Above 1200 Sq/FT J&Ps southern MN shop build
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
Got layed up for a few days this week dr orders….. tendinitis in my ankle… we had people over for holiday celebration on Saturday and went to my in-laws for Christmas. They got me parts for my projects 
Racing seat for mud race truck and winch and stuff for off-road bronco
I also got bins for my workbench drawers too
Racing seat for mud race truck and winch and stuff for off-road bronco
I also got bins for my workbench drawers too
More bronco work last weekend, cleaning and wire removal.
Was going to mount this winch to the top of the bumper but hated to look and flow to
Radiator
So the escalated to the bumper coming off and working on getting it behind it. I need to run to father in-laws shop this weekend and use his plasma cutter, i do not have one yet and his is 3 phase. It was to much to do with a cut off wheel
I also tore into the small block Chevy for the Land Cruiser too
Was going to mount this winch to the top of the bumper but hated to look and flow to
Radiator
So the escalated to the bumper coming off and working on getting it behind it. I need to run to father in-laws shop this weekend and use his plasma cutter, i do not have one yet and his is 3 phase. It was to much to do with a cut off wheel
I also tore into the small block Chevy for the Land Cruiser too
Not a lot to show, but this weekend my wife decided it was time to tear into her uncle’s Land Cruiser, the only non ford on the property. He had this Toyota for many years before he passed away to cancer before I met my wife. It has a tired 283 out of a junk yard in the 80s in it. We are just swapping in a 305 ( it don’t need a lot of power) since I lost the discussion, I wanted to put a Cummins R2.8 in it. It’s in her bay in the shop.
I worked on the bronco a little to made a pannel to fill the air box hole in the firewall, my first time bead rolling, so it was fun to try, sorry no pics. I also got the hydroboost set up from a superduty mounted, so I can start on brake lines.
I worked on the bronco a little to made a pannel to fill the air box hole in the firewall, my first time bead rolling, so it was fun to try, sorry no pics. I also got the hydroboost set up from a superduty mounted, so I can start on brake lines.
The last two weeks we got out the shop and made some progress even after having Covid take me down for a week. The bronco project started out just moving some cage parts, to cutting up some of it plus moving it all forward, 
Gutted out the interior, going to build a dash in the cage, plus made a pannel to fill the hvac box hole.
In my wife’s bay we took the small block out of the Land Cruiser.
Gutted out the interior, going to build a dash in the cage, plus made a pannel to fill the hvac box hole.
In my wife’s bay we took the small block out of the Land Cruiser.
Been slow shop progress lately, I did manage to clean out my third bay and my buddy used it to put a wheel bearing in his super duty. I have the 77 street truck in there now to go through a few things, to get it ready for summer. Slow progress on bronco project, but getting it figured out to get stuff to fit better in the cage.
Sunday I spent 4 hrs plowing and messing up the driveway and lawn….. the ground isn’t frozen, I was going to not plow but we ended up with 9” of heavy snow. I had to plow the father in laws business to since he’s out of town. So I had this veiw:
Sunday I spent 4 hrs plowing and messing up the driveway and lawn….. the ground isn’t frozen, I was going to not plow but we ended up with 9” of heavy snow. I had to plow the father in laws business to since he’s out of town. So I had this veiw:
Got out in the yard this weekend and tryed to get some of the damage down done by plowing with out the ground frozen. Also got out and worked on the bronco trail truck by putting ball joint eleminators and new bottom ball joints. Hoping to get my parts to finish the front axle this week. Also gathering some parts to bring to an off-road swap meet next weekend.
steves_001
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Wish the sporadic snow and cold would just stop so we can get some things done outside. Good you got time to get out.
Slow progress, between dealing with medical stuff, work and full weekends. I did make it to a 4x4 swap meet to get rid of some stuff. Along with selling some projects I’ll never get to. I managed to get my cage going in the direction I want it to and have the stuff to put the front axel together.
Good thing about working at Kenworth dealer is we get good prices on all Dana products…..
I also picked up another tool I have always wanted a tig welder. Now to tech myself how to use it last time I tig welded was 22 years ago… I’ve had to make welder extension cords with the cage build.
Good thing about working at Kenworth dealer is we get good prices on all Dana products…..
I also picked up another tool I have always wanted a tig welder. Now to tech myself how to use it last time I tig welded was 22 years ago… I’ve had to make welder extension cords with the cage build.
steves_001
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Cool that came shipped in a 5’r. Didn’t know that was a thing.
68400BIRD
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QP is that the place down in Iowa?? If it is I have bought a few Yukon posi rear ends from them.