Recent content by Big_Jim

I put together my new toy today. Thanks guys! Now to find some place to put it.

I screwed the vinyl top on my 34. With the help of the family we filled all 137 holes with screws, washers and lock nuts. After we were all done the wife followed behind us with a razor blade and cut the scrap off. I'm happy with the way it turned out. I also installed the radiator support rods...

We (the family and I) started putting the new soft top on our 34 Tudor. I'm very happy with the way it turned out (so far).

Well guy's I haven't been on here for some time. My Mom moved into her new apartment on 12/12/12 and in just 3 years (almost to the day) she has passed on. I was hoping she would have been with us a lot longer but I suppose it just wasn't meant to be. I have no regrets and truly cherished the...

Well it's been a few months now. Mom is settled in and it's time for more fun...I mean construction. The plan is to make 3 rooms out of the old 16X22 garage. A long galley room (6X22) that I will be doing my work in, an area for Mom to keep "Some" of her collectables in(10X13), and a shed area...

He actually paid her $20 to help out. I suppose it helped teach her some responsibility & a little work will never hurt. She did this on more then one occasion but while I was watching; she would only hook the chain for him to save him time getting in and out of the excavator. Then she would...

Thanx for the kind words and you are correct she should be wearing some kind of safety gear. You would think; with all the things that happened on this job that I would have made her wear some protection. But in my defense I was at work when this was going on. Damn it! I will give the wife a...

Thanx Man! Once she is moved in I'm going to work on my hot rods...Hopefully.:D

Been a while since I posted an update so here goes: I am happy to announce that we are almost done!!!! All that is needed is the hardware on the kitchen cabinets and a few pieces of trim. Then it's move in time! WOO HOO!!! We have done almost all the trim, doors are all coated in clear poly, all...

Time for another update: We have the storm doors installed, rugs are in, counters are done, the heated floors in the kitchen & bath are working great, we started to trim out her closet, the washer & dryer are in place, the pocket doors are hung, the vanity is in place, the toe kicks on the...

More pictures. I didn't pick the paint colors...Mom did. I did pick the tile, doors, and trim though. The tile still has all the grout dust on it that's why it looks dull.

Thanks Man! We actually found a bathroom vanity that is real close to the kitchen cabinets. We liked the cabinets so much the same exact style and color are going in our kitchen. Have them already but can't install them till Mom is in. One mess almost done then on to the next.:scared: After the...

Been real busy but it's time for an update: The kitchen cabinets are all installed, the tile in the kitchen & bath are all done (including the wire under the tile for the heated floors and the tile in the shower area), all the rooms are painted, the doors are all stained as well as the jambs...

Well we came through the storm without so much as a scratch. We filled up about 50 containers of water, filled the tub for flushing to toilet, filled everything I owned with gas, tuned up the generator, took everything inside that I could & nailed down what I couldn't, and we never lost power...

Re: what did you do in your garage today? I know right! I picked up a generator 10 years ago and the only time I ran it was to test it. Even last year while (Everyone) around us was out of power; we never lost it. Go figure.:dunno: