Finally got the little bypass kit and got it wired in so the DVD now plays! I still have a little trim work to do but pretty stoked so far.

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So damn sweet!

Thanks, brother!

I just uploaded a YT vid from one I had on this morning.......gotta say......this is one of the greatest things I've experienced in quite a while!

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That's sick Baz.

Thanks, brah.

Standard equipment on all the new vehicles though, eh? So probably not that big a deal for those with modern vehicles, unlike my '02....;)

Purchased this '78 BMW R80/7 about 2.5 months ago with full fairings, twin seat, and luggage.

Still need a tach/speedo, custom shocks, and to put the short pipes on but she's getting there.

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Painting the top half of the Jag XJ6. Well, primer just went on. Pics later.

Nice....that will be a lot of fun!

My '78 R90/6 needs a restoration and I look forward to that project when time allows.

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90s are pretty rare right? How many miles?

I think it will be. While I've had a number of motorcycles over the years this is the first that I've redone. It is remarkable at how simple BMW made these things. Almost everything on it simply bolts on or off. I think I'll probably end up buying several more BMW Rs and modifying them differently. Such great style.

what submersible are you using. Need to do the same thing for the same reason

Not sure about rarity - or mileage without looking, Ryan.

I'm not what you'd call the consummate motorcycle mechanic but if I get into trouble I have a local mechanic who can help. Otherwise I'm not afraid to dive in.

I have several other bikes plus heaps of other ongoing projects and maintenance items so probably won't do much on mine for now except what's needed to keep it operational.

I do love the airheads and there's a bunch of others here who do as well. Sorta the 911 of motorcycles....:p

Hope you post again with updates...have fun!

Sometimes I need just another foot or two to reach stuff so I use a small stepladder around the property but have problems when working off the concrete with the legs sinking into the ground - especially in a mulched bed.

I decided to try putting some stabilizers on the legs and this is how it turned out.

Will try it out in the morning but it has to be better than it was before......

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Good idea.

Pulled 8 snow tires down from the racks last night and put them onto both daily drivers this morning. 8.5 inches of snow this week had me thinking that this was a good idea.
Put the summers up on the racks this afternoon and I am wondering who had the brilliant idea to mount them up so high and out of the way????
Seemed like a good idea at the time, I guess...

A tale of two switches!

Replaced a faulty oil pressure switch on the 356 on Sunday and then today - a faulty AC pressure switch on the Silverado.

Fortunately - this very inexpensive fix resolved the problems on both vehicles....:p

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We had a slight dip in temps yesterday and this morning. Now back to the 80's but supposed to cool off again Monday/Tuesday plus lower humidity - which means good gardening weather!

I have quite a bit of work lined up and made some good progress on this area which was clogged with Crinums, Cycads, Palms, and Elephant Ears. Got those cleared out and now doing re-potting of all my sun bromeliads....

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I have some Cardboard Plants busting out of their pots like this! :eek:
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Just replaced two table lamp sockets for my Mom's house. They were the 3-way style that turned and I installed the kind that goes back and forth (on/off) to simplify. A little tricky getting the bolt to extend enough to screw on the new socket but I wrapped the base of it with thin wire to help hold it in place and that worked perfectly.

Also, yesterday I received a new kind of landscape light. They are color changing and encased in a housing with a SS top.

I've had color changing before and encased ones before but what's different with these is they retain the color you set them on when the power goes on and off - and then there's the material they are encased in. Plastic/composite on the bottom and SS on top - MUCH more corrosion-proof than any I've ever used.

I intend to treat them with some kind of material to further corrosion proof them - haven't decided that yet.

What's cool is they fit perfectly inside 3" schedule 40 PVC pipe. So now I have that to use for whatever installation method I use. Even if I jam the pipe straight into the ground and leave the lights 12" up - it will provide a corrosion proof and sturdy mount.

I've been re-thinking my landscape lighting and going to go into more colors than white and see how that works. I was looking at some vintage retro mid-century modern landscaping that had colored lighting - especially green and blue - and thought it looked very very cool.

Here are the lights - Amazon approx. $90 for eight of them.

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The snow is starting to fly so I started making some skis for my mini snowmobile

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Shortened the legs on my new $25 Home Depot work platform. Now it’s easier to work on the engine of my truck. You can see I bought two...one modified and one stock.

Fabricated and installed inner splash shields on the F150.

Installed new brakes all the way around in Ms Rocket’s Tahoe.

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^^^I bought that same platform at HD last week. Pretty good deal for $25.

I picked up one too! Never thought of getting two of them and shortening one, though.

Not sure I even need to but it sure makes one think, huh?

lol. I’m in the same boat. Too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought two. I’ll use the tall one as a bench seat when I work on things. Or set things on it to make it easier to work on.

