What did you do "IN" your garage today?

[welder4956]

Don't forget to watch Tech Garage Sunday morning at 830 EST. On Velocity. They're using the newer QuickTrick Xtreme to Align a truck.

Congrats! I will be sure to watch. My son-in-law was telling me about this when you came out with it. I think they know you from Bham JK or somewhere.

 

[volvosrock]

Un winterized my tractor, removed the snow blower, snow edge, chains and spacers.


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[493mike]

All I can do in my garage for the next 2-3 months is look around. I broke my damn neck 3 weeks ago and I'm living 24-7 in a brace. Whoopee!
Mike

 

[smalltown]

I'm with you Mike. Just home a week now from two operations in 36 hours, want to do something, but the Warden is very strict.

 

[Outlawmws]

Man Mike, that *****! It wasn't a "hold my beer" moment was it?

 

[Outlander]

I'm exhausted. Cleaned the garbage (coffee cups and gas receipts) out of the truck, changed the caps & filler on my Wedco gas can then smoked a cigar on the porch. Time for steak & salad if I can muster up the energy. Maybe I should have a nap?

 

[Joshua_Russo]

Swept out some wind-blown leaves and swapped the non-voltage-gauge charging outlet for this one that includes a gauge on my daily driver.

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[PCustoms]

Installed 4 more LED lights in the woodshop and shuffled the T8 over to the metal side. It's bright down there!

Took the puppy outside for a bit and picked up the last chunks of the few trees I cut over the winter off the lawn and gave it a rake while he napped in the sun.

Then back inside to finish cutting 45s for a cargo rack I need to weld up.

 

[7D2Nova]

what size turbo? What's the engine, 6.0 or 5.3? Truck engine or LS?

Why are you running the blow threw carb?

What's trans?

It'll be a 76mm turbo. The engine is a 5.3 from a truck. Had the CSU blow through carb for a previous build so went that way since I had it already. TH400 trans


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[kjdhawkhill]

What did you do "IN" your garage today?

My family moved in August, about 240 miles. I’ve been doing the Friday and Monday drive until I can get myself transferred. So needless to say, everything but work and family has been on the backburner.

Today I had the 4 and 2 year olds out in the driveway and we almost detailed the interior of my long distance commuter (08 highlander). They honked the horn more than is polite to the neighbors, but no biggie. Half the immediate neighbors were out of town on spring break.

Yesterday I had to get the plates changed over and with rusted stuck bolts it was interesting. Of the four plates to change, only two screws were stuck/stripped. Same plate, so at least I know my weak point. I wouldn’t recommend HF stuck screw remover “kit” as I broke one of their drill bits, and dulled the tap seriously on the first rusted bolt.

Also, is it really a “kit” without a tap -T handle? No. It’s just drill bits and taps. Adjustable wrench it is. I wasn’t going back out.

The Dewalt bits that I got when I bought the corded drill are fantastic, though.

I also hung the kids projects from last weekend.

One is more likely to attract residents than the other.

But maybe birds don’t get seasick?

Spring has sprung, go Reds!




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[crewchief888]

the day started out crappy, chilly, windy and raining.
i drug a scrap radiator into the garage and drilled out the riveted mounting tabs off.
i figured the day is shot to hell already, we had planned on doing some spring yard cleanup, so i loaded up some of my scrap, aluminum radiators/oil coolers, grabbed a 5 gal bucket full of stripped copper wire, and over 500 lbs of starters and alternators i'd been saving.

trip to the scrap yard netted me $138, went back home picked up the wife, ran and got 10 bags of mulch and 10 bags of potting soil. then stopped for a quick lunch.
unloaded the mulch and dirt, as usual, about the time i get done, it stops raining

spent the rest of the afternoon downstairs trying to get my stuff together for a USPSA pistol match in the morning

 

[kjdhawkhill]

the day started out crappy, chilly, windy and raining.

i drug a scrap radiator into the garage and drilled out the riveted mounting tabs off.

i figured the day is shot to hell already, we had planned on doing some spring yard cleanup, so i loaded up some of my scrap, aluminum radiators/oil coolers, grabbed a 5 gal bucket full of stripped copper wire, and over 500 lbs of starters and alternators i'd been saving.



trip to the scrap yard netted me $138, went back home picked up the wife, ran and got 10 bags of mulch and 10 bags of potting soil. then stopped for a quick lunch.

unloaded the mulch and dirt, as usual, about the time i get done, it stops raining



spent the rest of the afternoon downstairs trying to get my stuff together for a USPSA pistol match in the morning

$138 is about two hours of shooting 9mm. 90 minutes of .40. Don’t wanna calculate 45... Shoot well, stay safe.


