Biscuit joiner? Naw, I just eat 'em one at a time. No need to be greedy. :D

Picked up a great looking Subaru Forester Turbo for cheap from the used car section of junk yard.

They gave it "mechanical inspection" and said everything looks good except brakes. No warranty on engine or transmission, but it sounded great when I started it up.

Drove it off the lot after paying and rear strut collapsed onto tire. They gave me $400 cash back. Replacing both rear struts/all brakes and I'll do a better "mechanical inspection" before I take it out on the road. :eek:

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Damn. That's ugly.

That couldn't have been an Alberta car. Maybe from the East coast? We have safety inspections out here every two years for a very good reason.

Car still has Calgary Subaru dealership logo on the back. It was in Ottawa at some point in it's life (Receipts under the seats)

Anyway, it will live even if I have to break out the welder! :D

Replacing a couple of wood viga tails that have detiorated since installation 16+ years ago. I priced turned posts at HD and found out they were $267 for an 8 ft.post special order. G0t a local utility crew to give me some sections of telephone pole for free.
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Nice score and work, Marv!

Go get 'em. Marv!

So how long are those viga tails? You hoisted them up there by yourself? Ooof.....had to be pretty hefty!

I did some ladder work myself today trimming palms.

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The wife wanted a sign on the back of the horse trailer. She ordered one off Etsy, it's supposed to look something like this.

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However when it showed up, the transfer tape was separated from the vinyl all over. Lots of bubbles, and she got frustrated and just went for it. She didn't want any help, swore she knew what she was doing. Here's the result. Lots of bubbles and wrinkles on the parts that did stick. $55.00 or so down the drain. She won't tell me what she paid for it, and I really don't want to know. Here's her result.

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I offered to do something similar with the Cricut, not knowing what I was getting myself into. I haven't used it in several years and the PC it is connected to is Windows 7. I tried to launch it and it of course wouldn't without updating. I let it update, and wouldn't you know, it popped up a box that Windows 7 was no longer supported. Great. Tried the Windows downloader on that PC, it wouldn't run. Stuck the flash drive I wanted to use in my couch surfing laptop, that wouldn't read it. Back to the old PC, reformatted the flash drive. Back to the laptop, downloaded Windows 10 22H2. There's no way this PC will run Windows 11. It is old and slow. I spent several hours doing the upgrade, and then I had to reinstall the Cricut software. What's my password? I don't know, reset the password. I finally got in, cut out the words, but didn't have the graphic. I ended up buying some graphics off their site, maybe I bought too many. But here's the result. I know, the lettering isn't perfectly straight. The Cricut will only cut 11.5 x 23.5, so it's multiple pieces. Maybe I should have gone with 5 horses, and I originally had it designed with 5, but this morning I had to add a Gypsy Vanner. The barn she takes lessons at has one and she rides him often.

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Two 48" rolls of glitter white vinyl. Maybe it will show up better at night, I don't know. But I think I'm done with vinyl for a few years. If any of her friends ask, I'm retired.

[QUOTE=Baz;12522522]Go get 'em. Marv!

So how long are those viga tails? You hoisted them up there by yourself? Ooof.....had to be pretty hefty!

I did some ladder work myself today trimming palms.

Baz. I cut the telephone pole sections 13 in. long, so the're not too heavy. Telephone pole wood is fairly dense. I bought structural screws to anchor them, since they're heavier than the original viga tails. I'll be checking on them once in a while to see if they need more anchoring. I'm frequently up & down on the ladder to get on my roof, clean my solar panels, etc. The top of the parapet wall is 14 ft. Damn!!! I look OLD in that picture.

Scheming... I've worked at integrating traditional comanche styling elements, but its tougher than you'd think.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1756252323.jpg
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I doubt if you're soliciting advice, but....

For what it's worth.

I like the top schematic best, but I wonder what it would look like with a bit wider white stripe in the rudder (same curves, same sharp tip under the cabin windows, just open up the stripe at the top of the rudder, ), and only a single black stripe on the cowl, (like the second picture)

Either that or black with orange flames and pinstriping like the California Kid '34 roadster.

Edit:
N5760P is really nice the way it is.

Fantastic job but boy howdy you worked for it, RF!!!



