Between 485 & 705 SQ/FT BJ383SS's Woodshop/Garage

[madison069]

Some nice models you got there! I have a collection of new in box models but nothing like your collection! I usually pick them up at flea markets cheap, regardless if they are complete or not cause I've always envisioned swapping engines or wheels or something from one kit to another.

When you make the model garage how did you make the pieces for it? Like the 2x4 frame, did you just rip a sheet of wood down to get all of those 2x4 or are you buying pre-dimension lumber parts?

 

[jbmatth]

Bret,
I did the same thing, built quite a few models until around 15 or so and just stopped and never picked it back up again. But I had cars and girls were around which required money and a job, so there was that. I have a couple new ones I haven't touched but always plan to one day.

JB

 

[gearhead1960]

I have a stack of airplane models (F14, P38, etc.) along with a Tamiya model of a Porsche 910 Carrera like this one sitting on a shelf. Retirement is likely when I'll get to em....

 

[bj383ss]

Some nice models you got there! I have a collection of new in box models but nothing like your collection! I usually pick them up at flea markets cheap, regardless if they are complete or not cause I've always envisioned swapping engines or wheels or something from one kit to another.

When you make the model garage how did you make the pieces for it? Like the 2x4 frame, did you just rip a sheet of wood down to get all of those 2x4 or are you buying pre-dimension lumber parts?

Madison I made all the wood parts for the garage. It's just planed down to the correct thickness to match the scale and then I ripped the other dimension on the tablesaw.

I have parts swapped a couple of kits. I still have all the parts leftover from every model I have ever had. There were several as a kid I just glue bombed but I never threw them away. So later when I was older and had my second inspiration to do models in the late 90's I took all those glue bombs apart and saved what good parts where left.

Here are all my spare parts sorted.

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Seems like every muscle car kit in the 80's had an optional supercharger.

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Spare engines and tires. Also every car could be built stock or drag so lots of spare tires.

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Bret,
I did the same thing, built quite a few models until around 15 or so and just stopped and never picked it back up again. But I had cars and girls were around which required money and a job, so there was that. I have a couple new ones I haven't touched but always plan to one day.

JB

You got that right. Hot rodding the real cars cost way more than model cars. Seems we were always working to my our cars faster.

I have a stack of airplane models (F14, P38, etc.) along with a Tamiya model of a Porsche 910 Carrera like this one sitting on a shelf. Retirement is likely when I'll get to em....

I have seen many man retire with no hobbies and in less than a year go back to work because they were bored. I will not be one of those guys!

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Jeff to answer your question from before I think I am going to start with this Chevelle. It comes all painted and ready to be glued. It's kinda of a Yuppie model. I don't remember what year I bought it but I remember at the time Model building was on a decline and I guess this was a failed attempt to get young modelers who were either inexperienced or did not have all the tools, paints, and skills to make a nice model.

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My favorite part is it's not even Purple like the box shows!

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The detailed painting looks spot on. I wonder if it was painted by hand or a machine.

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I know Andy will be excited about this one.

Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[jbmatth]

That is pretty intricate for the dash, very impressive. The full size stuff is much harder and more expensive to get together, but can be more fun if you don't break it. Enjoy playing with both of them.

JB

 

[Jeff Ivers]

How is the model coming - or are you off onto something else?

 

[Unruh]

Brett! I see a couple square body’s up there. A crazy thing is that I was just looking at that wrecker on Model Roundup.

I kind of started redoing Matchbox and Hot Wheels. I have a couple storage bins with parts just like that.

 

[madison069]

I was surfing facebook market place the other day and came across a model kit that included toolchest, floorjacks, jack stands, and a bunch of other little garage tool related items. All I could think about was your car garage model and how this kit would probably fit the bill!

 

[bj383ss]

That is pretty intricate for the dash, very impressive. The full size stuff is much harder and more expensive to get together, but can be more fun if you don't break it. Enjoy playing with both of them.

JB

You got that right. The fullsize is definitely more expensive.

How is the model coming - or are you off onto something else?

