Link to Corvair rebuild please,Haven't received them yet but I just scored these USA made Craftsman line wrenches on eBay for $35.
I figured these would be useful in rebuilding the 65 Corvair.
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I haven't started one yet, but I will.
I just purchased it - a running, driving and currently registered 1965 Corvair Monza 110.
I know nothing about Corvairs but I have learned 1967-1969 Camaros, 1963-1967 Chevy II''s and Malibu's are too rich for my blood and something about the lines of the Corvair grabbed me.
I was looking for a bodywork project and it just so happens I have a friend who is a Corvair nut that is good with the mechanicals so I went ahead and bought this locally.
I am still wrapping up the electric and dirt work on my new retirement hobby shop so I haven't even started on the Corvair.
Once the shop is done, I plan to blow the Corvair apart, put the body on a rotisserie, have it media blasted, get it in epoxy primer and then start in on rust repair and bodywork.
Not really looking to hot rod it but my buddy and I will rebuild the engine and I'd like to add electronic ignition and EFI to get rid of the carburetors.
Here is a couple shots of it as it sits now.
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Thanks - I will as soon as I get started.
With all this rain, dirt work and drainage is foremost on my mind...lol
Coating looks great! How difficult is it to do that? Also - 3/4" is huge! Can you post a pic of the stamping on one of them?
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Awesome Garage space, WOW!I haven't started one yet, but I will.
I just purchased it - a running, driving and currently registered 1965 Corvair Monza 110.
I know nothing about Corvairs but I have learned 1967-1969 Camaros, 1963-1967 Chevy II''s and Malibu's are too rich for my blood and something about the lines of the Corvair grabbed me.
I was looking for a bodywork project and it just so happens I have a friend who is a Corvair nut that is good with the mechanicals so I went ahead and bought this locally.
I am still wrapping up the electric and dirt work on my new retirement hobby shop so I haven't even started on the Corvair.
Once the shop is done, I plan to blow the Corvair apart, put the body on a rotisserie, have it media blasted, get it in epoxy primer and then start in on rust repair and bodywork.
Not really looking to hot rod it but my buddy and I will rebuild the engine and I'd like to add electronic ignition and EFI to get rid of the carburetors.
Here is a couple shots of it as it sits now.
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Gorgeous. That 4.5 is not for lugnuts, and it's not really that cool... it's for something.Got another Armstrong haul from Cripe today:
Needed 21mm for lug nuts and everything else is mostly just because I thought it was cool. The ratcheting stubby bit driver is a gift for a friend, I really like mine.
I know what joke you were making even if your spellcheck didnt! But wait, there's more! Remove the cap and it's a terrible ****plug!
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I hate it when a car requires an "Incontinence Tray/Diaper"Needed a jack low enough to get under the vette
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I just picked up a "vortex" style compressed air cooler after wanting one for a long time. I's a cheap knock off so I was afraid it wouldn't work at all, but it actually seems to work pretty well. And with no moving parts, I can't imagine there's much to go wrong.
Made a quick video rundown.
Made a quick video rundown.
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Haha that photo is misleading. My jeep needs the tray, but I had just moved it out of the garage and threw it under the vette temporarily.
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Sure... that's what all senior citizens say about their diaper wearing... must be the same for their cars...
It's ok... I won't diaper shame anymore... FWIW... get your prostate checked...msharley
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Sure... that's what all senior citizens say about their diaper wearing... must be the same for their cars...
I have bought a couple of the made in USA hobby knives from that brand. The store that my kid buys Gunpla models at carries them.
Typical horror freight. There are three screws that hold the plastic splice plate and the end plate in place. Since I’m just cross cutting for now you swap them over. Just how fn hard is it to match centers on three damn screws.
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How'd you get this photo of my friends and I from cars and coffee this weekend?!
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I hope you all let the 'Stangs leave first.
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Stupid spellcheck, I fixed it.
For the record, my step dad doesn't have any of them.Stopped by HF yesterday.
sac du outils:
Do people with the last name of Bauer run out and buy these bags?
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Small Harbor Freight haul. The chickens pecked all the foam padding off my old reliable Craftsman creeper. I’m gonna see if I can salvage it but I wanted a “chicken-proof” one for the time being. Also, green is my favorite color. Also grabbed some TIG gloves for MIG welding (I know, it’s unorthodox) and a couple magnet things (green, again).
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Aw, heck, I use my TIG gloves for MIG all the time. For long welds, I'll put a proper rhino-hide on my left, brace hand and a TIG glove on the torch hand.Small Harbor Freight haul. The chickens pecked all the foam padding off my old reliable Craftsman creeper. I’m gonna see if I can salvage it but I wanted a “chicken-proof” one for the time being. Also, green is my favorite color. Also grabbed some TIG gloves for MIG welding (I know, it’s unorthodox) and a couple magnet things (green, again).
