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

[bj383ss]

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.

That is some Chevy Chase antics there!

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

So after being ready for bodywork for 3 years I finally got started on the last piece of sheet metal for the 64'. There were 3 holes to weld up and a crack near the rear edge.

20201115_123250 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

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I almost made it disappear.

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So this is a shot from the inside of the fender. If you didn't know 4d nails make excellet filler to weld up holes. When you are done you can cut the nail off and bob's your uncle.

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Here's a shot after welding and grinding. Not perfect but close. A little metal to metal and no one will know. If I was a pro they make these things disappear before body work.

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Another crack I welded up.

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The pliers are pulling it together.

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I forgot an after shot.

This is the filler I use over all welds. It is fiberglass reinforced and waterproof. So it helps seal incase there are any pinholes in your welds. Which I am sure mine do. The only thing I don't like about it is the hardener is clear so it's hard to tell you when you have it mixed properly so I just time myself and mix for a minute.

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The ******** my respirator broke so I did a duct tape repair.

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Fender all mudded up.

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Sunrise from Monday

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Sunset from Monday.

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My mess of a welder. I really need to get my cart built.

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The bird has made his appearance.

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Ever since I was a kid I have always enjoyed a well stocked fridge rom Grocery day.

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Thanks for stopping in,


Bret

 

[Grizz1963]

Morning Bret,

Looking great.

I am just inside, took two days off work to get the roof up, but sheets are in place already, just needs loads of pilot holes and screws to be done.

Sunrises and sunsets continue to be smile generators for me.

 

[Bob Heine]

Ever since I was a kid I have always enjoyed a well stocked fridge from Grocery day.

20201118_112950 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Bret

Bret, I can tell you had help putting the groceries away. A professional shelf stocker would have faced-up ALL the items on the shelves. I only worked at Grand Union for a few months but they taught me OCD is a good thing.

 

[madison069]

Hey Brett,

I am using something similar as the metal to metal material you have, but its called Duraglass. Thats some seriously tough stuff! I used it in high impact areas so hopefully it holds better then bondo would. It was recommended by my paint guy so we will see.

How do you like the little welder? Does it have mig capability or is it only flux weld?

I like a well stocked "organized" fridge too, but I live with 4 slobs who just throw stuff where it fits with no pattern. So I keep a mini fridge stocked with certain things in the garage to have a little Ying for my yang in my life.

 

[bj383ss]

Morning Bret,

Looking great.

I am just inside, took two days off work to get the roof up, but sheets are in place already, just needs loads of pilot holes and screws to be done.

Sunrises and sunsets continue to be smile generators for me.

Loving you carport build Rian

Bret, I can tell you had help putting the groceries away. A professional shelf stocker would have faced-up ALL the items on the shelves. I only worked at Grand Union for a few months but they taught me OCD is a good thing.

Bob I always wonder what little nugget you are going to pick out of my post. You did not disappoint!

Hey Brett,

I am using something similar as the metal to metal material you have, but its called Duraglass. Thats some seriously tough stuff! I used it in high impact areas so hopefully it holds better then bondo would. It was recommended by my paint guy so we will see.

How do you like the little welder? Does it have mig capability or is it only flux weld?

I like a well stocked "organized" fridge too, but I live with 4 slobs who just throw stuff where it fits with no pattern. So I keep a mini fridge stocked with certain things in the garage to have a little Ying for my yang in my life.

Thank You. The welder is Mig capable and it can run on 110 or 220. So far I have been very impressed. It is on par with the Lincoln 220 pak I was borrowing from my dad.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

The rear passenger bedside and fender of the 64' are in primer. They have been stripped to bare metal and bolted on the truck since Oct. of 2017.(shame on me). Well now they are in primer.

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Primer hides all the ugliness.

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Just in case you are wondering. These rear fenders are just under 5ft long. Is that longer than one of those stupid tiny cars?

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Truck looks funny.

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The outside piece of bedwood got its paint this morning as well.

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So I had a moment of "scope creep"(termed by BdBecker). I was going to start on the welder cart. And I thought man I should dig out the old tablesaw and get it setup as a welding table so I will have a decent surface to work on.

