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

[LEAKYSEALS951]

Originally Posted by Baz

Your teak restoration project looks great, Ayles!

Leaky - nice work on the old Ford. How old is that baby? Looks very vintage - in a good way![/img]

Thanks. I think it's a 77 or 78. Maybe 1980. Somewhere in there. Your project makes me want to move to Fla.!

I got the exhaust more together. Looks very subtle. Tractor aesthetics are VERY important! From the front, almost invisible. I had to splay the rear out a little more than what I wanted to get plenty of clearance for the 3 point rocker shaft arms/pins, but this should work. Once I paint the u-clamps and rear muffler mount, will be even more invisible. Also changed oil/ hydrostatic fluid, and switched out a leaking hydraulic ram. Mowed lawn. Once again- that's enough of a project for a day. Time for a beer.

[oldE]

Nice work. Getting any heat soak in the floor boards?

Best
Les

[LEAKYSEALS951]

^thanks. Not too bad. I mowed the lawn and was relieved nothing burst into flames. The rear fenders get a little warm, but even if I purposely reached around and put my hand near the exhaust, it wasn't searing hot.

I might go ahead and get the heat tape anyway to keep the heat from the bottom of the tractor. The cold air intake is down there. I don't want it to suffocate itself!

[Baz]

I love that Ford tractor, Leaky! Such a cool retro look! Thanks for sharing your project with us. This is a fantastic thread just to see some of the cool stuff everyone is working on!

Well, one thing lead to another for me and I figured out a way to get all my deck boards down. Granted most only have 2 fasteners holding them in place right now, but I will go back and screw the rest of them in after a trip to my supplier to get more. I had a limited supply which is why I only use 2 per board, but also really wanted to get them all in place today.

There's more to do but the main part is done now and it's remarkably sturdy considering my seat of the pants engineering skills.

[Baz]

In case anyone is wondering what those white pipe things are....I bought some LED lights from Amazon and made my own housings out of PVC pipe. I also sealed them up really good with a tube of clear silicon sealant. Before the deck went in they shined up into the bamboo at night. These are colour changing and I've had them on green lately. I disconnected all but the first one as now I will re-configure my lighting to conform with the new layout.

[Ayles]

Thanks Baz!!

Got some teak oil on it yesterday and today it rained! Water was beading up super nice!

[Baz]

Wow - gorgeous! You do beautiful work, Ayles!

[Ayles]

Originally Posted by Baz

Wow - gorgeous! You do beautiful work, Ayles!

I had help!

[billybek]

Wheels off the new to me travel trailer.
Switching out the 6 Y/O tires and getting them back on today.

Need to pick up a bottle jack. Had to borrow one to get in close to the hubs to lift each axle.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by billybek

Wheels off the new to me travel trailer.
Switching out the 6 Y/O tires and getting them back on today.

Need to pick up a bottle jack. Had to borrow one to get in close to the hubs to lift each axle.

New shoes!

I love bottle jacks. I keep a small one in the truck even.

They are not very expensive either. Well worth the price.

Post some pics later if you can, Bill!

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Ayles

I had help!

That's awesome - nothing like the experience of helping Dad....something he'll remember for the rest of his life and will help his self-esteem.

[URY914]

Originally Posted by Baz

Baz,

Here's a little detail I do when using 5/4 PT deck boards; After cross cutting the boards I take my belt sander and round off the cut edge to somewhat match the radius of the front edges of the boards. Gives it a finished look and takes care of the splinters too.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by billybek

Wheels off the new to me travel trailer.
Switching out the 6 Y/O tires and getting them back on today.

Need to pick up a bottle jack. Had to borrow one to get in close to the hubs to lift each axle.

2 axles? I used to carry some wood cut as a ramp, so I could drive up on 1 axle and use a regular jack on the other axle.

Like this (Not my picture):

[A930Rocket]

Not just today, but the past couple of weekends on my E46:

Apex wheels
Kuhmo PS91 tires
Shocks, rear
Rear upper shock mounts
Struts, front. (Waiting on Vorshlag camber plates).
Springs, front and rear, 500/600
Urethane ushings, front and rear
Control arms, front
Camber arms, rear
Brake lines
Brake fluid flush
Racing seat with custom mount
Center console delete
Modified shifter
Momo steering wheel and adapter
Oil change
Spark plugs
COPS
Fuel filter
Air filter
Cabin filter
Windshield wipers
Modified the exhaust system
M3 front sway bar


F150
Running boards
Front and rear cameras
Installed new license plate

Garage
Built new shelving and organized it

[billybek]

Tires are on the trailer today but not without a bit of a ***** show.
Dropped wheels and tires and went to pick up some furnace parts. Proving switches and a hot surface ignitor. Furnace air proving switch has twitched twice and I was able to get it to work again for a short time. The HSI to have on hand because if I don't have one on hand, the damn thing will fail when it is minus 30 on a long weekend...
Back to get the tires. Guy gets the bead broken and the top one off the rim but his machine cannot get the bottom one off the wheel. They are short handed today and I can see the guy is pretty frustrated so I take the wheels and tires home and cut the bead still on the rim with my sawzall.
Peeled the old tires off and took the wheels back and got the new tires mounted without further issue.
Drove out and got them back on the trailer. Why does everything seem to take longer than it should?

The ramps are a great idea. Going to pick up some of the curved levelers here pretty quick. I did have the trailer in the air on jackstands overnight with all 4 wheels/tires off.

[billybek]

Man, you guys are slacking off!

Swapped two sets of winters to all seasons on the Toyota and the Honda. Tires were a little harder to get off and on the racks in the garage because of the darn topper on the truck. Never thought about that...

Power raked and cleaned up the front yard. Still have ice in the back yard and will wait on that.

Still have some tenderloin steaks to go on the BGE. That is if I don't fall asleep first!

[Scott Douglas]

Gotta do some braggin' on my brother. He's been working his butt off lately, by himself since I've been recovering from my heart problems.
He took this old shed apart and repurposed a lot of it. Trying to make a work place that is out of the sun and easy to clean as it will be a 'dirty' job site.



Here's what he's come up with so far. He plans on some sliding doors but for now is just happy to be out of the dirt floor stage.

[Crowbob]

Phase II of securing the border. 55 more holes to drill...

[porsche930dude]

I had a few useless tecumsehs in the shed taking up space so i decided to fix them up. For a minibike most likely. Well the one 3.5hp was a side exhaust so kind of unwanted and it was seized up like crazy. So the 5.5hp i put the early rounded shroud on it but i had to make a spacer to bring it out to fit the bigger flywheel. Also the shaft was 7/8 and thats no good so i lathed it down to 3/4 and cut the keyway deeper. Made the tank work from the 3.5 and put a filter on it and it runs sweet.

[Baz]

Picked up a new Hackzall......upgraded to the FUEL!