What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[gearhead1960]

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

I hope it’s a real response and you get a new camera, but with the way scammers are using AI, it would not surprise me if it was a scam.

 

[kaymccampbell]

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.

Crossing fingers.

 

[bmwrd0]

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.

There was a road by my fathers place (hwy 58) in CA that I knew so well that I could out drive almost any car when I was driving my '82 Datsun diesel pickup, known as The LungFish.

 

[M.Brane]

58 west of 33 is an awesome road for anyone who likes twisty bits. It then turns into a top speed fest as you pass through the Carrizo Plain toward Atascadero.

 

[Beerhippie]

There was a road by my fathers place (hwy 58) in CA that I knew so well that I could out drive almost any car when I was driving my '82 Datsun diesel pickup, known as The LungFish.

The Coast range and Cascades of western Oregon, as I'm sure you know, have many paved logging roads that are pure heaven to drive! A road built to handle a fully-laden log truck at high speeds is the ideal hill climb. Perfectly banked turns, perfectly radiussed, with uber-crisp break-overs... I need some me time now....

 

[Beerhippie]

Crossing fingers.

Y'mean, maybe I should have checked this first?



Yeah, it's some kinda' scam. No new camera for Timm.

 

[Beerhippie]

I think Tri-Power was for a SBC

And WTF is an SBC?

 

[twinfin]

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

I ordered the wheels from Amazon. They are rated for 2,200 pounds as a set of four or, 550 pounds per wheel. Costco claims that their rack will hold up to 2,000 pounds per shelf but in my use case, the entire rack plus contents will come nowhere near 2,000 pounds total so the wheels I installed will be of sufficient for my use case.

I really like being able to move the rack around as needed; it was worth the effort.

Here’s a link to the wheels I used: Amazon link

 

[kaymccampbell]

And WTF is an SBC?

Small Block Chevy

 

[Wrench97]

I think Tri-Power was for a SBC

Pontiac, Olds and Chevy.
Back in the early 70's I had a 65 Pontiac 2+2 with a 421 tri-power set up, it knew how to drink gas.......

 

[Mike65]

For the past week I have been working on the Mustang. Now that I have the driver's side door glass in it was on to the driver's side quarter window. I removed the stainless trim & installed a new weatherstrip & reinstalled the trim to the glass. I need to mix up some epoxy to glue it in the track.

 

[bmwrd0]

58 west of 33 is an awesome road for anyone who likes twisty bits. It then turns into a top speed fest as you pass through the Carrizo Plain toward Atascadero.

Yep. When I lived out that way, I still had my Yamaha SRX600 and was able to run that at full speed the whole way. I don't think anything streetable had better lean angles than that bike.

 

[OccupantRJ]

I went out to the contingency materials building and drug out my backup mig mix tank that I had not had the need of for the last 10 years or more and listed it on FB marketplace. It was spoken for and picked up inside two hours. I will roll that cash into something more useful. I wish everything I did not need sold that quickly and painlessly.

 

[Outlawmws]

Carrizo Plain

The Carrizo plain is a fascinating place amazing how Native Americans managed to live out there.

Pontiac, Olds and Chevy.
Back in the early 70's I had a 65 Pontiac 2+2 with a 421 tri-power set up, it knew how to drink gas.......

I looked it up and apparently it was never trademarked? All the big three used the term?

3 two barrel carbs on a progressive linkage.

 

[Skyman]

Tri-power. See avatar at left.

 

[Old Man Roger]

I think I remember pontiacs actually labeling it tri power, mopars were six packs, fords were called 6v

 

[Beerhippie]

I think I remember pontiacs actually labeling it tri power, mopars were six packs, fords were called 6v

And what was Triumph's cursed triple-carb set-up?

 

[Old Man Roger]

And what was Triumph's cursed triple-carb set-up?

They were called aftermarket Webbers. lol I believe the triumph cars came with dual carb set ups.

 

[larry4406]

I think I remember pontiacs actually labeling it tri power, mopars were six packs, fords were called 6v

Dodge were Six Packs. Plymouth’s were Six Barrel.

 

[msharley]

I think I remember pontiacs actually labeling it tri power, mopars were six packs, fords were called 6v

Dodge 6 pack.

Plymouth 6 barrel.

Same 340cid or 440cid.

Hemi & Max Wedge had two fours...

Lots of cars had two fours in the '60's....

Pontiac, Chevy (three dueces on 427 corvette), FoMoCo & Mopar all sported the "trip dueces"...

Buick, FoMoCo, MoPar, Chevy (409), Pontiac also used two fours...

107 Octane Sunoco/Texaco Fire Chief....tire smoke...good times.

 

[Beerhippie]

They were called aftermarket Webbers. lol I believe the triumph cars came with dual carb set ups.

Three side-draft, variable venturi carbs--I don't think Weber made those. TR3, and it might have been some kind of special option.

