Above 1200 Sq/FT The Salvage Garage

[Strouty]

Jersey could take 7 hours with traffic.

Back in the office, scheduled oil delivery for Wednesday on TH, that is going to be expensive for sure. Oil is supposed to be delivered to SG today, so double whammy.

I have a few more piles of paperwork to put away, then I have a bunch of things to enter into quickbooks, also need to update a few spreadsheets, I have until just after noon, then I have to pick up my Dad and be back here to meet the accountant. Saturday was almost 60 and this morning it was 23, I hate temperature swings like that.

 

[86turbodsl]

I consider that close and normal, is that bad?

As someone who has hauled a motorcycle engine over 1000 miles, i now force myself to add the cost of getting items into the equation. It's dialed down my trips. A LOT.

 

[Strouty]

To me it all depends on quality, price, and availability of the item. I drive further for the good stuff. Of course most other people would probably think it is still junk.

 

[pi_guy]

Jersey could take 7 hours with traffic.

Where in Jersey?

 

[Bob Heine]

I am new to the AN world, my buddy has been using the stuff on my Dad's Buick and he really likes it, I want to do several lines with it, plus the fuel lines on all the bigger trucks are that style hose. Will have to find out for sure, but also looks like the air brake lines are made from the same hose and fittings. Might be my new obsession.

Strouty, have you tried heroin? Might be less addictive and certainly cheaper. The AN world starts with a couple of fittings and a piece of braided hose. Start out with any old hose so you can replace it with stuff that doesn't disintegrate from ethanol or brake fluid. When you cut that any old hose to length the ends tear your fingers to shreds -- not enough to need a transfusion but quite painful. A few feet of tape on your fingers and a few more on the hose at the site of the cut and you're ready to look for braided hose cutting tools. Koul Tools makes finger savers for more or less money and then you find out there are a bazillion kinds of fittings but likely not the one you need -- just screw five or six together to get what you need. The Teflon hoses have their own kind of fittings (and uses). Then there's the new flaring tools you need for the 37-degree flares. Don't forget the adapters to connect the hard lines to the braided ones. You may not NEED a flare polisher but probably a good idea to get a set so you can sleep at night. There's probably an chapter of the ANFA (Air Force - Navy Fittings Anonymous) somewhere in Maine. Just bring a picture of your nightmare project:

Those lines disappear to meet up with a power steering pump, cooler and rack and pinion unit.

 

[Grimpala]

heh... you prove my point, NJ has 4 areas and you can drive across it in 2 hours... Maine is literally a 7 + hour drive south to north. our largest county is slightly smaller then the state of NJ.

That's cute.

https://www.wideopencountry.com/26397-2/

 

[Strouty]

That map is bogus, no way Maine fits in Texas 8 times.

 

[Squashfest81]

If we cut Alaska in half and made it the 51st state. Texas gets bumped to the third biggest.

 

[PelicanPines]

That map is bogus, no way Maine fits in Texas 8 times.

7.591961 times.

 

[jakemac]

Just be glad you live in Maine.
If you lived in Alaska, you’d have to drive all the way down to Cascadia to find your projects.


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[PelicanPines]

I drove 11 miles into Manhattan every day. Best time 45 minutes... memorable... worst time 6+ hours. Average time... 2 hours 30 minutes...

It was worse in the morning...

North Jersey to South Jersey, Atlantic City for example... 2.5 to 3.5 hours (115 miles)

East to West... 1.75 hours typically. (60 Miles)... no traffic... 1 hour.

I will add... I've been stranded in NYC several times, mostly Blizzards... then there was 9/11... I was locked in a windowless server room for two days...

 

[Strouty]

7.591961 times.

Not 8

 

[pi_guy]

My best time from start of 59th street bridge to Port Washington between 12 to 13 minutes. Done 20 minutes to get in.
I can see skyline from my back yard.
I have had the 4 to 6 hour trips many times, the trip to NJ is often hell.

Strouty, I have much AN stuff in stock and most of the tools. It is cheaper if you buy from Aircraft supplier and drop the certs. But let me know have done many.
Also check with your DMV as they might have regulations on brake line requirements. Many require manufacturers parts they frown on brake system mods.