20201120_094247 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

2 hours later.

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I still need to clean the cast iron up. I originally was going to try and save this saw. But all the cast iron parts are so rusted. It would be a lot of work and this wasn't a great saw to begin with. So welding table it is. I realistically would like to get a piece of 3/16 or 1/4" sheet to go on top. I also can't decide if I want to bolt my outside vice to it. Part of me thinks it would get in the way.

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I also want to weld some of the 1" pipe scrap I have across the bottom and weld the legs to the rolling rack. It would make it more ridged and add weight. I left the saw trunnion in place for weight but it does make it a little top heavy. I also want to get some granite gravel sand and make a little pad for it to sit on that is more stable than the rocks.

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thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[don long]

Pieces always look better in primer. More progress on the truck

I stopped in to wish you and your family a happy thanksgiving and to thank you for sharing this years projects and your sunrises with me.

Don

 

[bj383ss]

Thank You Don. Happy Thanksgiving to you my friend!

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Quick update.

Pecans from Mom's trees.

20201126_122633 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Which she used to make this pie.

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Lots of pies.

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I put the lights up early so I can relax and work in the shop this weekend.

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Still love these trees I made last year.

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Working on my MIL's Xmas gift. Her initials.

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Will all look like this when done.

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I am going to have to hit dad up for more vintage screws this is all I had in my stash.

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I got a new phone and I have to say the Camera is just freaking awesome!

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Even I can take a selfie now.

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It works pretty well in low light.

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The shed space has always been hard to photograph but this camera does it with ease.

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Night shots are way better than my other phone.

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This is with no filter.

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Okay I took alot of pictures the first couple days time to get back to work.

Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[Grizz1963]

Camera really delivers.

Liking the initials too for MIL.

Front door lights are lovely.

I wish I could stand there and knock on your door now.

 

[bj383ss]

Thank You Rian.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

I got all three letters done and in the paint shop.

20201128_112051 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

2 coats of shellac to seal them up before I spray Lacquer on them.

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I started my mom's gift. Need some 4x4 material so I had to do some glue ups. Will let the glue dry overnight and start on it in the morning. It's been a nice cool day with a very slow rain. It's time to have some leftovers and pie and then play some Fallout 76.

20201128_141044 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Proof that my shop does get dirty.

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Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[Lyndon]

Snip....

It's been a nice cool day with a very slow rain. It's time to have some leftovers and pie and then play some Fallout 76.

Bret

Enjoy your cool, misty QST, it's the hottest ever 2 days in November in Sydney at present (now being 11:15 am on Sunday). And at 10:30 it passed 38C (100F), on its way to 41C (105F) this afternoon. Can't but hide inside with the **** tube on Youtube or Foxtell......

Of course that has made the weekend useless for QST here! Back to work tomorrow on a much milder day!

Have fun!

Lyndon

 

[nicholam77]

Wow, those pies look yummy! I think it's always fun to make stuff with grown/harvested-at-home ingredients.

Those new photos are killer, they speak for themselves. I recently got a new phone as well and was blown away by the night and day difference from my old phone, which was only 3-4 years old. Was not expecting such a difference. It's really amazing how far smartphone cameras have progressed with image processing, dynamic range, HDR, etc. My LED shop lights, though super bright, would always demolish highlights or anything white in pictures. It's so much better now. I'm liking the wide angle option you have, too

Of course the house and your holiday projects are looking great, too!

 

[kaymccampbell]

BJ, nice letters. Good mix of colors and textures.
Are your Xmas lights single color?

 

[Unruh]

Bret that camera seems really impressive. We are due for new ones as well, but keep putting it off. Those pies look too good.

 

[bj383ss]

Bret

Enjoy your cool, misty QST, it's the hottest ever 2 days in November in Sydney at present (now being 11:15 am on Sunday). And at 10:30 it passed 38C (100F), on its way to 41C (105F) this afternoon. Can't but hide inside with the **** tube on Youtube or Foxtell......