Jeff I am ashamed to say I haven't got much done on it.

Brett! I see a couple square body’s up there. A crazy thing is that I was just looking at that wrecker on Model Roundup.

I kind of started redoing Matchbox and Hot Wheels. I have a couple storage bins with parts just like that.

Yes at the time I was collecting that was the only 2 squarebodies I could find. The Mad Mudder is 1/24th scale. Which I don't like. Hopefully they will come out with some more models if they haven't already.

I was surfing facebook market place the other day and came across a model kit that included toolchest, floorjacks, jack stands, and a bunch of other little garage tool related items. All I could think about was your car garage model and how this kit would probably fit the bill!

I think I have seen exactly what you are talking about on a guys youtube channel. There are 2 different garage set. They are still making them but they are bit pricey.

Thanks for stopping in guys,

Kay thanks for the email. I am still alive just been lazy about posting.


Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Smallish update. Between the weather last month and being busy at work. I was too tired and stressed to get much QST.

Sometime last month I did get the interior of the Mack truck finished.

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I put a coat of BLO on the pumpkins and then 2 coats of Spar Varnish.

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I love their color.

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I have had this rusty clamp for I dunno how long. Well I finally got it functional.

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Just a quick cleanup so I could actually use it without getting rust on my hands.

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While I was sandblasting the clamp I decided to blast one of the old hand wheels.

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It was just for fun.

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Came out pretty good.

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During this whole time frame I was trying to diagnose something wrong with the 95'. Drove it home from work and it ran like piss and gave me a code 42. Which is a Lean O2 code. Which could be a lot of different things.

I kinda through some parts at not really being able to diagnose the exact problem. It had spark and the injectors were firing fuel during crank. This model of truck does not have a fuel pressure port. There are a couple of work arounds but I didn't really want to spend $40 just to find out I needed a new fuel pump. So I just bought one because it has 173,000 miles on it.

Here are the parts all OEM. New coil, rotor, cap, fuel filter, O2 sensor and the big one which is what I suspected. A new sending unit and fuel pump. It's crazy it made enough fuel pressure to idle but would not start. On a TBI if you pump the gas pedal while starting it squirts fuel like a carb. So several pumps during cranking and it would start. But when you tried to drive it just wouldn't accelerate above 1500 rpm.

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And while I was trying to diagnose the coil, and Ignition control module my old Craftsman Multimeter finally kicked the bucket so I had to get a new one.

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Well fast forward to today I started a 10 day vacation. And the first thing I wanted to tackle was the 95' The pump has been sitting on the bench for 2 weeks.

It was a nice change to see both stepsides in the garage. They are 31 years apart.

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Grandpa's homemade trans jack to the rescue again.

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I took this picture for you guys up North. This is what a 25 year old Texas truck looks like. Damn near perfect.

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Wasn't too bad of a job. Would have been much easier on a lift.

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Halfway there.

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Success it runs great now! The only downside is the fuel gauge is still not reading right. Either the ground wire is not making good contact or the gauge is bad. I am going to take the ground wire lose and sand down the are where it contacts. Cross my fingers and hope that's the problem.

The truck will actually pull past 3,000 rpm now. Which it would never do before. But I won't be doing that much on this tired old 305. Just glad it runs good again.

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And since I had this old girl out I gave her a bath.

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She is all clean now.

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I then washed the wife's car and was planning to wash the 95' but I just ran out of steam.

Last thing. I found this a couple of days ago. I struggle really bad with motivation last month. This pic definitely helped me get going again,

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Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[Grizz1963]

There you go.


Happy now.


Looks like you are looking after yourself.

 

[sean Buick 76]

Cool!

 

[kaymccampbell]

BJ, glad everything is OK. Enjoy your PTO. Hopefully you get enough time to reset. Try not to take the new job so seriously.

That truck bottom pic is what a truck looks like at the dealer, up here in Rust World. I've seen them roll off the carrier with more rust.

 

[bj383ss]

There you go.


Happy now.


Looks like you are looking after yourself.

Thank You Rian. Your new adventure looks to be gaining steam. I am excited about seeing your carport come together.

