rollinlower
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It's supposed to be windy and nasty around here today, I think I'll just order some parts for this ole Holley, thank goodness for eBay
What did you do "IN" your garage today?
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It's supposed to be windy and nasty around here today, I think I'll just order some parts for this ole Holley, thank goodness for eBayzmotorsports
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Finished the new covers on the Red Queen's™ driver seat. Had a few hiccups, but overall happy.
First was stabbing my L index finger with a screwdriver removing the clips from the front lower frame. Ugh.
After I took care of the bleeding it was pretty straightforward until I ran out of hog rings. They didn't include enough for 1 seat even though we bought covers for both fronts. No biggie these things happen. Jungle to the rescue. The new rings didn't show up until last evening, and by then I was done garaging for the day so continued on this morning. Got the driver's seat buttoned up, and reistalled around noon:
My girl is happy which makes me happy. Will tackle the passenger side, and center console next weekend. Hat tip to @zmotorsports for the source for the new covers.
Very nice. Glad the source worked out for you.
rollinlower
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Snuck out for a little tinkering after all, got the temp sensor in, both oil fill caps on (who knew a 92 & 93 magnum engine had oil fill on both side) and got the power brake booster hose back in the booster, found some better manifolds and power steering pump mounting bracket in the barn now to get them to the blaster.
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rd65
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Fetched tools for various spontaneous outdoor projects.
ObnoxiousFumes
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Been suspecting a boost leak on my ‘96 Ram for a while as it’s been a bit smoky, laggy, and had poor fuel economy, but all my boots and clamps were tight so I wasn’t sure. Then on Saturday I pulled it in the shop to mess with some wiring and figured I’d pressure test it finally since I had time.
Sure enough, the intercooler has sprung a bit of a leak, probably from corrosion (and it may have seen upwards of 55 psi at times in the past), so I began asking friends for leads on a spare.
No luck there, but FBM miraculously turned up a local listing for a used OEM cooler for $150 and I picked that up. Now I just need to pressure test it before I put it in.
Sure enough, the intercooler has sprung a bit of a leak, probably from corrosion (and it may have seen upwards of 55 psi at times in the past), so I began asking friends for leads on a spare.
No luck there, but FBM miraculously turned up a local listing for a used OEM cooler for $150 and I picked that up. Now I just need to pressure test it before I put it in.
rollinlower
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i put over a million on my 96 ram kick myself every day for letting her go
Fix Until Broke
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Which electric snow blower do you have?
WisJim
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We have the self-propelled Ego, the big one. I think this is our 3rd winter with it and we are pleased with it so far.
smackey05
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Rebuilt my toploader today... The clips that hold the syncho dogs in were busted making it hard to get into 4th.
Itinerant
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Cut a piece of pegboard to fit the back of the bench and then thought better of it.
Changed the spark plugs on my ‘23 Tundra, fortunately for me, there is a very good utube tutorial on this.
I didn’t take a lot of pics but as you would expect, access is non existent without moving/removing a bunch of stuff.
They’re under there somewhere.
I expected more electrode erosion, not bad actually.
Changed the spark plugs on my ‘23 Tundra, fortunately for me, there is a very good utube tutorial on this.
I didn’t take a lot of pics but as you would expect, access is non existent without moving/removing a bunch of stuff.
They’re under there somewhere.
I expected more electrode erosion, not bad actually.
niget2002
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Coat of paint on the sign. Hoping that's the last one to keep the white from bleeding through.
67CarGuy
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Used the garage as an unconditioned interlock between inside and outside, so the inside (warm, comfortable) doesn't get too much like the outside (wet, humid, windy, uncomfortable unless you're active).
Beelzeboss
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Added a charcoal cannister to the hot rod, tick it off the list!
bmwrd0
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Went to the local ACE to pick up some hardware for round-the-house projects, and find it is closing. Not too surprised as it is in a supermarket, and never seemed to have much business. But it was close to me, so now I have to go 15 miles out of my way, or something like that. This is my one annoyance in this little town, no good hardware store!
M.Brane
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Thanks for posting about doing your wife's TL it was the inspiration. The Red Queen™ is closing in on 300K, and still going strong so we thought she deserved some attention. It's been a damn good car. Very few problems.
ObnoxiousFumes
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Yeah it’s been good to me so far, I’ve only put a little over 100k kilometres on it myself, but it’s already at well over 700k so we’ll see.
PO ran the first engine out of oil and put the current one in so it’s got about half the mileage the truck does though.
Anyway, this afternoon I realized I needed to use the boots off the current intercooler to pressure test the new one, so I started disassembly after work.
Wow, I forgot just how much has to come apart to get the cooling stack out of this thing! Also discovered I’m missing one of the six little bolts for the fan pulley, I must have forgotten to reinstall it last time I had the fan off.
kaymccampbell
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Dragged out roofing repair tools and air hoses. Brought them back in. Took the pruners out and back in. Sliced, printed and assembled the Adventurer enclosure. Hunted for a magnetic dropped part. Made more of a mess. Complete.