 

[xtremek]

I drove 11 miles into Manhattan every day. Best time 45 minutes... memorable.............Average time... 2 hours 30 minutes...

It was worse in the morning...

North Jersey to South Jersey, Atlantic City for example... 2.5 to 3.5 hours (115 miles)

East to West... 1.75 hours typically. (60 Miles)... no traffic... 1 hour.

I have a daily commute of roughly 4 hours, but I'll take mine over those any day. My commute is roughly 225 miles round trip. Once I'm on the freeway, set the cruise at 82-84 and go. Don't slow down for cops, unless they've got someone pulled over and and traffic is heavy (for their safety, and now a Michigan law).

 

[Strouty]

X, that is an insane commute, you need a Prius.

 

[harley jim]

My commute ***** it takes me 40 seconds to walk down the hill to the shop: Gez

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[Strouty]

My goal is to have a similar commute.

Tomorrow I am going to try and get the adapter part for the new transmission, also have a few things to pickup at the shop, need to drop off some carpet at the dump, have to order some office supplies (not for me, for the Company, so doesn't count), then my Brother is going to help me get some 55 gallon drums of used oil up from the lower quonset hut to the shop, I have heating oil coming for Wednesday, but I don't want to take any chances.

 

[harley jim]

I don't blame you for buying the trans adaptor I would buy it too. Already started project needs to be finished or sold.

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[Bob Heine]

If we cut Alaska in half and made it the 51st state. Texas gets bumped to the third biggest.

Squashfest81, as a kid (before Alaska was a state) I sat in the back seat as my parents drove from east of New York City to Fairbanks. Flew north from there in a single-engine to Yukon and then took a train to Mt. Denali [McKinley back then]. Then drove from Fairbanks to the Anchorage area. Driving across Texas took a couple of days so it's big but we took a month to drive halfway across Alaska. It's big, really big. One-fifth the size of the Lower 48, Alaska is bigger than Texas, California, and Montana combined, with more coastline than all of the rest of the US combined!

 

[86turbodsl]

I have a daily commute of roughly 4 hours, but I'll take mine over those any day. My commute is roughly 225 miles round trip. Once I'm on the freeway, set the cruise at 82-84 and go. Don't slow down for cops, unless they've got someone pulled over and and traffic is heavy (for their safety, and now a Michigan law).

Jeez, i thought mine was bad at 125 a day. St Johns to what? Downtown Detroit?

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[xtremek]

X, that is an insane commute, you need a Prius.

Jeez, i thought mine was bad at 125 a day. St Johns to what? Downtown Detroit?

The Warren Tech Center and I drive a '91 Saturn SL1. It's one of the few cars I think will hold up to my commute. I've put 175,000 on it and the only things I've done to it are brake lines, AC condenser (ok, I changed everything over to R134), one set of front brakes, tons of tires (a set every year), and fix the deer damage.

 

[Strouty]

Don't you mean tried to add deer hood ornament and failed?

I did some research, found the adapter new on eBay for $150 with random bolts, plus $11 shipping. I am still buying the used one, but I should have done a bit more research before shouting out $100. From Allison it is very expensive and it is just a hunk of steel, so not worried about it being used, big deal to me is that I know it will work with the transmission and the bolts are correct too. That means I can size them up and buy new ones without wondering if I have the right size. Allison sells them in a "kit" and they only list part numbers, no sizes.

 

[Squashfest81]

Grab the one you know will work. That alone has value.

 

[86turbodsl]

The Warren Tech Center and I drive a '91 Saturn SL1. It's one of the few cars I think will hold up to my commute. I've put 175,000 on it and the only things I've done to it are brake lines, AC condenser (ok, I changed everything over to R134), one set of front brakes, tons of tires (a set every year), and fix the deer damage.

Ah Warren was my other guess. You have a strong stomach for i96 traffic. I'd lose my mind.

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[xtremek]

Don't you mean tried to add deer hood ornament and failed?