Cool!

Thank You Sean.

BJ, glad everything is OK. Enjoy your PTO. Hopefully you get enough time to reset. Try not to take the new job so seriously.

That truck bottom pic is what a truck looks like at the dealer, up here in Rust World. I've seen them roll off the carrier with more rust.

Thank You Kay. The day after swapping the fuel pump my body was very unhappy with me. By Monday I felt somewhat normal again.

It's funny you mention the new trucks. I have been watching lots of Youtube mechanics and funny enough they are all in the rust belt. Some of the stuff they are working on that is less than 10 years olds is unbelievable. I always understood why people had winter beaters but man the new cars are just not lasting very long with areas that use salt.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

The wife did a great job decorating the front entry for Fall.

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And the Monster house is back with new eyes and teeth.

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Monday's Sunrise

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Spent a few hours at a buddy's House Monday morning. He has finally got his shop someone what usable after living there for over 4 years.

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One of his high school cars.

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Another shot of his Victorian House. All of the Blue siding will be replaced and the old siding will be up for grabs. I might have to build a storage building just for lumber.

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Quick and dirty greenhouse I threw together with scraps. Will house 2 Hibiscus and 3 pineapple plants when the weather turns chilly.

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Milling up some flooring I got from my buddies house.

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Fixed another sandle.

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Quick repair on the back gate.

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Experimenting with this plastic to see if it cuts down on the sawdust this thing produces.

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Wife's potions table. She made all these including the labels.

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As you can see from my ramblings I have just been taking it easy during vacation and knocking out little projects here and there. I have done 10-15 more that I just didn't take pictures of. My 10 days are half way through now so the downward slope has begun.

Thanks for stopping in,


Bret

 

[Terranova]

It’s nice to have the time to choose which project to do next vs. have the schedule dictate what you can or can’t fit in.

 

[madison069]

It's funny you mention the new trucks. I have been watching lots of Youtube mechanics and funny enough they are all in the rust belt. Some of the stuff they are working on that is less than 10 years olds is unbelievable. I always understood why people had winter beaters but man the new cars are just not lasting very long with areas that use salt.

Bret

Coming from Texas to PA, I learned quickly about the rust issue. That's why I invested in the setup for fluid film and I spray the underside of my 2012 Ford F250 2 times a year. I've had it for 4 years now and so far no rust on the body of the truck. I can't say the same thing for the steps that was on it. Those step bars rusted in half. Went to get in the truck one day and it just bent downward where it had rusted so bad. My cattle catcher is show serious rust too and so I plan to remove it and send it off for sand blasting and powder coating. The punishment of living in the Northeast area.

I do like your pumpkins! I got 2 pallet pumpkins cut out right now. I've had them for a year now. I was hoping the girls would paint them but they haven't done anything to them so I might just do the BLO treatment!

 

[Grizz1963]

Love the front of the house, despite being anti Halloween

 

[bj383ss]

It’s nice to have the time to choose which project to do next vs. have the schedule dictate what you can or can’t fit in.

Absolutely. Although most of the time that is not the case.

Coming from Texas to PA, I learned quickly about the rust issue. That's why I invested in the setup for fluid film and I spray the underside of my 2012 Ford F250 2 times a year. I've had it for 4 years now and so far no rust on the body of the truck. I can't say the same thing for the steps that was on it. Those step bars rusted in half. Went to get in the truck one day and it just bent downward where it had rusted so bad. My cattle catcher is show serious rust too and so I plan to remove it and send it off for sand blasting and powder coating. The punishment of living in the Northeast area.

I do like your pumpkins! I got 2 pallet pumpkins cut out right now. I've had them for a year now. I was hoping the girls would paint them but they haven't done anything to them so I might just do the BLO treatment!

I have watched a ton of mechanics up north working on the cars with rust. The common terms are Rust jacking, followed by air chisel and then when everything is completed with new everything is sprayed with fluid film.

Love the front of the house, despite being anti Halloween

Thank You Rian. I will pass on to the missus.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Time for an update. I have really been trying to get projects done around the house now that the weathers is so nice.

