What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[Old Man Roger]

Restored the side serving tray from my latest restoration Grill. Now it is 100% complete. The side serving trays are quite rare. I ended up getting pictures and dimensions of the original wood handles from my friend Mark in Australia who has one. Off of his detailed pictures and dimensions I fabricated new wood handles for the serving tray out of matching ipe Ironwood (Brazilian Walnut)

Damn you take your grilling seriously! That things a work of art.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

Damn you take your grilling seriously! That things a work of art.

Thank you! Appreciate it!

 

[INSP380]

Honestly, most of us kept harnesses from other brands of auto in stock to replace the yuck.

Every garage should have a bottle of replacement smoke… Fyi, the canned version is hit and miss. Much like Beer, best in a bottle!

 

[ObnoxiousFumes]

An old friend left me a voice mail telling me "Happy Birthday", and followed up with an email. I called him back and asked him if he could help with my garage door. He came by last week and we got the thing working again. Apparently one of the cables jumped off the pulley, and the cable cut through the bolt that holds it all together, ultimately causing the spring to snap. He managed to get it working again.
Life is much better with a garage door that opens and closes on demand.

So while I'm here... let me ask you:
WHAT tool are we supposed to be using to cut that 1/8" steel wire cable? Obviously those tools I currently own are not up to the task.

Are you sure that’s not Tim Conway in your photo?

 

[Jay__Dub]

Round 2. Naturally, one of the threads in to the block was stripped, so I had to drill and tap, and then drill the hole in the fkn gasket to make it bigger. A little precarious, but I'll fire it up tomorrow, and hopefully that's the end of lawnmower repairs for this year. Right.

When you drive high hour shitboxes like me, it's never the end. But when you look at the prices of new ones, it makes keeping stuff running more worthwhile.

 

[nadogail]

Made the switched outlet on my miter saw table work, I can now start the vacuum to **** up the sawdust as it is being made. The vacuum is very loud, more loud than I want to put up with.

Now I can begin to look for a quieter option.

 

[Beerhippie]

SOS--Same Old ****.

Weekly round of trimming, mowing and blowing. Fix some ****. Chase a non-existent leak--it's warm and humid and condensation rears its ugly head.

Back to mowing--with a busted rib, which does slow me down some.

Waiting to hear from the tire guy as to when he can mount, balance and install these:



Eager to try them out.

 

[Beemer]

Every Lucas electric car I had got a new electric everything. My Triumphs were all GM products, my Jag, a mostly Chrysler with Ford heating.

Mine have all been British motorbikes for all those years and two remaining. No issues.
Funny how the rumors circulate because none of them leaked oil either until I fixed things that weren't broken.

 

[Beerhippie]

Made it in just under the line--it started raining hard just as I finished blowing the grass trimmings off the last of the pads out front.

 

[Wrench97]

Every garage should have a bottle of replacement smoke… Fyi, the canned version is hit and miss. Much like Beer, best in a bottle!

I make my own smoke to refill components as needed.....

 

[msharley]

Lucas, Prince of Darkness.

Miss K,

Actually? There is an omission in the diagram.

Position #4....

"Burn the vehicle to the ground"....selection....

Old man what used to service Brit bikes down to Pgh...had one of these on the shelf.

Would oft say, "Gonna cost ya big money to get this smoke ....back in yer scooter."....

 

[gearhead1960]

The S & W Model 686 .357 Magnum is one of my favorite pistols to shoot. I use .38 most of the time as a practice load as it is pleasant to shoot and somewhat reasonable in cost....today was time for it's cleaning...

...if you don't have a wheel gun, you don't know what you're missing...

...this is a pre-lock, non-Ralph Nader model. Simple to clean with a brush made for a six shooter...

...a big time saver for cleaning the cylinder...

..can't remember where I got it, but here's the label in case someone is interested in one...

...next up was the Taurus PT 92 AF in 9mm....

...the 1st firearm I bought in my arsenal after I got out of college. At the time it was purported to be made on old Beretta machines, that Taurus bought from them, to produce a nice economic 9mm weapon.....

...easy to dis-assemble and clean...

....next up....two 7.62X39mm emitters....made by opposing super powers at the time....any wild guesses?

 

[DGersic]

Yesterday, getting the expansion valve off of the back of the evaporator, I had to mostly remove the entire under dash box. Was trying to leave the heater hoses alone, as well as the evaporator return line. Gave up on that, disconnected and plugged the heater hoses, got the evap return off, and removed the whole thing. Thought that reassembly would be easier on my bench, instead of upside down under the dash. It wasn’t.

