madoc1
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every thing is looking better each time I check in! how did you attach the shelving frame to tbw?
jim
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Above 1200 Sq/FT The Warthog Hidey Hole
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
NedNorton
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JB,
The TBW looks great! Keep up the good work. I am defiantly looking at all that bench space and wishing that during the remodel I could have expanded out.
Keep cranking!
Cheers,
Chris
The TBW looks great! Keep up the good work. I am defiantly looking at all that bench space and wishing that during the remodel I could have expanded out.
Keep cranking!
Cheers,
Chris
Bugthug,
I can assure you it is not always that clean, and to me that is not clean. The only thing that should stay on a bench long term would be the vise. Everything else needs to be removed from time to time. However the old grinder is now bolted down with a stone on one side and a wire wheel on the other, it makes quick touch-ups a breeze, but makes a mess if I do any real work. I'll have to build either a dedicated grinding table or grinder stand in the future, just add that to the list.
Thank you Taumac, it is coming along slowly.
Jim,
I simply screwed through the 2x3 frame through the 1/2" fence boards, through the 7/16" OSB, and into the studs. I'll try to take a better picture of it and show you in the next couple of days.
JB,
The TBW looks great! Keep up the good work. I am defiantly looking at all that bench space and wishing that during the remodel I could have expanded out.
Keep cranking!
Cheers,
Chris
Chris,
It is coming along great I feel and is nearing completion in the bench area. I'm working on shelf spacing now, then onto the doors before I work on covering the lower portion of the wall. I've heard two thoughts on bench space, one is to have as much as possible as you will never have enough. The other is to limit is to something rather small because any flat surface will accumulate junk and you'll be forced to clean it if it is your only bench space. I think I'll fall in the middle, I could build way too much bench space out here if I really wanted to so I'll probably not build much if any more other than a couple of portable tables and stands for some tools.
JB
With the Warthog Hidey Hole cleaned out pretty well it was time to tackle the injection pump. From what I read online it was about a 6-8 hour job. I started at 4:30am Saturday morning so I'd be pretty well done by lunch time.
Ready to start:
I had everything I thought I would need but didn't order the coolant crossover pipe gaskets in time so I knew I'd have at least one trip to town to get those, I decided to wait until I was to that point in reassembly so I would know what else I would have to buy if anything came up.
After removing half of the stuff I could just barely see the injection pump, here is a picture as it was going back together:
The injection pump is the shiny thing in the valley.
Closer view of it:
Upon dissassembly I found this:
Yep, it needs changed!
It didn't go as planned and I had to make a second trip to get a few o-rings I didn't think I would need and some gasket maker for the turbo inlet line.
All in all it was a 13 hour job with some family time tossed in there and two trips to town one at 1.5 hours the other at 45 minutes as those parts were closer. So maybe 10 actual hours of work, but the good news is it went back together and there were no leaks, it started back up first try and now drives like a whole new truck!
The mess was easy to clean as this is all there was, some coolant, diesel, and a little dirt:
I slept in Sunday and didn't do anything but clean up a bit, then this morning I added the first shelf to the C.O.B.R.A. and put up my spray cans and other assorted cleaners and grease:
That is all for now, I'll get some more screws after work today so I can continue on with the shelves and start on the doors in the near future.
JB
Ready to start:
I had everything I thought I would need but didn't order the coolant crossover pipe gaskets in time so I knew I'd have at least one trip to town to get those, I decided to wait until I was to that point in reassembly so I would know what else I would have to buy if anything came up.
After removing half of the stuff I could just barely see the injection pump, here is a picture as it was going back together:
The injection pump is the shiny thing in the valley.
Closer view of it:
Upon dissassembly I found this:
Yep, it needs changed!
It didn't go as planned and I had to make a second trip to get a few o-rings I didn't think I would need and some gasket maker for the turbo inlet line.
All in all it was a 13 hour job with some family time tossed in there and two trips to town one at 1.5 hours the other at 45 minutes as those parts were closer. So maybe 10 actual hours of work, but the good news is it went back together and there were no leaks, it started back up first try and now drives like a whole new truck!The mess was easy to clean as this is all there was, some coolant, diesel, and a little dirt:
I slept in Sunday and didn't do anything but clean up a bit, then this morning I added the first shelf to the C.O.B.R.A. and put up my spray cans and other assorted cleaners and grease:
That is all for now, I'll get some more screws after work today so I can continue on with the shelves and start on the doors in the near future.
