What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[steve308]

That's kind of you, but does she know you call her 'dog'?

 

[zekgb64]

Spent two full days troubleshooting a failed seat backrest motor in the 928, was resigned to having to take the seat apart entirely to get at it (which is a horrible job) when a Rennlist poster suggested that the wires may have been broken at the zip ties. Applied 12 volts to the wires after the zip ties and voila the motor ran! Will spend the afternoon rebuilding the harness. Not sure how anyone every fixed their own cars pre-internet!

 

[Dutch01]

Finished building a replica of a vintage hand plow to use as garden ornament.

 

[harley jim]

Finished building a replica of a vintage hand plow to use as garden ornament.

That's pretty correct, I have several that belonged to my wife's family

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[Dutch01]

Thanks. The build was from photos with no dimensions. Only the wheel was not handmade as there were 2 rusty ones lying around.

 

[aggie113]

As it's still being built, didn't do much of anything In the garage. Did go ahead and order the BendPak XPR-10AXLS-LP-181 two post lift though.

 

[Outlawmws]

Started staging gear for this weekends camp trip

 

[niget2002]

That's kind of you, but does she know you call her 'dog'?

Every time I see her.

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[Ron_J]

Spent two full days troubleshooting a failed seat backrest motor in the 928, was resigned to having to take the seat apart entirely to get at it (which is a horrible job) when a Rennlist poster suggested that the wires may have been broken at the zip ties. Applied 12 volts to the wires after the zip ties and voila the motor ran! Will spend the afternoon rebuilding the harness. Not sure how anyone every fixed their own cars pre-internet!

It was definitely much more time consuming. I'm sure we have lost some of our troubleshooting skills due to the internet, but it also has given a lot of people confidence that may not have been brave enough to tackle some projects.

 

[zekgb64]

It was definitely much more time consuming. I'm sure we have lost some of our troubleshooting skills due to the internet, but it also has given a lot of people confidence that may not have been brave enough to tackle some projects.

Yes, I know that anything I'm doing on my car has already been tackled and documented by many others. In my 15 years of ownership I've had the engine out after a burned valve, dropped the transaxle and rear suspension multiple times and rehabbed pretty much every major system in the car. No possible way I could have done that stuff without the virtual support of other owners or afford a shop to do that work. That said the car just hit 142k miles and should be good mechanically to the 200k mark. I have a low grade itch for a Ferrari of slightly newer vintage but I sense that I've been spoiled by Porsche build quality that allows a below average wrench to successfully own and maintain a 35 year old supercar that actually gets driven.

 

[^&right]

Finished rebuilding the carb rack for my V65 Magna. Getting the linkage/fuel lines back together in order is the fun part. New fuel lines from the tank are in order.

 

[protegeV]

Finished rebuilding the carb rack for my V65 Magna. Getting the linkage/fuel lines back together in order is the fun part. New fuel lines from the tank are in order.

Nice, I love my v45. Want a v65 some day as well.

 

[lawhorne]

zekgb64, i do love the 928's, though I'm resigned to lust after them on BringATrailer.com
I wonder what they'd look like today if Porsche had kept that line going like the 911. Can you post a pic of yiours?

 

[protegeV]

Cobbled together an amazon "fuel pump kit" for a 2012 veloster that my wife's coworker brought over for me to fix. That was not fun.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Fixed some dead power supplies. Added more JBWeld to the Burgman's Tupperware. Glued up some random panels for eventual turning. And cleaned up.

 

[Outlawmws]

Checked fluid levels and adjusted as needed. Ordered a muffler for the Project van,

 

[Motorman55]

Worked on my Harley. Adjusted the chain (again) and reinstalled the chain guard and rear tail lamp/license plate assembly.

All set for riding soon.

 

[zekgb64]

zekgb64, i do love the 928's, though I'm resigned to lust after them on BringATrailer.com
I wonder what they'd look like today if Porsche had kept that line going like the 911. Can you post a pic of yiours?