The ******* for the drains, JB Weld seems to be holding. But pretty much every screw holding top to bottom, the plastic is cracked, brittle, and falls apart when touched. The assembly screws are all machine thread, with brass female thread inserts embedded.

Screw at front left is an example. It’s holding, for now, with no torque, barely finger tight, and the plastic is visibly cracked.



Because Power Tour is Sunday, I decided I’d bodge it together as best I can. I started making two sheet metal plates to hold the sides together with some strength. One is on the bench.

The motor mounts in the middle, driving two squirrel cages. The two inner screws looked ok. The outer two are gone. I started making two steel straps to hold the motor. Didn’t even make it to test fitting the first one, when more plastic bits broke off, including where I was going to attach the end of the strap.



A collection of the plastic bits that have broken off.



So, I give up. This plastic is just too compromised and brittle, it breaks off pieces every time I touch it.

I made some 1/2” copper plugs for the heater lines in and out.



Tomorrow I’ll get a bag of zip ties and tie up the hanging bits. The A/C lines will be capped and protected. I’ll order a new under dash unit to replace this one, and I’ll fix it when I get back.

Tulsa without A/C sounds lovely.

 

[2001ZR2]

Took 5 minutes to plug this in...finally got one that doesn't run right. Doesn't turn after power on until you bump the shaft then only turns about 1/2 speed. Tomorrow or Friday will tear down and see if the start relay is dirty.

But had a day much like the ones Timm aka Beerhippie describes. Decided to clean off my decks because of... reasons (birds). Did the upper and went to move the pressure washer and hose came apart. Turned of the water and grabbed a couple pliers reconnected the hose to the repair fitting. Not cheap just Scottish enough to not by a new hose. In true honor of my insperation...tightened up the hose to the hose reel since I had the tools.

Then mowed the yard. Did put away the pressure washer, mower and pliers.

Edit: Forgot that I added another rock to try and level out this:
While still 1/2 bubble off on axis perpendicular to the house but a full bubble off on axis parallel to house. Oddly enough the unit quieted down. I'll come back in the morning as this a I've got a minute and rock fix.

 

[bugnut]

Picked up the repaired Kubota tire with a new tube and installed on the tractor, torqued to ~100ft lbs. Fired up the chainsaw in anticipation of a trip to trim at the deer woods. Filled up mixed gas and bar oil. Swept, prepped cardboard for recycling and fumbled about with 3 rescue fishing poles, all zebcos, been beat by the kids....Blew out all the santa clauses as it is cottonwood season here.

 

[Matt XYZ]

Changed oil and transmission fluid in the Odyssey. Checked over my Malibu for a rally this weekend and reorganized some toolboxes again. I picked up a beat up Proto top chest a while back and have to figure out a new layout

 

[dwasifar]

I understand real British car enthusiasts keep this one hand just in case.

Why do the English drink warm beer? Because they have Lucas refrigerators.

 

[dwasifar]

The S & W Model 686 .357 Magnum is one of my favorite pistols to shoot. I use .38 most of the time as a practice load as it is pleasant to shoot and somewhat reasonable in cost....today was time for it's cleaning...

...if you don't have a wheel gun, you don't know what you're missing...

...this is a pre-lock, non-Ralph Nader model. Simple to clean with a brush made for a six shooter...

...a big time saver for cleaning the cylinder...

..can't remember where I got it, but here's the label in case someone is interested in one...

...next up was the Taurus PT 92 AF in 9mm....

...the 1st firearm I bought in my arsenal after I got out of college. At the time it was purported to be made on old Beretta machines, that Taurus bought from them, to produce a nice economic 9mm weapon.....

...easy to dis-assemble and clean...

....next up....two 7.62X39mm emitters....made by opposing super powers at the time....any wild guesses?

I had a stainless 686 for a long time, but I eventually sold it. Also have a Taurus PT-99.

 

[bmwrd0]

Got this out of the back of the truck and (mostly) set up for cleaning.

Small as it is, it still weights a quarter ton, with the legs. Add the overhead motor mount and motor, it is around a third of a ton.

 

[racecougar]

Stuck a temporary dash cam rig into the C10 in prep for Hot Rod Power Tour.

 

[Old Man Roger]

You got cool toys.

 

[Ragtop13]

Today’s garage project was installing wheels on a heavy duty Costco storage rack. I like being able to roll the rack away from the wall from time to time in order to clean the floor underneath. The wheels have locks on them so once the rack is positioned, the wheels can be locked so the rack stays put (earthquakes ya know!).



