your uppers cabinets are.... I set my kitchen cabinets between 18-20 above counter top, my new age cabinets in my garage are at 19" but I'm considering going higher since I like the space clearances.... yours looks like 24" ? I'm only 5'9" so I don't want them super high but I like your height better it appears.

Funny you mentioned cabinet height. That is one thing my son and I went back and forth on for the past several months. In my last shop they were quite high above the work bench surface and I had to get a step stool to reach the shelves. I had originally thought it would be good for working on transmissions, motorcycle engines, etc on the bench and not hitting the light or bottom of the cabinet. However, after working in that shop for more than 25 years and then building fixtures to hold transmissions and motorcycle/ATV/snowmobile engines on the cabinets didn't need to be that far off the work surface.

I've been placing blocks and cardboard boxes on my benches off and on for the past several weeks now to determine a better height than in my last shop. I am 6'2" and my son is 6'4" (maybe closer to 6'5" now) so we settled on 26" from the top of the work surface to the bottom of the cabinet. This will allow either of us to reach the bottom shelf and most items on the top shelf but we can't reach all the way to the back wall of the cabinet on the top shelf so a step stool may still be necessary for those few situations.

 

[zmotorsports]

here it is a lil bit ago

Nice setup.

I like that corner cabinet. Waffled on that but ended up staying away from my corner because my aerosol shelf is right where I want it and I didn't want to move it.

Looks like a nice work area.

 

[polexican23]

I broke down the shop computer and moved it inside the house. My work provided laptop took a dump and this one is the only thing i have to login remotely.

 

[C_F]

I did a garage walk through, to make sure I didn't have any leftover Escape parts before it's new owner arrived to take it off my hands. It's next owner is a young lady, she likes it because "it's cute".

 

[Joshua_Russo]

Installed the transmission fill tube and the starter on the Land Cruiser.

First time wrenching in a flurry since we left New Hampshire more than 15 years ago.

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[PassnThru]

It's next owner is a young lady, she likes it because "it's cute".

She's lucky. It looks great and I've been here long enough to know you likely took very good care of it.

 

[930dreamer]

Replaced a large bearing on one of the bell ends on my 7.5 hp compressor motor.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Dropped off a bunch of broken circuit boards to be fixed over the weekend.

 

[JimVonBaden]

Some of the parts are done, but not as good as I wanted. I should have practiced on a junk part first, but I didn't. I expect a lot of post paint correction once the paint cures. I still need to finish and paint the tank, and touch up the panniers.

Overall I am OK with the work. The paint has a bit too much orange peal, and a bad first mix means a couple runs. The shine is decent though.











On the subject of the paint booth. It worked pretty well. I should have painted fewer parts at a time as the booth is a little tight. But overall it worked great!

 

[Outlawmws]

Over the past couple of evenings, rebuilt the fuel connection head on a 6 gallon OMC outboard fuel tank. Its going to become a quick disconnect reserve fuel tank on the DD rig for long trips. I'll plum on a hose and E pump on board to dump it into the tank and wil be able to do that while still driving.

Tonight I got out stuff to go rabbit hunting in the AM. Been years since I did any rabbit hunting...

 

[rburke65]

Recently bought a used Kubota tractor and did a great job on it today. It also came ith a snow blower and I discovered the base of the snow chute was heavily bent. I ended up cutting ofthe base and a friend is going to see if he can "make it better".

 

[PhantomEB]

Pulled out all the fuel lines I have from previous race cars and trying to figure out where I can place the fuel pumps etc under the off-road truck.

Came to terms finish the fuel tank first as well read the instructions for the EFI throttle body going into this truck. Everything getting a lot more tighter under there!

Gotta pack up the car tomorrow for the early departure for work. Want the garage swept out as I letting the GF park in there while it’s cold.

 

[Joshua_Russo]

Replaced a large bearing on one of the bell ends on my 7.5 hp compressor motor.

Wow. That'd make a very cool and dangerous fidget spinner.

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[chrislehr]

Got a more correct cord protector on my jointer vfd box

Glued up some plywood scraps to goof around on the lathe with

Rough turned this maple stock to inlay miliputt on

Started sanding down a pot of epoxy i had left unused.

 

[Joshua_Russo]

These tires touched the earth for the first time in a solid six months.

I'm bolting pieces on, connecting harnesses, hoping to fire her up soon, maybe even today, and see if my diy transmission rebuild was successful.

Pretty nervous about it, if I'm honest.

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[C_F]

She's lucky. It looks great and I've been here long enough to know you likely took very good care of it.

Thanks, man. Yep, I did take good care of it. A few months ago I buttoned a short list of things that needed attention, and it's now a happy little SUV. I hope it treats her well for a long time.

Pretty nervous about it, if I'm honest.

I usually am too, so you aren't alone there.

 

[JimVonBaden]

So, today I took a couple of pieces outside to see how they looked in natural light. In a word, terrible. Huge orange peal that would make an orange proud, runs I couldn't see yesterday, and thin spots in the paint on several pieces.