JB
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jon72vega
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With the Warthog Hidey Hole cleaned out pretty well it was time to tackle the injection pump. From what I read online it was about a 6-8 hour job. I started at 4:30am Saturday morning so I'd be pretty well done by lunch time.
Ready to start:
I had everything I thought I would need but didn't order the coolant crossover pipe gaskets in time so I knew I'd have at least one trip to town to get those, I decided to wait until I was to that point in reassembly so I would know what else I would have to buy if anything came up.
After removing half of the stuff I could just barely see the injection pump, here is a picture as it was going back together:
The injection pump is the shiny thing in the valley.
Closer view of it:
Upon dissassembly I found this:
Yep, it needs changed!
It didn't go as planned and I had to make a second trip to get a few o-rings I didn't think I would need and some gasket maker for the turbo inlet line.
The mess was easy to clean as this is all there was, some coolant, diesel, and a little dirt:
I slept in Sunday and didn't do anything but clean up a bit, then this morning I added the first shelf to the C.O.B.R.A. and put up my spray cans and other assorted cleaners and grease:
That is all for now, I'll get some more screws after work today so I can continue on with the shelves and start on the doors in the near future.
JB
jbmatth,
I admire you for taking on a project like that injection pump.
Thank you Jon, in reality most of the work I do isn't really all that complicated. It is simply unbolting the stuff in the way of what I need to replace then bolting the new in. Sure there are tricks to getting some things out easier/quicker and what types of lubes or sealants that should go where but in the end it is simply unbolting and re-bolting. The real mechanics are the ones who can tune a carb by the plugs and sounds, they can diagnose problems without a computer and even get it right. Anymore it seems we will take off a bad part and install a new part. Who here still rebuilds their own alternator, starter, or brake caliper? I know I don't, and I have great respect for the ones who are true mechanics among us.
JB
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Jim, Hopefully this will answer your question a little better. Here is a picture I took of the left most end frame:
The end frame is a ladder style with another 2x3 between the rungs so there will be a flat spot on the end to screw the fence boards too.
Here is a closer view:
I have the right half pretty much full and because of the way the grinders fill it I'll be making smaller side hing doors for the bottom with larger top hinged doors for the top:
On the left is my grandfathers grinder, it works okay, but is a little weak and slow to start. Next I have the first of two Craftsman block grinders, I picked up a second one in Joplin from a gentleman who lost his home in the tornado's in May 22, 2011. (Side reading on this very destructive tornado can be read here.) It still works great but is in dire need of a restoration. Next is a belt driven Craftsman I don't think I've shown before, I have the spare duel shaft 3/4 HP Craftsman motor from a table saw I'll use to power it as well as a buffer when I find the right one. Lastly is a 5" Wilton vise I picked up a few months ago, one jaw as missing so I replaced them with 6061 aluminum jaws. Below are all of my spray cans and bottles along with other things that could fit on that shelf.
Here is a picture of the first door:
I ran out of screws while putting it together but have picked up another 5 pounds of them that should finish out all of my projects on the C.O.B.R.A.
Also this week I have been working on The Black Plague some, I didn't like the receiver (radio) that was installed before so I pulled the one out of my red truck to install in this one. I reinstalled the factory radio in the red truck in preparation for selling it. I also installed replacement speakers as all but one in The Black Plague were blown. Lastly when I purchased this truck the previous owner stated the air didn't come out of the vents very well. I pulled the cabin air filters and they were PACKED! I installed the clean filter and it now blows much better than before. That is all for now, I won't get much done this weekend but will be off all next week with 2-3 days slated to work in/on The Warthog Hidey Hole. Also if Bugthug and I can meet up I'll hopefully be bringing a visitor into the shop for some maintenance/repair work.
Keep moving forward,
JB
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Empa, Thank you for taking a look at my thread, I know there is a lot of sporadic movement from one project to another but all in all hopefully it is a good read. Also welcome to the forum I see that was just your 14th post and you decided to pay me a visit, for that thank you.
The start of the doors for the main work bench is here on post 224, I didn't give a ton of detail on them but did explain them a bit more over the next page or two. If you have any specific questions please let me know.
JB
E.rodz
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had to check in on your projects.looking good your making some good progress on tons of things love the recycled theme i subscribe to the same concept 3/4 of my shop is all recycled keep up the great work!
Thanks for the kind words E.Rodz and for stopping by, there is a lot going on and there will be more to come.
