What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[KillNThrill24]

Still working, but getting my line lock hooked up finally, and now working on wiring it. Plus it's finally warm enough to have time shepherd pup out here. She's getting into everything, but im hoping she'll get used to being out here and play with her toys instead.

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[Magnum440d100]

“Rebuilt” the Moen kitchen faucet....

Yesterday, I decided that since the hot water was coming out cloudy, I should flush the water heater.

Hooked up the hose to the water heater, shut the water off at the inlet to the house, opened the pressure relief valve, and then opened the drain valve.

Nothing but clean clear water came out

Turned the water back on, and same thing. Clean clear water out the drain.

So I buttoned everything up, let the tank fill, then turned the faucets on. They ran clean(ish) for a minute, then out came the brownest, blackest water you’ve ever seen!

Eventually, the kitchen sink faucet stopped flowing, so I knew that crud had clogged it... Took it out, cleaned it out, and pressure was restored... It hasn’t flowed this nice since about 2012 hahaha

 

[NKlamerus]

Re: What did you do "IN" your garage today?

New shelf for my batteries, 5$

It's not perfect but I like it so far, definitely like that it's clear, let's light through when it's empty, also looks cleaner IMO

 

[BlueBomber]

“Rebuilt” the Moen kitchen faucet....



Yesterday, I decided that since the hot water was coming out cloudy, I should flush the water heater.



Hooked up the hose to the water heater, shut the water off at the inlet to the house, opened the pressure relief valve, and then opened the drain valve.



Nothing but clean clear water came out



Turned the water back on, and same thing. Clean clear water out the drain.



So I buttoned everything up, let the tank fill, then turned the faucets on. They ran clean(ish) for a minute, then out came the brownest, blackest water you’ve ever seen!



Eventually, the kitchen sink faucet stopped flowing, so I knew that crud had clogged it... Took it out, cleaned it out, and pressure was restored... It hasn’t flowed this nice since about 2012 hahaha

Hmmm. I haven't drained my water heater in....well, I can't remember the last time. I will have to put that on the summer maintenance schedule.

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[Outlawmws]

FYI: Both Moen and Delta have lifetime warranties on their fixtures, and will send the parts you need to you free.

 

[KillNThrill24]

Installed the line lock on the gt500, then went to change the oil on my 4.7 grand cherokee..... And put the cap back on. Coolant came out of the pan. She's done, sadly. I'm not sure if it's worth the effort to fix with the rest of the vehicle being pretty rusty.

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[Magnum440d100]

FYI: Both Moen and Delta have lifetime warranties on their fixtures, and will send the parts you need to you free.

That’s good to know! Thanks!

 

[mrobins297aaa]

FYI: Both Moen and Delta have lifetime warranties on their fixtures, and will send the parts you need to you free.

really I didn't know that, I have a delta faucet that won't stop dripping.
Thanks for the tip

 

[Motorman55]

Went to the garage for tools to work in the house. Put away some supplies while in there and made some noise.

Then back into the house to install all new brushed nickle door handle sets on all the interior doors. After that I installed the new matched set of Delta chrome bathroom accessories. Towel bar, toilet paper holder, door hook.

Still have to install the matching Delta chrome faucet. Maybe tomorrow.

 

[henrysgarage]

Resealed the top cover on the HenryJ trany. Replaced the "O" ring on the pump shaft of my floor jack. Replaced the drive on my 3/8" Snapon ratchet, which was free even after almost 50 years.

 

[mmb617]

I've been working on a couple things to get my bike ready for the upcoming riding season. Towards the end of last year the starter was acting up so I installed a new one. It would have been a lot simpler if you didn't have to open the primary to get at the mounting bolts, but everything went smooth with that project.

Next up was a carb replacement. I bought my bike new in 1988 and it came stock with a CV carb and rubber intake both of which were well known to be junk so within the first year of ownership I'd replaced the intake with a one piece aluminum one and had installed a Screaming Eagle butterfly type carb. At that time the bike ran fine, but over the last 30 years things have gone slowly downhill to the point that I kind of got used to it spitting, sputtering, backfiring and bucking. I wanted to rebuild the carb but it's so old I couldn't find replacement parts. This past Christmas my son got me a complete S&S carb and intake kit, so it was time to get that puppy installed.

