Continuing Thread: What Are You Fix-It'ing Today?

[rsrguy]

On to oil leaks...!

[herr_oberst]

A four-door longhood. Sweet!


Love the red stripes. Can't wait to see this thing finished. Dang, you are prolific!

[Cdnone1]

[herr_oberst]

I love it. I love pinball art, and I used to ski in Sun Valley when I was a kid. That's cool as hell.

[rsrguy]

Thank you Herr O. Does anyone know how to get these damn 930 valve covers to stop leaking!
Got the return tubes replaced on starboard side... but the damn covers still seep. Had the main case supply was loose too, I managed to get it cinched up but we're still getting lovely vapors after a spin.

[herr_oberst]

You should put your valve cover question out on Off Topics as it's own question. I bet there's a lot of people who know who never visit the mechanical side of the forum any more.

I was fortunate enough to get a good set of valve covers that never leaked. I always treated them to new gaskets after every valve job, but I doubt if that's the answer you're looking for.

[Cdnone1]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I love it. I love pinball art, and I used to ski in Sun Valley when I was a kid. That's cool as hell.

Thanks. It came with our new place in the mountains. It was pretty simple to work on and something tells me I am going to be adding another machine or two

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

On to oil leaks...!

OMG!!!!!!!!!
I want, I want, I want

More rock party before work….. and I retired my gloves today.




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[john70t]

GD this thread is inspirational.
"I painted an airplane preemo from the bones up"
"I rebuilt a 1970's tube machine from scratch"
"I dug out and sculpted half a mountain with a shovel"

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by john70t

GD this thread is inspirational.
"I painted an airplane preemo from the bones up"
"I rebuilt a 1970's tube machine from scratch"
"I dug out and sculpted half a mountain with a shovel"

Ya bugs is killing it with all of that manual rock work, and that sun valley machine is nuts, the guts in those things have always melted my brain just by looking at them!...
The paint is probably doing that anyway.

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by john70t

GD this thread is inspirational.
"I painted an airplane preemo from the bones up"
"I rebuilt a 1970's tube machine from scratch"
"I dug out and sculpted half a mountain with a shovel"

Yea, I feel over-matched!

I had a 9 day vacation away from home with a kitchen pass. I came home to find the freezer light was non functional, (replaced a bulb) the bedroom overhead light did not work, the light switch is one of the illuminated type, and it has failed, so replace that, and a part of the central vacuum broke off, and got that back on. Phew, good to be back home, but pretty simple tasks compared to some on this thread.

[rsrguy]

The complexity of the task isn't what counts in this thread... it's the brotherhood of the wrench... it's about those of us that choose to have something to show for our time rather than hire it out. Today for instance I'm just a cleaner, as I'm a one man show. Next week I'll be plumbing in more air line to the hangar. For me it's the switch hitting that's hard, I'm task zeroed, I can do any task with laser focus but it's extremely difficult to jump to another task immediately after completing one type of trade, so reading all of your posts helps... bugs helps me get my head around garden work... as well as GA problem solving etc. Its a motivational thread, and I feel bummed when I haven't produced enough to post, but it helps to know other guys are off their cracks getting Schmidt done!


You guys aren't posers...

[porsche930dude]

Monday I pulled the tranny from my fc because it was walking out of first. Well the gear is half roached so im going to throw parts at it and see if they stick. Also working on my little car again. I mounted the hood ornament i made and did more work on the grill also put on latches and getting the other rear fender mounted. Baby steps

[porsche930dude]

My buddy brought me a harley 125 rapide I pulled sme parts to sell and i might use the frame to build a new bike. In the future. Also found a mower in the trash. The Filter was plugged solid, the flywheel keyway was totally sheared, and the intake was so loose it had gappage. But it still ran ok! Sometimes im amazed how so many things can be totally broken and the thing still works. Also went through some of my hundreds of misc sockets and stuff trying to organize and make sets. I found a few errors a blue/clear craftsman flathead screwdriver and a 1/2" socket with the printing on top. Today Im working on my neighbors subaru front brakes and painted the wheels. But thats booring stuff

[Baz]

Interesting about the screwdriver and socket.

And well said, Guy in your post #2032 above.

And I love that photo of your gloves, Bugs.....would be a pity to throw those away. Hang 'em up over your mantle like a freaking trophy!

[porsche930dude]

Nah those gloves are fine. I wear mine till they are pretty much just a cuff with a flap on top

[rsrguy]

Gorilla tape works wonders... but the all time best fixit material is shoe goo... if ya want to be tighter than a Scotsman that's the ticket, plus it's seriously tough!

[rsrguy]

Managed to quell a good portion of leaks the other day. Took it to the Cache valley cruise in. First year since dad passed in 17 that I was up to it ... what an awesome day. The sunset pics are on the way home. Can't wait to pull the webers in favor of efi! It seriously needs better manners, runs like an on and off switch when it's on though she sure sounds angry.... I love it.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

The complexity of the task isn't what counts in this thread... it's the brotherhood of the wrench... it's about those of us that choose to have something to show for our time rather than hire it out. Today for instance I'm just a cleaner, as I'm a one man show. Next week I'll be plumbing in more air line to the hangar. For me it's the switch hitting that's hard, I'm task zeroed, I can do any task with laser focus but it's extremely difficult to jump to another task immediately after completing one type of trade, so reading all of your posts helps... bugs helps me get my head around garden work... as well as GA problem solving etc. Its a motivational thread, and I feel bummed when I haven't produced enough to post, but it helps to know other guys are off their cracks getting Schmidt done!


You guys aren't posers...

Well said and you could have not said it any better!! I know I appreciate the support everyone gives each other on this forum.

We all have something to contribute to the cause. RS helps keep me grounded in what I need to do on the VariEZ. I like to tackle misc jobs that I have before me, but recently I have wanted closure on many as well. This thread has helped me with that, as corny as that may seem. I’m tryin to complete one at a time, many have been pending and I hit the point where I want to get them done. Home, plane, cars.

I can say, my last four days off have allowed me to put the wall to bed. At least this wall…… final and 8th yard of gravel behind the wall is in place. Capstone are all glued down and secure, although the curves in the wall and small end pieces took longer to cut with the mighty skill saw and 7” concrete blade and fit than the entire 132’ of wall I think.

Mrs. Bugs wants me to drop 2-4” of top soil on the gravel so she can plant some low ground cover since I did stub water lines behind the wall for sprinklers. I did purchase a quality filtration cloth to go on top of the gravel and below the top soil if we go that route but I will defer to our resident horticulture expert, Baz on the forum for pointers on the best route to take.

Yesterday, I started cutting around the 12” culvert in preparation to form and pour concrete around the end. I did get a small (8 bags of 80# sack mix) in place at one section. I still need to dig out approximately 6” of dirt in the bottom of the culvert to aid water flow when we get those heavy rains. Before work today, I cleaned up the wall area and started building a block and started the beginning build in a form for when I pour mud at the end of the pipe. I repurposed some old wood pallets for the timber and have more to finish the job, so I don’t feel bad on using it once and tossing it. At todays lumber prices, every bit helps. Still need to work on shaping the area around the pipe’s end and lower form to get it completed prior to the pour. Mud will be going around the form, not in the center area and this is only a test fit of the block at the end of the pipe. I think the amount I will use will justify a trailer rather than buying 80# bags from our local big box store.










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[bugstrider]

Mrs. Bugs sniped a pic of me cooking my arse off in the 106 degree temp.




test fit




Stay calm and work on Amigos!!!


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