Olsen Spec Projects

[olsenmotorsports]

I really LOVED the lengthy geekstuff you did.
No I don’t have the Stomski kit. Will add it tho. They do some great stuff.

They do make really nice well thought out kits, my only complaint is it is all aluminum stuff. I really wish they would make their stuff out of tool steel. Maybe it is the volume we do, but it wears out annoyingly fast.

TBH I love making the geeky stuff, shame it didn’t do well, That is why it is here instead of on national media. YouTube is still cranking every week and IG is daily. it is just we have to give the public what THEY want not what I want. Welcome to being a content creator lol. Thank god I have a talented DOM with a vision or we would still be stuck at 1k followers. She does her thing, I stay out of the way and dont get involved lol.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Tim, although both my 90-degree and my 45-degree are pneumatics, so the bodies are similar in size, I find myself seldom using the 45-degree. It is almost the 90-degree I grab exclusively. I'll have to grab a couple of pics, but the wear difference is very evident which one gets used the most.

That was my exact thought process was to have the 45 degree for that one time when nothing else works - that way I can bail myself out and not lose momentum. I feel like momentum loss in our space costs 2-3x what the proper tool costs to sustain the momentum, thus increasing profitability by stocking it.

Maybe it is just me?

 

[Scuderia-F1]

They do make really nice well thought out kits, my only complaint is it is all aluminum stuff. I really wish they would make their stuff out of tool steel. Maybe it is the volume we do, but it wears out annoyingly fast.

TBH I love making the geeky stuff, shame it didn’t do well, That is why it is here instead of on national media. YouTube is still cranking every week and IG is daily. it is just we have to give the public what THEY want not what I want. Welcome to being a content creator lol. Thank god I have a talented DOM with a vision or we would still be stuck at 1k followers. She does her thing, I stay out of the way and dont get involved lol.

Should definitely be made from toolsteel.

 

[Scuderia-F1]

That was my exact thought process was to have the 45 degree for that one time when nothing else works - that way I can bail myself out and not lose momentum. I feel like momentum loss in our space costs 2-3x what the proper tool costs to sustain the momentum, thus increasing profitability by stocking it.

Maybe it is just me?

Definitely need to stay ahead of the game. Can’t stand there wanting kit you need and don’t have. There’s reason to why they sell toolboxes.

 

[bwringer]

That was my exact thought process was to have the 45 degree for that one time when nothing else works - that way I can bail myself out and not lose momentum. I feel like momentum loss in our space costs 2-3x what the proper tool costs to sustain the momentum, thus increasing profitability by stocking it.

Maybe it is just me?

That's very interesting. I really think momentum is a concept that more management should understand in this way.

Or call it "flow". Or both.

In any complex, multidimensional, high-stakes work, interruptions cost a LOT of time and money. Lost or ineffective tools or recalcitrant fasteners are only one source of interruption, of course.

Others include pointless meetings and other corporate BS, phone calls, people interrupting with questions, noise, chatter from cow-orkers, etc.

Programmers suffer greatly from this problem; **** like crashing computers, cramped monitors (inadequate tools), meetings to explore what kind of bird you are, idiots wandering past to ramble at you while they sip coffee, random questions, etc. pretty much shatter the mental state needed for a productive workflow. Picking up the pieces and re-starting the mental juggling act again takes a fair bit of time and effort.

Same goes for assembling Porsche engines. It's not so much the time lost, it's often the effectiveness lost and potential for errors.

There's also the flip side -- there's only so many hours of this high-end work a human can sustainably perform in a day, so you have to work with that fact. IIRC, many software developers count it a lucky day indeed when they can achieve three hours of productive "flow" in a work day. The rest of the time, and sometimes all of it, is filled with lower-level work.

Assembling engines requires close, experienced attention at every stage, but there's also a lot of repetition and much of the work is also done on "autopilot", if you will, so I'm sure it's different.

