What did you get done- Labor Day edition!
 

I hope everyone is enjoy a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend. So far mine has been safe but not very relaxing.
Friday night I went to get my hair cut and while I was there I worked on their Coke machine. I got it working, but I think it needs some vend motors.

Saturday morning I got up early and went to the gym where my daughter plays volleyball. We set up a donation station for Katrina victoms. We collected 9-10 truck loads of supplies and too them to some of the local orginazitions to be distrubited. Later we had friends over for swimming and pizza.

Sunday I worked in my yard. I worked with a couple of helpers and rebuilt the stone pathways around my pool. I put down almost 20 bags of sackrete between the stones to keep the weeds out.

This evening we went to dinner with friends. Tomorrow all my wifes family is coming over for grilling and swimming.


What did you get done?


Here's one of the lovely gretters at our donation station....

Here's our hard working volunteers sorting all the goods....

More sorting....

Hard working Chef's preparing burgers for the crew....

Well I managed to sling the rod out of the side of engine on my 2001 Yamaha Bear Tracker while pulling a boat saturday. Thats about all.

Loading the trucks up....

Well I managed to sling the rod out of the side of the engine on my 2001 Yamaha Bear Tracker while pulling a boat saturday. Thats about all.

Finally done.....

Doing good on all the donations. great job!

Sorry, got that in the middle of your pictures.

Saturday I finished assembling my pool table & then broke out the BudLight for an 'official' test game.
I do good work if I can say so myself :lol: .

I took the day off today. I cleaned the pool, fixed the young-ones ceiling fan & that was about it. Oh yeah, we played a few games of pool (me, the GF, her daughter & daughters friend).

Replaced the intake gaskets on a 93 camaro (God that sucks)
Fit a set of 18X10 wheels on a 2000 camaro (Hammer GO!)

The only think I've done for myself is studied for a microbiology exam tuesday... yuck

This is my first what did you get done thread, and i'm actually excited.
Well lets see..... New control arm bushings, tie rods, ball joints, idler arm, collector gaskets, and brake pads on my 76 stepside. Also new tires (31x18.5x15 in back and the matching mickey t's in the front), raised the rear end a few inches for a little rake, and drove it out of the garage for the first time in a year under its own power. While I was working on the truck, my wife & mom cleaned carpets and prepared the nursery (put the furniture together and all) plus a few more odds and ends jobs. I need to go back to work to get some rest..........

Thats a good lookin stepper!

Wicked Sensation, Nice truck!!!!!!!!!!!


This weekend I got a new Goodmark CowlHood and new wheels for my stepside.
Boyd 20x8.5's and 20x12's they are the Nemisis style from the *****in' series.
They are also the soft lip (no step design)
Toyo 325/50/20's in the rear
Toyo 255/40/20's in the front

Wicked Sensation that's a sweet looking truck. Now I need some George Lynch playing background music . . ....

Changed the tranny filter/fluid and air filter in my new burb. Cleaned the wheels w/ eagle one.

Thanks for the comments guys. The pictures actually look better than the truck does in person. It has sat for about 6 years(thankfully inside), and has a few issues which I am slowly working through. It was a drag truck in North Carolina for some number of years. Future projects included new rockers, rebuilding the carb, fixing the bed wood, and updating the interior (right now its burgundy tweed). I'm just glad we have a resource like this website for tips and ideas. And as far as I can tell it was named after the song, here is a pic of the tailgate......

put a 6" suspension lift on a 95 Ford F-150, and other than that nothin much really, BTW wicked Sensation how many miles to the gallon does your s-10 get

My weekend was spent working on what will be the concrete slab of our new garage. Hoping to get the concrete in later this month and then likely wait to do the build next spring. Extremely exciting time for me - anticipating what is to come. And what is to come....???

- 26' wide x 28/30 feet long (approx 750 sq. ft.)
- hydronic heating in the slab
- 9' ceilings
- attic style truss for "walkable" storage area above ceiling.
- SPACE TO WORK ON MY TRUCK!!!!!!!! :metal:

So that was my "Labour day". I call it my "labour" of love... :)

:canada: :bowtie: :flag:

I cleaned my room (yeah,... i know) and found a whole bunch of clothes to donate. Took them to the shelter right down the road (an old wal mart building they packed with people) and i'm bringing my school uniforms to school with me tomorrow.

Other than that, just a whole lot of nothing, thanks to 1. Insane gas and 2. too many panicked N.O. people on the road. Straight-up dangerous to drive....

cliff

When I had a soft bed cover the best mileage I ever got was 31. That was strictly on the highway and half of it was downhill. I went 615 miles between fill ups on that trip! That was the exception though. It mostly gets around 27-28 on the highway and around 23-24 in town. YMMV

not much to report: went out with a few friends and watched our intoxicated wives sing karaoke :lol: :lol: I did however get some new hardware last week that I haven shown you guys so ...........here it is.
20x8 front with 255/35 Nitto 555s
22x9.5 rear with 285/35 Nitto 555s

is it auto or manual, i am thinking about getting a 96 w/a 2.2, 5-speed, can a 6'2" person sit in one comfortable

where are the old wheels