Above 1200 Sq/FT Cleaning Up My Shop

[Rex_A_Lott]

I really like the motor mounts, and it started the gears turning on all the possibilities of parts that could be sand cast. I realize you want to get the car back together, ASAP, but thanks for opening up another thing I'd like to learn to do.
Were it me, I'd loosen the bolt and turn the outer housing of the rod end so that it was perpendicular to the steering shaft, and not force it to run in such a severe misalignment. It's probably ok the way you have it, its not like its turning fast, it would just have more bearing surface the other way. JMHO.
Keep up the good work, always enjoy checking on what you're up to and learning from your posts. Thanks for the Coke.

 

[bolensboneyard]

I think he backed off one side of the boat ramp and hooked it on a rock pulling it out, but we didn't talk a lot about it. He was embarrassed.



No caboose and no casting? Just what do you do?



Thanks, Bud! I did put my name and 2018 on them. I like leaving little surprises like that for someone who will never know me.



Thanks! Some holes you need just have no good alignment references, like these which should be angled to a non-cylindrical housing.

Of course a hole through a shaft can be lined up on the OD of the shaft if it's not offset. I have turned a boss on a plate then bolted that down to the mill table to align something with a damaged hole so I can machine it part way through for a sleeve.



I was in too big of a hurry. It looked like it was bent outboard of the inboard bearing location which is next to the step for the seal. But it was also bent in the bearing location. I didn't measure, just eyeballed it. Mistake number one. Then I found a piece of pipe to fit over the shaft and bend it, but it was not a close fit. A close fit would have kept the shaft straighter. Mistake number two. Thinking the bend was away from the step I did not heat the shaft enough. I thought about putting it in the forge to get it all warmed up but was too lazy. Mistake number three. However, it will run a long time like it is, we intentionally left the bearings a little loose to accommodate the misalignment and not overload individual rollers.



Great job in the bush! Your options being limited may help. Had I had to bend this cold I would have used the nut to bear upon and it may have bent more reliably where it was needed.



The wheel was bent. If you are insinuating I would use a bent piece of scrap wheel to attempt to make high quality castings I am appalled. What do you think I am? A man with no standards?

He brings me aluminum so I have to assume it was steel or it would be here.



Thanks on the motor mount comment.

I note the sarcasm on the baling wire comment, however. No, in answer to your followup question, I do not weld with coat hangers. They really are not good metal, but baling wire is. You just have to straighten it and sand the rust off and it does make a great welding filler.

Note to others: Guys welding with baling wire and coat hangers is a big joke among professional welders.



Wish I'd done better, but it's running down the road. I had to think WW1/2CD?



I suggested that but it would have taken a couple of hours including cutting the old stub out and welding the new one in. He was in a hurry, having left his wife at the lake watching the boat.



But new ones are about $25 so it's probably better to buy a new one.



Threaded 1-2-3 blocks are handy. Some cheap ones aren't threaded but they have uses too.

How do you put a hole for the tool in a handle you've made? This works pretty good. When I'm making a handle from a stick of firewood I don't take the time to square it up, just chuck it and turn it, then all I have is the spur point to line up the handle with.

Thanks for all the comments, guys!!

I basically do the same thing for wood that is not grossly out of round.

 

[oldironfarmer]

It's always fun discovering and having to fix someone else's mistakes.

Or in my case, even more fun when they're my own mistakes (ask me how I know).

I'm just glad I didn't have a metric bolt and decided to run it in with a wrench.

I’m here.
No blood-check,
certified grinding-check
Weld penetration-pending

You’re doing a great job, hope someone appreciates your efforts, we do.


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Glad you're here! I need the help.

Thanks for the vote of appreciation. Nobody else will know what went on, just look at the finished results and say "nice job". So I appreciate my friends here.

