What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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PhantomEB
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I have owned this truck since 2001. Barely driven it as it stayed in storage at my folks thru two long relationships.
yes it’s too pretty to wheel but when you got 15 years of pent up energy, she will be abused!
Not much yesterday. I grabbed tools to hang some trim at the daughter's house. I brought home the granddog and watched him and Bones.
I did clean up the painting mess from the belt sander stand. I was going to put it together today but got called again for another shift of OT.
I did clean up the painting mess from the belt sander stand. I was going to put it together today but got called again for another shift of OT.
Zebedeewesty
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Made a start adding insulation to the loft above the garage.
BuffettFan
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Sanded and put some poly on the slicer stand project.
Waiting for it to dry.
Waiting for it to dry.
Outlander
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We can legally remove snow tires in 3 days. Woke up to another 6+ inches of snow. 
Of course, snowblower has a flat so I guess I'll need to try the strap method of reseating the tire before attempting inflation. Or maybe I won't bother and just leave truck in 4x4. At least until it warms up!
Of course, snowblower has a flat so I guess I'll need to try the strap method of reseating the tire before attempting inflation. Or maybe I won't bother and just leave truck in 4x4. At least until it warms up!
glider
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Finished up putting some time on new motor. It is a Pontiac 428 stroker. Probably going to set it in the car tomorrow. A good feeling knowing it runs before installing.
Crowbarman55
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Zeke
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This a large lantern likely used in a cathedral. The part you see attaches to an existing old oak top, or canopy, 25" across. The new part is 3' high, so a bit massive. It's not mine, I just made it according to someone else's design. Being Gothic, it will get stained dark (Jacobean). There will be some kind of lights in it as the open panels will be filled in with mica sheets.
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Mike65
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Yesterday I was finally able to get together with a local electrician & I went over with him what I needed done in the garage. He will be sending me an estimate to run power from the house to the garage & some work in the garage.
mrb1
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Nice lift, but pop that hood for a couple shots. Beautiful.
niget2002
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Set up my new inflatable paint booth. I guess my tape measure works as it fits right where I was hoping to put it.
There's just enough room to walk by the right side of it if I need to get to the back of the shop while it's up. Now I need to figure out if I'm going to try to hang it from the D rings in the even the power goes out, or if I'm going to build a PVC skeleton inside it.
I do know I need to get some lights to go inside it. It's awfully dark inside.
I have one of the elephant snouts coming to hook up to an exhaust fan to blow the fumes out the back of the shop.
Walking around inside, there's plenty of room for me to put all the motorcycle parts in at the same time.
There's just enough room to walk by the right side of it if I need to get to the back of the shop while it's up. Now I need to figure out if I'm going to try to hang it from the D rings in the even the power goes out, or if I'm going to build a PVC skeleton inside it.
I do know I need to get some lights to go inside it. It's awfully dark inside.
I have one of the elephant snouts coming to hook up to an exhaust fan to blow the fumes out the back of the shop.
Walking around inside, there's plenty of room for me to put all the motorcycle parts in at the same time.
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Cleaned the woodshop (I had done a wiring project and made a mess) and started finishing the drawer boxes I glued up months ago.
I should have splurged on some organizer boxes this morning. Nuts, bolts, screws and bits of electrical components have taken over the corner of a bench.
I should have splurged on some organizer boxes this morning. Nuts, bolts, screws and bits of electrical components have taken over the corner of a bench.
ZRX61
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Garage adjacent again... installing a ceiling fan & had to use one of those "old work" brackets that fits up through the 4in hole in the ceiling. What a ******* goat rope...Original light bracket wasn't stout enough for a fan, wasn't mounted solidly & still gave me grief to remove it.
Got that out eventually, got the new bracket up there & secured in place. Then there were issues getting the new box mounted to the bracket. Must have fed the damn wires in & out of the box 4 times... & doing all this while two of the four were hot.
Now I know how a gynecologist feels..
Back ache has stopped play until tomorrow.
Got that out eventually, got the new bracket up there & secured in place. Then there were issues getting the new box mounted to the bracket. Must have fed the damn wires in & out of the box 4 times... & doing all this while two of the four were hot.
Now I know how a gynecologist feels..
Back ache has stopped play until tomorrow.
antwon412
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New brake pads & new steering wheel on the Cayman.
rayra
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Got things ready late this morning, after putting the buck and form out in the sun for a while to warm up. About 55F overnight in the garage. I've been keeping the paints, varnish and silicone materials inside the laundryroom at 72F to make things easier in this process.
I made the form pretty tight. The silicone just has to be thick enough at its thinnest areas to prevent tearing during handling / demolding cycles. The form itself supports the casting process, the silicone is just there for details and shapes.