Of course that has made the weekend useless for QST here! Back to work tomorrow on a much milder day!

Have fun!

Lyndon

Hey Lyndon thanks for stopping in. Yes I had enough heat this year. Will enjoy the cool weather as long as I can.

Wow, those pies look yummy! I think it's always fun to make stuff with grown/harvested-at-home ingredients.

Those new photos are killer, they speak for themselves. I recently got a new phone as well and was blown away by the night and day difference from my old phone, which was only 3-4 years old. Was not expecting such a difference. It's really amazing how far smartphone cameras have progressed with image processing, dynamic range, HDR, etc. My LED shop lights, though super bright, would always demolish highlights or anything white in pictures. It's so much better now. I'm liking the wide angle option you have, too

Of course the house and your holiday projects are looking great, too!

Thank You Nick. Yes I actually had to go on google and educate myself on this new phone it has some many features. I had an S9 which did take really good pictures. My new one is the S20 ultra. Which can take a 108mp photo. Holy cow they are like 10mb each!

BJ, nice letters. Good mix of colors and textures.
Are your Xmas lights single color?

Thank You Kay. Yes all clear lights in honor of Clark Griswald!

Bret that camera seems really impressive. We are due for new ones as well, but keep putting it off. Those pies look too good.

I had to wait til my phone was paid off and then they were out of stock on the S20 so the wife bought me the Ultra.

Bret

 

[T-handle]

Hi Bret!

Catching up your thread. Very nice projects, you have been busy. Your house is looking very nice with all the lights.

Great pics with new phone, That sure is a handsome young man sitting in the office

I noticed from the background that you have a nice Lego collection? We have been organizing some legos with the shopmanager. Huge task to do

Have a great weekend Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Hi Bret!

Catching up your thread. Very nice projects, you have been busy. Your house is looking very nice with all the lights.

Great pics with new phone, That sure is a handsome young man sitting in the office

I noticed from the background that you have a nice Lego collection? We have been organizing some legos with the shopmanager. Huge task to do

Have a great weekend Bret

Thanks T.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

Mother in Laws letters are done.

Slab Serif Wood Fonts by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Slab Serif Wood Fonts by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Doing some glueups to make Mom's gift.

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Yea don't ask me about this one.

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Little hand tool action.

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Got in some goodies for the wife's car. Front rotors and pads. Am I a little jealous that her car is going to have carbon fiber brake pads and drilled and slotted rotor that none of my cars have? No not at all.

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They have a very specific break in procedure.

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I got this as a package deal off of Amazon and it was cheaper than buy parts store China junk.

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All my Xmas gift shopping is done, wrapped, and under the tree as of December 1st.

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I had a chance to buy one of these at work but I decided I would rather spend $500 on something more useful.

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Some really cool decor my wife made.

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Okay back to mom's gift.

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It is now in the wife's hand to be painted.

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I have a pic of what it will look like but I can't find it.

I also forgot to post a pic of the bedside back together on the truck.

1964 Chevy Stepside Bodywork by bjohnson388, on Flickr

And just for you Rian and Dan. Some Sunrises and sunsets.

Camera did not capture this one very well.

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This mornings it took very well.

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Heater is on and I am headed out to the shop.

Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[Grizz1963]

Good morning Bret,

Loving the cat profile.

Regarding wasting $500.00 I am 100% with you there.

Mum in Law’s (outlaw) letters came out beautifully

We had an amazing sunset this week, which I will not clutter your thread with, but got posted in my thread.

Even your foggy shot looks good as it actually has a mood element to it.

 

[madison069]

Digging the Christmas presents! I'm curious to see how the cat on the blocks come out!

Interesting brakes components, never used those on any of my vehicles. Then again I doubt I would of seen any improvements on the ranger, minivan, or the f250. Maybe the camaro would be a good candidate?

The truck bed is looking good! So when you're going to paint it? Heard there's snow in texas so maybe you need to wait for a warmer day!

Oh and I would of passed on the PS5 also, but then again they have been selling for stupid money on ebay!

 

[nicholam77]

Little hand tool action.