I really like the motor mounts, and it started the gears turning on all the possibilities of parts that could be sand cast. I realize you want to get the car back together, ASAP, but thanks for opening up another thing I'd like to learn to do.
Were it me, I'd loosen the bolt and turn the outer housing of the rod end so that it was perpendicular to the steering shaft, and not force it to run in such a severe misalignment. It's probably ok the way you have it, its not like its turning fast, it would just have more bearing surface the other way. JMHO.
Keep up the good work, always enjoy checking on what you're up to and learning from your posts. Thanks for the Coke.

The possibilities with casting are more varied than the time left to investigate. But I'm going to try. On the purplish car the front hood latch studs are poor fabrications and perpetually loose. They look like a prime candidate for a cast replacement to me. If I have time that needs to be done. And the air cleaner cover is chrome and starting to rust. It could be polished but a custom ribbed aluminum cover seems to be in order. There's no stopping.

I do plan to turn the rod end into better alignment, it turned when I was tightening the bolt and haven't gotten back to it. I was more worried about clearance below with the top of the motor mount bracket. I relieved the edge before casting and have almost 1/8" so that turned out well. The amount of bearing surface does not change with alignment, but the ball would not pick up as much grit if it were aligned. I need to check though, the shaft may just be turning in the ball.

Final bolting of the motor mount brackets today and preparation to load the engine back into the car. Lots of details after the engine is in but that will be a morale booster. So long as it doesn't have to come back out.

Thanks for the comments!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

I basically do the same thing for wood that is not grossly out of round.

Wood is where I started down that path. I'm sure lot's of guys do it, it's pretty obvious but then I learn new ways to do things all the time that, in retrospect, are pretty obvious.

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: with your love for tractors when might you be doing some fabrication or making an aluminum engine for one of them?

I love all the cool stuff you are doing that seemed to start with you just melting aluminum cans.

best of luck setting the engine back in the purple car and hope it fits like you hope it will.

cheers

 

[Bob Heine]

As I was cleaning up I thought I'd let you see what it took to get it welded and ground. At least the way I do it.

I like that tag line "We're not professionals but we don't care either". I think that's XtremeK. Looks like it's me too

Thanks for stopping in! No engineers bled in the creation of this production. I've heard it said they're people too.

Thanks for the visits. I smell blood now, it won't be long.

You here Shorty?

Andy, you reminded me that my face shields are scratched and cloudy. Ordered a new one along with a replacement piece for the worst of my old ones. I don't use my safety glasses as much because I've had two visits to the eye surgeons in the past few years in spite of wearing them. I turn my head to the side to see one image and that opens a path past the glasses. One visit was to remove a ceramic tile chip and the other to remove a sliver of steel. I waited to get the steel piece removed and it started to rust. Tweezers got the sliver but the doctor had to use his Dremel tool to remove the rust. Liane left the room for that part.

So, you're saying that slightly lumpy one isn't an attractive weld? Looks like most of mine.

 

[Farmall450]

I really like the motor mounts, and it started the gears turning on all the possibilities of parts that could be sand cast. I realize you want to get the car back together, ASAP, but thanks for opening up another thing I'd like to learn to do.
Were it me, I'd loosen the bolt and turn the outer housing of the rod end so that it was perpendicular to the steering shaft, and not force it to run in such a severe misalignment. It's probably ok the way you have it, its not like its turning fast, it would just have more bearing surface the other way. JMHO.
Keep up the good work, always enjoy checking on what you're up to and learning from your posts. Thanks for the Coke.

Andy opened up a whole new realm of innovation outside of the typical welding/fabrication setup.

 

[Toothaker]

It surprised me how much motivation you get from spilling your guts in a thread. It is very worthwhile and I guess one of those things you have to do to understand.

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I haven't started my own thread; I've been working in my garage and on my garage. But I hesitate, mainly because I fear the thread will do the opposite to me. I think that every "you're doing it wrong" or "there's an easier way to do that" to "why are you bothering?" will cause project paralysis. Mainly because I'm not OCD; both "good enough" and "it's better than it was" is fine for me.