I didn't get much done, but did finish the cabinet doors on the right half C.O.B.R.A. but don't have any of those pictures with me. I did manage to make it up to Kansas to pick up a project I'm helping Bugthug out with:
It is a 1948 Chevrolet National Hearse, I'm helping him out with. The breaking and fuel systems need to be completely gone through and revamped. I'm also going to rebuild the carb and hopefully get it running if all goes well. He will do some of the detailing on parts while I do most of the wrench turning. As you can see it is a very big car and is almost as long as my truck.
I made a trip back to my parents house in S.E. Missouri with my two girls and the truck survived without MUCH trouble. I did have a coolant leak on the crossover pipe that cost me 4 gallons of coolant total over about 1,200 miles. I also lost a fender flare but recovered it unscathed that I'll be working on fitting after work today. (Some of the plastic clips were broken, it caught the wind and pulled more out and the trim tape failed.) While I was home I decided to take a detour to St. Louis to watch my hometown high school play in the state finals for football. They hadn't made it that far since 1968, sadly they lost to the now 5 time defending champs from Lamar 37-0. I also picked up a grill guard from my brother that was made for a 1500, I modified the brackets and it works okay on my truck:
Not bad for a free grill guard, now to replace the missing lower bumper guard/air dam. Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving and was able to enjoy time with family.
JB
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Glad to hear you made it back with no major problems.
That is a big car, man I love the looks of that car, can't wait to hear it run for my first time. Let me know when you want me to come up after the rear end, need to check and see if the seals were leaking on the axles. OK, talk to ya later.
That is a big car, man I love the looks of that car, can't wait to hear it run for my first time. Let me know when you want me to come up after the rear end, need to check and see if the seals were leaking on the axles. OK, talk to ya later.
First I have to apologize for not getting anymore pictures than I have to show today. It has been colder than I like and I don't want to pull my hands out of my gloves anymore than I absolutely have to. I still plan to get pictures of the C.O.B.R.A. when I think about it. I have been doing some odds and ends around the place as well as getting a little work done on BugThug's Hearse. I was able to pull the axle out without too much trouble. I used lots of PB Blaster and time, all of bolts came right out with little struggling. He came by this weekend to pick it up and will work on getting it detailed before returning it for installation. Here is what it looks like under there now:
Here is a picture of one of the spring packs, I'm not used to seeing them wrapped like this, was that common in the late 40's?
I also went by H.F. to pick up another of their 44" tool boxes as they were on sale for $349.99. I installed it in the T.B.W. next to the other. It wasn't much work as the area was already framed back when I built the original wall. I spent a little time this weekend organizing tools into the two boxes and am much happier with the layout now. That is all for now, I need to do a little more cleaning from the last round of rain and I'll start on the bottom of T.B.W. this week, if all goes well I should have a majority of that complete by weeks end.
Thanks,
JB
Here is a picture of one of the spring packs, I'm not used to seeing them wrapped like this, was that common in the late 40's?
I also went by H.F. to pick up another of their 44" tool boxes as they were on sale for $349.99. I installed it in the T.B.W. next to the other. It wasn't much work as the area was already framed back when I built the original wall. I spent a little time this weekend organizing tools into the two boxes and am much happier with the layout now. That is all for now, I need to do a little more cleaning from the last round of rain and I'll start on the bottom of T.B.W. this week, if all goes well I should have a majority of that complete by weeks end.
Thanks,
JB
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NedNorton
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JB,
You have your hands full. The 40's hearse is a cool project and super unique. You will have to keep us updated as to how that unfolds.
The bench... It must feel good to have the upper part of the bench filled up and organized. How many bench grinders do you have?
Your thread is always an interesting read never knowing what you will be tackling in the next post. It is one that I defiantly look up when I can't motivate to go into the shop. Class A entertainment, for sure. Keep it coming!
Cheers,
Chris
You have your hands full. The 40's hearse is a cool project and super unique. You will have to keep us updated as to how that unfolds.
The bench... It must feel good to have the upper part of the bench filled up and organized. How many bench grinders do you have?
Your thread is always an interesting read never knowing what you will be tackling in the next post. It is one that I defiantly look up when I can't motivate to go into the shop. Class A entertainment, for sure. Keep it coming!
Cheers,
Chris
JB,
You have your hands full. The 40's hearse is a cool project and super unique. You will have to keep us updated as to how that unfolds.
The bench... It must feel good to have the upper part of the bench filled up and organized. How many bench grinders do you have?