I did run into a couple snags. When I went to install the S&S intake I found that it reused the stock intake flanges which I'd gotten rid of 30 years ago. I was shocked to find that new OEM,s were around $75, so I rolled the dice and bought a chinesium set on ebay for $25 figuring they were just two metal flanges, what could go wrong? As it turns out they didn't fit properly but after some work with a file I was able to get the clearance I needed, but it took a fair amount of filing and test fitting. And that's why the OEM's cost more, I'm sure they would fit right out of the box.

The next snag was when I went to hook up the throttle cables and noticed that on my old carb they were on the front side of the carb, but on the new one they were on the rear side, which meant they were just a tad too short to work. I got a Drag Specialties set that was cheaper than OEM's and had a made in the USA sticker on them for a good price. The fit and finish on them was great.

Here's a couple pics of the old setup, mid-job, and new setup:

The bike started and idled great right away, and a test ride showed me why so many old Harleys run S&S carbs. I don't know if my bike ran this good when it was brand new. After years of it running like **** it's refreshing to have it run so good.

 

[cjcocn]

New coils and rotors (front) in my buddy's 2004 Grand Cherokee.

Also pulled the caliper guide pins and cleaned / lubricated them, then pulled the heater blower resistor (it came out in pieces) and ordered a new one online.

Drove it out and cleaned up after that, then made some fishing plans for after work today.

 

[PhantomEB]

Worked with my brother at a concrete plant doing some upgrades to their rail car pulling system, learned how to wash seized bearings off shafts via oxy propane torch.

Came home and washed/cleaned out car as it’s date night with my better half.

 

[Jazz1]

Got hotrod out of winter storage and into garage and snow started again. I have a few things planned for truck over the next few weeks

 

[DHC-2]

Jealous of your wood stove! Insurance won't allow me to have one.
Is there a story to go with the truck?
Spent a few summers north of you, always liked T Bay...

 

[Outlawmws]

Took the 32 YO Project van to the Toy dealer and they fixed the recall.

Free safety inspection: Only thing they found was a comment about not having an "extra" floor mat on the drivers side!

 

[wasfuzz]

That’s good to know! Thanks!

Have to have a original sales receipt though!

 

[Outlawmws]

I can't speak for Moen.. It wasn't that way with Delta for me. I replaced the entire guts on the single handle Kit faucet and the handle itself as the screw corroded into place, as well as a hand held shower head, no questions asked.

 

[Magnum440d100]

Have to have a original sales receipt though!

Well, that’s gonna be tough. Had it for almost 10 years probably at this point...

 

[Jazz1]

Jealous of your wood stove! Insurance won't allow me to have one.
Is there a story to go with the truck?
Spent a few summers north of you, always liked T Bay...

Truck is a frame off rest I kept. I have made a few changes over the years, got rid of GM bumper and made front signals housing out of kitchen light globes.
Garage is fully insured with wood stove although I did have to get stove/chimney WETT inspected.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/22832895@N08/albums/72157627714792392

 

[protegeV]

Rainy day project on my father in law's daily.

 

[NKlamerus]

Messed around with some 12v Equipment.

Computer fan I picked up works awesome, after 30 minutes it dropped a 4.0Ah battery down one bar. (1/3)

 

[Outlawmws]

Spent the afternoon swapping the stock rear springs in the 87 Toyota 4WD project van for Aerostar springs. Had to cut part of a coil off the bottom to match the bottom cup, and about 1-1/2 of a coil off the top to open the top coli fully and reduce the amount of lift a little.

All told it's about 2" higher, and I'll get another inch to an inch and a half from the tires tomorrow when I get rid of the roller skate wheels. I also get the Aerostar progressive spring rate. it has a softer section and as that compresses a stronger load section.

I also replaced the stock shocks with Toyota / Blisten TRD Tacoma gas shocks. This compensates for the taller ride.

I'l lift the front using the Torsion bar adjustment screws. I'l still need to trim the front wells a little.

 

[bmxdad]

That's pretty cool ... looks like a VW Syncro?

 

[Manatee91]

Spent the afternoon swapping the stock rear springs in the 87 Toyota 4WD project van for Aerostar springs. Had to cut part of a coil off the bottom to match the bottom cup, and about 1-1/2 of a coil off the top to open the top coli fully and reduce the amount of lift a little.



All told it's about 2" higher, and I'll get another inch to an inch and a half from the tires tomorrow when I get rid of the roller skate wheels. I also get the Aerostar progressive spring rate. it has a softer section and as that compresses a stronger load section.



I also replaced the stock shocks with Toyota / Blisten TRD Tacoma gas shocks. This compensates for the taller ride.



