What did you do today not on your truck...

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by tutone

Still messing around with this @$%& camaro.
Had to pull the muncie out after toasting a t/o bearing.
Decided to check the speedometer drive. Not turning, rebuilder didn't
Even bother to put a drive gear on it. So..... I took it apart and put one on it to match up with my drivetrain. Nothing is ever easy. Good news is, everything inside looks crisp. Hopefully, it will work out.Of course the pin came out inside the case when I pulled the tailshaft. I got it all together and back in the car.

It's never fun doing things 2 and 3 times. Hopefully that's the last time for you.

[truckster]

Let's see... I started the day by visiting the shop where my daughter works. Their 360 ton press is down and the maintenance guy didn't know what a gib is or how to find or adjust them...
Then I spent 9 hours preparing lessons and teaching classes.
And now I'm waiting for parents to show up for parent teacher conferences.

[sakustoms]

Finally making real progress on my sons 68 Camaro. I have about 95% of the sheet metal welded back on now. I fit the front end yesterday so I can start working on gaps and make sure everything is where it belongs. I told him he needs a fiberglass hood because getting the factory steel one on and off by myself really sucks.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by sakustoms

Finally making real progress on my sons 68 Camaro. I have about 95% of the sheet metal welded back on now. I fit the front end yesterday so I can start working on gaps and make sure everything is where it belongs. I told him he needs a fiberglass hood because getting the factory steel one on and off by myself really sucks.

Good progress. Keep it up.

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by tutone

Good progress. Keep it up.

Thanks. Waiting for some parts to keep going now.

[special-K]

This is building a car. Looking good!

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by special-K

This is building a car. Looking good!

Thank you. I will have replaced probably 60% of the metal on this car when I'm done. It has come a long way in a short time. I almost can't wait to start bodywork. LOL

[special-K]

^^^ This is why i have never wanted to rent out a home. When we bought this place we had a month or two left on our lease. Oh, BTW, we were model renters . No, seriously! My gal's sister lived at the other end of the townhouse row. She allowed our brother-in-law's cousin and girlfriend to stay there till the lease ran out. I told her it was a bad idea. I do things like that when I just feel like talking, because it isn't like she'd do anything different. There were still some things left in there, like a Lane cedar chest with the TV on it. I never knew she had the silverware from her grandmother in that chest. Well they sure figured it out and made that disappear.

What did I do today not on my truck? I took the Christmas lights down. It took a lot of time because I wanted to organize and label them all so next time it will be easier to put them up. It seemed to get complicated and took a while to put them up this time. Pus I added some. I put each strand in a zip-loc storage bag labels, not only where they went but also notes about cords, which direction power came from, etc. It's done!

[Steeveedee]

Went over the rental house, which is being sold and is now in escrow. The toilet paper holders were understandably empty, but when I went over today to touch up some caulking, I noticed a fresh roll of toilet paper in one bathroom. Checking around, I found one slider window unlatched. I'm going over at o'dark hundred tomorrow morning and looking for intruders.

[68bowtie]

I got new tires on my c10-getter today. First “new” tires since I built it in 2003 (aside from some used ones along the way).

I enjoyed watching the young guys zip and torque the right side wheels with the hubcaps sitting on the ground. I figured I’d keep it to myself and let them learn a lesson. The kid who did the left side finished first, came around and pointed out their mistake.

[FleetsidePaul]

I went to the new house to take measurements and really take a hard look at where to start. My conclusion: I have absolutely no idea where to start. The place is so big and it needs work everywhere you look. It's structurally sound but it's just old and ugly and there's a lot of house. I get lost in it. I wonder if I bit off more than I can chew.

[special-K]

Oh well, we all have to eat. Don't worry, things will get better. I had a frozen pizza (J/K)

I came across a vintage ceiling light my ex-wife had bought. In my mudroom the ceiling light is still just the porcelain fixture I put up temporarily. I'll be selling this place at some point and would really like to have some cool lighting in my next house. But it was free and is an improvement that will show the house better... and I'll just feel better while I'm here with a finishing touch.

Always something. Somewhere along the line electrical boxes and cross bars shrunk. The mounting holes for the fixture have a 4" span and the standard width these days maxes out at 3 3/4". So I had to make a custom cross bar out of aluminum strap stock all because of 1/4". And of course a trip into the hardware store for the right length 8-32 screws and knurled brass nuts. Cost more in gas than for hardware, but it's done and it works!

[FleetsidePaul]

Cleaned up my garage today and got the TV working in there for a Superbowl party in the garage (that's where everybody ends up anyway). Grilled hot dogs and chicken wings. It was fun and I got to know some more of my neighbors. Win Win. Except now I have to do the dishes.

[sakustoms]

Got bored sitting around Saturday so starting doing vinyl stripes on my Equinox.



Sunday I smoked some chicken drumsticks and thighs. I did some with BBQ sauce and some without.

[72c20customcamper]

Got 4 injections in my feet . Arthritis is a real pain in the butt. I occasionally have a bad day but last week my left foot swelled up around the big toe by yesterday I couldn’t even walk 20 feet . Nothing that surgery can repair so it’s injections and some new orthotics and special (expensive) shoes that health insurance don’t cover .

[Black_Sheep]

I worked on my car...

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

I worked on my car...

Details? year make model? Looks good, what all are you doing to it?

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by Black_Sheep

I worked on my car...

Originally Posted by sakustoms

Details? year make model? Looks good, what all are you doing to it?

Looks like a 440 on a k member , looks nice.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by sakustoms

Details? year make model? Looks good, what all are you doing to it?

1969 Road Runner. Final answer.

[sakustoms]

Had a little nice weather yesterday so last night I did some more work on my Equinox stripes. Hoping to finish up tonight after work.

[KW5413]

Originally Posted by sakustoms

Had a little nice weather yesterday so last night I did some more work on my Equinox stripes. Hoping to finish up tonight after work.

Nice work and stripe choice.

[sakustoms]

Originally Posted by KW5413

Nice work and stripe choice.

Thanks. I originally bought the vinyl when I did the same stripes on a 2021 Grand Cherokee L I had. The GC was a Grey metallic color and the vinyl color went well. Just got lucky it works with my Equinox also.

[tutone]

I built a 383 6 pak engine for a buddy with a 68 or 9 Road Runner. We got it fired off on the day John Lennon got killed. Never will forget it. Silver with a flat black hood. God rest his soul, My friend has been gone for years.

[Black_Sheep]

The answer is going to be the same almost every day, working on the car. The to-d list is getting shorter but there's still a lot to do.

Tonight, I worked on getting the front suspension reassembled...

[PuzzleTruck]

I rebuilt the starter in my mid-engine FI 350 Corvair. Found a broken spring on the bendix shaft.
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