[QUOTE=Evans, Marv;12522593] Nah - no more than most of the rest of us, Marv! :)



Looks GORGEOUS, Guy! :)

Ya... im back to the board for exactly those refinements in a bit

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Both rear struts replaced. Drivers side was rusty, but didn't look ready to collapse.

Brakes on passenger side done. Drivers side tonight.

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All that's left to do now is mask it off and shoot color!

^^^ I think I would draw some wheels on that thing, so you don’t forget them!

No wheels needed. It floats on a cushion of awesome.

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Loving it

Reached a long awaited stage today. Installed the hold down nut plates today... about 2 hours more and it'll be far enough along to paint and assemble... at least the fuse anyway.
I was fortunate enough to borrow a dimple press to be able to shoot flush ribbits....

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I brought home from the cabin a couple of vintage Zebco Model 33 reels and have been refurbishing the oldest of the two. It dates back from 1969-1971 according to some info regarding the two rivets that attach the foot to the body of the reel. I took it apart and cleaned everything in it and put new grease and oil where it needed to be. Now it is working like a champ. I am also going to refurbish the rod that it was mounted to. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6fff8e309b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ba15604e48.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...396e304d09.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...0ed8cea880.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...be7c72d055.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...56abea39e2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dc77d13205.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...458131fae0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...1b4aad0cad.jpg

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Interesting... id love to shoot the mount with cerakote

I plan to finish stripping the black paint off, primer it, sand it, and paint it satin black. Never thought of cerakote.

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The room temp cure cerakote is the way to roll

At 6:00 a Watts link bracket has broken.
The bracket is repaired and welded.
Takes 4 hours with 8 friends helping.
110 is ready in time for the first race. :)
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This is the other Zebco 33 that I brought home from the cabin. This one dates back to the mid to late 70s. It has been cleaned and serviced and is ready to go fishing!!! The last picture was before cleaning. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...49ff2711e9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6b83dc5604.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...990cbc973f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...419ad4c871.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...ac2b91f8e6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...e1adf59bc2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...52bfe1d0b2.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8f3369a2bb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...dc0456c9a9.jpg

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Pulled all the parking brake shivs apart blasted and coated them. Got them back together today and built a new lower actuator cable. I also made what I'm calling pasties... they’ll be easily covered with headliner material and bonded in place... they need a little more glass and trimming here and there before I commit to covering them.
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"Paint it black and put it back."

Great pictures. Thanks for sharing.

I like that... im using it:D

First coats of yellow after the cerakote on the firewall... worked the pasties over and installed them. On to the rv4 after lunch!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1756926061.jpg
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Suspension!
 

Nice cool AZ day, decided to do new Billys, STI Pinks, rear sway, new rear Lower Control Arms, camber bolts out front and different exhaust. Then a custom alignment with some decent camber out front.


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I installed Phillips LED brake/turn lights in the bottom of F150 yesterday, but I didn’t think they were very bright, so I ordered a different pair of LED lights and installed them in the top. The second pair was supposed to be the Mac daddy of LEDs. They aren’t. The Phillips look brighter.

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I built a new rack for the Dewalt tools to get them out of my toolbox. I have it temporarily mounted to the shelf, because I have a few more things to do to it… I have room for one more tool on the left.


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Couple years ago I did this but just my reverse lights - on my '02 Silverado and they are an improvement. Didn't feel the need to convert the others. YMMV.....

I also got my front driving lights working again - something as a Silverado owner I am very proud of! ;)

I decided to do my brake lights/turn lights, after there was train of late braking cars, several weeks back. I wanted to make sure people behind me could see me.

If you zoom in above my license plate frame, there’s a row of LED lights, that really light up the back in reverse.

I’ve already swapped out my headlights to LED and I have a row of LED headlights that come on with the high beams recessed in the front bumper.

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That’s not looking like the 3:1 or 4:1 rule…..

At least he's not wearing crocs.

OK.


My ladder was barely long enough to reach the place I like it to go where it will hold the best. The lower boot area. I got a couple ratchet straps to keep the ladder a bit secure. That palm leans too and is the tallest one on the property so is a bit of a bugger.

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I may be crazy but I'm not stupid! :D

Here's the second tallest one I did. Only used one ratchet strap on this one! :p

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