I decided to start over. I sanded all of them down to smooth, which took 5 hours. Then adjusted the paint mix to 8/2/1.

Immediately I could see a dramatic improvement. 3 coats later and they look very good. Far less orange peal, no real runs, a couple small sags, and a great shine.













Now, should I paint my GS side panels? The paint is a very close match to the bike paint color, metal flake and all.

 

[oldmxracer]

These tires touched the earth for the first time in a solid six months.

I'm bolting pieces on, connecting harnesses, hoping to fire her up soon, maybe even today, and see if my diy transmission rebuild was successful.

Pretty nervous about it, if I'm honest.

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Good luck, hope all goes well !

 

[johnyg]

Joshua.....any time you put alot of your money ,time and energy into something that could turn to **** in a heartbeat you gotta be nervous. if it works...nothing better.....if it doesnt......think of how fu** nervous the the guys at nasa must be and everybody is watching!!! you seem to be a pretty thorough guy....you will be fine.

 

[Joshua_Russo]

Thanks for the kind words, fellas.

She cranked for a while then fired!

That means my "as long as it's on the bench" full starter rebuild (brushes, rubber bits, and bearings in addition to contacts and plunger) was successful AND I didn't screw up the neutral safety switch/connection in the transmission.

Still need to finish adding the rest of the transmission fluid and see if she moves, but this is a major hurdle. Too dang cold to keep working tonight.

Thanks again!



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[kaymccampbell]

Fixed a countdown timer motherboard. Tried to fix a decoration.

 

[ezriderga]

Made this scuff mark go away on my wife’s car

 

[bhonshell37]

Made this scuff mark go away on my wife’s car

Who does this car belong to? MX5HIGH from AUTOGEEK claims he did the paint transfer removal.

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[Bempa]

So, today I took a couple of pieces outside to see how they looked in natural light. In a word, terrible. Huge orange peal that would make an orange proud, runs I couldn't see yesterday, and thin spots in the paint on several pieces.

I decided to start over. I sanded all of them down to smooth, which took 5 hours. Then adjusted the paint mix to 8/2/1.

Immediately I could see a dramatic improvement. 3 coats later and they look very good. Far less orange peal, no real runs, a couple small sags, and a great shine.



Now, should I paint my GS side panels? The paint is a very close match to the bike paint color, metal flake and all.

Painting is so much fun, but alot of elbow grease goes inte to it if you want that professional finish. It´s looking good,

 

[JimVonBaden]

Painting is so much fun, but alot of elbow grease goes inte to it if you want that professional finish. It´s looking good,

Thanks! It is a lot of work. I put more prep time into this bike than the last car I prepped for paint. Total, with prep and paint is about 80 hours so far.

 

[smalltown]

Looks real nice. JimVonBaden

 

[npp]

Finally hung my Wurth calendar,should be warmer in the garage now.

 

[Outlawmws]

Finally hung my Wurth calendar,should be warmer in the garage now.

 

[Mtlwright]

Spent yesterday putting the cases on the KZ750.






It's coming along nicely but decided to put it aside for a bit to work on my Voyageur as I want it ready to go as soon as the snow melts. And I need to replace the fork seals (one is leaking) and tend to a few other maintenance items. I knew the forks would be a PITA as the fairing needs to be disassembled. Took about 3 hours of slow and methodical work, stopping often for photos, to get it stripped far enough:



Also discovered that either the PO or some butcher at a dealer had stripped out the head of every screw and some were missing (where they couldn't be seen), including two of the collars for holding the windscreen on. I think I'll go with SS allen head bolts and I'll make some replacement collars. Back at it this afternoon I hope. Come on spring.

Cheers,

Bill

 

[ezriderga]

Who does this car belong to? MX5HIGH from AUTOGEEK claims he did the paint transfer removal.

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It's my wife's car. I'm on both forums.

 

[bhonshell37]

Trackin

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[lucky3]

Worked on getting my new sign working.

 

[Mtlwright]

Spent yesterday putting the cases on the KZ750.






It's coming along nicely but decided to put it aside for a bit to work on my Voyageur as I want it ready to go as soon as the snow melts. And I need to replace the fork seals (one is leaking) and tend to a few other maintenance items. I knew the forks would be a PITA as the fairing needs to be disassembled. Took about 3 hours of slow and methodical work, stopping often for photos, to get it stripped far enough:



Also discovered that either the PO or some butcher at a dealer had stripped out the head of every screw and some were missing (where they couldn't be seen), including two of the collars for holding the windscreen on. I think I'll go with SS allen head bolts and I'll make some replacement collars. Back at it this afternoon I hope. Come on spring.

Cheers,

Bill

My photos didn't seem to work so I thought I'd try again. Not sure why, they seemed to preview ok.








Bill

 

[bixxjs]

Couldn’t believe that I let my wife put a new freezer in my already cramped garage!

 

[rweaver]

Cut and sanded 1/4" Luan templates for soon to come Adirondack chairs , footstools and table. Put up some shelves to try and get the shop organized before spring.