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

[herr_oberst]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

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Much respect for your focus and patience to get this old crud stripped out of all those tiny spaces. Seems like you're willing to do it all, no matter how tedious the task.

[rsrguy]

Some jobs take perspective, it turns into a zen thing, it has to be looked at through the view that every procedure is important, and part of the cumulative journey towards a durable handsome airworthy airframe.
EG... almost everyone I've met hates sanding, to me, it's just the mandatory path to a great finish. I actually enjoy it, it's cool to spot imperfections before they telegraph through to the surface...
Thanks

Also this oratex fabric is likely to last a long, long time, there are lifespan estimates, but know one really knows for sure just how long it'll go. One things for sure though it won't last 10 years if I don't eliminate ALL of the corrosion now, it'll march on and cause the covering to need stripping before it's time, ultimately a huge waste of resources

[bugstrider]

Worked a little bit in cleaning up the spinner of the VE. Hasn’t been touched since 1982, lots of atmospheric crud layered up. I did not take a before pic, just one of the process and finished.


Like new shoes, I should see at least 5-6 knot speed increase…

[A930Rocket]

Worked on the 330 this weekend. Changed the oil and filter,; added some bracing to the new rearview mirror, as it was vibrating at speed; started installing the front brake ducts; added two louvered vents to the hood to get more cooling; added a second phone mount, so I can run two phones at the track… one for lap times and one for engine parameters via an OBD Bluetooth gizmo.

[mthomas58]

Ho Li Fook - I just got my Kizen Miter Saw Fence installed and I am absolutely blown away with the build quality and functionality! And, this thing is so pretty I feel like I should display it in my living room.

The fence is milled from 1/2" and 1/4" anodized aluminum plate. Imbedded t-slots provide a sliding mounting interface in the back and vertical slots in the front for using adjustable vertical crown stops and the acute angle jig.



This universal fence is designed to be used on almost any saw. In my case, I chose to raise my stock fence by 1/2" using washers allowing me to use the t-slot to mount it so that I can slide out for 45 degree cuts. If I need to cut 45 degree cuts on the vertical axis, I'll need to remove the fence which is easy b/c it's on a t-slot.

[Cdnone1]

I'm going to be spending a great deal of time in the mountains this winter. My driveway is 140 long and I am getting too old to shovel that much snow. Bought a used none working snowblower. It had compression so I changed out the carb, new plug, fuel lines and belts. Serviced all the fluids and greased the zerts. Fired right up and works great. One of the easiest things I have ever fixed. All total I have about $260 into it

[1990C4S]

Originally Posted by Cdnone1

I'm going to be spending a great deal of time in the mountains this winter. My driveway is 140 long and I am getting too old to shovel that much snow. Bought a used none working snowblower. It had compression so I changed out the carb, new plug, fuel lines and belts. Serviced all the fluids and greased the zerts. Fired right up and works great. One of the easiest things I have ever fixed. All total I have about $260 into it

I have the same blower. Check the ground wire for the ignition disable, mine wore through and caused intermittent stoppages that were very frustrating.

[HobieMarty]

My daughter's 2012 Honda Civic has rear drum brakes, fronts are disc. I replaced her front pads and now been working on replacing the rear shoes. I've never dealt with brake shoes before so this has been a real learning experience for me, and somewhat of a pain in the a$$ being very fiddly!!!
I took these "before" pictures to use as a reference when putting things back together.

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[GH85Carrera]

Just remember, on most drum brakes the larger shoe goes on the front side!

Drums last forever. After 383,000 miles on my Wl Camino, I have replaced the shoes just once.

[Cdnone1]

Originally Posted by 1990C4S

I have the same blower. Check the ground wire for the ignition disable, mine wore through and caused intermittent stoppages that were very frustrating.

Thanks for the tip. I cleaned the grounds while I was working on it but good information to have. Mine even has two lights on it that work once it fired up

[HobieMarty]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Just remember, on most drum brakes the larger shoe goes on the front side!

Drums last forever. After 383,000 miles on my Wl Camino, I have replaced the shoes just once.

Thanks, yes, these are the original brake shoes and the car has well over 100,000 miles on it. These shoes are also the same size for all four so, can't mess up the orientation of them, which is good.

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[porsche930dude]

Reviving a 250r that hasnt been used in 5 years. Mouse in the airbox. New filter, changed gearbox oil, new chain guide, cleaned carb and new fuel lines. Also put a thumb throttle back on it had a twist. Drove it today runs good. Fork seal blew out and I still have to put on a new polished pipe I have. Petcock and carb were leaking a bit but I think they self healed.

[herr_oberst]

Banned in the US! And it looks like a blast!

[rsrguy]

Always wanted one.. so sweet! We had a little 70 growing up.. it was a blast we rode it on a flat circle track in the back yard hanging off the side with the throttle pinned and wound out drifting both turns... good times
As a kid I never understood why people couldn't ride then without dieing.

[rsrguy]

Long-ish messy day today....There was corrosion(rust) under the paint. Whoever did it last shot it with epoxy primer. Epoxy primer is good it just needs to be top coated with urethane... it wasn't topped. Anyway the epoxy is porous and it allows moisture to effect the tubes... not good, I need to replace a few more tubes.

[herr_oberst]

You scraped all the epoxy and then sandblasted with light pressure, is my guess? What was the medium? Did you have to replace any of the glass in the car in the background?

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

You scraped all the epoxy and then sandblasted with light pressure, is my guess? What was the medium? Did you have to replace any of the glass in the car in the background?

Haha no damage. I scraped and stripped around to check for corrosion.... found it all over. What I didn't get I blasted. Doing the back then front

[bugstrider]

Yesterday, Mrs Bugs n I spent the day hammering, shaping and digging out a 80’ culvert that has been a problem culvert on the property since we lived here. We live on a hill that seems to grow rocks as you’re watching..

I’ve used industrial jack hammers, a backhoe and other implements to chip away at buried rocks and what we call Placerite. It’s a hardened layer that is more resistant than concrete when breaking it up. It’s so hard that when installing a 12” metal culvert pipe for the driveway, it cracked the boom on a large backhoe. What I actually discovered is that using the Hitachi demolition hammer with the pinpoint tip, I am actually able to chip it away as well as shape the buried boulders. Kinda like an ice pick vs blunt 1” chissel.

Anyway, spend all day working it and this is the end result after moving 30+ wheelbarrow loads of dirt. Hopefully the water will drain better. A little more slope/grade work and if the flow is adequate, we will line the culvert with a cloth barrier and then place rip rap.






The HD bucket is our anti critter barrier until I can weld up a grate cover. This is the concrete end cap to the pipe to help fix this culvert issue after I extended the wall this past summer. It’s approximately 22” deep so I need to fab up a metal grate to prevent folks from falling into it.

Cheers

Today I get to attempt an AC line and misc component replacement in our 95 K1500. Kinda sucks not having a defroster rolling into winter.


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[rsrguy]

Man you're killing it. Congrats!

[Evans, Marv]

^^^^^ No Kidding. The good thing about all that work is they will have many years to enjoy it without having to do more work. Great additions to your house.