I did some research, found the adapter new on eBay for $150 with random bolts, plus $11 shipping. I am still buying the used one, but I should have done a bit more research before shouting out $100. From Allison it is very expensive and it is just a hunk of steel, so not worried about it being used, big deal to me is that I know it will work with the transmission and the bolts are correct too. That means I can size them up and buy new ones without wondering if I have the right size. Allison sells them in a "kit" and they only list part numbers, no sizes.

Failed twice. And going with the known good is worth the peace of mind.

Ah Warren was my other guess. You have a strong stomach for i96 traffic. I'd lose my mind.

I leave early enough that it's not bad. And if it looks bad, I go 75 to 69. But get up time ***** (3:45 am, out the door no later than 4:15)

 

[86turbodsl]

Failed twice. And going with the known good is worth the peace of mind.







I leave early enough that it's not bad. And if it looks bad, I go 75 to 69. But get up time ***** (3:45 am, out the door no later than 4:15)

Wow. I leave 5am on my ride to Ann arbor. It's pretty painless. Work from 6 to 3-4. You win the prize though. Lol.

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[Strouty]

I couldn’t handle either of those commutes, my hat goes off to you two.

The adapter was actually more than what I thought, so a much better deal. Now that I see how it bolts together, I am amazed. The hub bolts to the crank, then there is this semi flexible thin metal circle that bolts to the flywheel/flex plate, it looks like it should either tear apart or snap off. I would say it takes 3/8” bolts to attach it to the flywheel, crazy.

 

[xtremek]

Glad the adapter is working out for you.

 

[Strouty]

I may have found the exact drivetrain I need from a factory truck, the VIN should make my life easier. I am actually going to test drive it too, I figure I will either like the setup or hate it. If I hate it, then I am going to completely change all my plans before I have even started. I would rather do that then get to the end and say "Why did I do this!" I hope to test drive it tomorrow, but the weather may not cooperate.

 

[xtremek]

Agree, better to know at the start, than find out at the finish.

 

[Strouty]

So my big auto transmission hurdles appear to possible torque converter, close versus wide ratio, rear end gear, tire diameter, engine ROM and horsepower/torque curves.

Allison has all but said they won’t help with any retrofit, ever. I am tired of people saying no and you can’t, in the end it is just a transmission with inputs and outputs controller by a computer. Someone has to be able to hack it and adjust parameters.

I wish I could find a list of trucks and VINs that would work for them so I can get the correct programming from Allison. I am trying to find a unicorn and that is the problem.

 

[macgyver37]

Do you want it full blown automatic, or would a full manual valvebody refit work? Some of the conversion options to put the 1 ton GM allison into older non computer vehicles includes replacing the valvebody with a full manual one. You'd have to shift it both up and down. Also, I'd imagine you'd have to convert the valvebody as I doubt anyone else has done it.

 

[86turbodsl]

Maybe you've stated it before, but sorry i don't remember, what was the reason for wanting an auto? Obviously you can drive a stick.

 

[Strouty]

Between my back issues and the tiny cab, an auto is the only way I would keep the truck. If I have to leave it a standard, I would just sell it, hopefully I can make it work.

 

[PelicanPines]

Short hauls might be ok... but any serious driving with lots of stops, starts, transitions etc... it can get overwhelming. Smart move...

Warm weather for me this week... need to replace a flood light before the 20 degree weather hits on Saturday (with inches of crystalline flakes).

Stay warm Strouty... Spring is coming...

 

[Strouty]

Today is supposed to be 40s, I will take it. The road to the Hill is plowed and sanded, oil delivery today, going to cry this week, already put $600 of oil at the SG on Monday.

 

[Strouty]

Disaster averted, oil delivered, winter is saved! $1600 between the three tanks, not as bad as I thought, so even that is good.

 

[Strouty]

Going to look at the perfect not perfect truck. Beautiful weather today, almost 50 and 100% sun.

 

[86turbodsl]

You should look at waste oil. I've got thousands of gallons. All free. You know my issues with building a burner, but you can buy them to avoid the building.

 

[Strouty]

Once I have a system for the oil, I would be interested, right now it is a mess and I have a cluster F$ck of a mess to deal with.

The truck drove well, not as good as I hoped, but not too bad either. I would say that I am not stopping progress. The reason for this build is economy more than power, OMO is the power, don’t care about economy truck build.