20201129_142444 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Awesome. Been slammed with work but this is motivating me to get mine cleaned up!

Everything looking great, Bret. Jealous you have all your Xmas gifts sorted already!

You shoulda bought the PS5 and flipped it on ebay for $1500

So after some use how are you liking the divider/workbench wall you put in? Looking pretty functional to me.

 

[Finallygotit]

Thanks for the sunrise/sunset pics Bret!

We had one absolutely gorgeous sunset the other night and I immediately thought of you and Rian but unfortunately I was not able to pull over to take a pic.

 

[Finallygotit]

Bret, BTW congratulations on H-E-B being named grocer of the year.
The few times I was in Texas, we did cruise through one of those stores and I was impressed with the offerings and most of all the employees. It was hard to get through an aisle without someone asking if I needed help. Very friendly people. Then again, most Texans are.




Take care!

 

[Unruh]

Great work on those presents. I’m working on getting all of mine done as well. She wants a new shelving unit next so I have been busy trying to come up with a fun design.

 

[bj383ss]

Good morning Bret,

Loving the cat profile.

Regarding wasting $500.00 I am 100% with you there.

Mum in Law’s (outlaw) letters came out beautifully

We had an amazing sunset this week, which I will not clutter your thread with, but got posted in my thread.

Even your foggy shot looks good as it actually has a mood element to it.

Thank You Rian.

Digging the Christmas presents! I'm curious to see how the cat on the blocks come out!

Interesting brakes components, never used those on any of my vehicles. Then again I doubt I would of seen any improvements on the ranger, minivan, or the f250. Maybe the camaro would be a good candidate?

The truck bed is looking good! So when you're going to paint it? Heard there's snow in texas so maybe you need to wait for a warmer day!

Oh and I would of passed on the PS5 also, but then again they have been selling for stupid money on ebay!

The Camaro is definitely getting this brake setup when it due.

No snow in this part of Texas.

Wife is still working on the painting of the cat.

I thought about selling one but I do believe in karma.

Awesome. Been slammed with work but this is motivating me to get mine cleaned up!

Everything looking great, Bret. Jealous you have all your Xmas gifts sorted already!

You shoulda bought the PS5 and flipped it on ebay for $1500

So after some use how are you liking the divider/workbench wall you put in? Looking pretty functional to me.

Thank You Nick. Glad I could get you going.

So far I am loving the wall. It is not finished. I should probably work on that.

Thanks for the sunrise/sunset pics Bret!

We had one absolutely gorgeous sunset the other night and I immediately thought of you and Rian but unfortunately I was not able to pull over to take a pic.

Thank You Dan

Bret, BTW congratulations on H-E-B being named grocer of the year.
The few times I was in Texas, we did cruise through one of those stores and I was impressed with the offerings and most of all the employees. It was hard to get through an aisle without someone asking if I needed help. Very friendly people. Then again, most Texans are.




Take care!

Dan HEB has been very good to me and continues to be good to me. In a year where other companies are laying off, HEB has given out extra bonuses and extremely generous yearly raises. Not that we didn't all work hard for during the Spring.

Great work on those presents. I’m working on getting all of mine done as well. She wants a new shelving unit next so I have been busy trying to come up with a fun design.

Can't wait to see!

Bret

 

[OutlawDrifter]

Slowly making my way through your thread, Bret. Awesome woodwork! And the C10 is coming along nicely.

I have been using PowerStop brakes on my stuff for a few years and have had good luck with them.

 

[tj675]

Love the Christmas presents. Thanks for sharing your journey!

 

[bj383ss]

Slowly making my way through your thread, Bret. Awesome woodwork! And the C10 is coming along nicely.

I have been using PowerStop brakes on my stuff for a few years and have had good luck with them.

Thank You Outlaw. And kudos to you for making your way through my jumbled thread.

Love the Christmas presents. Thanks for sharing your journey!

Thank You TJ. Glad you enjoyed my ramblings.

Bret

 

[bj383ss]

I really need to get better at updating. By the time I get to it I forget what order I have done things and trying to remember what days I did what with each picture.