I have a perfectionist in my life and I've learned to not share with him what I'm doing, because the second-guessing drives me crazy.

 

[bj383ss]

Andy looks like I need to get myself some more die grinders so I don't have to change out bits and sanders. I bought HF $8 4 years ago and it is still going strong. Suppose I could get 2 more and I wouldn't have to swap between my 2" and 3" sanding discs and my deburring stone.

Bret

 

[Bloodhound1958]

Lookin good! Did this myself not to long ago.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy you sure win the " I have the most grinder competition on the GJ"

It looks like I have to up the anti.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: with your love for tractors when might you be doing some fabrication or making an aluminum engine for one of them?

I love all the cool stuff you are doing that seemed to start with you just melting aluminum cans.

best of luck setting the engine back in the purple car and hope it fits like you hope it will.

cheers

I do fabrication on old tractors as the need arises. Unfortunately they are very reliable and seldom if ever need any work.

Thanks for the nice comment. I did start off melting aluminum cans and learning the ropes. I have about 220 melts on my new furnace and am still a novice. It takes a lot of crawling before you can walk, and even then you are a ways from running and jumping. My plan was to melt aluminum for at least a year before trying brass, which I did, but aluminum is still my predominate metal.

Since I have a cutting torch and welder the engine will go in!!

Andy, you reminded me that my face shields are scratched and cloudy. Ordered a new one along with a replacement piece for the worst of my old ones. I don't use my safety glasses as much because I've had two visits to the eye surgeons in the past few years in spite of wearing them. I turn my head to the side to see one image and that opens a path past the glasses. One visit was to remove a ceramic tile chip and the other to remove a sliver of steel. I waited to get the steel piece removed and it started to rust. Tweezers got the sliver but the doctor had to use his Dremel tool to remove the rust. Liane left the room for that part.

So, you're saying that slightly lumpy one isn't an attractive weld? Looks like most of mine.

The face shield pictured is Harbor Freight. It is curved and fits close to your chest. An excellent product for a cheap price.

I would never call one of your welds unattractive. But you can usually tell weld quality by surface appearance.

Andy opened up a whole new realm of innovation outside of the typical welding/fabrication setup.

Been wanting to for many years. I just got a late start. And some of the simplest castings can be very valuable, like casting a 3" diameter brass washer to be machined down and fit, the stock for which would be very expensive.

I haven't started my own thread; I've been working in my garage and on my garage. But I hesitate, mainly because I fear the thread will do the opposite to me. I think that every "you're doing it wrong" or "there's an easier way to do that" to "why are you bothering?" will cause project paralysis. Mainly because I'm not OCD; both "good enough" and "it's better than it was" is fine for me.

I have a perfectionist in my life and I've learned to not share with him what I'm doing, because the second-guessing drives me crazy.

I wish you would start a thread. You'll be surprised how well it goes. We're not all perfectionists I have a little OCD but am more inclined to do just good enough. Have you seen the 50 year old tires on the Show Truck? I think you'll find support, not criticism. This forum, with few exceptions, is made up of people who are very accepting of your right to do things just as you like.

My shop has no Race Deck, epoxy floors, or fancy toolboxes. Guys that thrive on those just go elsewhere. You'll find people who regularly visit your thread are a lot like you.

We're watching! Took a long time for Guster to start a thread, I know he doesn't regret it.

Pictures, lots of pictures!

Thanks for the visits, guys. I didn't even get into the shop today other than to get water.

Those who have hung around for the free Cokes might remember I loaded bob with the wood my woodcutter left in the area next to the shop. I've burned some of it, but still had lots over by the fence in dense brush. I got bob's front bucket on him and drove into the brush this morning after chores to retrieve it. Took me four loads. My woodcutter had gone to the lake (and bent his axle) for a week and left his log splitter with me. I had only used it one time to split what I had by the shop and I knew he would be by to claim it so I needed to split some wood. As I was bringing the last load out he shows up. He insisted on staying and splitting the pile of wood.