Your thread is always an interesting read never knowing what you will be tackling in the next post. It is one that I defiantly look up when I can't motivate to go into the shop. Class A entertainment, for sure. Keep it coming!
Cheers,
Chris
Ned,
Thank you for the kind words, it is always a pleasure to see you've stopped by to have a look. I'll keep everyone in the loop on the S.D. Hearse (Sleeping Dead or Super Durable I'll let ya'll choose) as it will be a major project over the next few weeks and months trying to get it back on the road. I am really enjoying the bench and the added organization of the cabinets, here is a picture of what it looked like this morning:
I have 5 bench grinders right now but the one on the bench is living on borrowed time, it makes some nasty noises when I start or stop it, when it breaks I'll probably get rid of it after stripping it of all usable parts. It says made in the USA, I highly doubt that after opening it up. I'm glad I can keep you entertained and I do have a problem with jumping from one project to another and leaving the last 95% finished. I'm having trouble right now on focusing on what to do next I've just been piddling in the mornings and not really getting much done. I have a hard time believing you aren't motivated, your place is jaw dropping and is only getting better every time I look at it.
On another project the cherry picker I have the jack was junk, it leaked and I couldn't find any service parts for it anywhere. I decided to take advantage of the H.F. sale (there always seems to be one of those going on) on a new 3 ton flat bottom jack to replace the old one. For $40 compared to $100 like others I'd seen I figured it was worth a shot. I ended up having to weld it to the mounting place as there wasn't enough material to drill holes and bolt it together. I gave it a test run this morning unloaded and it worked fine. I'll get some pictures of it soon after I test it loaded.
Keep moving forward,
JB
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Hey JB, I'm trying to find info on the rear end. I'm taking the springs up to Wichita and checking their status. I found a manual on the rear end only on how to tear it down and back, its only $7.00. I think I'm going to buy the factory repair manual for about $25.00 and it should give us instructions on how to fix something.
I would go ahead and rebuild carb, I'll call my cousin to see if he might have a good carb lying around that I can borrow. Once we get it running then we can figure just how much work you have to do.
I'll look for the battery. I guess if you are really bored you can drop the front spindels down and I can add that my list of parts and cleaning. OK
I would go ahead and rebuild carb, I'll call my cousin to see if he might have a good carb lying around that I can borrow. Once we get it running then we can figure just how much work you have to do.
I'll look for the battery. I guess if you are really bored you can drop the front spindels down and I can add that my list of parts and cleaning. OKI think that is a good call on the factory repair manual, I'm sure it'll have a lot of useful information on different things to look out for and most importanly torque values. I'm planning to put the carb together tonight when I get home, with the battery in we should hopefully get it to fire off. I'll prepare the engine a little by getting the oil primed, and checking out the ignition as well. I'll probably start taking the front suspension apart this week as well, it was in pretty good shape from what I saw and didn't really need anything replaced. Good luck with the rear end, shocks, and springs.
JB
I'm planning to put the carb together tonight when I get home, with the battery in we should hopefully get it to fire off. I'll prepare the engine a little by getting the oil primed, and checking out the ignition as well. I'll probably start taking the front suspension apart this week as well, it was in pretty good shape from what I saw and didn't really need anything replaced. Good luck with the rear end, shocks, and springs.JB
bazzateer
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Baz,
Thank you for the kind words, it means a lot to hear that from everyone that mentions and really does help add fuel to the fire.
Here is some proof I've actually been doing something in the Warthog Hidey Hole this week. First off here is the promised picture of the HF 44" toolbox mounted in the wall:
Something to note are the drawers on the bottom. I evadently received two different style slides from the old box to the new. Sadly they go together just fine but won't come apart without breaking the retaining clips. So the drawers work fine but won't close all of the way as can be seen in the photo above.
Next I've removed the suspension on the drivers side of Bugthugs '48 Chevy, I finely broke my first bolt removing the sway bar end link. I can't complain much as I've broken more of these than I've been able to remove even on newer cars.
There are some different designs going on here than I'm used to seeing that I'll highlight in a later post.
I would have removed the other side if this didn't need attention:
I'm still leaking coolant and was able to determine it was the water pump going out which is common on these truck at around 130,000 to 175,000 miles I'm at 173,000 so it made it longer than most. The repair is straight forward but I'll spend more on specialty tools than the actual pump. Good news is I'll be able to properly repair the bolt that broke during the injection pump swap. I'll be busy this weekend taking care of all of this, ya'll have a good one and keep moving forward, (Even if at some times it feels like one step forward and two steps back.)