One of the last projects to get done before vacation ended last weekend was power washing the 2 Cedar planter boxes I made 10+ years ago. They were looking rather sad.

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Here they are after power washing and dried in the sun. One of them had a bunch of fuzzy white stuff growing on it. It was pretty gross.

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After lots of sanding I had to compromise because the white stuff just wasn't all coming off.

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The other one actually looks pretty good.

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They both got a thick coat of BLO which they soaked up really well.

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I believe this was last Sunday's sunrise.

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1st coat of spar varnish. They were still soaking up pretty good.

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I sanded them and put the 2nd coat on and they have a little bit of a sheen.

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Back in their homes.

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This past week I started prepping the Rear pass fender of the 64' for primer. It has been bolted on the truck stripped to bare metal for 3 years. Shame on me.

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Last week when I moved the Caprice out I noticed it had a misfire. This morning I figured out why. A piece of coke can zip tied on and she is temporarily fixed. I placed an order for new wires, boot covers, and a new distributor.

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After I did the 95's yearly oil change.

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My local O'riellys is no longer carrying any Dinosaur oil so Synthetic it is. I also greased everything that had a zerc fitting while I was underneath.

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While under there I noticed all 4 rear tires in the same shot. Hmm... photo.

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Last thing for today I installed all these new faucets. So that combined with a new fridge makes the wife happy.

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Thanks for stopping in,


Bret

 

[kaymccampbell]

BJ, you've been a busy boy. Now you can rest up at work until the next vacay. ;-)

 

[Grizz1963]

Good chatting over the weekend.

Glad you got all the jobs done.

Like the many wheels photo too.

 

[nicholam77]

Those planters look great and so does the fridge!

 

[bj383ss]

BJ, you've been a busy boy. Now you can rest up at work until the next vacay. ;-)

Thank You Kay. Work usually is easier than home jobs but not for the next couple of months.

Good chatting over the weekend.

Glad you got all the jobs done.

Like the many wheels photo too.

Always enjoy your conversation Rian.

Those planters look great and so does the fridge!

Thank You Nick. Did intend to gloat at all about the fridge, but after filling ice trays for so long it sure is nice to just press a button and have ice dispensed.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Haven't gotten hardly anything done in the last week. We actually had the cold front that dumped snow on everyone make it all the way to TX. So as such I had to get the plants moved into their new home sooner than I thought. I had not bought the light yet so I improvised.

Car guys will have a laugh.

Greenhouse by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Greenhouse by bjohnson388, on Flickr

The goodies from Amazon for the Caprice showed up.

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I also got some new parts for my glubot. The lid seal somehow got out of whack so it wasn't functioning correctly.

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I also got in a big package for the Camaro. I ordered this in August but it was worth the wait.

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I am going to get it installed today. It is suppose to hit 70*. And that is the warmest it will be for the next few days.

I found this very appropriate.

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Thanks for stopping in,


Bret

 

[Bob Heine]

Bret, some of us showed up at work looking like the Gary on the right.

 

[nicholam77]

Bret, some of us showed up at work looking like the Gary on the right.

Lol!

Bob you always know just what to say to make me spit my coffee out

 

[bj383ss]

Bret, some of us showed up at work looking like the Gary on the right.

Oh Bob!

Lol!

Bob you always know just what to say to make me spit my coffee out

He does have a warning! HAHA

Bret

 

[Bob Heine]

Lol!

Bob you always know just what to say to make me spit my coffee out

Oh Bob!

He does have a warning! HAHA

Bret

Nick and Bret, please accept my sincere apology. Like Gary I took a blow to the head and suspect it affected my impulse control. It also affected my outlook on life, hopefully a positive side-effect..

 

[bj383ss]

Nick and Bret, please accept my sincere apology. Like Gary I took a blow to the head and suspect it affected my impulse control. It also affected my outlook on life, hopefully a positive side-effect..

No worries Bob. You always get a free pass in my thread.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Okay so I left off with the Headliner for the Camaro arriving. I think that was 2 weeks ago.