 

[SilverJimmy]

Bigger and bigger everyday!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

That's very interesting. I really think momentum is a concept that more management should understand in this way.

Or call it "flow". Or both.

In any complex, multidimensional, high-stakes work, interruptions cost a LOT of time and money. Lost or ineffective tools or recalcitrant fasteners are only one source of interruption, of course.

Others include pointless meetings and other corporate BS, phone calls, people interrupting with questions, noise, chatter from cow-orkers, etc.

Programmers suffer greatly from this problem; **** like crashing computers, cramped monitors (inadequate tools), meetings to explore what kind of bird you are, idiots wandering past to ramble at you while they sip coffee, random questions, etc. pretty much shatter the mental state needed for a productive workflow. Picking up the pieces and re-starting the mental juggling act again takes a fair bit of time and effort.

Same goes for assembling Porsche engines. It's not so much the time lost, it's often the effectiveness lost and potential for errors.

There's also the flip side -- there's only so many hours of this high-end work a human can sustainably perform in a day, so you have to work with that fact. IIRC, many software developers count it a lucky day indeed when they can achieve three hours of productive "flow" in a work day. The rest of the time, and sometimes all of it, is filled with lower-level work.

Assembling engines requires close, experienced attention at every stage, but there's also a lot of repetition and much of the work is also done on "autopilot", if you will, so I'm sure it's different.

You nailed it on the head. Lots of Wisdom there in what you said. We try incredibly hard to solve that, but still struggle. Maybe some of the things we have learned and integrated can help others:

1. Stay in your lane - focus on what you are good at and nothing else - become proficient and efficient.
2. Clean, when you think it is clean, clean again.
3. Lighting - bright lit, and lots of natural light - we had windows put in where the sun passes our building for that reason
4. Music - it is energy - we have 6k sq feet - Sonos 5 at every work station and 3 subwoofers.
5. If you ask the foreman something you must say “hey Don its important” when you flag him down - if not he walks right by you as he assumes you can figure it out (this sounds childish but it works lol)
6. Process’s. Go over a different one each morning in your morning huddle
7. Training - different topic twice a week 10 minutes before lunch
8. THIS IS THE KEY - I am not allowed to tell employees to do something. I have to tell their team lead and he gives direction. Otherwise I screw it all up lol.
9. Gratitude - Be thankful for each person - even if at that moment they **** - because no one is doing a bad job to piss you off - they are doing the best they can ATM.
10. Treat your employees as though they are your best customer.

These are my 10 commandments

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Bigger and bigger everyday!

OMG LOL. That is so over the top I love it! Totally something I would buy lol

 

[LXCam]

OMG LOL. That is so over the top I love it! Totally something I would buy lol

**** like that is the reason silverjimmy is just kicking off his 4500sqft shop build with 24ft eave height

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Update:

The 993 made it off to paint right on schedule! Wasn’t easy but the boys got it done. We have a deadline of 2/01 for both this one and the 964 c2 to come back, giving us 60 days to re assemble and final qc.



We have a bunch of rolling carts that we use to transport these cars back and forth. Ideally that would be a rotisserie, but those are way too big and clunky to store.



Did I ever tell you guys that my life was chaos? We did an audible that we were going to spend the holiday season in CHI. I flew the wife in last Sunday (she has been in Naples since 10/01 and I have been bouncing back and forth as needed), and she immediately came down with Covid (her first go around and was NOT pretty). I had the dog at the boarder but he needed to be out by Sunday as they were fully committed through Jan 1. I have a dedicated SUV for the dog (explorer) and usually I fly my driver in and he transports. Well with no advance warning of course he was busy and fully committed. I flew in Saturday on the first flight as I needed to get ahead of this weather band. Wheels down at 11:50 grabbed him and hit the road.