JB
Thank you for the kind words, it means a lot to hear that from everyone that mentions and really does help add fuel to the fire.
Here is some proof I've actually been doing something in the Warthog Hidey Hole this week. First off here is the promised picture of the HF 44" toolbox mounted in the wall:
Something to note are the drawers on the bottom. I evadently received two different style slides from the old box to the new. Sadly they go together just fine but won't come apart without breaking the retaining clips. So the drawers work fine but won't close all of the way as can be seen in the photo above.
Next I've removed the suspension on the drivers side of Bugthugs '48 Chevy, I finely broke my first bolt removing the sway bar end link.
I can't complain much as I've broken more of these than I've been able to remove even on newer cars. There are some different designs going on here than I'm used to seeing that I'll highlight in a later post.
I would have removed the other side if this didn't need attention:
I'm still leaking coolant and was able to determine it was the water pump going out which is common on these truck at around 130,000 to 175,000 miles I'm at 173,000 so it made it longer than most. The repair is straight forward but I'll spend more on specialty tools than the actual pump. Good news is I'll be able to properly repair the bolt that broke during the injection pump swap. I'll be busy this weekend taking care of all of this, ya'll have a good one and keep moving forward, (Even if at some times it feels like one step forward and two steps back.)
JB
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1/2 Cup
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Your shop is looking fantastic JB
Well done.
Well done.
Man JB, you been a busy boy I guess if you want to get a job done, you give it to a person that likes to stay busy, and that's you. That is a good trait to have, when you are young and healthy you can kick the worlds ***. But when you get older and the body hurts even in bed, then you are glad that there is young healthy people around that can help with a job like this. Believe me I do appreciate your HELP.
I can see you have most of the front suspension off, and I don't see a big heavy hammer, just a rubber one So I guess it gave up without much of a fight. I went to Atlas Spring and Axle yesterday and the old guy said well if the car wasn't sagging or leaning, then they are probably good. He said he would probably remove the metal cladding on the outside of the springs, and take them apart and clean and paint and replace the rubber on the ends. He said in the old days they would cut a rubber hose and use for the eyelets on the ends. I have a couple of manuals coming soon, one on the rear end only, and the other is a shop manual on 48 Chevy cars. So I'll get that to you when it gets here.
It looks like the upper A arms look similar to the Mustang front ends on the newer cars, probably change that whole front end with modern disc and rack and pinion would be easy, other than the cost of parts
Hey did you see three stray dogs last week down at the end of your road going west? One real small brown dog and the other two look like Aussie heard dogs. No collars, they were at the intersection and chassed the truck a short ways then stopped. Was wondering if someone dumped them out?
OK, I'll get with you later.
I guess if you want to get a job done, you give it to a person that likes to stay busy, and that's you. That is a good trait to have, when you are young and healthy you can kick the worlds ***. But when you get older and the body hurts even in bed, then you are glad that there is young healthy people around that can help with a job like this. Believe me I do appreciate your HELP.I can see you have most of the front suspension off, and I don't see a big heavy hammer, just a rubber one
So I guess it gave up without much of a fight. I went to Atlas Spring and Axle yesterday and the old guy said well if the car wasn't sagging or leaning, then they are probably good. He said he would probably remove the metal cladding on the outside of the springs, and take them apart and clean and paint and replace the rubber on the ends. He said in the old days they would cut a rubber hose and use for the eyelets on the ends. I have a couple of manuals coming soon, one on the rear end only, and the other is a shop manual on 48 Chevy cars. So I'll get that to you when it gets here.It looks like the upper A arms look similar to the Mustang front ends on the newer cars, probably change that whole front end with modern disc and rack and pinion would be easy, other than the cost of parts
Hey did you see three stray dogs last week down at the end of your road going west? One real small brown dog and the other two look like Aussie heard dogs. No collars, they were at the intersection and chassed the truck a short ways then stopped. Was wondering if someone dumped them out?
OK, I'll get with you later.
taumac
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The hearse is awesome especially the older ones. I always wondered how the get if easy way to get slides out. I guess you can't. Wall looks great and good job fitting the 2nd 44.
1/2 Cup, thank you for the kind words.
Taumac, thank you as well. I'm having trouble understanding what you are asking though. The way the back of the inside is set up there are rollers in the floor that make it easier to slide the casket in and out. I guess I need to get some pictures of the inside for those that haven't seen more of it on Bugthugs thread.
