Technical What did you do today?

went to a literal garage sale that was listed on craigslist sacramento california - 10243 Ophir Rd, Newcastle - close to Aubun in Nor Cal - body shop cleaning out some really Cool stuff - no phone# - not everything For Sale, ask seller

 

Drove my coupe out to the SAC museum in beautiful weather just for something to do.

 

Well back at home
And got in the garage this morning
Moved the grandsons go kart
Out to the shed
Moved the 53 dodge nose, doors , running boards , radiator support, front valance, tractor tires and assorted other stuff to the another shed,,,,,while it was snowing
Worked on a door Pannel template
Cut kindling wood for a friend to keep his wood burner and delivered it
Called it quits about 8 or 9 pm
And the wife called about 11:00 to inform me she can’t get in the garage......
Seems a neighbors three fell down blocking it!
So guess what I’m doing tomorrow.............,...,,



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I just slid together an offset power brake booster adapter for a 1966-1977 Ford Bronco (upside down), and a 2008 GMC Savanna Van Hydroboost hydraulic brake booster, and an aftermarket mid-1970's Corvette style master cylinder. No mods, no adapters.

The Fundamental Interconnectedness of All Things.

Holistic Hot Rodding.

 

Found the source of the horrible banging noise I got last week when I started the engine.



Time for a lash adjustment.

Got a new set of ribbed aluminum covers I was going to put on this winter. I guess now’s the time.



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Started on the rollcage in my salt car.... notching, checking.. repeat should be done by Christmas....

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Welding aluminium with a torch isn't as scary as you thought I'll bet. 40 years ago, I owned a LandRover 4x4, with a torn up body from off road use, and I learned how to use a torch to weld aluminium, and I got pretty good at it. I have even welded stainless with a torch.
I have a TIG for it now, but I know that using a torch is always an option.
Bob

 

A few years ago, I broke the ends off a couple of high end bars, and found that the local auto parts store could order the ends for me. I still have the bar, but use the impact tool whenever possible. The multiple impacts of the impact tool will often loosen nuts or bolts that will break when a breaker bar is used.

Full disclosure, I was carefully removing some bolts from an aluminium block with an impact tool, and the bolts broke. I have enough material available that I can MIG or TIG another nut on and attempt to carefully remove the remainder of the bolt.
Bob

 

Beat out some dents, filed, sanded, sanded some more and more....
then polished some stainless pieces for my "new" Vette hardtop.

 

...went to a small sale Sunday,...some interesting stuff,..I didn't stay to see what these sold for...

 

We need that stuff in Maine!
Thanks for the pics , I have always been a parts hound , one of the things I miss since I moved here is swap meets
Don’t seem to be what they used to be , would get stuff and stash it away for future use
Working on a project right know that I needed wheels for, went hunting upstairs and came up with a set of aluminum slots ! Been carrying them around for good 15 yrs .....
Thanks again / great stuff!



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Had the Chevy out of it's room to sand drywall and finally paint. Sheetrock was a few years old, it turns brownish. brightened things up a lot. Gotta ward off the winter blues.
It only made sense to take the car out for a little blast through the countryside.
* Use your Holley secondaries before winter!
Some guys have restraint and ''stay out of it''. The fuel in the secondary bowl could be from early spring or older. You don't want it to go bad in there, so it's time to, uh, exercise those cars!

 

I thought I was going to pull a very solid subframe out from under a 2nd gen Camaro as per a discussion with the seller yesterday. Somehow in the 12hrs the rotten bastard decided to sell the car to the junkyard even though we agreed on a price and time. Really pissed me off because they are not easy to come by here in the rust belt, he already had the car backed onto a roll deck with no front sheetmetal, so a half dozen bolts and snip the brake lines it would have rolled right onto my trailer. It would've worked great under my 57 pickup, can't stand people that go back on their word.

 

Bought a ‘40 Ford sedan. Just got it off the trailer and in the garage about an hour ago.

 

OMG!!! DODGES!!! Rare to see here in Cali. It's all Chevy's and Ford's...

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Not a lot of nice folks here, too expensive I guess... Everyone is trying to make money no matter what.

I went back to my roots and bought a house close to my hometown in Kansas. People there are kind natured and like to hang out. Love it there...

So I will be between San Diego and Kansas over the next couple of decades.

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Ditto!!!!

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I am breaking ground on my first building. Hopefully tomorrow, I will have the Horse Corral's moved so I can remove the brush.

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Sunny dry day here, so drove the coupe up to visit my aunt in the hospital, then took little tour around town.

 

Same here only between San Diego and Missouri! Visited back there a few months ago and fell in love with the folks. Relocating the shop by the first of the year.

 

i was replacing urinal pads and was dreaming of what car parts I’m gonna buy whenever I get paid.


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I picked up sone stuff from the sandblaster and have started giving my '57 F100 box the kustom treatment. I plan on using '58 Ford units with little bullets on them. It'll be neat!

 

Took a student to a shop and they offered him a job

 

I pressed new rotors onto my mother in law's truck today. Doing my part for the family...

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Removed the Hedman block huggers and 2 1/2” pipes from the Cabriolet, and replaced them with stock Chevy rams horns and 2” pipes. My buddy delivered his 4 97’s for me to put on my Man-a-Fre 4x 2 manifold. Pics to come

 

You will have to learn how to speak differently, Bob. They talk funny in Texas county and surrounding areas.

 

Either I need to slow the speaking cadence way down, or they need to speed up their hearing? Im sure I can skip a Monster and a Coffee in the morning and fit right in. I’ve already made some great hot rodder friends back there including one of the local lawman. Starting to get anxious now!

Today,
Bolted on the fenders to the project Model A making it ready for its trailer ride this next week. Getting the F350 ready to pull. Tearing down the steering column in the F350! Broken pin between the ignition switch and ignition lock. Didnt need this today! Oh well.

 

Seems to be! Got the Coupe all back together this week and two test drives good. I will drive up to Connecticut Street Rods swap meet tomorrow, that should be a good test run. Just dusted it off. Good weather in the forecast.

Our Group at Connecticut Swap Meet From the 70's

 

Cut a section out of the top of my frame rails so I could put some beads inside at the front subframe and closed them back up. Cleaned up my home made spare tire mount, and started doing the math on building a tub for the car. With a little luck I can work it so that, if necessary, someone could sit behind the driver and passenger seats. It will not be comfortable for long rides I'm sure

 

I fixed a leaky valve cover and went for a 40 mile cruise. Winter can arrive at any time, no sense wasting a decent day...