Damn......now you REALLY got me thinking of getting a 2nd one! They have about 6 more in stock when I got mine. I bet they're still there too.

I checked my HD app and it said there were 23 at my local store. When I got there, I saw 5 on the shelf. They went fast.

Major service and detail on the old IMSA GTO race car.
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I was all about air today.
First thing I did was put a ball valve on the outlet of my portable air tank. It had this stupid little wheel that you turn to open the valve - to small to use with gloves on without knocking the unload valve open. Then I mounted the pressure gauge with a 45 degree street ell. It used to come out horizontally and I had to lift the tank up to eye level to see if there was air in pressure in it.

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A year or so ago, when I was still planning a shop out in my barn, I bought this 1/2 inch, 50 foot hose reel to use with my 5 hp air compressor. I never took it out of the box. I've since faced reality - I'm not going to have a nice shop out there - so I mounted it in my little shop.

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I'm afraid I'm going to have to replace this little wimpy diaphragm compressor with something worthy of that manly hose reel.

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Son was to drive home from college yesterday, a 100 mile drive. Two negative Covid tests, that’s good. So he’s supposed to leave at noon, but hangs out with his girlfriend and leaves at 4 pm. Except his car battery is dead. Apparently he hasn’t driven his car since the start of the term (!). We have a solar battery tender on the car. Apparently he parks in the shade. His friend comes and jumps him and he gets here for a 7 pm dinner. Kids!

Today we replace his battery. The current one isn’t that old, but he’s let it go dead a couple times so I figure caution is good. He promises to start and run his car every week or so. He assures me he’s been checking the oil and it’s fine. Hmm, how come only the tip of the dipstick has oil? Oh, I’ve been checking THAT one. THAT one is the auto trans fluid dipstick, you want to check the one that says “Engine Oil”. Oh.

This is a 1995 Corolla station wagon. Perfect college kid car. Especially if he’s going to be a dipstick :-)

Well, he’s getting straight As so there’s that.

Window Regulator on the Turbo today. Tedious - but pretty easy

I have the same hose reel, Patrick - also in it's original box. Waiting to install it when I get my garage/storage rearranged. I wish I could install it but right now it just wouldn't make sense. One day....

Did some work today on my landscape lighting.

Playing around with these LED strip lights.

I was surprised at how well the adhesive worked on the back - stuck well directly on this wood!

Also pleasantly surprised at the brilliance the lights produce!

I have more to install. This is gonna be fun! :p

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Finished hanging the pass door on my '56 rat rod. All new oe tinted glass, channel, weather stripping, etc. BTW, it has power windows. Also making progress on the interior

Harmonic balancer on our 2004 TL

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Good sign that the timing belt has already been replaced.

How was the crank bolt?

LOL! Been there before. I use the starter! One twist of the key. I do pull the EFI fuse.

I added lights to my fence that I built last year. I was previously using solar lights but due to a lot of trees and shade, my solar lights would only last until 9-10 pm.

In this case, I added very small path lights to the top of my fence which is hidden by a 3" trim piece. I tapped into my existing "12v powered" yard lights.

The junk in front of the fence is being moved away tonight.

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Looks great, Vern!

I have one for ya. See my earlier post (above).

This evening I stopped at the local Winn Dixie for provisions.

Last time I was there about a week ago they were painting Christmas themed artwork on their front windows. Three girls doing it, including my neighbor behind me and one house over.

I said "Marie......that yellow surfboard Santa is holding needs a red lightning bolt." I told her about the one I just finished on my front gate. "Go by and check it out and you'll see what I'm talkin' about." I said "Mine's red with a yellow bolt....so yours needs to have a red bolt!"

I saw this tonight and couldn't believe they actually followed my suggestion!

My conversation with them was all very friendly. I even complimented the lady doing the lettering. She actually did a nice job too, as you can see.......:p

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Very good!

I don't have any photos but a long time ago, about 30 years ago, I had a friend who was handicapped. He was sort of an artist so I hired him to paint a Santa scene on my front window of my house. I left it up to him and his own ideas. When I got home, I was surprised to see a beautiful painted sleigh with Santa but Santa's helpers were several topless, volumptious women. It wasn't really suitable for the neighborhood but I left it for a couple of months before time to take down.

edit...I just did the math and it was more like 40 years ago. Boy I'm old.

That's a great story! I would love to see what he painted. :p

I love artistic people.

I bought my 356 from an artist, back in '05.

I even found some drawing pens and markers in the driver side door pocket!

Dang! Another tool I just bought. Should be here Thursday!

Cane syrup...keeping a family tradition going after losing my dad this year. The pot we use is my great grandads but the syrup house was built by dad a few years ago. We had some setbacks with broken equipment...a lot of anxiety with wanting it to turn out “right” and a lot of sore muscles but we turned out almost 100 gallons of beautiful cane syrup.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1606877162.jpg
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