Bugthug, I only have the drivers side taken apart so far for reasons I'll get into shortly. It did come apart pretty easy but the way things are bolted in you may have to make your won upper and lower arms or buy something from someone as it is much different than the Mustang II in my cobra as well as early Mustangs from what I can remember. I'm glad to hear the leaf springs are in usable shape as I suspected, I eagerly await their return. We may have to replace the front hard lines for the brakes as the drivers side wouldn't budge without kinking the line.
I'm glad you think I'm still young and ready to kick the worlds backside, I try to keep my activity level up and not slow down, just as a car if you stay in one place too long you rust. LOL
I didn't see those dogs, but they sound like some that stay in the area, there is a cattle dog that lives about a mile from us and a couple of brown boxer type dogs that frequent the area, they will stay for a few days then meander on to the next house.
JB
Taumac, thank you as well. I'm having trouble understanding what you are asking though. The way the back of the inside is set up there are rollers in the floor that make it easier to slide the casket in and out. I guess I need to get some pictures of the inside for those that haven't seen more of it on Bugthugs thread.
Bugthug, I only have the drivers side taken apart so far for reasons I'll get into shortly. It did come apart pretty easy but the way things are bolted in you may have to make your won upper and lower arms or buy something from someone as it is much different than the Mustang II in my cobra as well as early Mustangs from what I can remember. I'm glad to hear the leaf springs are in usable shape as I suspected, I eagerly await their return. We may have to replace the front hard lines for the brakes as the drivers side wouldn't budge without kinking the line.
I'm glad you think I'm still young and ready to kick the worlds backside, I try to keep my activity level up and not slow down, just as a car if you stay in one place too long you rust. LOL
I didn't see those dogs, but they sound like some that stay in the area, there is a cattle dog that lives about a mile from us and a couple of brown boxer type dogs that frequent the area, they will stay for a few days then meander on to the next house.
JB
I just lost my post, so here goes again...
I had a pretty productive weekend working in The Warthog Hidey Hole. I started off replacing the water pump on The Black Plague, which I determined is where the coolant leak was coming from. The pump was only $65 but the tools needed were more than that. I first had to purchase a tool to remove the water pump, it was the only one available in town and it sadly didn't work. I ended up making my own similar tool, this is how it turned out:
It worked great even if I did break one of my pins off and bent it a little. Next I needed to get a 36mm (1-7/16") 12pt socket, sadly I only had a 6pt so there goes another $13. This socket is needed to remove the harmonic balancer to crankshaft bolt that will be torqued back on to 275 ft-lbs. I was using my U.S.A. made 18" (47 cm) long Napa 1/2" drive breaker bar along with a 20" (51 cm) cheater pipe. I've used this same breaker bar on numerous axle nuts without even a hint of weakness. Not the case on this occasion:
I picked up the biggest available breaker bar at 30" (76 cm) and 3/4" drive. It didn't skip a beat with the cheater along with every bit of energy I could muster up the bolt broke loose. I've guesstimated I put around 400 lb-ft on the bolt to remove it based on the "ease" of installing it to 275 ft-lbs. I had to remove that bolt to pull the harmonic balancer that covered one of the bolts for the water pump housing. Everything went back together without a hitch and the truck is back in running condition again.
Next I worked on trimming out around the H.F. 44" boxes with some of the scraps from the T.B.W. covering. The remainder of the uncovered wall will be covered similar to the main work bench with corrugated roofing metal and stained lumber. Here is the picture:
Next I built a little shelf for storing my Dewalt drill and driver so they don't have to set on usable shelf space behind what will eventually be closed doors:
I have also been on the hunt for a stereo for the shop since my last one took on water and was destroyed. I replaced it with an ebay find identical for $7 but while waiting for it to arrive I thought about the computer system I had in the house that wasn't being used. I decided to try it out running it from the 3.5mm headphone jack on my old Iphone, it works beautifully!
Lastly here is a shot of the current status of the bench area that desperately needs to be cleaned:
On Sunday while my girls were napping I rebuilt the Carter single barrel carburetor for Bugthugs '48 Chevy, I didn't get pictures but will post them within the week.