Got in to CHI at 10am CST Sunday after driving straight through. I did stop 3 times for a cat nap (45 minutes each time) leaving the car running so that counter is total trip time (ecu time)

When I got back wife asks how was the trip? I go “I’m getting too old for this s***

I like to think that my life is the American dream, build something and have some sort of relevant success doing it. But I do not think normal people have any idea what that actually entails in terms of the chaos involved.

It’s really hard on me having multiple homes and the back and forth, add business’s on top of that (real estate and automotive) and it’s just nuts.

On the flip side it keeps me going. Makes the years fly by.

The other American dream is retirement and the simple life. But when the faucet of business etc turns off I ask myself wtf am I going to do? How am I going to handle the crack a beer and door dash everything mindset that 80% of the rest of the world does? Terrifying

 

[zmotorsports]

The other American dream is retirement and the simple life. But when the faucet of business etc turns off I ask myself wtf am I going to do? How am I going to handle the crack a beer and door dash everything mindset that 80% of the rest of the world does? Terrifying

This retirement thing has been weighing heavy on my mind as of late as well. I would like to say the plan is about 5 years out and although my life isn't as hectic or chaotic as yours is driving between two homes, the corporate rat race is beginning to take its toll on me. Not sure how much longer I can carry on this pace and I too yearn for the simple life. I'm not the kind to sit back and relax after my working day or life-long career, so I don't see the wife and I sitting back and relaxing any more than we do now, but I do long for more time doing what I want vs. what I have to do.

Not having to be at a certain place at a certain time or getting ******* working late or getting called in on a weekend is something I am very much looking forward to. I am also looking forward to not having to answer the damn phone every other hour on the weekends and not being at the company's beckon call. It's hard to plan evenings and weekends sometimes because of knowing work will be calling so I look forward when I can delete my work email and block certain numbers when I retire.

I also want to do more long-term projects during retirement when I can work in the shop for 8-12 hours a day vs. the 2-3 hours I only get now.

 

[gregs]

Sometimes "less is more". When you start to constantly question what/why your doing what your doing that may signal a time to reevaluate. If you have a plan with an exit time and its within reason "carry on", If you just continue to add to the chaos more and more that might not be healthy. But then sitting on a couch watching TV isnt healthy either. Any thoughts to moving the business to Florida? Or staying in Chicago and just going on vacation to Florida instead of owning a separate house there? It appears your business model has a lot of variables that involve mixing all this chaos together to make it happen. Not saying its a bad thing, but having the years fly by isnt necessarily a great thing as you get older. LOL

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Sometimes "less is more". When you start to constantly question what/why your doing what your doing that may signal a time to reevaluate. If you have a plan with an exit time and its within reason "carry on", If you just continue to add to the chaos more and more that might not be healthy. But then sitting on a couch watching TV isnt healthy either. Any thoughts to moving the business to Florida? Or staying in Chicago and just going on vacation to Florida instead of owning a separate house there? It appears your business model has a lot of variables that involve mixing all this chaos together to make it happen. Not saying its a bad thing, but having the years fly by isnt necessarily a great thing as you get older. LOL

I agree and this brings up a good conversation.

I did open a store in FL, and closed it after 3 years. The profits I was receiving were not worth the second location. So that was shuttered and relocated. Rule number one, do not open a business in your vacation spot or it isn’t a vacation spot anymore . The Florida house is a place for me to establish residency outside of IL, as well as a glorious place to spend the winters!

I think also the chaos level has to be understood. I watch many of my competitors and peers have a “good” business, but when they go to sell it really isn’t worth anything. I realize that and I go after the multiple (whether it is EBITDA or a multiple of revenue etc). I can tell you from experience that there is a huge difference in pace and chaos from a business that exists and pays it bills to a business that focuses on maximum profitability, efficiency, and pace. I do want to sell and I focus on us doing the max every single year. That is chaotic for sure as the pace is grueling.

My own choices on residency etc are my own to bear, and that only leads to more what I guess you could call headaches.

A few years ago I set out to acquire as much real estate as possible for us so that later on in life things were easier.