I got the first 1/2gal of silicone RTV mixed up and litterly the moment before pouring, looking for the spot to stream it into the mold, I realized I'd forgot to lube things up. Good thing the mix has a long pot time (50mins). Got things sprayed down with cooking spray (canola oil) and wiped around, a nice wet coating of mold form and buck. And nice part about casting a concrete buck is you don't have to glue or hold it down. It isn't gonna float up out of the pour.
So I poured in the corner and watched it all flow around the bottom sides and up. And a long way left to go. Would the gallon kit be enough? I hoped so. Mixed another half gallon and in it went - another advantage of long pot time, same pot, good intermixing. No need to let one layer set up first. And still came up well short of the top of the form. Which I made about 1/2" above the top of the buck.
Then I mixed what was left of the kit, about another pint. STILL short. So I broke out the 1st kit I bought for the pencil liner gang mold and mixed another pint and came close enough to filling the form to call it good.
So I still have enough left in this first kit and will have to buy another 'gallon' kit to make the 2nd mold in the other half of the gang form. It's a 5qt pour.
When it is all ready to go I should be able to mix and dye a 60# bag of mortar and cast 2 capstones and the 6 pencil liner pcs. with very little left over, if any. The capstone molds need to survive 15 cycles.
I made the form pretty tight. The silicone just has to be thick enough at its thinnest areas to prevent tearing during handling / demolding cycles. The form itself supports the casting process, the silicone is just there for details and shapes.
I got the first 1/2gal of silicone RTV mixed up and litterly the moment before pouring, looking for the spot to stream it into the mold, I realized I'd forgot to lube things up. Good thing the mix has a long pot time (50mins). Got things sprayed down with cooking spray (canola oil) and wiped around, a nice wet coating of mold form and buck. And nice part about casting a concrete buck is you don't have to glue or hold it down. It isn't gonna float up out of the pour.
So I poured in the corner and watched it all flow around the bottom sides and up. And a long way left to go. Would the gallon kit be enough? I hoped so. Mixed another half gallon and in it went - another advantage of long pot time, same pot, good intermixing. No need to let one layer set up first. And still came up well short of the top of the form. Which I made about 1/2" above the top of the buck.
Then I mixed what was left of the kit, about another pint. STILL short. So I broke out the 1st kit I bought for the pencil liner gang mold and mixed another pint and came close enough to filling the form to call it good.
So I still have enough left in this first kit and will have to buy another 'gallon' kit to make the 2nd mold in the other half of the gang form. It's a 5qt pour.
When it is all ready to go I should be able to mix and dye a 60# bag of mortar and cast 2 capstones and the 6 pencil liner pcs. with very little left over, if any. The capstone molds need to survive 15 cycles.
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Outlawmws
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Moving well enough to put a few tools and things away...
niget2002
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I got two of the motorcycle parts sanded down ready for primer. Re-painting parts starts off a little quicker when you don't have to sand all the way down to bare metal. All the parts will get two light coats of primer and sanded smooth so that I'm starting with an even color to start building on.
I still need to sand the front fender and air cleaner.
I still need to sand the front fender and air cleaner.
kaymccampbell
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Sanded two benches. Cleaned up. Prepped a couple die grinders for the lathe. One died 15 minutes in. It goes back. Dusted the shop.
Technically it was just outside the garage...
I got my '31 Model A started. It's a family car, first purchased in the '40s. It last ran at least 10 years ago, maybe longer. It's about to undergo a rehab, but I wanted to see if the engine worked first.
Rebuilt the carb, did some troubleshooting with the starter, gave it a shot or three of starting fluid, and a miracle occurred: It started and ran. No coolant, so only a few seconds at a time. A few tries after the video was taken, it actually cleaned up and ran pretty smooth.
Now, to roll it into the shop and start the rehab.
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I got my '31 Model A started. It's a family car, first purchased in the '40s. It last ran at least 10 years ago, maybe longer. It's about to undergo a rehab, but I wanted to see if the engine worked first.
Rebuilt the carb, did some troubleshooting with the starter, gave it a shot or three of starting fluid, and a miracle occurred: It started and ran. No coolant, so only a few seconds at a time. A few tries after the video was taken, it actually cleaned up and ran pretty smooth.
Now, to roll it into the shop and start the rehab.
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Dan in Pasadena
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Congrats on getting it running.
To what extent will you go on the rehab? Will you post a dedicated thread here? I'd like to follow along.
To what extent will you go on the rehab? Will you post a dedicated thread here? I'd like to follow along.
Outlawmws
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Awesome project!