A few shots of how bad the old headliner was falling apart.

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Driver side is really bad.

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Here they are side by side. It looked like everything was going to line up. Boy was I wrong!

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The fabric around the holes needed to be trimmed and folded back.

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Good thing about a rear hatch? It makes getting the headliner out of the car a breeze. P.S. the car is really dirty and needs a detail. I also planning on having the tint on the rear glass redone. At this point I can't even see through it. Nick look away.

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Okay so at the time I was extremely pissed. The abs headliner is not formed right to actually fit the T bar like the factory. This is suppose to be a custom made headliner. As such there is no refunds. I probably should contact the company about how dissatisfied I am but I honestly don't think they are going to do anything for me and there are so many other problems right now it seems like a really small thing in life.

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The only time you notice it is when the T-tops are off.

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The holes cut in the abs part are not in the correct spot for the seat belt either and even if I cut them bigger to fit the trim piece that is suppose to go here is not going to cover the gapping hole.

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This back light part does not fit properly either.

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Here is the trim piece. There is no way to take it off. Not sure what to do about it. Probably going to have to cut it on one side so I can slip it off the seatbelt.

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The driver side fits even worse than the passenger. They give you some Velcro sticky strips but there is no way they are going to hold this tough ABS plastic over a gap that is almost an inch.

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My next day off I got the new plug wires ready to go on the Caprice.

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These fiberglass boots look to be good quality. However while I was installing them whatever Blue the used to dye them came off on my hands. Such is the case when you try to go flashy on your car. I should have just got the plain fiberglass ones.

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They look goofy but they help extend the life of you plug wires when near headers for a long time.

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Installed. I really need to detail this engine bay.

1979 Caprice 383 Stroker by bjohnson388, on Flickr

A little Roadkill style plug wire holder via 4 zip ties.

1979 Caprice 383 Stroker by bjohnson388, on Flickr

And after the install I went to fire it up and it won't start. WTF! It has no spark. All I did was change each plug wire one at a time. Now I have the distributor all apart. It is pretty rough. for $49 I can have a brand new Chinesium one deliver so that's what we are going with.

1979 Caprice 383 Stroker by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Some Random shots.

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Friday's Sunrise

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Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[Duker]

Bret, there is nothing more frustrating than a part that won’t fit....! Could you use a heat gun to form the ABS around the T top a little more? It doesn’t take much heat to make it pliable.


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[Finallygotit]

Bret, there is nothing more frustrating than a part that won’t fit....! Could you use a heat gun to form the ABS around the T top a little more? It doesn’t take much heat to make it pliable.


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I was going to suggest the same thing.

 

[Grizz1963]

Busy guy.

My sunrises have been foggy.

Prefer yours Bret.

Over my garden this morning

 

[Bob Heine]

Bret, I was thinking of the heat gun as well. My lazy bone was thinking of just putting the T-tops on until next summer. A day in the summer sun with a black plastic garbage bag strapped to the bowed section would re-shape the ABS. Leave it on until it has sat in the garage overnight to let it cool and take a set.set.

 

[madison069]

I wonder if the heat gun will soften the ABS also, along with you could get some ABS sheets and make some new seat belt trim covers. Might use some of the abs strip to create tabs on the side to catch the headliner when pushing it into the seatbelt hole.

I got the same style of plug wire covers but mine are black. I can't comment on the durability of them cause my camaro just sit around the garage getting sanded on.

As for your no spark. Make sure you're getting power to the distributor and make sure the connector is pushed all the way on the tabs in the distributor. I've done it several time where I accidently hit the wire and it slide off the tab but still hangs inside the opening for the pigtail.

 

[bj383ss]

Bret, there is nothing more frustrating than a part that won’t fit....! Could you use a heat gun to form the ABS around the T top a little more? It doesn’t take much heat to make it pliable.


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That is a great idea. I will have to explore.

I was going to suggest the same thing.

Thank You Dan. Always willing to help.