While not busy on Saturday I started clearing some more of the overgrown areas of the yard and burning some of that brush. No pictures yet as it is still pretty messy and I ran out of light. It is getting there and will take at least one if not two more good days to finish it up, before then I need to sharpen my chainsaw as it was struggling towards the end. I'm tired just thinking about everything I did this weekend even though I didn't feel like as much was accomplished as I'd hoped.
JB
I had a pretty productive weekend working in The Warthog Hidey Hole. I started off replacing the water pump on The Black Plague, which I determined is where the coolant leak was coming from. The pump was only $65 but the tools needed were more than that. I first had to purchase a tool to remove the water pump, it was the only one available in town and it sadly didn't work. I ended up making my own similar tool, this is how it turned out:
It worked great even if I did break one of my pins off and bent it a little. Next I needed to get a 36mm (1-7/16") 12pt socket, sadly I only had a 6pt so there goes another $13. This socket is needed to remove the harmonic balancer to crankshaft bolt that will be torqued back on to 275 ft-lbs. I was using my U.S.A. made 18" (47 cm) long Napa 1/2" drive breaker bar along with a 20" (51 cm) cheater pipe. I've used this same breaker bar on numerous axle nuts without even a hint of weakness. Not the case on this occasion:
I picked up the biggest available breaker bar at 30" (76 cm) and 3/4" drive. It didn't skip a beat with the cheater along with every bit of energy I could muster up the bolt broke loose. I've guesstimated I put around 400 lb-ft on the bolt to remove it based on the "ease" of installing it to 275 ft-lbs. I had to remove that bolt to pull the harmonic balancer that covered one of the bolts for the water pump housing. Everything went back together without a hitch and the truck is back in running condition again.
Next I worked on trimming out around the H.F. 44" boxes with some of the scraps from the T.B.W. covering. The remainder of the uncovered wall will be covered similar to the main work bench with corrugated roofing metal and stained lumber. Here is the picture:
Next I built a little shelf for storing my Dewalt drill and driver so they don't have to set on usable shelf space behind what will eventually be closed doors:
I have also been on the hunt for a stereo for the shop since my last one took on water and was destroyed. I replaced it with an ebay find identical for $7 but while waiting for it to arrive I thought about the computer system I had in the house that wasn't being used. I decided to try it out running it from the 3.5mm headphone jack on my old Iphone, it works beautifully!
Lastly here is a shot of the current status of the bench area that desperately needs to be cleaned:
On Sunday while my girls were napping I rebuilt the Carter single barrel carburetor for Bugthugs '48 Chevy, I didn't get pictures but will post them within the week.
While not busy on Saturday I started clearing some more of the overgrown areas of the yard and burning some of that brush. No pictures yet as it is still pretty messy and I ran out of light. It is getting there and will take at least one if not two more good days to finish it up, before then I need to sharpen my chainsaw as it was struggling towards the end. I'm tired just thinking about everything I did this weekend even though I didn't feel like as much was accomplished as I'd hoped.
JB
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Scottishross
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That's a stunning garage mate
If u don't mind a might steal your wood on the wall idea
If u don't mind a might steal your wood on the wall idea
Ross(?), Thank you for checking out my humble little shed, I assume you are from Scotland? Steal away from the wall idea, I took it from Tinbender, and if I remember correctly he got it from someone else. Hope you've enjoyed the show and plan to stick around for what the future will hold.
JB
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Yes I am mate
Sunny scotland ha ha
U should check mine out Mate
See the idea I'm copying
Sunny scotland ha ha
U should check mine out Mate
See the idea I'm copying
Seagoon
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I can't see any pictures in this post. Any idea what happened?I just lost my post, so here goes again...
I had a pretty productive weekend working in The Warthog Hidey Hole. I started off replacing the water pump on The Black Plague, which I determined is where the coolant leak was coming from. The pump was only $65 but the tools needed were more than that. I first had to purchase a tool to remove the water pump, it was the only one available in town and it sadly didn't work. I ended up making my own similar tool, this is how it turned out:
It worked great even if I did break one of my pins off and bent it a little. Next I needed to get a 36mm (1-7/16") 12pt socket, sadly I only had a 6pt so there goes another $13. This socket is needed to remove the harmonic balancer to crankshaft bolt that will be torqued back on to 275 ft-lbs. I was using my U.S.A. made 18" (47 cm) long Napa 1/2" drive breaker bar along with a 20" (51 cm) cheater pipe. I've used this same breaker bar on numerous axle nuts without even a hint of weakness. Not the case on this occasion:
I picked up the biggest available breaker bar at 30" (76 cm) and 3/4" drive. It didn't skip a beat with the cheater along with every bit of energy I could muster up the bolt broke loose. I've guesstimated I put around 400 lb-ft on the bolt to remove it based on the "ease" of installing it to 275 ft-lbs. I had to remove that bolt to pull the harmonic balancer that covered one of the bolts for the water pump housing. Everything went back together without a hitch and the truck is back in running condition again.