 

[OccupantRJ]

My ”74 Triumph Spitfire had dual dashpot carbs on it.
A friend in the late 60’s had a ’57 Cadillac with factory dual 4 barrels.

 

[dwasifar]

Made myself a couple of little workshop pencil cups.

 

[Skyman]

Dodge 6 pack.

Plymouth 6 barrel.

Same 340cid or 440cid.

Hemi & Max Wedge had two fours...

Lots of cars had two fours in the '60's....

Pontiac, Chevy (three dueces on 427 corvette), FoMoCo & Mopar all sported the "trip dueces"...

Buick, FoMoCo, MoPar, Chevy (409), Pontiac also used two fours...

107 Octane Sunoco/Texaco Fire Chief....tire smoke...good times.

Two WCFBs on some early V8 Corvettes. Tri-power on a few 1950s Oldsmobiles, and a few Cadillacs.

 

[bmwrd0]

Spent some time getting rid of the **** grey paint that had been slathered on the lathe. And while there is a little paint loss on edges and upper surfaces, it seems to be in good shape.

I swear, the number of machines I have found that have the absolute worst paint jobs. Did anyone clean these things before wiping out the brush?

 

[Outlawmws]

I swear, the number of machines I have found that have the absolute worst paint jobs. Did anyone clean these things before wiping out the brush?

Count your blessings! that hack paint job helped protect the real finish! Its looking great!

 

[Beerhippie]

My ”74 Triumph Spitfire had dual dashpot carbs on it.

Mine were dashpots, too--just three of them. When was the last time you checked your carburetor fluid?

 

[DGersic]

Cleaned up, put tools away. Stacked and piled A/C parts.

Zip ******* the heater hoses and A/C lines.

 

[Josh Dekubber]

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

Thank you!

 

[Old Man Roger]

Spent some time getting rid of the **** grey paint that had been slathered on the lathe. And while there is a little paint loss on edges and upper surfaces, it seems to be in good shape.

I swear, the number of machines I have found that have the absolute worst paint jobs. Did anyone clean these things before wiping out the brush?

You paint or you clean, why do both?

 

[dwasifar]

Made myself a couple of little workshop pencil cups.

Better picture where they're not blending into the bench top:



The Leyden Eagles pencils have a meaning for me. My dad was principal of that high school when I was a kid, and the school sent me some imprinted pencils on request. I brought them to the shop because they remind me of those days, when things were still good between us and he was teaching me how to use tools.

Unfortunately they're round and tend to roll. So I got some hex pencils instead.

 

[OccupantRJ]

Mine were dashpots, too--just three of them. When was the last time you checked your carburetor fluid?

1981

 

[Demon69]

Spent some time getting rid of the **** grey paint that had been slathered on the lathe. And while there is a little paint loss on edges and upper surfaces, it seems to be in good shape.

I swear, the number of machines I have found that have the absolute worst paint jobs. Did anyone clean these things before wiping out the brush?

A previous custodian took 'oil based' paint literally , fingers crossed for you that they left the shim stack in the draw

 

[2001ZR2]

Broke out the lift cart to unload a safe.

Used my son's strong legs and back to move it around the house to the door to my walk out basement.

In true GJ technique bought those furniture moving straps to take it up the 8 !@#$%!! Stairs to basement door.

Wheeled into place then clean some of the chaos but went out to celebrate the wife's birthday. Will finish the clean up later this morning and remove the pallet from the safe.

 

[PhantomEB]

Major cleanup except the benches. Welding table got spit shined.

unboxed and slowly set up the new Multi process 205pro….

 

[66HertzClone]

Mine were dashpots, too--just three of them. When was the last time you checked your carburetor fluid?

For those who are not aware of what you are referring to might think along the lines of blinker fluid.

 

[rzims]

For the past few months we've been renovating the little cabin nextdoor. Yesterday I spent most of the day bringing my tools, various leftover materials and odds and ends back to the shop. Dumped it all on the floor in the middle of the shop and now I get to to spend the next couple of days putting it all away and/or sorting for a dump run while trying not to trip over it and break my neck

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

Fixed the leaking valve cover on the riding mower. Everything online said the valve cover bolts were 10mm well got my 10mm on it and it was very sloppy and probably would have rounded the corners of the bolt so I went back inside and got a 3/8 and it was perfect. So everyone online saying John Deere doesn’t use SAE is wrong lol. I was like well there’s just no way it’s a 9mm so I know it’s got to be 3/8. 3/8 and 10 aren’t really interchangeable.

 

[Jgaz]

Some unplanned repairs to my 30 year old planer. Seems to be a trend as my tools and I get older.

I really like the Icon magnetic mat, when I think to use it.

 

[Beerhippie]

For those who are not aware of what you are referring to might think along the lines of blinker fluid.

OK, kids:



See those plugs on top of the domes on these old SU carbs? That's for filling the damper fluid--we used AT fluid. The damper keeps the throttle slide from slamming closed when you take your foot off the gas.