Sometimes I find myself in the middle of something and I realize I’ve just wasted 45 minutes doing something that probably will not matter. Tonight I using a wire wheel on a bench grinder to clean the battery tray. THE FREAKING BATTERY TRAY! Did it really need to be wire wheeled? Probably not. Will anybody […]
Read More →Futzing. That’s the best way to describe my activity at the shop tonight. Little things, a bunch of little things is what I got done tonight. Here’s a rundown. Removed all of the wire clips on the firewall Removed all of the studs that attached the fire wall insulation inside Used my grinder and wire […]
Read More →So I just couldn’t help myself. I was like a kid on Christmas. I just had to get the blaster out and try it. I gathered up some my pot metal pieces, bought some glass media and set off for the shop. It worked great! The results are below. The last pic shows a headlight […]
Read More →Ordered this last week. I’m not going to spend weeks on end with a grinder cleaning parts up and I called 3 shops here in Reno about sandblasting and NOT A SINGLE ONE called me back. I’ll post pictures of the suspension components and front frame. Should be next week.
Read More →Some times it’s all about the small victories. I’ spent the last two weekends trying to finish tearing down the suspension and steering components. This includes the upper control arms, lower control arms and steering link (tie rods and center link). Last weekend was extremely discouraging. I spent close to six hours working on the […]
Read More →After hoarding parts and supplies for about a year, and being too damn busy with work to do anything with Vicky, I decided to get to work last weekend. I started restoring the steering wheel. I used KBS NuMetal to fill the cracks, after I drilled them out. The weather has turned crappy so I […]
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