And here we are.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

This retirement thing has been weighing heavy on my mind as of late as well. I would like to say the plan is about 5 years out and although my life isn't as hectic or chaotic as yours is driving between two homes, the corporate rat race is beginning to take its toll on me. Not sure how much longer I can carry on this pace and I too yearn for the simple life. I'm not the kind to sit back and relax after my working day or life-long career, so I don't see the wife and I sitting back and relaxing any more than we do now, but I do long for more time doing what I want vs. what I have to do.

Not having to be at a certain place at a certain time or getting ******* working late or getting called in on a weekend is something I am very much looking forward to. I am also looking forward to not having to answer the damn phone every other hour on the weekends and not being at the company's beckon call. It's hard to plan evenings and weekends sometimes because of knowing work will be calling so I look forward when I can delete my work email and block certain numbers when I retire.

I also want to do more long-term projects during retirement when I can work in the shop for 8-12 hours a day vs. the 2-3 hours I only get now.

I am pretty sure that you have laid out the road map for most of us in retirement. At least for me you have.

You had me LOL’ing about “working 8-12 hours in the shop during “retirement”. I love it.

 

[Bigblue&Goldie]

All this talk of retirement.....I can't retire until I can afford an Olsen Spec Porsche!

Really though, I have every intention of splitting my time between the US and Bavaria when I retire. Fishing boats and biergartens are my future! I've got another 14yrs before my daughters are off my payroll. Hopefully by then my German won't be so shameful.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

All this talk of retirement.....I can't retire until I can afford an Olsen Spec Porsche!

Really though, I have every intention of splitting my time between the US and Bavaria when I retire. Fishing boats and biergartens are my future! I've got another 14yrs before my daughters are off my payroll. Hopefully by then my German won't be so shameful.

That sounds like an amazing plan! I have a customer that moved his family to France and splits his time between there and Chicago where he owns a business.

Wife and I have talked about doing what you are planning, splitting time between continents. She is Greek so the thought of buying something on one of the islands has come up. It is enticing, but not sure the Greek island life is made for me! I would be bored out of my mind!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Back on the 964 C2 (remember the rust bucket project!!!)



Plating came back - remember how rusted and trashed that all was? Not anymore - tumbling and vapor blasting is your friend here. That step is pretty dialed in for us, first up degrease, then tumble, then vapor blasting. Then plate and bake (this step is important just google hydrogen embrittlement)



Remember how bad that engine case was? I had gotten it all cleaned but now it is time to polish it up in the vapor blaster. I start by plugging all the holes both internally and externally. I buy these plugs sized for the holes with a taper by the case. It is really important to protect not only the oil galleys but also all the threads - getting glass in those threads makes for a long day cleaning them all out. If you do not protect the oil galleys then it’s another long day extracting all the plugs and cleaning out the galleys. Patience during prep is your friend here.


Into the vapor blaster she goes. You have to pay attention here as well and only blast on its end. Once you lay it down you run the risk of a plug falling out, then you lose a day cleaning everything.



Then from there it is off to the hose. I usually spend about 20 minutes with the hose blowing everything off. Taking the time to make sure everything has water run through it.


Last step is a quick 10 minute run in the hot tank - More to get it really hot so final clean gets all the water out of the block more than anything.



Finished product ready for measuring. What a difference!


On the dirty side of the shop the buys fitted up the jabroc to the blue angels car nose.



I need to grab my router from the house and bring it in so we can trim to the bumper profile. I am thinking of leaving 5mm exposed and putting a profile on the top edge for aesthetics. Not quite sure yet what I am going to do though.



Cannot wait to see this car with color on it. Owner is a huge blue angels fan so that was the inspiration behind it. It is so fun when the guys get into it. Every car build has a story, this customer beat cancer, and this car is his celebration of that. Really wonderful story. current plan is to debut this at the chicago air and water show with the blue angles. The blue angels donated a panel so we could get the colors right, and in turn the client is donating an incredibly large amount of money to a charity that the pilots pick at that show. Really awesome stuff.