Took both of us about two hours. About a rick of wood (face cord) for the shop this winter.

Then I went to pick up feed loaded in my used bags and the day was over by the time I got it in the container.

Maybe some shop time tomorrow. No closer to being finished today!

 

[Toothaker]

Thanks for the Coke, Andy.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy looks like I need to get myself some more die grinders so I don't have to change out bits and sanders. I bought HF $8 4 years ago and it is still going strong. Suppose I could get 2 more and I wouldn't have to swap between my 2" and 3" sanding discs and my deburring stone.

Bret

Seriously, at $8 to $14 (for angle grinders) it seems to make sense to have multiple grinders. I like to keep an angle grinder with a worn cutoff disc and one with a new one.

Lookin good! Did this myself not to long ago.

Thanks! But did what? Pulled an engine or made cast motor mounts?

Andy you sure win the " I have the most grinder competition on the GJ"

It looks like I have to up the anti.

****, now you tell me. I didn't even know there was a competition. How do I enter? Do electric tools count? How about those you've bought and not opened yet? (I like spares)

Thanks for the visits!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Thanks for the Coke, Andy.

Any time! Just be sure to use the dimes on top every time!

I'm looking for your thread...

 

[1/2 Cup]

Andy you have won hands down

 

[Toothaker]

Seriously, at $8 to $14 (for angle grinders) it seems to make sense to have multiple grinders. I like to keep an angle grinder with a worn cutoff disc and one with a new one.

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I didn't even know there was a competition. How do I enter? Do electric tools count? How about those you've bought and not opened yet? (I like spares)

Thanks for the visits!

I show my wife pictures like that, trying to show her that I don't have too many tools. For some reason it doesn't work with her.

 

[Bob Heine]

Andy, it's best to keep the pneumatic and electric tools separated. I almost broke an outlet trying to plug a die grinder in.

 

[BBChevro]

As an aside, how do you get so much done, both for yourself and for your friends and neighbors, help your lovely bride, and you keep us posted with clever updates and great pictures? Don't give me that stuff about 6 Saturdays a week. More like 10 Saturdays a week. I get tired just trying to keep up. Well done, sir, well done.

I often wonder the exact same thing.

Andy, you are a dynamo. [emoji106]



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[drivesitfar]

Andy: just curious when you pulled out your first car or truck engine and did you have help or just do it?

you seem to know your way around the inside of an engine. i recall you having BOB in pieces when I first started following your thread and in no time you had him back together and the problem solved.

speaking of BOB did you ever find his part you lost in the pasture or was that the new hay baler's part?

i also like your GET R DONE attitude that seems to be common with the folks in your part of the world just like your firewood guy showing up probably tired and he helped for a couple hours and now you have some wood ready to burn.

hope you enjoy your SATURDAY and I agree even though you have 6 per week it seems like you never sleep so kudos to you for making the most out of your day and life.

cheers

 

[bj383ss]

Andy, it's best to keep the pneumatic and electric tools separated. I almost broke an outlet trying to plug a die grinder in.

And now this thread is not safe to read while drinking Coffee!

Bret

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy you have won hands down

I must say they are so cheap these days it's better than wasting time changing tooling, especially when you have to switch back and forth.

I show my wife pictures like that, trying to show her that I don't have too many tools. For some reason it doesn't work with her.

Why oh why would you show pictures like that to your wife? Just like kitchen utensils you have to buy what you "need" and be sure to keep them put away. bob has advice on that subject.

My wife never visits the shop, but she understands me. When I was young and bought my fourth and fifth tractor I told her it was to save hitch pin wear from hooking and unhooking implements. Told her I need a tractor for each implement, and that is handy. Several years later she was looking out the window and commented "you obviously need more implements". What's not to love with a girl like that?