It's definitely a driver, but looks pretty good from five feet away. Auto transmission which isn't great, but it's a Mercedes 4 speed transaxle that's very solid. Still very solid cars to be had for under $20k - BAT cars generally are the top of the heap and not usually the best buys. Hang out on Rennlist and/or the Facebook owners group and you will come across deals fairly regularly.

 

[bshusted]

I made a new cross slide dial and assembly for my Atlas/Craftsman 12" lathe. Everything except for the lead screw and handle are new.

Here's the before:

And after:

I designed the new cross slide to include thrust bearings at both ends, the dial reads on the diameter instead of the radius, and I have the ability to zero the dial out. Now I need to not screw up stamping the numbers on it.

 

[ClappedOutBport]

Very nicely done. That looks like a huge upgrade!

 

[d.mcfarland]

Cleaned my miter saw blade. It wasn't cutting very fast through some maple, so if the cleaning doesn't work it will need replaced (too inexpensive to worry about getting it sharpened).

 

[M-technik-3]

Swapped oil pan and sump on my project E36M in preparation of of putting a boring S52 back in. I had swapped the sump to put in an E30 but decided to sell that car as money has been tight this winter.

 

[Swanny1953]

Finalized the power steering conversion in my ‘66 Charger.

Got all the paint removed from the Charger’s hood. Now I have to fill the gaping hole PO put in to have a “functional” hood scoop as well as the hood pin holes and other minor bruises.


Luckily, the guy I bought the car from had bought another hood, but it’s in worse shape than the original, so best way to go is to use it as a donor for the patch.



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[glider]

Not in my garage. This Pontiac has had some problems but not today. Was a good day.

 

[Outlawmws]

Now that looks loud!

 

[Magnum440d100]

Sadly nothing today.

In sunny SoCal wishin I were back in Indiana. I was set to leave last week, but family issues arose. Now I’m sick.

If I feel well Monday, I’m heading out lol. Can’t wait to get the rest of my stuff from here in SoCal out to Indiana and finish getting the shop set up.

After this trip, I can trade in my enclosed trailer and get an open hauler and take my time getting the rest of the vehicles to Indiana.

But when I get back to my garage and shop, heater is going on and I’ll be a working fool. Picked up a transmission for the 2008 impala out here in Cali for $200 where out there, I was going to buy one for $550.... ugh.... But that also means I’ll be ****** swapping in the cold lol

 

[d.mcfarland]

Tuned an old Poulan 361 with a carb rebuild. Runs great on VP 2-cycle oil and Tru fuel.

 

[PassnThru]

We're rooting for you Magnum. Get well and get your move on

 

[Magnum440d100]

We're rooting for you Magnum. Get well and get your move on

Thanks PassnThru!

I’ve never been more excited to work in sub freezing weather, now that I have an enclosed space (garage or shop next to my garage). Out in California, I had just a small strip of concrete and an awning. When it was raining, I was getting rained on. 120* out? Yup. 120* where I was working.

Bring on the cold!!!!

 

[zekgb64]

More 928 seat work today. Went from this

To this

 

[PhantomEB]

Finally taking some time off work for myself and some certification courses that could lead to other work.

Probably just be load up the beer fridge and fidget on odds and ends to start off with.

 

[freudianfloyd]

I pinched a nerve in my back a couple weeks ago and could not bend over to do much of anything, then when it finally started to heal, I stretched and pinched it again. Today was the first day I have felt good enough to actually do anything, and I made the most of it.

I got two chainsaws running. One needed a clutch and drum, and the other needed to be completely rebuilt. Both still have carb issues, but they run. Then I cleaned up my garage that has been over run with dirt from the saws and hair from my dog that stays in there.

Then I changed the oil in our van. And I'm getting ready to go get a shop vac so I can detail the van tomorrow.