I have yet to share a rendor with you guys but this is basically how we do it. I design the car myself with graphics designer. Once I have something I feel is good to present to the client I do that. He provides input on any changes, we adjust and they sign off. Then we build it right from the render. Every car is 100% custom and I never do them again. That is challenging as I have to be original on every car, but it keeps me creative, and the marketing fresh. We usually end up with a couple thousand man hours in the whole project start to finish. Done in a year.

 

[930dreamer]

How rare is a 911/930 with no sunroof?

 

[olsenmotorsports]

How rare is a 911/930 with no sunroof?

Stateside pretty rare. Quite a few of the euro cars had slick tops.

We do delete them on all our projects.

 

[zmotorsports]

Back on the 964 C2 (remember the rust bucket project!!!)



Plating came back - remember how rusted and trashed that all was? Not anymore - tumbling and vapor blasting is your friend here. That step is pretty dialed in for us, first up degrease, then tumble, then vapor blasting. Then plate and bake (this step is important just google hydrogen embrittlement)

The cases turned out awesome Tim. GREAT job dialing in that process.

Out of curiosity, how well does the yellow zinc hold up on the fasteners? I'm assuming this was how they left the factory, but they didn't seem to retain that finish from the teardown pictures so I'm wondering if the company you are using does a better job and they hold up better or not?

Thanks.

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

I have a comment from the peanut gallery, please just consider this a FWIW.
I retired from 40 years of aircraft manufacturing working in many different disciplines. I was a QA Manger when I retired.
In earlier pictures I think I have seen washers installed that would be cause for a defect " in aircraft manufacturing".
The only reason I bring it up is caused by the level of quality you're producing.
Washers are made by stamping or punching out the washer from sheet material. As a result, the washer will have a smooth side and a sharp side. In aircraft manufacturing the sharp side always goes against the least expensive part. I have seen vendor parts that have been added to our produced parts come back for overhaul. these parts have thousands cycles on them. One take off and one landing is equal to a cycle. Think of the airplane sitting on the ground at 90 degrees then it goes up into a very cold environment during flight. The metal of the airframe shrinks and grows, the parts the come in for overhaul show signs of the plating being scratched, shaved and rubbed down to bare metal under the washers that were installed sharp side against the plated part. Parts with washers installed with the smooth side showed none of this damage.
Again, this is offered as a FWIW, I have a great Amont of respect for what you've built and what you're producing.

 

[zmotorsports]

I have a comment from the peanut gallery, please just consider this a FWIW.
I retired from 40 years of aircraft manufacturing working in many different disciplines. I was a QA Manger when I retired.
In earlier pictures I think I have seen washers installed that would be cause for a defect " in aircraft manufacturing".
The only reason I bring it up is caused by the level of quality you're producing.
Washers are made by stamping or punching out the washer from sheet material. As a result, the washer will have a smooth side and a sharp side. In aircraft manufacturing the sharp side always goes against the least expensive part. I have seen vendor parts that have been added to our produced parts come back for overhaul. these parts have thousands cycles on them. One take off and one landing is equal to a cycle. Think of the airplane sitting on the ground at 90 degrees then it goes up into a very cold environment during flight. The metal of the airframe shrinks and grows, the parts the come in for overhaul show signs of the plating being scratched, shaved and rubbed down to bare metal under the washers that were installed sharp side against the plated part. Parts with washers installed with the smooth side showed none of this damage.
Again, this is offered as a FWIW, I have a great Amont of respect for what you've built and what you're producing.

Not to hijack Tim's thread, but I have often wondered about flat washers and whether or not they have a specific direction they should be installed or not. I have not really gotten any definitive answer, so I generally install the smooth side so it is visible, so it would be facing up with the bolt head on the smooth side.