Andy, it's best to keep the pneumatic and electric tools separated. I almost broke an outlet trying to plug a die grinder in.

What? Will they mate?

I often wonder the exact same thing.

Andy, you are a dynamo. [emoji106]



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Ha! Thanks for the kind words! If I just had more time I could get more done. Or, apparently if I quit GJ.

Andy: just curious when you pulled out your first car or truck engine and did you have help or just do it?

My dad and I pulled my older brother's (not Bob) 55 Ford engine when I was about 13. He let me do anything I wanted and I learned a lot. My second engine was in my 50 Chevrolet when I was 16, he was an occasional advisor. We overhauled it and I learned more. After that I've pretty much worked alone. Only in the last ten years or so have I had all the measurement tools to do a good job instead of just guessing.

you seem to know your way around the inside of an engine. i recall you having BOB in pieces when I first started following your thread and in no time you had him back together and the problem solved.

speaking of BOB did you ever find his part you lost in the pasture or was that the new hay baler's part?

Engines are pretty simple, with subtle nuances that vary by engine design. bob just needed a new head and head gasket. Much easier than making repairs.

It was a bale spike, and he lost it twice and found it both times.

[quotei also like your GET R DONE attitude that seems to be common with the folks in your part of the world just like your firewood guy showing up probably tired and he helped for a couple hours and now you have some wood ready to burn.

hope you enjoy your SATURDAY and I agree even though you have 6 per week it seems like you never sleep so kudos to you for making the most out of your day and life.

cheers[/QUOTE]

My woodcutter was tired. He had spent three hours in the woods and had a full pickup load of freshly cut wood on his truck. He's just a young tyke, though, only about 66. he has been cutting hundreds of ricks of wood on my farm for five years now and all I ask is that he treats the stumps with stump killer so they won't resprout. I appreciate him taking the trees out and he appreciates having plenty of wood close to his house. I always try to plant one tree on Arbor Day.

Don't get me wrong, I love trees. Very much so. Joyce was right. Sometimes I just walk through the woods and look at the trees, we have a great variety. But we have plenty and they take over the pasture. For the most part he is cutting trees which were sprouts when I moved here. Historically this was prairie country, regular wildfires kept the trees to the gullies and areas too rocky for sufficient grass to burn to kill the trees.

IT'S SATURDAY!!

 

[oldironfarmer]

And now this thread is not safe to read while drinking Coffee!

Bret

Sadly, Bob has ruined more than one serious garage thread with his feeble attempts at humor. Oh well, he's my brother...

 

[oldironfarmer]

I'm slowly creeping up on the purplish car. Today the main job was making two tapered washers. The bottom of the frame is not parallel with the top, and after comments about aluminum casting cracking I thought it best to not just tighten the tabs down. I measured the gaps carefully so I could figure out the angles.

On the passenger side the gap varied from 0.010" to 0.082" in 1-1/4" which makes a wedge 3 degrees 18 minutes, or 3-1/3 degrees. What to make it from? After finding a suitable piece of steel I thought about the second thing I ever cast, a 1-1/8" diameter cylinder.

Made just for this type job, and aluminum will make a nice shim. So I set my angle finder to 3-1/3 (close) degrees and clamped the work between two vee blocks.

Taking 0.030" cuts I didn't move the work in the vise.

Moved to the lathe, center drilled, and drilled it.

I would have drilled it first but didn't want to take time to face it off, and it was rough on the end. 3-1/3 degrees is not too much of an angle.

Then parted it off

It came out fine, I measured the thin side and got 0.0095". I didn't measure a second time.

It cleaned up well with a small file.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Here's the passenger side slid in.

Driver's side is over 1/8" gap on the big side.

Same process, here it is bolted down.

I think that's a shadow, the washer is pretty tight.

I also got the steering carrier bearing reoriented.