Next I worked on trimming out around the H.F. 44" boxes with some of the scraps from the T.B.W. covering. The remainder of the uncovered wall will be covered similar to the main work bench with corrugated roofing metal and stained lumber. Here is the picture:
Next I built a little shelf for storing my Dewalt drill and driver so they don't have to set on usable shelf space behind what will eventually be closed doors:
I have also been on the hunt for a stereo for the shop since my last one took on water and was destroyed. I replaced it with an ebay find identical for $7 but while waiting for it to arrive I thought about the computer system I had in the house that wasn't being used. I decided to try it out running it from the 3.5mm headphone jack on my old Iphone, it works beautifully!
Lastly here is a shot of the current status of the bench area that desperately needs to be cleaned:
On Sunday while my girls were napping I rebuilt the Carter single barrel carburetor for Bugthugs '48 Chevy, I didn't get pictures but will post them within the week.
While not busy on Saturday I started clearing some more of the overgrown areas of the yard and burning some of that brush. No pictures yet as it is still pretty messy and I ran out of light. It is getting there and will take at least one if not two more good days to finish it up, before then I need to sharpen my chainsaw as it was struggling towards the end. I'm tired just thinking about everything I did this weekend even though I didn't feel like as much was accomplished as I'd hoped.
JB
I'll try to have a look at it over the next few days and check in when I do.
Seagoon, Thanks for coming to visit, hopefully this picture fiasco won't deter you from joining in on some of the fun I have around here.
I wonder if it is because I have them uploaded to the G.J. site, I've heard you have to be logged in to see them. Is anyone else having trouble seeing them?
I plan to check the oil before I even begin to think about turning it over so no worries there. I did have all of the needed parts, and even a few spare parts.Did you have all the parts for the carb? Need to check the oil in the motor, I can't remember if I put any in it? Did you see if the battery is in the tray where it goes? I'm still looking for it
I'll have a look around for the battery next time I'm out there.JB
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Nice setup u got goin there bud
taumac
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Ok got ya now, on one of them I actually ended up drilling out the pop rivets and swapping them over to the other drawer. There really isn't a good way just the brute force and dumb method.
Let me know if they are working now, I've re-uploaded them and attached them again. Also the battery is not in the car nor is there any oil.
I have most of the passenger side of the front suspension off but didn't quite get done before I had to leave.On another note I have a new tool that was supposed to arrive yesterday, however FedEx didn't think they could make it down my road because when it rains it is just mud. Even though my little yellow car and my wife's car can make it just fine. LOL When they do deliver it I'll share more info but is is old and is Craftsman. I'm working on a table for it now that should compliment its old nature quite well.
More to come,
JB
I did not get another Craftsman grinder this time, and FedEx didn't deliver it again yesterday so I'm not sure what the deal is, the road is dry but not smooth with all of the ruts in it. I'm not sure what is going on with the pictures, I can see them just fine even when I'm not logged in. Can anyone else see them besides me? I'll try to update them again later and see if that works.
JB
JB
madoc1
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the pics show up fine for me. thx for the shelf attachment info. good job. you probably mentioned it, but what engine is in the black plague?
Glad to hear the pictures are working for you Madoc, it may be that you have to be logged in to see them, but I can even see them from my phone and computer logged in or not. Who knows...
The engine is the LBZ 6.6L Duramax diesel engine, they were plagued (pun intended? perhaps) with injector failures with anywhere from 75k miles to 125k miles along with a few other minor problems. They installed these engines in the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks from 2001 to 2004.5 when GM updated a few things on the Duramax based engine. Even the current Silverado/Sierra use the same basic Duramax based 6.6L engine but with many good upgrades.
JB
The engine is the LBZ 6.6L Duramax diesel engine, they were plagued (pun intended? perhaps) with injector failures with anywhere from 75k miles to 125k miles along with a few other minor problems. They installed these engines in the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks from 2001 to 2004.5 when GM updated a few things on the Duramax based engine. Even the current Silverado/Sierra use the same basic Duramax based 6.6L engine but with many good upgrades.
JB