Recent content by poolmike

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Fresh flathead install in my '37 Ford pickup. Got it resting in place. I'll bolt all of the ancillary **** in the next week or so.

Hot water pressure washer. 180 degree water with some pressure melts it like butter.

My recent purchase of a hot water pressure washer. I am always involved with old car/truck/tractor restoration and 50 year old hardened grease is always a problem to remove. Picked up a used Hotsy 1000psi pressure washer with a burner on it and it literally melts grease off of whatever I hit it...

You would need to contact your insurance company. Most times they want to make sure that it is installed properly. I had an old stove in my garage and the township wanted all kinds of steel/concrete pillars in front of it to prevent cars from driving into it. So, I gambled and didn't go through...

Great work on this whole project!

Not sure what size. It will depend on budget and what the good old township tells me I CAN'T DO with my land. Currently I am 22' wide x 25' deep. I would like to blow the roof off along with the right side wall, and go up and out. If I get some commercial land for the business, all of this will...

Thanks for the compliments. There was an older man living two houses down the street from us. He was a retired machinist that had a basement full of equipment at one point from lathes to milling machines. He sold most of it just before we bought our house, but lucky for me he held on to the...

Not exactly the clean, organized palace that some of you folks have, but it's what I have for now. Not going crazy with any painted floor and shelving, etc since an addition to it is planned if the economy ever turns around. Too much stuff, not enough room. The '37 Ford on the right has the...

I got inspired to clean it off today. Not too bad. Even found the key for it. Threw my grandmother's old Hoover in the pic too.

I have a vintage Steelcase in my basement. Got it for free(you move this tank and it's yours) It is olive green. Hoping to use it for a home office soon. Right now it is a catch all.

Progress will be a bit slow for a while as money is a bit tight right now. I will most likely start a build thread somewhere.

Re: what did you do in your garage today? Degreased a Cummins diesel engine.

'47 Dodge as found in Buckingham Township, PA where it sat for at least 18 years. It was a Collingswood, NJ fire truck. It is a work in progress. Getting a 12 valve Cummins diesel, Allison 2000 transmission, P-30 step van axles, 4 wheel disc brakes, etc. I am restoring the body at an...

Pics... '37 Ford transformation As found parked in '68 Revived the engine with no problems, installed aluminum radiator, high flow water pumps, new gas tank, Posie springs, Dutchman axles, T5 trans swap, etc.

I have lots of pics. I'll put up a short summary of them.