A few small steps, but it's progress. I also got the transmission cooling lines flushed.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Sadly, Bob has ruined more than one serious garage thread with his feeble attempts at humor. Oh well, he's my brother...

When I reread this, my attempt at humor may be a bit feeble too

 

[Bob Heine]

Headlining at the Cow Palace tonight: The Feeble Brothers

 

[1/2 Cup]

Nice one Andy..

PS I will need some lessons

 

[tym]

Andy, any thoughts about galvanic corrosion between the aluminum mount and steel frame or fasteners? The layer of paint on the frame should provide some insulation.

 

[bolensboneyard]

Headlining at the Cow Palace tonight: The Feeble Brothers

America's Got a Thread of Talent? The Garage Grandads? Appearing twice nightly; in case you didn't get it the first time!

Good job Andy!

 

[oldironfarmer]

Headlining at the Cow Palace tonight: The Feeble Brothers

Free Valet Service for your Walkers, Folks!!

Nice one Andy..

PS I will need some lessons

I'm looking forward to learning some tips from you!

Andy, any thoughts about galvanic corrosion between the aluminum mount and steel frame or fasteners? The layer of paint on the frame should provide some insulation.

Good point, but I'm not really concerned, there needs to be an electrolyte to really set up the galvanic cycle. Galvanized steel does not lose it's zinc except where there is moisture. Steel rivets in aluminum ladders do not eat out the holes they are in. Same thing with aluminum wheels and steel rotors and lug nuts. Paint helps, and the fasteners are plated as well. If the car were used daily in a wet saline environment there would certainly be corrosion of the aluminum, but this car rarely sees the rain. It is wise to not just ignore galvanic corrosion.

America's Got a Thread of Talent? The Garage Grandads? Appearing twice nightly; in case you didn't get it the first time!

Good job Andy!

But you're skirting elder abuse, Bobby...

Have a great day, guys!

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: while your thread does work well on it's own it's always fun having your brother BOB (damn you almost have me convinced he is some days) stop by and inject some humor and stir up more of yours is always good.

hope you don't have any issues mixing up the steel and aluminum. I love the comment that you've got a torch and tools so that engine will definitely be inside the frame of the purple car one way or another.

i'm guessing the dogs are getting along with each other and the herd of cows is about ready to come in and stay closer to the barn now that colder weather is here?

enjoy your rest today since it's Sunday if you really do ever rest!!

 

[Farmall450]

Hey enough small steps and you still go long distances.

 

[oldironfarmer]

Andy: while your thread does work well on it's own it's always fun having your brother BOB (damn you almost have me convinced he is some days) stop by and inject some humor and stir up more of yours is always good.

hope you don't have any issues mixing up the steel and aluminum. I love the comment that you've got a torch and tools so that engine will definitely be inside the frame of the purple car one way or another.

i'm guessing the dogs are getting along with each other and the herd of cows is about ready to come in and stay closer to the barn now that colder weather is here?

enjoy your rest today since it's Sunday if you really do ever rest!!

What makes you think Bob's not my brother? He's sure not my uncle...

The dogs are tolerating each other. I can now pet them both at the same time.

Cows came in and asked to be fed this morning. I told them one more week (they don't have calendars, so I'll have to tell them again tomorrow).

My grandson called from Stillwater and wanted to have lunch so I met him at Chavas Mexican restaurant in Yale. Mighty fine food and wonderful conversation. He is enrolled in engineering so he may be the third generation engineer in our family. Mid-terms he had one B and the rest A's His old grandpa never did that good.

Hey enough small steps and you still go long distances.

That's the point, if you do a little instead of thinking about doing a little it sure adds up!

 

[jimreed2160]

Fast forward to the year 2050

Dude #1--"Hey, that purple car motor mount was installed with a tapered washer. But it is toast. Where in the world did that come from?"

