Recent content by lowrollin70gmc

Thank you. But don't be too hard on yourself, the 53 was last licensed in 1977ish. The surface rust and holes blend with what's left of the burgundy paint. I dig it, just need to get it back on the road.

I love being able to load up the back of the burb and haul whatever I want. Needed to return a post hole auger an hour away and didn't want to drag my trailer around, so in the Burb it goes. I am not on lateral-g.net. But after searching what that site is, I may have to swing by. It's not full...

Progress will be slow at first. I also know that going big, even if it takes longer to budget out, will make me happier in the long run. Dirt work starts as soon as the city says okay, and I'll be spending winter time at my rental shop tidying up a few project cars. The Burb is a factory K20...

To touch on my heavy equipment and 4x4 hobbies, in June I bought a skid steer for the build. Here's my Cummins powered '68 K20 Suburban hauling it from the auction.

I've been reading and learning for a while, and it is close to the time for me to build my own garage. I'm open to suggestions and questions along the way. I'm a hot rodder and vintage 4x4 guy with more projects than space, so I needed more space. I sold my house & it's heated & cooled 24'x24'...

I did a quick search on stockinterior.com, who I’ve bought plenty of upholstery and carpet from, and they want $440 for replacement vinyl or vinyl/velour upholstery. So $600 installed for shop sewn and installed simple vinyl is really reasonable. A cheaper option would be duct tape it and slide...

Power cord for the welder to outlet or as a welding lead? I’m not well versed on the 120/240VAC side, but that seems reasonable to me. That would be pretty light on the TIG lead side. I would suggest using a quick connect directly on the purchased TIG whip (most come with 10 to 15 feet of...

I use an 150 amp air cooled torch body. Size it to what you think you’ll be doing, as the lower amperage ones are easier to maneuver and cheaper to purchase, but don’t handle the amperage for thick materials. An equipment sizing guide is 1 amp per thousandth for mild steel and 2/3 amp per...

The physics and reasoning are beyond my ability to explain, so here’s Lincoln’s take on it: https://www.lincolnelectric.com/en/welding-and-cutting-resource-center/process-and-theory/constant-current-vs-constant-voltage-output There are many welding power sources that can do either CC or CV...

It won’t work on a buzz box. Stick welding is a constant current process where MIG is constant voltage. Edit: Walkers beat me to it.

I use the manufacturer’s website and documentation to determine what model I want. With that model number I’ll search the internet for a good price with shipping that’s in stock. Sometimes it’s a big box store and I can grab it locally, otherwise a ton of these places just drop ship anyways.

Could build a large table over the stubs, using the wall to support one side so it can’t move. That would allow extra storage over the stubs as well.

I’ve used thousands of gallons of non-chlorinated de-icer. We had a couple large clients that preferred it on their sidewalks and we also used it on any concrete surface less than one year old. We typically used CF-7 or equivalent, which is a potassium acetate solution. Heavier than water, it...

Could you do a rough sketch of the layout? It’s tough to tell from your pictures what the shape actually is. My thought would be to move the toolboxes and work area further back into the wider area of the garage, so that you could park 2 cars side by side at the roll up door. Then you can drive...

I second this. I use google sheets for maintenance and filter ordering at work as well. I update it from my phone, but set up the sheet and do larger typing on my computer. One sheet with maintenance details (PM intervals, all filters, oil types, spark plug P/N & gap, etc.) and then a sheet...