I'l lift the front using the Torsion bar adjustment screws. I'l still need to trim the front wells a little.

I like it. It would make a cool camper

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[Magnum440d100]

Still loosely hanging parts. Found out I don’t have (or can’t find) a passenger side headlight bucket...

But I’m finding more parts as I put more parts on the truck.

I was able to finally separate the original drivers inner fender from the crunched core support, so the original inner fender on the drivers side is installed.

Tomorrow will be getting hood hinges installed, and then I’ll be able to do some underhood work.

I’m getting excited because I’m making more room in my back shed, to store more stuff that doesn’t belong up in the front. Soon I’ll have room to where I can disassemble the 2wd trans and 4wd trans to swap tail housings and install the transfer case onto the 2wd trans. Gotta do them side by side, which requires a LOT of room....

 

[Outlander]

Did some ATV club admin stuff, then figured a quick nap before heading out to the garage. Woke up at 7:45PM !!

Tomorrow will be busy day, in spite of all the snow I'll start spring clean up. That includes hanging the trouble light Mrs Outlander gave me for Christmas.

Princess Auto delivered a garden trailer this week. I'll bring that to the cottage next week and start putting it together.

Naps do interfere with chores....or is it the other way around?

 

[rharman]

I've been working on a couple things to get my bike ready for the upcoming riding season. Towards the end of last year the starter was acting up so I installed a new one. It would have been a lot simpler if you didn't have to open the primary to get at the mounting bolts, but everything went smooth with that project.

Next up was a carb replacement. I bought my bike new in 1988 and it came stock with a CV carb and rubber intake both of which were well known to be junk so within the first year of ownership I'd replaced the intake with a one piece aluminum one and had installed a Screaming Eagle butterfly type carb. At that time the bike ran fine, but over the last 30 years things have gone slowly downhill to the point that I kind of got used to it spitting, sputtering, backfiring and bucking. I wanted to rebuild the carb but it's so old I couldn't find replacement parts. This past Christmas my son got me a complete S&S carb and intake kit, so it was time to get that puppy installed.

I did run into a couple snags. When I went to install the S&S intake I found that it reused the stock intake flanges which I'd gotten rid of 30 years ago. I was shocked to find that new OEM,s were around $75, so I rolled the dice and bought a chinesium set on ebay for $25 figuring they were just two metal flanges, what could go wrong? As it turns out they didn't fit properly but after some work with a file I was able to get the clearance I needed, but it took a fair amount of filing and test fitting. And that's why the OEM's cost more, I'm sure they would fit right out of the box.

The next snag was when I went to hook up the throttle cables and noticed that on my old carb they were on the front side of the carb, but on the new one they were on the rear side, which meant they were just a tad too short to work. I got a Drag Specialties set that was cheaper than OEM's and had a made in the USA sticker on them for a good price. The fit and finish on them was great.

Here's a couple pics of the old setup, mid-job, and new setup:

The bike started and idled great right away, and a test ride showed me why so many old Harleys run S&S carbs. I don't know if my bike ran this good when it was brand new. After years of it running like **** it's refreshing to have it run so good.

S&S has always made great products. Carbs, air cleaners, stroker kits.

I smiled when I read "Drag Specialties". I worked in HD dealers in the 70's and early 80's and DS was king of the hill at that time. They were practically printing money. They had their own Cessna Citation and they flew me and a couple other parts managers from the LA area back to their HQ in Minnesota for a tour. It was an awesome trip.

 

[Mike W.]

Started restoring this Morgan 140.

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[Outlawmws]

That's pretty cool ... looks like a VW Syncro?

first gen Toyota Minivan. made from 84-89, 87 (my year) is the first year available 4WD, which was why I bought it.

I like it. It would make a cool camper

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Thanks! Definitely going camping/hunting. I'm not doing a major camper conversion on it as I'm primarily a tent camper, but I wil be setting up a sleeping platform that I can stow using 3-4 1X12's plus one support stand that can fold away, plus a couple of gutter pins (probably clamp on) to let me hang a canopy tarp off the slider door side.

The sleeping platform is only for those times I'm just stopping for a night, or for a single overnighter where setting up a ful camp doesn't make sense.

I'm still looking for a suitable front brush guard/bumper to adapt to it, and a receiver hitch in the back. the old battle damage on the lower panels gets pushed/pulled out and probably bed liner to cover the minor defects (its going it get scratched again anyway where I will take it, so I'm not too concerned with perfection or show room quality).

I'l flat black that and the bumpers, I already de-rusted and painted the wiper arms that way, and the front below the windshield will, get that too, and the lower parts of the back hatch. The top will stay silver to help reflect heat, with possibly some Black detail at the gutter.

 

[Manatee91]

first gen Toyota Minivan. made from 84-89, 87 (my year) is the first year available 4WD, which was why I bought it.







Thanks! Definitely going camping/hunting. I'm not doing a major camper conversion on it as I'm primarily a tent camper, but I wil be setting up a sleeping platform that I can stow using 3-4 1X12's plus one support stand that can fold away, plus a couple of gutter pins (probably clamp on) to let me hang a canopy tarp off the slider door side.



The sleeping platform is only for those times I'm just stopping for a night, or for a single overnighter where setting up a ful camp doesn't make sense.



I'm still looking for a suitable front brush guard/bumper to adapt to it, and a receiver hitch in the back. the old battle damage on the lower panels gets pushed/pulled out and probably bed liner to cover the minor defects (its going it get scratched again anyway where I will take it, so I'm not too concerned with perfection or show room quality).



I'l flat black that and the bumpers, I already de-rusted and painted the wiper arms that way, and the front below the windshield will, get that too, and the lower parts of the back hatch. The top will stay silver to help reflect heat, with possibly some Black detail at the gutter.

I would love to do a pop up one someday but for now my camping setup is my xterra and a tent if my wide is with me or a military sleep system if I am solo. I also have done a couple of trips with the bivy strapped on the top of this bag tied to the sissybar.

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[jonshonda]

Eventually, the kitchen sink faucet stopped flowing, so I knew that crud had clogged it... Took it out, cleaned it out, and pressure was restored... It hasn’t flowed this nice since about 2012 hahaha

I take the aerators off faucets after I do a flush because it's almost 100% stuff will get stuck in them. Just saves the headache of having to pull a bunch of stuff out of them, which can be challenging at times.

 

[Outlawmws]

I take the aerators off faucets after I do a flush because it's almost 100% stuff will get stuck in them. Just saves the headache of having to pull a bunch of stuff out of them, which can be challenging at times.

also, run the tubs (Not shower heads)first; more flow, and no aerators...

 

[555]

Worked on a two drawer lateral file cabinet to tool storage project. It was free but had been on a carport for several years with house plants on top of it. Lot's of surface rust and some pitting. Most of the "restoration" has been sanding with a spray can finish. It's not the prettiest one I've seen, but will suffice for the Lost Dreams Garage.

 

[Outlawmws]

Still doing it! Taking a lunch break while the paint dries on the rims, and the compressor come up to pressure.

Swapping the "kids" project Sami, rims with the Toy van's tires and rims, painting the "new" rims flat black then mounting the new tires and balancing them (all manually by hand, I have a manual bead breaker) Pics later.

 

[PhantomEB]

Gained a little more floor space in my 24x24 by forever lending my buddy’s kid a table saw. I done all my wood working so don’t need it any time soon unless me and my GF end up with an acreage in the next year and I build a 40x40.

Now I got room under my bolt bin for a roller cart to hold scrap steel, which will be more versatile!

 

[NUTTSGT]

Cut some rebar down for some stakes for the fire dept. We had to put some booms out the other day across the river to catch some possible diesel from a wreck. We had nothing on station to attach the booms to. I'll take them to the city mechanic and get some help with heating/bending a 3" 90° on one end. I'm out of gas for my torch.

Then changed the oil in the daughter's Cobalt for the last time, 207K miles, and it's getting sold as she found a 2016 Jeep.

Finally got some more work done on the last base cabinet. This will be for the pantry the wife wants to swap out for a few cupboards.

 

[mdog892001]

Love that Ford LTL truck in the back!



Thom

3406B with Eaton 9spd and dual axles with helper on air ride. Not mine sadly


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[Motorman55]

I took a lot of pics of the 74 Harley today. I wanted pictures to go along with the list of the things I need to do. The list is a little long.

The bare aluminum surfaces on the primary and cam case will need some work. They got discolored and stained from sitting around outside even though the bike was covered with a soft sheet and tarp, didn't matter much.

I cleaned off a small section of the primary and just gave it a quick polish with a little bit of Semi-Chrome polish compound. Looks like it'll polish up nicely when done.

Tomorrow starts with a thorough washing.

 

[small block]

Finished up some customers carbs.