Bret, I was thinking of the heat gun as well. My lazy bone was thinking of just putting the T-tops on until next summer. A day in the summer sun with a black plastic garbage bag strapped to the bowed section would re-shape the ABS. Leave it on until it has sat in the garage overnight to let it cool and take a set.set.

Definitely a possibility.

Busy guy.

My sunrises have been foggy.

Prefer yours Bret.

Over my garden this morning

Hi Ryan. Yours isn't too bad.

I wonder if the heat gun will soften the ABS also, along with you could get some ABS sheets and make some new seat belt trim covers. Might use some of the abs strip to create tabs on the side to catch the headliner when pushing it into the seatbelt hole.

I got the same style of plug wire covers but mine are black. I can't comment on the durability of them cause my camaro just sit around the garage getting sanded on.

As for your no spark. Make sure you're getting power to the distributor and make sure the connector is pushed all the way on the tabs in the distributor. I've done it several time where I accidently hit the wire and it slide off the tab but still hangs inside the opening for the pigtail.

Man you guys solved all the problems for me.

I will explain the ignition problem in a sec. But yes you are right there have been many times I have not had the ignition wire plugged into the dizzy right.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Okay this past Sunday I got the Caprice to breath fire again. I think this little wire was my problem. I had a spare distributor so I just swapped some parts.

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My wife's birthday was Tuesday. My mother in law surprised her with a yard card.

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Rian my sunrise photo came out blurry.

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Fixed a broken stretcher on one of the Kitchen chairs. This one broke because there is a knot in the wood.

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My amazon order showed with some parts for the wife's car. A new gas cap because the little holder had broken. And new struts for the rear hatch. The pigtails are for the Caprice. Power wire and tach wire to the distributor. And last some concentrate windshield wash.

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This little bottle makes 32 gallons of Washer fluid. When I ordered it I thought it was going to be bigger. (That's what she said) So I made up a gallon and put it in the wife's car. Then I made another gallon and topped off the other vehicles. It cost $22. But if you average out washer fluid cost about $2 gallon. I saved $42.

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It even has instruction for different mixes depending on your temp. Apparently there are places up north that into the negatives.

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That's all I have gotten done besides recaulking the outside of the house. Around all the windows, garage doors, and stress joints in the brick.

I also took my yearly photos of my plants. I like to see how much they have grown in the last year. And yes our grass is still green and I may even have to mow one more time.

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This little red tip grew at least 2 feet this year.

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My little offspring trees that are about 3 years old now.

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Work has been extremely busy(I am thankful for) but I have come home exhausted nearly every day since before Halloween. My Red X Calendar for this month looks terrible. I think I have 3 days total so far. It's just the way things go this time of year working in retail. The weather has been really nice. I think that is what bugs me the most about not getting anything done. Okay rant over.


Thanks for stopping in,
Bret

 

[Unruh]

Your new gas cap reminded me of a story about my Dad.

We were driving across Montana to visit our Uncle and we stopped for fuel. My Dad placed the cap on the roof and filled up. He paid and got in the car and we took off. After a bit we heard a noise and my Dad realized he forgot to put the cap back on and it had slid off the roof. He pulled over and said, “ I bet that happens to a lot of people. All I have to do is walk back along the road. If I don’t find mine, I’ll find a one that flew off a different car.”. He got out and started walking. I remember sitting in the car watching him out the back window. He walked for a bit and then bent over and raised something up above his head! He was smiling the whole walk back to the car. He put the found cap on the car and got in and started driving, grinning from ear to ear. My Mom said, “I can’t believe you found ours. Great work!”. He said, “I didn’t find ours, I found a better one. This one has a lock on it!”.

About a mile later when he realized he didn’t have the key for his newly locked gas cap, his smile turned into a frown. One of my favorite memories!

My favorite part was once we got to my Uncle’s house (my Dad’s older brother). My Dad told the story. My Uncle was hard of hearing so my Dad had to talk loud. My Uncle kept having him repeat what he said, “I found a better one. This one has a lock on it.”. He pretended he couldn’t hear him, but he was laughing so hard that all of started laughing.