What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[hogdoc]

A LOT of prep work to be able to texture the north half of the garage tomorrow!

 

[thomfr]

Could not ignore the petrol smell anymore. Replaced the rubber fuel lines which I replaced during the restauration 15 years ago but which where not Ethanol resistant any longer.... Not able to make the damage visible on a picture but they where perished in a bad way.
Use it to commute today as an extended testdrive. Now it smels like an old Alfa again.
Thom

 

[bmxdad]

Is that a Julia (sp)? Alphas are cool cars.

 

[thomfr]

Yep 73' Giulia 1300 Super (with some extra power, now 1750cc. aprox 130 Bhp. agains 900Kg.).

 

[C_F]

Nice job, now the old one will show up ! It always seems to work that way!

I was just gonna say the same thing.

 

[mikegt4]

Nice Alfa, back in the early 1970's I had one of the first Duettos produced (1966), it is firmly on my list of cars that I never should have sold.

 

[tre873]

Finally finished the trench and laid the conduit so I can use my shop again. Plan on pulling wire in the morning, hopefully it doesn't rain. It's been a long 2 weeks without electricity out there.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Put together a HF pushcart.

 

[welder4956]

ARGH!

But wait, I have a hot metal glue gun (aka MIG) and scrap steel. Hmm. I know the shape and size. Looked it up in a catalog as well, made a paper template. Snagged some 3/16" sheet stock in my bin and cut out the two sides, then cut a strip and welded it all up to form the bracket. Cleaned it up, smoothed all the lines and painted it.

Huh. It works. It is more than strong enough, fits the space, and looks pretty darn close to the original.

I really like being able to just fabricate parts or address challenges like this without really sweating over it. About 45 minutes start to finish and I have a usable part. This is what garage time is all about.

Nice work!

 

[EOC_Jason]

Have a couple spots I still need to touch up but my shelf is finished. Would have been done the other day if I paid attention to the caulk I used first (it was non-paintable, and they really meant that!). Had to re-do with paintable caulk... good times...

But it all matches the existing style, it's solid, and level, so that's all that matters... lol

 

[crewchief888]

its been a l o n g week (again) at work of 12-14 hour days. i decided i'm not doing sh*t in house or garage this weekend.

i spent the morning at the BMV getting my DL renewed

past 2 or 3 weekends ive been on a "cleaning out my ****" binge. started with some rearranging of stuff in the main part of the basement, then moved to the laundry room, and then onto my reloading room.

had a couple days of warmer weather, so i turned my attention to the garage, and started in one corner...

repurposed a drawing/artists table into a more manageable stand for my belt/disk sander. cut down a moving dolly (chop saw & stand have been on it "as is" for 3 years) into a more manageable size.

decided to cut my workbench size in half, double up the 3/4" plywood top and remount the vise. moved my big boxes, and stack the rest of my storage drawers....

started making a list of consumables/supplies for both the garage and basement workshop, as i'm pretty much out of everything, cut off wheels, sandpaper, flap disks, sawsall blades, jigsaw blades.

been thinking about getting a smaller disk/belt sander for wood use only, and maybe cobbling together a vacuum system for the basement wood cutting area. i'd like to get an electric 5" DA sander for woodworking use, i already have a 5" air DA for the garage.

decisions decisions.....

maybe i do some more "thinkin' drinkin' "

 

[SD_40]

Replaced the rear swaybar links on my mazda. Replaced shocks/struts last weekend and till had a clunk in the rear end. I guess after 160k it was time
Cloudy and windy so I pulled it inside. It's small but I'm glad I have it (the garage that is)

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[fordkid88]

Had a gfci in the garage die, temporarily replaced it with a standard receptacle until I can get around to replacing all 4. Found an old sears fluorescent shop light behind my furnace the other day so I did an led ballast bypass, replaced the light receptacle above my welding table with one with a receptacle in it, well twice actually, the first broke while installing, couldnt believe it. Then I soldered up two braided cables to length and hung the light over my welding table.

 

[Outlander]

Went to the sugar shack for brunch, ate too much, then came home and finished clearing snow with snowblower around the garage. Pinned the trailer to the truck, going ATVing tomorrow!

 

[38 Dodge Coupe]

Replaced front wheel bearings for my daughter's significant other on a 2007 Explorer. The drivers side came off like it was supposed to and start to finish it took about 1 hour. It's been many years since I have tackled wheel bearings and at this point I'm feeling pretty good. I pulled the axle nut and removed the disk brakes on the passenger side , so far so good. I removed the three wheel bearing bolts and I'm thinking I'm good. But wait- not so fast reality was about to make a visit. I sprayed WD 40 all around and got my brass BFH and began tapping on the outside to free it up. Nope- nothing. Ok trade for the real BFH . The only thing happening is I'm getting worn out as nothing is moving. Ok Ill try a puller- no go. So finally I look on YOUTUBE and a guy uses a wheel puller to push the flange. Seems unusual but I am running out of day and wasn't planning this to be an all day project. I reverse the puller and begin turning the screw while tapping on it. Wow- it moved. Ok I encouraged now- more puller, more WD 40 more hammer. I am so passed any finesse at this point it is moving and I am a man on a mission. The bearing falls out and I clean the extremely rusted flange, grease it up and put the new one it before it can change its mind. Finally buttoned everything up and took it for a very quiet shake down run. I am giving the keys back to them and going in to have a cold one.

 

[Outlawmws]

Changed the oil in the new to us 95 Tbird. Just bought it this AM. This one will primarily be SWMBO's new DD.

 

[PassnThru]

Replaced front wheel bearings for my daughter's significant other on a 2007 Explorer.

As an owner of a 2007 Ford Explorer I'd like to warn you that your daughter's significant other will be back with other problems in the very near future. You've done the easiest job - it's all downhill from there.
V6 or V8?

 

[kaymccampbell]

Put away some groceries.
Refitted a fluorescent bathroom fan for candelabra bases for LED bulbs.

 

[Caterpillar Cowboy]

Repaired a cracked torque arm mount on a Kenworth with Chalmers suspension. Looked like the previous owner had someone weld it up before who wasn't much of a welder!

 

[Narddog]

Finished and mounted my Harley quick detach windshield storage. I used 1.5" PVC, black plasti dip, and orange gloss Rustoleum enamel. I thought it came out alright.

 

[38 Dodge Coupe]

V-6, and I know you are right, but at least I know the car is safe for them to use.

 

[crasher98]

Vegaman_Dan, I know where it is. It's next to where I put the A/C compressor hose for my Corvette. And I have no idea where that is either.

And when you find your a/c compressor hose, check nearby for the 1/2 inch craftsman socket I lost in 2006. I was in a very small garage, it was physically impossible for it to have gotten very far, searched high and low and with brooms and magnets but no dice.

This was in the middle of a not-going-very-well vehicle project, and soon after the aliens stole my socket I had to ride my bike (!) to the Big R store to get some tools & supplies since only had one vehicle back then. It was winter and I was pissed. While peddling I saw a silvery glint in the gutter, and damned if it wasn't a 1/2 inch socket. Some no-name brand, not a Craftsman (which I eventually replaced), but it was a very strange experience. I'm not very religious but I concluded that if there is a god he's laughing his *** off most of the time.

 

[rpcraft]

Changed the oil in the new to us 95 Tbird. Just bought it this AM. This one will primarily be SWMBO's new DD.

I've always liked those last few years of the Tbird. I think at the end didn't they have a front wheel drive v8? I was clowning around near a used car lot the other day and saw an impala SS (maybe an 08 model) and then later found out it has a 5.3 LS motor in it. I just had to grin at the idea of a one tire frier leaving a front wheel black mark for a mile, lol.

 

[Outlawmws]

This one is still RWD. Not sure if the last revamp was or not. I had a 60 bird, (second car I owned) and much alter bought an '85 new. Good cars if taken care of.

 

[rpcraft]

This one is still RWD. Not sure if the last revamp was or not. I had a 60 bird, (second car I owned) and much alter bought an '85 new. Good cars if taken care of.

Ah very nice then. Didn't they have those body style as a v6 Turbocoupe as well?

 

[ezriderga]

I can’t believe I did this but added oil to my roadster the other day and forgot to put the oil cap back on. I added oil today and it only needed a pint to bring it back to the mark. So also in my garage today I cleaned up the mess and then drove the car for a while. It ran fine and it doesn’t appear anything is damaged except my ego.