 

[scramboleer]

It was more than a few days ago, but after getting my 1964 Willys Traveller with the stock 230 OHC Tornado started for the first time since bringing it home, I took her around the block for the first time:

 

[Jim_No_Garage]

Firth thing this AM I destroyed the Flo Jet 2 piece carburetor for my "found at the curb" leaf blower. It needed a good cleaning but when I went to remove the "emulsion tube" the end was all boogered up. You need to remove the tube to separate the 2 pieces of the carb and clean the interior.

I attempted to drill out and use an easy out to remove the tube - to no avail.

I just ordered a $16 "chinesium" replacement from Amazon that will arrive tomorrow. The castings are "slightly" different from the original so I will need to tweak the governor mount and get metric bolts to mount the carb to the elbow. I'm not drilling/tapping this to 1/4-20 like others suggest.

I washed the Mrs' car in the afternoon and did some cleaning in the craft area with the Mrs.

Tomorrow I plan to complete the lining of a shipping trunk we are cleaning up with t&g cedar.

Cheers

Jim

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Spent two full days troubleshooting a failed seat backrest motor in the 928, was resigned to having to take the seat apart entirely to get at it (which is a horrible job) when a Rennlist poster suggested that the wires may have been broken at the zip ties. Applied 12 volts to the wires after the zip ties and voila the motor ran! Will spend the afternoon rebuilding the harness. Not sure how anyone every fixed their own cars pre-internet!

I made the same repairs to my cousin's S4 about 15 years ago. I hope yours is overall a better performing car than his was. It was a turd. It was beautiful to look at and listen to, though.

Tommy

 

[damon18]

Did some driveway sandblasting to get the 52 year old paint off my 67 Camaro's valve covers

Had tried a couple of paint strippers and scrapers and even some sandpaper, didn't want to wire wheel then.

Handheld gravity feed blaster and coal slag did a pretty good job, although very slow.

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[PassnThru]

Did some driveway sandblasting to get the 52 year old paint off my 67 Camaro's valve covers

Had tried a couple of paint strippers and scrapers and even some sandpaper, didn't want to wire wheel then.

Handheld gravity feed blaster and coal slag did a pretty good job, although very slow.

Your post reminded me of two things.
I just replaced a valve cover gasket on my 2007 Ford 4.6 and it had probably at least a dozen bolts holding down the valve cover. You have exactly four.
Years ago a friend was replacing the valve cover gaskets on his Mustang II. I happened to walk by while he was putting things back together and I mentioned to him that 'you can't overtighten those valve cover bolts' - or something to that effect. I was warning him that he shouldn't crank too hard against those old cork gaskets. He took it the wrong way and broke the head off of one of the bolts.

 

[zekgb64]

I made the same repairs to my cousin's S4 about 15 years ago. I hope yours is overall a better performing car than his was. It was a turd. It was beautiful to look at and listen to, though.

Tommy

I love mine, but I've literally replaced everything in the engine bay except for the bottom end. There's a lot of stuff that can/will break on top of the engine that won't stop it from running but will cause a loss of performance. When enough of those things going wrong and it's finally noticeable it can be very frustrating as there's no simple fix other than replacing/rehabbing pretty much everything. They were never drag racers (I don't think even a stock GTS is capable of a sub 6 second quarter) but when running right they have loads of torque at any RPM and are geared for a top speed that will definitely put you in jail.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Glued up more little sticks.

 

[BonzoHansen]

Cleaned a pile of cardboard out of the garage from our kitchen project, and generally cleaned up.

Then pulled my 93 k1500 up and found and fixed a coolant leak. Then i pulled the gauge cluster to see why the odometer quit last month. Ended up being a gear on the trip odometer, which quit years ago. They are connected so the odometer spins the trip. so i took that connector out and now the odometer works.

Also checked the tires to see if one had a problem because i have a vibration. Looks more like 3 are getting out of round lol. Oh well they are 13 years old. I'm gonna sell it this spring so now i have to decide if i want to replace them.