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[glider]

More work on the back wall. Starting to get bright in here.

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[poppinjohnnies]

Finished my rotary phase converter project. It works great! I powered up my old Marvel 4B power hacksaw just fine.

 

[OccupantRJ]

All I can do in my garage for the next 2-3 months is look around. I broke my damn neck 3 weeks ago and I'm living 24-7 in a brace. Whoopee!
Mike

Wow, that *****, and you have to turn your whole body to even look around! Hope you do better soon.

 

[Motorman55]

Changed the oil and filters on the 2006 Cobalt, but not before I had to run up to Advance Auto to pick-up the correct 5w-30 oil.

I purchased the wrong wt. oil last week. Somehow I grabbed the 5 qt. size of 5w-20 Castrol by mistake and not double checking it before the cashier rung it up. My wife who was with me should have caught that!

Also washed both the 06 Cobalt and my 94 Chevy PU. truck to boot.

Oh, and I played with my new 17' Little Giant ladder. Did I mention that I swung by Lowes and picked that up when I went for the oil? I mean it was just across the street from Advance Auto.

 

[EOC_Jason]

Replaced the insulation panels on my garage door. The clear was delaminating from the cardboard layer underneath or whatever they are... Anyhow, after sending pics to the company they were kind enough to send me replacement panels without me even asking, they just showed up at my door one day!

After swapping out my panels, I took the old ones down to my 79 yr old neighbor's house. Him & his wife are out of town this weekend, so my other neighbor and I installed them on his garage door. Figured it would be a nice surprise for when they get back. His garage door faces north so it doesn't get near the pounding mine does (facing south) from the sun all day long, but still it will help to keep the temps more constant.

EDITED for correctness... lol.

 

[ambenz]

Changed the oil in my Mustang from last fall, it was over due as 5 months have passed however the oil only had 3,000 miles on it.
I use Mobil 1 High Mileage full Synthetic in my car along with a Motorcraft oil filter.

Since my car is in a temperature controlled garage 24/7, I could have rolled on for another 2K but I figured a fresh start to convertible weather would be in order.
Just waiting for that convertible weather....might have to drive to find it...say Texas gulf coast?!? ...sound like a plan.
ROADTRIP!...maybe...
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[kaymccampbell]

Drove 8 screws into two boards, flopped down a new rubber mat I found, turned some more miniature bowls, losing 80% of them along the way. Everything else today was outside.

 

[chrismenke]

Drained the varnish out of my wife's new barn find Mercedes parked since 1996. Five gallons worth...

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Noticed one of the mouse traps was MIA and started looking around. I found the tripped trap under the front of the Malibu and found a sad little dead chipmunk curled up off to the the side. Poor guy must have put up a good fight. That bums me out. We only have one chipmunk around our yard and I bet it was him.

I gotta find a way to level the slab under the roll up door...

Tommy

 

[OccupantRJ]

Noticed one of the mouse traps was MIA and started looking around. I found the tripped trap under the front of the Malibu and found a sad little dead chipmunk curled up off to the the side. Poor guy must have put up a good fight. That bums me out. We only have one chipmunk around our yard and I bet it was him.

I gotta find a way to level the slab under the roll up door...

Tommy

Add a tapered or contoured shim to the lower edge of the door out of PVC material.

 

[Outlander]

spent the rest of the afternoon downstairs trying to get my stuff together for a USPSA pistol match in the morning

Pictures? I spent 10 years doing IPSC/USPSA. Held rank of Range Master and served as Chief Range Office at AWARE in Albany, NY 2-3 times. Also taught Black Badge course. Most fun I ever had with my clothes on

 

[Beags86]

Replaced the insulation panels on my garage door. The clear was delaminating from the cardboard layer underneath or whatever they are... Anyhow, after sending pics to the company they were kind enough to send me replacement panels without me even asking, they just showed up at my door one day!

After swapping out my panels, I took the old ones down to my 79 yr old neighbor's house. Him & his wife are out of town this weekend, so my other neighbor and I installed them on his garage door. Figured it would be a nice surprise for when they get back. His garage door faces south so it doesn't get near the pounding mine does (facing north) from the sun all day long, but still it will help to keep the temps more constant.

Where do you live that a North facing door gets more sun then south door?

 

[EOC_Jason]

Where do you live that a North facing door gets more sun then south door?

Whoops... Guess I had one too many beers last night... LOL...