I haven't decided. I want to mechanically restore it, of course. But aesthetically, I just can't make up my mind. If it was 20% rust and 80% paint, I'd leave it. But it's like 90% rust and 10% faded paint. We'll see.
I'll start a thread when I really get going on it. Need to finish the LS swap on my E36 BMW race car first. Talk about different ends of the automotive spectrum...
HPRifleman
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Reinstalled new parking brake shoes on the Corvette.
I haven't worked on drum brakes in almost 30 years and I still hate them today as I did then. Too many springs pulling parts in directions you don't want them to go. So frustrating.
I haven't worked on drum brakes in almost 30 years and I still hate them today as I did then. Too many springs pulling parts in directions you don't want them to go. So frustrating.
jeep63
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Son is home for spring break, LJ maintenance: rotate tires and change oil.
Set compressor on rubber isolators and mounted garage vacuum with sound diffuser to cut down exhaust noise.
also started planning the max line 3/4” air line layout.
Set compressor on rubber isolators and mounted garage vacuum with sound diffuser to cut down exhaust noise.
also started planning the max line 3/4” air line layout.
HPRifleman
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If the recent past is any indication, I don't have any problem buying more tools that I may or may not need.
Part of the problem was that these aren't configured like normal drum brakes where the interior is exposed and accessible. The wheel hub is right in the middle and covers up all the internal parts. You have to spread the shoes out to get at the stuff inside while fighting spring tension.
Regardless, it's done and I don't have to mess with it any more.
kaymccampbell
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Vent your vac through the wall. It took an amazing amount of noise out of mine.Son is home for spring break, LJ maintenance: rotate tires and change oil.
Set compressor on rubber isolators and mounted garage vacuum with sound diffuser to cut down exhaust noise.
also started planning the max line 3/4” air line layout.
I like the top on that JeepSon is home for spring break, LJ maintenance: rotate tires and change oil.
Set compressor on rubber isolators and mounted garage vacuum with sound diffuser to cut down exhaust noise.
also started planning the max line 3/4” air line layout.
LS6 Tommy
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Every time someone posts a Tonka resto it makes me wish I hadn't given all of mine to my younger cousin.Restored my favorite piece of heavy equipment
Tommy
Wow,nice job changing those.If the recent past is any indication, I don't have any problem buying more tools that I may or may not need.
Part of the problem was that these aren't configured like normal drum brakes where the interior is exposed and accessible. The wheel hub is right in the middle and covers up all the internal parts. You have to spread the shoes out to get at the stuff inside while fighting spring tension.
Regardless, it's done and I don't have to mess with it any more.
LS6 Tommy
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Your "summer tires" are my "winter tires". Do you really need those Bizzaks on an AWD Cayanne in MD?Back to summer tires…
LS6 Tommy
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jeep63
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It is a Gr8Tops safari top. They are out of Lexington SCI like the top on that Jeep
My wife is all over northern md/southern PA and I prefer she have solid snow tires in the few weeks of winter here as well as decent all weather tires the rest of the year.
LS6 Tommy
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BlakeTheCarGuy
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Cleaning it out. Well more like moving things outside because my pops won’t part with anything. We just have to make room for the new toolbox then pile the stuff back inside lol 
. I will say I will not part with tools, vehicles or license plates or any baseball equipment but I will part with absolute junk like a pillow the dog chewed up or the fish food my grandma gave us from the 1980s when she worked at a Tetra factory that got wet in a flood. Problem is this was a problem before I was even born some of the stuff in our basement hasn’t been touched since before I was born. I understand we all have sentimental things too us but the stuff I say get rid of he is like no I might need it one day. Lol. Old men I tell you. Only thing I have flipped about so far is he tried to put a package of light bulbs in my toolbox I lost it and grabbed it and had to put it somewhere else. You can’t have anything in my toolbox that is in a package or not a tool it’s just simply not allowed per my OCD. Plus it messes up my organization.
. I will say I will not part with tools, vehicles or license plates or any baseball equipment but I will part with absolute junk like a pillow the dog chewed up or the fish food my grandma gave us from the 1980s when she worked at a Tetra factory that got wet in a flood. Problem is this was a problem before I was even born some of the stuff in our basement hasn’t been touched since before I was born. I understand we all have sentimental things too us but the stuff I say get rid of he is like no I might need it one day. Lol. Old men I tell you. Only thing I have flipped about so far is he tried to put a package of light bulbs in my toolbox I lost it and grabbed it and had to put it somewhere else. You can’t have anything in my toolbox that is in a package or not a tool it’s just simply not allowed per my OCD. Plus it messes up my organization.