As part of this customization hack, I also fashioned some bumpers near the wheels to keep the thin metal edge of the wheel support from gouging the wall. I just screwed a block of wood the the lower leg of the rack and stuck a piece of padding to it. When you push the rack up against the back wall, the padding makes for a softer landing and protects the Sheetrock from getting gouged by the metal plate that supports the wheels.





The thick metal plate seen here is what gives support to the wheels. The wheels themselves are rated to support the weight of the rack and all its contents.

I sust put a husky rack up.... might add wheels to it like you did, where did you get the wheels and what weight are they rated for?
thanks

 

[msharley]

Washed red ElectraGlide.

Adjusted final drive belt...

Applied a bit of touch up paint (nail polish) to nicks ....

Checked tautness of two bolts on shifter mechanism...

Replaced roll pins on bike jack..(scissors variety)

Picked up truck from muffler shop....

May go riding this evening

 

[Beerhippie]

SOS again. Spent a stinky hour cleaning out the sump pump in the canning line hall. Woulda' been nice if someone'd told me about it before it sat and fermented for a week.

Then trying to find someone who can mount, balance and install my new tires on the Brick. Local auto parts store tire guy: $100, but he can't get me in 'til middle of next week. Local kid with mobile tire service: About the same, but he's kinda flaky, doesn't answer his phone and is sketchy about returning calls. Les Schwab: $170. I can see why the auto parts store guy is so busy.

Looks like I may as well unload the tires from the rig until next week.

 

[Beerhippie]

Every Lucas electric car I had got a new electric everything. My Triumphs were all GM products, my Jag, a mostly Chrysler with Ford heating.

Had a buddy in Portland years ago who had a shop that specialized in British bikes. Probably half of his business was replacing Lucas wiring harnesses with Japanese harnesses. He imported them himself.

Another major portion of his work was applying LocTite to all fasteners.

"Any parts falling from this vehicle are of the finest British manufacture."--Bumper sticker someone put on my TR3. It wasn't really true for that rig, as it ran too infrequently to vibrate anything loose.

 

[Wrench97]

Had a buddy in Portland years ago who had a shop that specialized in British bikes. Probably half of his business was replacing Lucal wiring harnesses with Japanese harnesses. He imported them himself.

Another major portion of his work was applying LocTite to all fasteners.

"Any parts falling from this vehicle are of the finest British manufacture."--Bumper sticker someone put on my TR3. It wasn't really true for that rig, as it ran too infrequently to vibrate anything loose.

Because of the Lucas starter and alternator?

 

[OccupantRJ]

Restored the side serving tray from my latest restoration Grill. Now it is 100% complete. The side serving trays are quite rare. I ended up getting pictures and dimensions of the original wood handles from my friend Mark in Australia who has one. Off of his detailed pictures and dimensions I fabricated new wood handles for the serving tray out of matching ipe Ironwood (Brazilian Walnut)

I am not into cooking, but I am into restoration. Most excellent!

 

[rd65]

This, that is all. First beer or of a can in forever. Get to use my fancy HRG koozie, seller of 1.5" lift kits for my CX30.

 

[Beerhippie]

Because of the Lucas starter and alternator?

Mainly it was the carburetor set-up. Three side-draft, variable-venturi (SU?) carbs feeding one intake manifold for a four-cylinder engine.

Never could get those decently balanced. I recall that set-up being called a Tri-power, but Google disagrees. It was a long time ago.

Lucas electrics and Girling hydraulics did not make things any easier.

I sold it on the condition that the buyer take the Whitworth tools, too, as I swore off British Leyland after a couple of years of swearing at them. That tool set would likely be worth as much as the car these days. It was all Triumph marked, right down to the lead mallet for the knock-offs.

 

[Outlawmws]

I recall that set-up being called a Tri-power,

I think Tri-Power was for a SBC

 

[rd65]

Guess I better double up for safety.

 

[Beerhippie]

Guess I better double up for safety.

And then you'll have a partial six-pack. Can't have that.

 

[TRWham]

Norton going back together:


Crankcase together and going into the frame



Cylinder head assembled

Cylinder barrel painted and cam followers installed

Front Isolastic installed

 

[gearhead1960]

Today the cleaning of the arsenal continued....1st up was the Ruger Mini-30. For those unfamiliar with Rugar firearms, the Mini-30 is the big brother of the Mini-14 which shoots either .223 or .300 blackout. The Thirty shoots 7.62x39mm, same round as the AK or SKS....