Old Man Roger
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Bolted the 4 swivel casters and the top of a free HF cart to a free tool box I got off Craigslist. It’s a bit of an ugly duck Frankenstein, but makes a pretty good cart.
bugnut
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Installed the newest rubber olives on the Ford tractor gas line and tested. Still got a slow leak somewhere. Do to location cannot see it or get a hand in to find the problem location. Probably invest in a small down hole camera so I can see exactly which seal is screwing up. Old and new in images, more head scratching.
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niget2002
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Longer Burg rides, though.
Mezz2006
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On Friday, I had just walked into the house garage after being in the shop when I heard a terrible crashing sound of wood on steel. Walk back to the shop to find a tree tipped over onto the roof. Go inside the shop to see daylight peeking through the roof...Great, now I need to to patch it before we get 3ft of snow over the weekend. It's 4:30, we're supposed to be meeting up with some friends at 5pm for trivia, and now I have to patch my roof, and my ladder is at my dads. Wet shoes and a steel roof don't go well together, and crawling on a roof 18ft off the ground by yourself without a spotter or runner is a bit sketchy. But got it patched with some patch tape, will replace the damaged panel this spring.
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BonzoHansen
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so i am happily (maybe not that happily) sitting here in my office working when my son comes down and says the shower wont turn off. So now i have a project to do today. Ugh!
bmwrd0
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Finished wiring the new (to me) drumswitch for the mill.
kind of a pain, as this style of switch (chopstick type) is not really set up for a split phase motor, but with a little figuring I got it nailed down.
kind of a pain, as this style of switch (chopstick type) is not really set up for a split phase motor, but with a little figuring I got it nailed down.
kaymccampbell
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Made lifting handles for the burner cover. Burned, assembled, painted n glittered more decorations.
Outlawmws
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Sunday and Monday spent some time cleaning up a (likely late 1930's) Long C machinist box. leatherette over wood, and metal drawers:
Before:
After:
Bottom drawer whoopies fixed: my home brew tongs for the win:
More pics in the Long C Craftsman thread.
Before:
After:
Bottom drawer whoopies fixed: my home brew tongs for the win:
More pics in the Long C Craftsman thread.
TheRealZeus
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Doing a little archaeology, excavating lost grounds consumed by that which grows over when you run sprinklers seven days a week eight hours ever GD night.. 
now… that the sprinklers timers 
have been resolved, it became worthwhile to invest the time in the grounds.
now… that the sprinklers timers have been resolved, it became worthwhile to invest the time in the grounds.BonzoHansen
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So its not the valve, so that's good maybe. Its the handle. It has a plastic insert, held in by 1 screw. You think I can buy that one part? Nope! New handle ordered. I might go epoxy it together after work for temp use.
EDIT: a 5/8" wrench has been substituted for a handle. Very mancave-ish
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Might I suggest going back to ask about buying out the complete or parts of the hardware section ? Have your "own hardware" store.
Reminded myself why I wanted a horizontal bandsaw. . .
bmwrd0
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It was all gone when I swung by. Also, my shop is so small (see my signature) that I would never have room for 1/100th of it.
Well, doggone. You said closing, I thought there might just be a chance to get in on a good deal. We'll probably see a thread in the near future of a fellow member talking about buying out his local ACE store that was closing down.
rollinlower
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A little more progress todayniget2002
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New honeycomb came in, so I verified I bought long enough rails.
Then I started pulling masking tape. The paint is a little thick, so I have to cut the edge of the tape line before pulling it.
Then I started pulling masking tape. The paint is a little thick, so I have to cut the edge of the tape line before pulling it.
Beerhippie
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I got the first wall of the compressor enclosure up today:
I have a lot left to do. I've been working on this in the least efficient manner possible: stealing an hour or so whenever I can. It means half my time is spent getting tools and materials out and putting them back away.
It's 70F outside! I gotta get moving on tree pruning and ****....
I have a lot left to do. I've been working on this in the least efficient manner possible: stealing an hour or so whenever I can. It means half my time is spent getting tools and materials out and putting them back away.
It's 70F outside! I gotta get moving on tree pruning and ****....
niget2002
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Son helped me pull up the masking tape. I have some clean up to do. Then I'm going to give it a few coats of clear enamel to seal the edges.
TheClaw
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Finished the temporary paint booth. Some cheap Bezos shower liners, cable, hooks and a turnbuckle I had laying around.
What do you do for the ceiling ?Finished the temporary paint booth. Some cheap Bezos shower liners, cable, hooks and a turnbuckle I had laying around.
Mike65
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Nothing much, just did my 10-minute bike ride on my converted mt bike.
Beerhippie
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Got out the leaf blower and blew out the shop. Spring cleaning.
Upped my fan game for my CADAM knife sharpening dust collector:
I'll make a new intake for it next time I sharpen knives. It might not need it, as this fan *****--or does it BLOW?
Upped my fan game for my CADAM knife sharpening dust collector:
I'll make a new intake for it next time I sharpen knives. It might not need it, as this fan *****--or does it BLOW?
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