Your comment makes sense, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if a bolt head is contacting the washer, it should contact the sharp side as the smooth side should go down onto the more expensive component, such as the case or cylinder head, being that the bolt (fastener) is the least expensive part?

Thank you.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

I have a comment from the peanut gallery, please just consider this a FWIW.
I retired from 40 years of aircraft manufacturing working in many different disciplines. I was a QA Manger when I retired.
In earlier pictures I think I have seen washers installed that would be cause for a defect " in aircraft manufacturing".
The only reason I bring it up is caused by the level of quality you're producing.
Washers are made by stamping or punching out the washer from sheet material. As a result, the washer will have a smooth side and a sharp side. In aircraft manufacturing the sharp side always goes against the least expensive part. I have seen vendor parts that have been added to our produced parts come back for overhaul. these parts have thousands cycles on them. One take off and one landing is equal to a cycle. Think of the airplane sitting on the ground at 90 degrees then it goes up into a very cold environment during flight. The metal of the airframe shrinks and grows, the parts the come in for overhaul show signs of the plating being scratched, shaved and rubbed down to bare metal under the washers that were installed sharp side against the plated part. Parts with washers installed with the smooth side showed none of this damage.
Again, this is offered as a FWIW, I have a great Amont of respect for what you've built and what you're producing.

Thank you for your input. I have always been taught the complete opposite that the finish side goes up! Wow never knew this! Thank you!

This is knowledge I take for granted and I am grateful for you sharing your insight with the people! Thank you for that!

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

Yes, Mike your correct, the sharp side would go against the bolt not the cylinder head. I am sure you have seen what happens when head bolts were installed sharp side down against aluminum heads. In some cases, Engineering would spec out fasteners that had a washer under the head with sharp side towards the bolt head and two washers under the nut with the two sharps sides going against each other. Also want to thank you for your contributions you share.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

Not to hijack Tim's thread, but I have often wondered about flat washers and whether or not they have a specific direction they should be installed or not. I have not really gotten any definitive answer, so I generally install the smooth side so it is visible, so it would be facing up with the bolt head on the smooth side.

Your comment makes sense, but can you clarify? Are you saying that if a bolt head is contacting the washer, it should contact the sharp side as the smooth side should go down onto the more expensive component, such as the case or cylinder head, being that the bolt (fastener) is the least expensive part?

Thank you.

Never a hi jack! The entire point is that we can always learn right?

 

[BORING HOP YARD]

Much respect to both you and Mike.
Thank you.

 

[930dreamer]

So for a copper drain plug washer the rounded edge sits on the pan?

 

[zmotorsports]

Yes, Mike your correct, the sharp side would go against the bolt not the cylinder head. I am sure you have seen what happens when head bolts were installed sharp side down against aluminum heads. In some cases, Engineering would spec out fasteners that had a washer under the head with sharp side towards the bolt head and two washers under the nut with the two sharps sides going against each other. Also want to thank you for your contributions you share.

Thank you for the response. I've learned something new today that I have pondered for a long time.

Never a hi jack! The entire point is that we can always learn right?

Thank you. I agree, the entire point of our posting here is to learn and improve upon our skills, the social aspect is just a bonus.

 

[olsenmotorsports]

The cases turned out awesome Tim. GREAT job dialing in that process.

Out of curiosity, how well does the yellow zinc hold up on the fasteners? I'm assuming this was how they left the factory, but they didn't seem to retain that finish from the teardown pictures so I'm wondering if the company you are using does a better job and they hold up better or not?

Thanks.

No brother the zinc is by far the least best choice. Corrodes easily and there is a reason it isn’t used anymore on OEM.

HOWEVER. it is period correct. Looks amazing, and people love it.

But let’s be real, the only weather these cars will ever see is a puddle on the way to the health club, so not worried about it!

 

[zmotorsports]

No brother the zinc is by far the least best choice. Corrodes easily and there is a reason it isn’t used anymore on OEM.

