What are you doing today?

enjenjo · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 3:57 pm Post subject: What are you doing today?

I am cleaning the shop, I rebuilt the rear suspension on a 1970 AMX this week, springs, shocks, and torque links. It did not want to come apart after 40 years in Ohio. Shocked

OldSub · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 4:24 pm Post subject:

I'm laying in a hospital bed hoping to be released today. No hot rod projects the last few months and won't be again for a few more, but I'm recovering from cancer so its not a bad thing!

UGLY OLDS · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 5:06 pm Post subject: What are you doing today?

I am getting the Ugly Olds ready for another season of mis-adventures & folly ... Cool

I also started making things "round" in my new to me lathe... Laughing

Little chips ..big chips...silver chips ...blue chips ..... Shocked

Bob........ Wink

phat46 · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 5:08 pm Post subject:

57larry · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 7:33 pm Post subject:

I'm sitting inside watching Judge Judy while it's raining outside. too lazy to walk to the shop

Crosley · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 8:47 pm Post subject:

I went to work today

GPster · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 8:52 pm Post subject:

Linda is the most concerned person in the community garden accross the street. She is being volunteered as the spokesperson and because I seem to be the only husband with a truck I seemed to be volunteered for other chores. Last night I got to load half of last years un-functioning compost pile into my truck. Today I un-loaded the truck and loaded the other half (I need a bigger truck). Tomorrow I get to un-load my truck again and maybe load it with a load of mulch. I won't do that unless I find someone to help (knows how to leah on a pitch fork). I'm getting closer to the Jeepster all the time but I still got a bunch of firewood in the garage between the Jeepster and the door. GPster

reborn55 · Posted: Fri, Apr 23 2010, 9:11 pm Post subject:

Good luck on your recovery---Serviced a wheel chair van today--new pads , front and rear, Wired a printer in the back of an ambulance. Came home and worked on wifes coupe

WZ JUNK · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 5:57 am Post subject:

I hauled off 1500 pounds of scrap steel from behind the shop Friday. I am not called junk by accident. I have one more load next week. Believe it or not, I am trying to get better organized.

In the course of hauling off the scrap, I had a flat on my old utility trailer that I built 20 years ago. That is when I discovered that the idiot that built the trailer did not allow room to change a tire. I used a bottle jack to push the axle down more so that I could get the old tire off and the new one on. I will have to do a little clearancing with the torch today.

This morning I will go to the Gearhead Cafe for coffee. Then to a little car show we have each spring in honor of the man who owned a vintage salvage yard locally. I will hang around a while and visit with friends then home to mow the yard.

John

tomslik · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 7:55 am Post subject:

spent yesterday morning at the doc's (no obama jokes, he's a joke all in himself)
doc sez to me, "it's never anything normal with you"....
have a ganglion cyst on my big toe...

today i'm gonna wander out to the shop and fix some big gaping holes in the trans tunnel on the rambler and make a couple of calls..

53stvblt · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 9:15 am Post subject: Punkin patch

I had to pull the rear end out of my 53 (w/ 57 rear end) & reset the preload on the pinion. It was making a little noise when I'd ease off from drive to coast.
When I pulled the punkin & inspected it the case that holds the spider gears in place had some curved lines about every inch across it. The pinion gear was just barely touching the carrier case on deceleration causing these marks.
I originally pulled the punkin & had someone rebuild it & set it up (he did a very good job because I checked backlash & preload before I installed it)
Thinking back, after driving it everything was fine, no noise, but after a couple days I seen the pinon seal was leaking. So I took the whole car back to him & he had his young helper replace the seal. Well the seal was fixed but after that I started just ocasionally hearing a wierd noise & as it turns out he didn't get the preload set properly. As time went on the noise began to show up a little more, which led to my "punkin patch" this weekend.
I set the preload & checked the backlash & installed the punkin last night. Today I hope to get a test drive in between rain showers.
I know this is a little long but you asked. Laughing

Thanks,
Bud

enjenjo · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 9:33 am Post subject:

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tomslik · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 11:11 am Post subject:

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enjenjo · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 2:36 pm Post subject:

purplepickup · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 2:50 pm Post subject:

I'm at the bunker getting it ready for the summer and rebuilding the outhouse today...this time with a better vent system.

The cabin was broken into over the winter but I don't see where anything was stolen. They jimmied a window lock to get in but even locked it back up when they left.

OldSub, its good to hear you're recovering. Best wishes!

enjenjo · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 11:10 pm Post subject:

Bought a Wellsaw metal cutting bandsaw at a garage sale. Needs a blade and a couple bearings, but otherwise in nice shape

Crosley · Posted: Sat, Apr 24 2010, 11:22 pm Post subject:

I worked today

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