Dude #2--"Dunno. Bezosearch can't find one anywhere. It's sounds crazy but the alloy is Pepsi can #101. I already sent the specs to the printer so we will have it in a minute."

 

[oldironfarmer]

Fast forward to the year 2050

Dude #1--"Hey, that purple car motor mount was installed with a tapered washer. But it is toast. Where in the world did that come from?"

Dude #2--"Dunno. Bezosearch can't find one anywhere. It's sounds crazy but the alloy is Pepsi can #101. I already sent the specs to the printer so we will have it in a minute."

Wait! Dang! I'll only be 101. You think I'll sell it?

 

[tym]

Good point, but I'm not really concerned, there needs to be an electrolyte to really set up the galvanic cycle. Galvanized steel does not lose it's zinc except where there is moisture. Steel rivets in aluminum ladders do not eat out the holes they are in. Same thing with aluminum wheels and steel rotors and lug nuts. Paint helps, and the fasteners are plated as well. If the car were used daily in a wet saline environment there would certainly be corrosion of the aluminum, but this car rarely sees the rain. It is wise to not just ignore galvanic corrosion.

Yeah, if the surfaces are painted/plated and the location will stay dry, it's probably not enough of an issue for it to matter this lifetime.

I'm still traumatized by the issue of aluminum hood rot on my late model Mustang. Apparently Ford used steel tooling to form the hoods, embedding iron particles in the hood seam, leading to galvanic corrosion. The first sign is paint bubbling starting at the seam and the spreading like a cancer. If you notice before the B2B is over, they'll (maybe) repaint it--but the corrosion will just recur.

My solution was an aftermarket fiberglass hood, with it's own set of (different) problems--but at least corrosion isn't one of them!

I've learned to accept that with cars (especially older ones), there will always be some unforeseen issue to cause "joy."

 

[drivesitfar]

Andy: it's a start of another great week of Saturdays isn't it? great comment to Jim's AWESOME post too.

Jim: OMG it's good to have you around here to keep us smiling and laughing out loud. I even read that to my computer savvy bride and she laughed. BEZOSEARCH and PEPSI #100 was priceless.

HANDY: is the goal to have the purple car back to your son by Sunday or do you have a few more modifications and work to do before you stuff that engine back in the hole?

 

[oldironfarmer]

Yeah, if the surfaces are painted/plated and the location will stay dry, it's probably not enough of an issue for it to matter this lifetime.

I'm still traumatized by the issue of aluminum hood rot on my late model Mustang. Apparently Ford used steel tooling to form the hoods, embedding iron particles in the hood seam, leading to galvanic corrosion. The first sign is paint bubbling starting at the seam and the spreading like a cancer. If you notice before the B2B is over, they'll (maybe) repaint it--but the corrosion will just recur.

My solution was an aftermarket fiberglass hood, with it's own set of (different) problems--but at least corrosion isn't one of them!

I've learned to accept that with cars (especially older ones), there will always be some unforeseen issue to cause "joy."

Very well put.

I didn't know about the Mustang hoods. That's too bad. I'll not say anything derogatory toward Ford. Every carmaker has their problems.

However the older the car the more reliable it seems to be, to me.

Andy: it's a start of another great week of Saturdays isn't it? great comment to Jim's AWESOME post too.

Jim: OMG it's good to have you around here to keep us smiling and laughing out loud. I even read that to my computer savvy bride and she laughed. BEZOSEARCH and PEPSI #100 was priceless.

HANDY: is the goal to have the purple car back to your son by Sunday or do you have a few more modifications and work to do before you stuff that engine back in the hole?

Another great Saturday!!

I believe the alloy was Pepsi alloy #101. Jim is good.

My goal is to have it back to him on Saturday. The engine may go in tomorrow.

 

[Lyndon]

Headlining at the Cow Palace tonight: The Feeble Brothers

Obviously I'm the dumb stooge off at stage right....

Lyndon
The long lost one! Or maybe lost long one????