HOWEVER. it is period correct. Looks amazing, and people love it.

But let’s be real, the only weather these cars will ever see is a puddle on the way to the health club, so not worried about it!

Thank you. I didn't think it would hold up, but just wondered if you were doing something different.

Thanks for the reply. Makes perfect sense. The street rods I have built using polished stainless steel and chrome fasteners were in a similar environment, seldom came out of the shop if there was a cloud in the sky.

The sandrails and drag quads that I built for myself and clients were almost exclusively chromed fasteners, but they never saw anything other than sand and an enclosed trailer during transport. The sleds, on the other hand, saw snow, but at least no road spray with melting agents in it as they were also mostly transported in enclosed trailers, so the chrome and stainless fasteners on those held up surprisingly well over the years.

 

[draco_1967]

@BORING HOP YARD that is very interesting information about washers! My dad taught me to do it similarly. He said the sharp side should go away from the nicer surface or part. I always assumed it was because of his OCD about not wanting to mar a pretty surface, but maybe his reasoning was more related to what you said.

@olsenmotorsports, this thread is amazing! The artistry of every step on these projects is incredible. Thank you for sharing with us.

 

[slodat]

I was taught "sharp" (cut) side up/toward nut/bolt when working on lead battery post terminations. The cut side down would cut into the plating (typically silver flash). I've carried that forward for the rest of my career. The cut side down leaves a witness mark and that's a huge no for me.

 

[SilverJimmy]

I’m in shock, I’ve been backwards my whole wrenching career! I’m going to be like Rain Man next time, Judge Wapner! Judge Wapner!!!

 

[olsenmotorsports]

I’m in shock, I’ve been backwards my whole wrenching career! I’m going to be like Rain Man next time, Judge Wapner! Judge Wapner!!!

Me to....

FML now i want to go back ten years and flip all the washers around

I can see my next team meeting with my staff ... BTW guys we need to do a recall

 

[Wiz02]

I’m in shock, I’ve been backwards my whole wrenching career! I’m going to be like Rain Man next time, Judge Wapner! Judge Wapner!!!

Not a pro by a long shot, but I too always oriented the "nice" side of the washer out (visible).

I love learning new information especially on things that I have been doing wrong ever since I was old enough to hold a wrench. Thanks @BORING HOP YARD !

 

[slowtwitch73]

Snap rings too... smooth side in/down.

 

[LXCam]

I don’t want you guys to feel alone, guilty as charged

Heck I might even mend my ways and show the ugly side moving forwards.


But I’ll tell y’all one thing. I might give in on this. But me and my torque wrenches will NEVER give up ft lbs



Lbs ft my ***.

I say give me ft lbs or give me death

 

[Jgaz]

I don’t want you guys to feel alone, guilty as charged

Heck I might even mend my ways and show the ugly side moving forwards.


But I’ll tell y’all one thing. I might give in on this. But me and my torque wrenches will NEVER give up ft lbs



Lbs ft my ***.

I say give me ft lbs or give me death

I always wondered about that change. First time I saw it I thought it was a misprint

 

[olsenmotorsports]

You know what my favorite thing in the world is? Just when you think you have “made it”, meaning you have some knowledge and are proving your worth etc, along comes a guy like @BORING HOP YARD who has obviously forgotten more than I could ever learn. he makes an awesome comment, drops the mike, and returns into the sunset till the next time.

Love that. Literally how I have leaned everything in life. Someone Nudges you in a direction of new knowledge and gives you a reason to improve your craft.

Stay humble, stay hungry, and keep an open mind and the sky is the limit!

Thank you sir, I needed that today.

 

[jake28]

Discussions on washer directionality are on the short list of things I expect on Garage Journal, and why I keep coming back. Kudos all and happy (almost) Friday.

@olsenmotorsports your post on priorities and room for efficiency was great and gave me much to think about as I’ve been trying to wrap up my barn. Thanks for sharing your musings.