His door faces north, mine faces south...

 

[welder4956]

We only have one chipmunk around our yard ...
Tommy

 

[ichabod]

it has been a long winter here in Minnesota, getting a bit stir crazy. woke up to more snow yesterday. after shoveling, I warmed up the garage and started to look for something I could tinker with. found an old toilet seat and some paint, what the hell.
wife said, I could have bought a new one......
just need to make sure it is good and dry before I put it to use......

 

[BuffettFan]

Took some scraps headed for cold storage or the dumpster.

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And turned them into a rack for my HF bolt organizers

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and a display stand for the purses my wife sells at a local crafty-type store.

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[sdavis622]

Mounted the “new to me” Husky tool box I found at Goodwill!

 

[Outlawmws]

Noticed one of the mouse traps was MIA and started looking around. I found the tripped trap under the front of the Malibu and found a sad little dead chipmunk curled up off to the the side. Poor guy must have put up a good fight. That bums me out. We only have one chipmunk around our yard and I bet it was him.

I gotta find a way to level the slab under the roll up door...

Tommy

Add a tapered or contoured shim to the lower edge of the door out of PVC material.

You could also do this out of wood. Just seal it well. maybe add a rubber seal while you are at it.

 

[JD3020]

Been a busy week. Good friend of mine bought a place with a 50x70 shop, and we've been spending any spare time getting it cleaned out and set-up. Friday I spent 11 hours in the truck to buy a utility bed, as soon as i got home i threw my toolbox on the trailer and went down to the new shop so we could get our boxes in before it rained. Was in the shop moving/organizing all day yesterday and drove one of our salt trucks down to get prepped for tonight. Of course when i went to move the truck in the starter died, not even done setting up the shop and my first job.

 

[skulldrinker]

Unloaded my new used Ammco 4000 brake lathe.

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[dkroth]

Unloaded my new used Ammco 4000 brake lathe.

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Skull,

What are your plans for that?

The passenger car brake turning business has been dead for years.




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[johnyg]

depending on what you paid ,i would love to be able to turn brakes...and maybe flywheels.id rather have seasond oem stuff than the stuff we get now.i have a pair of drilled and slotted rotors that nobody will turn.....for the price to replace them maybe i could have got my own machine!!!

 

[ezriderga]

Changed the fluid in the clutch reservoir...

 

[Lucky314]

Pictures? I spent 10 years doing IPSC/USPSA. Held rank of Range Master and served as Chief Range Office at AWARE in Albany, NY 2-3 times. Also taught Black Badge course. Most fun I ever had with my clothes on

No USPSA for me but been shooting IDPA for a few years now. I got started at a charity shoot. Haven’t stopped since.


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[LS6 Tommy]

Add a tapered or contoured shim to the lower edge of the door out of PVC material.

You could also do this out of wood. Just seal it well. maybe add a rubber seal while you are at it.

I already have a 1" bulb seal on the bottom of the door. It's missing about 4" off one end so it obviously needs replacing, but the main problem is the slab is about 1/2" lower at both outside edges from the slab settling. At one point the driveway was repaved on top of the original blacktop and they covered the concrete apron. That made the blacktop level with the floor of the garage and rain would creep in. I hand chiseled the blacktop off of the apron to allow the door to close down to the apron and that eliminated the water coming in, but over the years the chiseled edge of the blacktop has crumbled at the ends, so there's a perfect spot for critters to come in. I'm going to try a bigger bulb seal, maybe one of the semi-pressurized balloon types. I'm also going to get some cold patch and fill the openings in front of the seal. That project is a ways off, so for now snap traps will have to do.


Tommy

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Finished a few small things on the laundry cart to tool center conversion. Drug it home and had pops help me get it in the basement. Its a behemoth, it removed some of my stairwell ceiling and damn near was the death of us. Got it loaded up with the Johnny Homeowner stuff.

 

[kaymccampbell]

Fiddled with details on the air receptacle to make it more installable. Put it in the wall.

 

[Vegaman_Dan]

The dash pad on the Spitfire was shot- top cracked in several places, vinyl brittle, foam damaged, and the last 4" of the metal channel support rusted out.

Cut away and fabricated new ends, made into channels and fit over the dash. Welded those to the dash pad core. Had to weld on new threaded studs as rust has destroyed several.

Bad foam was cut out and spray foam insulation applied and carved to replace damaged areas.

New marine grade leather glued on with contact cement.

End result, dash pad looks fantastic, no damage or rust, and a sa ings of $300+.

Another checkbox on the restoration list done.

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