They're local to me. I have some of their USA tools and blades. Nice stuff. They usually do a pretty good Black Friday sale.
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Back in the early to mid ‘90s there was a guy that had a Cobra kit car with a 429 in it that would show up in Bloomington/Normal on Bloomington Gold weekend. His plates were VETTKLR.
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We had these coolers (called chillers) mounted to helmets in our paint shop. This was before powder coating so the environment was definitely NOT climate controlled. As most know, summertime is brutal in a manufacturing plant. We wore the chillers on a belt with a pad to keep them from burning our legs. They were adjustable too so we could set it to the conditions. Some of the guys would take their scheduled breaks in the paint booths with the helmets on during the really hot days. I never understood how they worked either, just marveled that they did.
Also, I see that your, new-to-you saw came with the "cuts of shame" top.
New Bosch 1/4" & 1/2" router kit with flat base, plunge base, and case:
Menards had it on sale, such that it was only $28 more than the Masterforce house brand. $177 after rebate.
My wife is getting me a dovetail jig for my birthday and I needed a 1/2" router to use with it.
Menards had it on sale, such that it was only $28 more than the Masterforce house brand. $177 after rebate.
My wife is getting me a dovetail jig for my birthday and I needed a 1/2" router to use with it.
Yes, on the list of projects now is to machine out that area and make some inserts. It doesn't affect the function like most "arcs of shame" but it's certainly an eye-sore. That's what you get for buying used!
Well, put it on your Christmas shopping list!
Not my shopping list, his, and I really don't see him buying any tools in the near future.
Stopped by HF yesterday.
sac du outils:
I have a very nice Metabo sac du outils that my wife picked up for me on blowout clearance at Lowe's for $5:
Puzzlingly, it has a camo panel. I imagine that's for people who use their Metabo tools to assemble deer stands and the like.
I use it to carry gear for gigs:
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Weicon punch down tool and proxxon 1/4" hex to socket adapter:
I was hoping that punch down tool is maybe Made in Germany, but unfortunately no trace of COO...
I was hoping that punch down tool is maybe Made in Germany, but unfortunately no trace of COO...
It's basically a duffel bag.
All year long, as the ideas come to me, I keep a list of Xmas gift ideas to give to friends. In a text file. So I think of these things as "my" Christmas list. Been a long time since I've told people what I want for Christmas, but if you're wondering, you can send me a full set of Wright grip long-pattern wrenches, 6-24mm!
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A couple of tamper-resistant Torx bits, 55 & 60. A replacement 3/8" drill bit and a Channellock prybar.
A different view of the prybar. I had been waiting on this to come in from Amazon and finally did online chat with them to get it cancelled after a month of waiting and no expected due date. I end up ordering from HD.
A different view of the prybar. I had been waiting on this to come in from Amazon and finally did online chat with them to get it cancelled after a month of waiting and no expected due date. I end up ordering from HD.
A different view of the prybar. I had been waiting on this to come in from Amazon and finally did online chat with them to get it cancelled after a month of waiting and no expected due date. I end up ordering from HD.
Oh, sure, your prybar looks really big when you wave it in our faces like that.
It ***** when you need four hose clamps and you only have one left,worst of all it was sunday. I know...you can use the next size,but i want them all to be the same. 
It was time to re stock so went to visit the local wurth shop on my way to work. I try to keep 10 clamps of each size in stock.
$15,wurth zebra (made by oetiker) rolled edges.
It was time to re stock so went to visit the local wurth shop on my way to work. I try to keep 10 clamps of each size in stock.
$15,wurth zebra (made by oetiker) rolled edges.
It ***** when you need four hose clamps and you only have one left,worst of all it was sunday. I know...you can use the next size,but i want them all to be the same.
It was time to re stock so went to visit the local wurth shop on my way to work. I try to keep 10 clamps of each size in stock.
$15,wurth zebra (made by oetiker) rolled edges.
Wow. Those are better looking clamps than the standard fare. They must be pricey for a stock of em though.
With all the sizes you have, I am surprised you are that worried about going up a size. I doubt your application will notice
For those of you who live near Menards in the midwest: I have bought bags of stainless clamps in a few sizes that were USA production and priced reasonably. They were in the plumbing section. So that was a good compromise. Or at least they were USA production as of about a year ago. They are both much cheaper and much better than standard junky auto parts store stocks. Hopefully these are still available. But it seems like most everything like that gets progressively more outsourced year by year with junk.
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