...mine is an early generation, one that is generally considered more desirable...

...this is a rifle design that is basically a copy of the M1A/M14 rifles and breaks down very much the same...pulling the trigger assembly and the action pulls out of the stock...
...the bolt, spring and operating rod come out for access to cleaning the barrel...sorry, forgot to get pics of that. Once cleaning was completed, I did add some recoil buffers between the receiver and the front end of the operating rod to help dampen recoil. It's a recommended mod on these guns as the action of the operating rod really beats these guns up....

...uses same size as the 1911 and these were only about $6 when I bought them awhile back.....all clean and tagged for now.....

....I have an app on my i-phone called "myArmsCache" which helps me keep track of the firearms, ammo, etc. along with cleaning, maintenance, and range reporting. It's a really inexpensive app and if you have more than a few guns, very handy for keeping track of them. I also tag each gun, hence the yellow hanger on the trigger guard, with gives me an easy visual to know which gun has been cleaned when looking in the safe. Next up was the SKS......I was pretty sure this gun was clean, but didn't have a date, so just wanted to zero it out....

...this is a Russian SKS-45 that also shoots 7.62x39mm. This rifle is considered a curio since it was made in the USSR in the 1950's and was allowed in with the bayonet. The Chinese and Eastern Bloc guns had to have their bayonet removed for importation.
...as suspected, everything was clean and lubed and did not need dis-assembly....


...both the Mini and the SKS are really fun and easy to shoot and would highly recommend both....next week will see cleaning of the Marlin 990 and the .303 British Enfield.....until next time....

 

[bmwrd0]

"Any parts falling from this vehicle are of the finest British manufacture."--Bumper sticker someone put on my TR3. It wasn't really true for that rig, as it ran too infrequently to vibrate anything loose.

And that is why I owned a Datsun Roadster. (but then again, I had a BSA 650 Lightning, which ran about as well as your TR3)

Spent time getting a start on removing the grey paint from the Dalton

it is black Japaning underneath, and while I bet there are some issues, so far it seems pretty good. Also inventoried the accesories that came with it

Looks like a full set of change gears, steady and follower rests, a homemade faceplate, tool post w/ rocker, wrench, and the arm at the top of the photo and the two circular pieces on the bottom are parts for the reversing clutch, sadly the mount for it is missing. But better to have them, as you never know.

Also spent time in the wee hours working on the extractor for Project218. Still more Two File Strokes, Then Assemble For Test Fit.

 

[GrayFlattop]

Took tools from the garage to give the condenser coils on the house AC units a deep cleaning. Performed said cleaning, put the fans back on and put stuff away. Deployed timers for drip watering in several spots around the garden. Took an afternoon nap.

 

[Beerhippie]

Tire guy at the FLAPS managed to pencil me in for 9:30 AM Monday! I'll still have to unload and load the tires as I want to go for a drive again this weekend.

I bought an Akaso Brave 4 "adventure camera" a couple of years ago to use for making vids of some of my driving trips. Lately, it's started randomly resetting itsefl to BAD settings--the WB goes to auto--which is a horrible green-yellow hue--and the image stabilization turns itself off--and then disappears from the menu until such time it feels like showing up again. I wrote about this in an Amazon review and shortly received this Email:



Either I have the next new model on the way, or I've been phished. All I gave out was my address, so hopefully not too bad.

 

[Beerhippie]

And that is why I owned a Datsun Roadster.

Many years ago, I had a '76 Datsun 510 sedan that had been built for SCCA class racing by a local polytech high school (Benson). It was an awesome car, but too much for my leadfoot. Outrunning sightlines in the twisties was its specialty. We called it the "Bimmer eater". Many a Bimmer got to read my license plate.

Sold it and bought a '56 VW Bus. Driving that too fast was still safe.

 

[gearhead1960]

I bought an Akaso Brave 4 "adventure camera" a couple of years ago to use for making vids of some of my driving trips. Lately, it's started randomly resetting itsefl to BAD settings--the WB goes to auto--which is a horrible green-yellow hue--and the image stabilization turns itself off--and then disappears from the menu until such time it feels like showing up again. I wrote about this in an Amazon review and shortly received this Email:



Either I have the next new model on the way, or I've been phished. All I gave out was my address, so hopefully not too bad.

Hook, line, & sinker would be my bet….

 

[Beerhippie]

Hook, line, & sinker would be my bet….

Yeah.... but we'll see. They won't get anything more out of me, and no links to click.