Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT My 16 x 24 in Michigan

Xti04 · Aug 16, 2026

drivesitfar said:
Nice work on the bumper with your son. Tell us more about this eraser wheel you speak of and how it works cause first I’ve I’ve heard of so maybe someone else might not know about it?

Congrats on getting another Saturday so to speak in your week cause you’ve earned it!!

Dont use it on plastics though! It will eat a hole in plastic before you can stop it ! Ask me how I know!

drivesitfar · Aug 16, 2026

XT: good to know and thanks for the info so I won’t be burning any off our plastic bumpers if the occasion arises.

Ford52PU · Aug 16, 2026

Congratulations on your Semi-retirement only thing better is being Fully Retired!

M.Brane · Aug 16, 2026

Slow speed light pressure with the rubber wheel on plastic. The heat from friction is the problem.

I've been on a 4/10 shift for a few years now, and it's generally good. Makes for long days if there isn't much to do, but the 3 day weekends every weekend are good. Won't have to worry about that after December.

bugnut · Aug 17, 2026

Congrats on semi and thanks for sharing the car show pics!

jon72vega · Aug 21, 2026

Xti04 said:
Dont use it on plastics though! It will eat a hole in plastic before you can stop it ! Ask me how I know!

drivesitfar said:
XT: good to know and thanks for the info so I won’t be burning any off our plastic bumpers if the occasion arises.

I never thought of that.
I'll keep that in mind if the situation comes up.

jon72vega · Aug 21, 2026

Ford52PU said:
Congratulations on your Semi-retirement only thing better is being Fully Retired!

M.Brane said:
Slow speed light pressure with the rubber wheel on plastic. The heat from friction is the problem.

I've been on a 4/10 shift for a few years now, and it's generally good. Makes for long days if there isn't much to do, but the 3 day weekends every weekend are good. Won't have to worry about that after December.

bugnut said:
Congrats on semi and thanks for sharing the car show pics!

Thanks, guys!
I am loving it!

jon72vega · Saturday at 7:59 AM

I've been working on installing the smaller touchscreen stereo that was formerly in the Hummer into the Solstice.
Mainly want it for the backup camera, which I don't have working yet, but will soon.

Assembled harness for touchscreen radio Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Assembled harness for touchscreen radio Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Assembled harness for touchscreen radio Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Touchscreen radio installation Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Touchscreen radio installation Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Touchscreen radio installation Solstice by jon72vega, on Flickr

Touchscreen installation complete by jon72vega, on Flickr

Touchscreen installation complete by jon72vega, on Flickr

Gizmo & Boots, yes that's her tail sticking out of the cat-house.

Gizmo & Boots by jon72vega, on Flickr

And.... Gizmo's paw sticking out of the chimney of the cat-house, after he chased Boots out of it.

Gizmo’s paw thru chimney by jon72vega, on Flickr

jon72vega · Sunday at 7:33 AM

I had to install a new light by the back door.
Dusk to dawn, with motion sensing.
The previous one died.
They sure don't last very long, the previous one was only 4 or 5 years old.

Back door security light by jon72vega, on Flickr

Back door security light by jon72vega, on Flickr

I changed the spark plugs in the Solstice.
The old ones were still gapped within tolerance, so they probably were still ok.
But..... it's good to know the plugs in the car will outlast me, LOL!

Spark plug replacement by jon72vega, on Flickr

Spark plug replacement by jon72vega, on Flickr

Spark plug replacement by jon72vega, on Flickr

Spark plug replacement by jon72vega, on Flickr

Got a new license plate frame for the Hummer, because she likes to drink gasoline.

License plate frame by jon72vega, on Flickr

Repaired the plastic tray on my rolling creeper seat with what I had sitting around.
I mis-stepped on the tray years ago and broke it.
It finally got to bothering me enough that I did something to fix the damage.

Rolling creeper seat repair by jon72vega, on Flickr

Rolling creeper seat repair by jon72vega, on Flickr

Last Sunday was our 30th Wedding Anniversary.

Tabor Hill 30th anniversary dinner by jon72vega, on Flickr

30th Anniversary Dinner by jon72vega, on Flickr

Gizmo & Boots.

Gizmo & Boots by jon72vega, on Flickr

kaehlin · Sunday at 8:08 AM

Happy Anniversary!

Prospecter · Sunday at 8:20 AM

Happy Anniversary! You are a good looking couple!

Always good to check in on Gizmo and Boots.

Ford52PU · Sunday at 9:06 AM

Happy Anniversary to you both!

drivesitfar · Sunday at 10:20 AM

Happy anniversary!!

When I see your working cars electrical turn apart it would sooty me personally but you seem to be able to do the repairs in your sleep. Good luck anyway and hope everything works as you’d like it to.

jon72vega · Monday at 7:16 AM

Prospecter said:
Happy Anniversary! You are a good looking couple!

Always good to check in on Gizmo and Boots.

Ford52PU said:
Happy Anniversary to you both!

drivesitfar said:
Happy anniversary!!

When I see your working cars electrical turn apart it would sooty me personally but you seem to be able to do the repairs in your sleep. Good luck anyway and hope everything works as you’d like it to.

Thank you Guys!

zanyad · Monday at 11:59 AM

Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. @jon72vega!

jon72vega · Monday at 6:30 PM

zanyad said:
Happy anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. @jon72vega!

Thank you!

jon72vega · Monday at 6:47 PM

I attended the Auto Rod Technologies Car Show & Open House in New Troy, MI. a couple of Saturdays ago with the Vega.
What was really cool was getting a look at their in-process builds.
I'll show some of the in-process vehicles in a following post.

Here are some pictures.

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

jon72vega · Monday at 6:56 PM

Some of the vehicles Auto Rod Technologies is currently working on.

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

drivesitfar · Monday at 9:55 PM

Are you getting ready to buy a 50’s or 60’s pickup to add to your fleet? Some sweet rides you saw and thanks for posting pics!!

zanyad · Monday at 11:05 PM

Like drives said: cool show!

jon72vega said:
Auto Rod Technologies Car Show 8-15-26 by jon72vega, on Flickr

Any idea what the dots are for?

Edit: spelling

bugnut · Tuesday at 5:32 AM

Congrats on your wedding Anniversary, And thanks for the car show pics!

jon72vega · Tuesday at 6:44 AM

drivesitfar said:
Are you getting ready to buy a 50’s or 60’s pickup to add to your fleet? Some sweet rides you saw and thanks for posting pics!!

No, Donna says something has to go if I buy anything else.

zanyad said:
Like drives said: cool show!

Any idea what the dots are for?

The dots are for 3D scanning.
"3D scanning dots (also known as alignment markers or target dots) act as fixed reference points that help the scanner track its position and stitch individual frames together in 3D space. [1, 2, 3]

How Marker Tracking Works

- Reference Map: The scanner's built-in cameras search for a minimum number of visible dots (usually at least 4 to 5) in every frame to understand where it is relative to the object. [1, 2, 3]
- Stitching Scans: As you move the device, the software recognizes the unique spatial layout of the dots and aligns overlapping captures into a unified point cloud. [1, 2]
- Preventing Tracking Loss: Dots prevent the scanner from getting "lost" when scanning uniform surfaces, repetitive patterns, or featureless areas with no distinct geometry. [1]"