So the new brakes for the wifes car turned out to be a disaster. Needless to say at the end of the day I ended up having to get parts store rotors and pads and the Powerstop stuff are now expensive paper weights that Amazon will not let me return. I usually do extensive research on these projects.

However having owned a previous XC90 I thought I knew what I was doing. They didn't change much from 2003-2014. However they decided to have 2 different brake setups on the front at least on the 13'. One version is single piston caliper and one is dual. They also have different size rotors by 12mm. So as you can guess I ordered the wrong ones not knowing they were different. That's what I get for trusting Amazon's vehicle fitment.

But the first hurdle before any of that was finding the right size allen socket head to get the damn Caliper off. I don't have a whole lot of Metric tools. So I thought I needed an 11mm, but after ordering one and waiting a couple of days I discovered I actually needed a 9mm. So yea no local stores had either one of these sizes. Finally with the 9mm I got the caliper off. This was the 3rd time attempting to change the brakes. And then I had to summon almighty Zeus to help bust loose the caliper bracket bolts which all had a ton of loctite on them. Geez. Finally everything was apart. I put the rotor on and went to install the brake pads and bam! They didn't fit. &^%$#^&*

So anyways that is all over and it has new brakes moving on.

The only parts store local that had parts was Advance Auto. So I bought the best stuff they had because I don't want to do this project again for another 47,000 miles.

20201213_103733 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Ok on to more fun stuff. After all that disaster I went to Lowes and bought me a new blade for my tablesaw and a new 1/2" shank flush trim bit.

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I also finally made it to Harbor Freight and spent a gift card I got back in the summer time because they finally had this little guy in stock.

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I made a quick stand for it that has a back so that it doesn't fling material everywhere. I also made a stand for the belt sander. I am going to put some threaded inserts into the bench top so I can quickly mount these or take them off if I need the space and not have to use clamps to hold them down.

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Mom's cat stand thing is also in for some clear coat and it will be ready to wrap.

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Some random photos I took with the new camera. Man I am getting old! HA.

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The furry babies.

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I did crudely fix this failing board with another old warped board. But this one has paint so maybe it will last longer! HA.

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Also it appears the wife is hoarding some stuff! HAHA

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Thanks for stopping in,

If I don't post again I wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Texas!

Bret

 

[Denwood]

Bret, just checking in. The truck project looks simply amazing...you've been a busy boy. Of course, you're always a busy boy, despite your laments regarding the daily red X program a few pages back

The fact that you're taking the time to actually do proper metal work is refreshing to see, and is pretty much on par with the excellent restoration shaping up there. It's a super boss old truck!

 

[nicholam77]

Man that brake job was making me frustrated just reading about it!

New tools are always fun

I like your idea for the threaded inserts on the sander / buffer stands.

The doggies look cozy and cuddly.

Merry (early) Xmas Bret!

 

[Jeff Ivers]

I really need to get better at updating. By the time I get to it I forget what order I have done things and trying to remember what days I did what with each picture.

So the new brakes for the wifes car turned out to be a disaster. Needless to say at the end of the day I ended up having to get parts store rotors and pads and the Powerstop stuff are now expensive paper weights that Amazon will not let me return. I usually do extensive research on these projects.

However having owned a previous XC90 I thought I knew what I was doing. They didn't change much from 2003-2014. However they decided to have 2 different brake setups on the front at least on the 13'. One version is single piston caliper and one is dual. They also have different size rotors by 12mm. So as you can guess I ordered the wrong ones not knowing they were different. That's what I get for trusting Amazon's vehicle fitment.

But the first hurdle before any of that was finding the right size allen socket head to get the damn Caliper off. I don't have a whole lot of Metric tools. So I thought I needed an 11mm, but after ordering one and waiting a couple of days I discovered I actually needed a 9mm. So yea no local stores had either one of these sizes. Finally with the 9mm I got the caliper off. This was the 3rd time attempting to change the brakes. And then I had to summon almighty Zeus to help bust loose the caliper bracket bolts which all had a ton of loctite on them. Geez. Finally everything was apart. I put the rotor on and went to install the brake pads and bam! They didn't fit. &^%$#^&*

So anyways that is all over and it has new brakes moving on.