 

[rpcraft]

I can’t believe I did this but added oil to my roadster the other day and forgot to put the oil cap back on. I added oil today and it only needed a pint to bring it back to the mark. So also in my garage today I cleaned up the mess and then drove the car for a while. It ran fine and it doesn’t appear anything is damaged except my ego.

Far better than forgetting the oil filter or drain plug, lol. Glad it didn't turn into something worse.

 

[Oldbear]

Oil change in the Yukon. More work on the garage - French cleats, pegboard prep, prepped the back wall of my bench and started fixing another rolling workbench (tear down table).

But most important - I started teaching my six-year-old son another life skill. He got minimal instruction on how to move a palm sander (he has been watching me - so not much instruction needed) - he sanded the bench we built at Pops & Tots night for his kindergarten class. He painted the name that had been routered out beforehand - all on his own too. I did the same thing with his sister before.

This kid loves being in the shop with me. Proud papa and proud son.

 

[Bob Heine]

I'm not very religious but I concluded that if there is a god he's laughing his *** off most of the time.

God is a she and just smiles that smile.

 

[dittle fart around]

I can’t believe I did this but added oil to my roadster the other day and forgot to put the oil cap back on. I added oil today and it only needed a pint to bring it back to the mark. So also in my garage today I cleaned up the mess and then drove the car for a while. It ran fine and it doesn’t appear anything is damaged except my ego.

The dealership did that to me on my first Miata. What a mess.

I installed a remote mount for the oil filter up on the firewall and changed my own from then on. The Mazda location for the oil filter was based on a front wheel drive model that used the same engine.

 

[Outlawmws]

The dealership did that to me on my first Miata. What a mess.

I installed a remote mount for the oil filter up on the firewall and changed my own from then on. The Mazda location for the oil filter was based on a front wheel drive model that used the same engine.

I'm tempted to make the remote filter change on the new to me 95 Tbird, as getting the filter out was a PITA, as I had to squeeze past a hose with no give in it... All I could think was "What kind of maroon..." (Along with cursing the idiot that last changed the oil as the filter had to be punched loose on the edge of the seal bead, as they either over tightened, or didn't oil the rubber seal, or both... Not to mention I think they used an effing impact on the drain bolt (needed a breaker bar there...)

 

[Kenstone1]

Took the tongue off the trailer, and welded gussets to the goose neck joints, wire brush off the rust and brushed on a coat of Rustoleum Bed Liner.
Soaked a rag in Boiled Linseed Oil and pulled it back and forth thru the tongue tube to stop/abate (further) rusting...might work, better than nothing

 

[OccupantRJ]

Took the pallet jack and rolled the Delta 20 inch wood cutting bandsaw into the center of the shop. It was in process of restoration over a year ago when other things interfered. Took the orbital sander to it and sanded most of the frame to bare metal. Getting ready to get up from here and get back at it. Once done, it will make more room in the shop after I sell my DeWalt Monarch 20. My vertical metal cutting saw is a Delta and I want matching units.

 

[ARFLY]

Have a couple spots I still need to touch up but my shelf is finished. Would have been done the other day if I paid attention to the caulk I used first (it was non-paintable, and they really meant that!). Had to re-do with paintable caulk... good times...

But it all matches the existing style, it's solid, and level, so that's all that matters... lol

The shelf looks good. I always wondered if there was really any difference in the caulk. Sounds like there is.

 

[Tonyuk]

Attempted to fix a sticking offside brake caliper, unfortunately it seems the piston is binding as the slides and guide pins where in good shape and moving freely, 2 new calipers on the way for next week.

 

[Plastikosmd]

Gator finally broken down, now to start the migration onto the new frame

 

[Lee Celtic]

I turned this...

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Into this....

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[rmalkow2]

Added a foam liner with cut outs in the ratchet drawer in tool box number 2. Just getting a little more organized.

 

[Outlawmws]

Put stuff away, Fiddled with the "new" Tbird a bit. Ordered new hood gas lifts, as the old ones are shot. Replaced a dead brake light in the old van. (I do NOT understand how these things die so often in this rig. I've probably replaced them all about 8 - 10 times...)

 

[kaymccampbell]

Made sound deadening panels out of scrap green foam boards for around the compressor head. Seems to help. Cleaned up tons of foam fuzz from routing the panels. Fixed Harry's training collar.