The only parts store local that had parts was Advance Auto. So I bought the best stuff they had because I don't want to do this project again for another 47,000 miles.

20201213_103733 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Ok on to more fun stuff. After all that disaster I went to Lowes and bought me a new blade for my tablesaw and a new 1/2" shank flush trim bit.

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I also finally made it to Harbor Freight and spent a gift card I got back in the summer time because they finally had this little guy in stock.

20201211_174758 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

I made a quick stand for it that has a back so that it doesn't fling material everywhere. I also made a stand for the belt sander. I am going to put some threaded inserts into the bench top so I can quickly mount these or take them off if I need the space and not have to use clamps to hold them down.

20201213_161346 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

20201213_161338 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Mom's cat stand thing is also in for some clear coat and it will be ready to wrap.

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20201213_154457 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Some random photos I took with the new camera. Man I am getting old! HA.

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The furry babies.

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I did crudely fix this failing board with another old warped board. But this one has paint so maybe it will last longer! HA.

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20201210_150455 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Also it appears the wife is hoarding some stuff! HAHA

20201210_153952 by bjohnson388, on Flickr

Thanks for stopping in,

If I don't post again I wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Texas!

Bret

Bret,

I am so glad you posted this update, particularly the 5th picture. I had been worried for some time that someone had hijacked your thread. But, I can rest easy now that I have spotted (in that 5th pic) a pickle jar! On a serious note, I really enjoy reading the posts of your projects and seeing your artful interpretations. Merry Christmas to you and your family and here is hoping next year is a whole lot better than this one!

Jeff

 

[drivesitfar]

Merry Christmas and it’s looking like you are one of the best organized members here.

Happy new year too

 

[don long]

Bret
I was thinking of you while I was repairing an old display case today.
Have enjoyed the pictures of your work this past year and want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas

Don

 

[53PontiacSD]

Merry Christmas Bret. Hope all of you in the South part stay warm, while those of us in the north part freeze our tails off. LOL Stay safe.

Billy

 

[bj383ss]

Bret, just checking in. The truck project looks simply amazing...you've been a busy boy. Of course, you're always a busy boy, despite your laments regarding the daily red X program a few pages back

The fact that you're taking the time to actually do proper metal work is refreshing to see, and is pretty much on par with the excellent restoration shaping up there. It's a super boss old truck!

Thank You Dennis for all the kind words and following along. I don't know if my metal work is the best but I do the best I can.

Merry Christmas!

Man that brake job was making me frustrated just reading about it!

New tools are always fun

I like your idea for the threaded inserts on the sander / buffer stands.

The doggies look cozy and cuddly.

Merry (early) Xmas Bret!

Thank You Nick. Getting new tools never gets tired. Even my dad still enjoys getting ones even though he has everything under the sun.

Merry Christmas!

Bret,

I am so glad you posted this update, particularly the 5th picture. I had been worried for some time that someone had hijacked your thread. But, I can rest easy now that I have spotted (in that 5th pic) a pickle jar! On a serious note, I really enjoy reading the posts of your projects and seeing your artful interpretations. Merry Christmas to you and your family and here is hoping next year is a whole lot better than this one!

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I took some photos the other day I will be uploading soon that you will enjoy!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and it’s looking like you are one of the best organized members here.

Happy new year too

Drives I am so happy to see you here posting in my thread. I have missed you.

Merry Christmas!

Bret
I was thinking of you while I was repairing an old display case today.
Have enjoyed the pictures of your work this past year and want to wish you and your family a very merry Christmas

Don

Don thank you so much. You are one of the greats that makes Garage Journal a special place. Thank you so much for sharing all your projects and adventures with us. When I grow up I hope I have as much space for all my cars as you do. Really thankful for all your support through the years and friendship.

Merry Christmas!

Bret

 

[Grizz1963]

Merry Christmas Bret.

So good chatting with you and Mrs J today.

New pup is very sweet as well.

Oh, and you win the Lego wars for sure.