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

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by 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.

Awesome Pics RS glad you were able to get out today, sorry to hear about your dad. Mine turns 80 on the 6th so I want to enjoy days like that with him.

Planning on picking up our 68 912’s 5 speed up from the shop on our return trip this next week end to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Goin to Burt and Dick Rutan’s birthday bash!!!! and figured it would be a good time to pick the ol trani (not the dress wearing type) in Bend, OR. It would be fun to get the 912 back on the road in all of its three shades of patina.

This is the 78 SC’s engine that I need to check every single bolt a shop previously touched. Too much to list all of the screwed up things I found.


This is the 68 912 the trans getting rebuilt is from. This pic was after a particular heavy wet snow collapsed the carport it was under two winters ago. Transmissions are beyond my Peter principle. I would love to learn but under the tutelage of a transmission Jedi Master, and not me banging away with spanners.

The day I trailered her home from my parents ranch before they moved.




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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by porsche930dude

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

Hahahaha, I was re-taping the fingers daily. Mrs. Bugs got me a three pack from TSC after seeing them. Throwing blocks eats leather gloves from breakfast. I will admit, those gloves were my favorite. Great ones to use while going through the ARS hoist program/training at work.


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by 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

Awesome and bad azz!!!!


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

Well nothing as extensive as most of you guy.

Last little project, simple but annoying, the arm pad on my Human Touch Perfect Chair was loose. Mind you, I have not worked on one or even assembled a Zero Gravity chair since we closed the stores in 2013.
Well, none of the screws you could see were loose, then I remembered that I probably had to remove the pad from the armrest. And of course the Allen bolts are standards. Well, sure enough, once I got the pad off, there were 2 Allen bolts holding the plate the the arm pad mounts too were very loose. A few quick turns and reassemble and back the way it should be. BTW, these are great chairs and I highly recommend them.

https://www.humantouch.com/perfect-chairs/

It doesn’t matter, any fix get fix street cred here!!

That chair looks wayyyyyy to comfy. I would sit in it and thenzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Glad you were able to get it fixed.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by Baz

Finally got around to applying my Prancing Moose stickers on the Volvo.....

Nice Baz!!!!!

I think a logo needs to go on the hood


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by Cdnone1

Nice! Classic old school. I absolutely love it. Mrs. Bugs would be up for an old video game console from the day in our wee office. would be no way to get an awesome pinball machine to fit. That’s next level BIG-D Playa right there….


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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"

Thanks John!
We all keep each other motivated.


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by 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!

Thanks!! I kinda did……. above my tool box.


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[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by bugstrider

Pre-work to repairs that will be made on the $8.00 pair of Thourogood Mock Toe boots that Mrs Bugs found at a flea market. Burned through the new soles in record time, and now the midsole is separating. Gonna send them to Thourogood this time for “the works”, Been on a “repurpose” kick lately. Rather have sustainable boots reworked, rather than tossing them. Started with a pair of Redwings, then these and ultimately ending up with a pair of Alden 405’s, aka the Indy boot.


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Follow up on my Thorogood boot restoration post. I received my old boots back after the work, and was very pleased with the results. The complete restore ran $125.00 plus shipping. They make the whole process very easy. These are my house work boots so I’m glad to get them back. Local cobbler charged me $85.00 for new soles alone, and they burned out in less than a year. This round, the boots were literally coming apart.

You get….
New welt, midsoles, lowers, new inner, laces any repaired stitching and the leather conditioned.





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[rsrguy]

Thanks bugs. Your parent's ranch reminds me of home. I was born in mariposa. My grandparents lived in Cathy's Valley.... I spent every moment I could at their place when I was a kid and teen, it was more of a home to me than mom and dad's house.

[bugstrider]

Originally Posted by rsrguy

Thanks bugs. Your parent's ranch reminds me of home. I was born in mariposa. My grandparents lived in Cathy's Valley.... I spent every moment I could at their place when I was a kid and teen, it was more of a home to me than mom and dad's house.

No prob buddy, Mariposa?!?!? Talk about a small close world. I was found under a rock in an orchard in Visalia. Family was in Fresno, Tulare, Visalia and my grandparents lived in Porterville. I got to spend summers in Porterville and miss my G-parents something fierce.

The ranch my parents sold just got too much for them to keep up. Even though my brother and I spent as much time helping them out as much as our schedules could allow. He was working at Beale AFB and me in Placerville, made it tough. We did the best we could and my parents eventually bought a track home actually next door to my brother.




In keeping in character of the thread, I “was” working the ranch by mowing. And yes, I miss the ranch and sunsets like this really drive the point home to my core. Helpin pop out by cleaning out the canal water valve, proving the ranch with a full minor’s inch of allocated water.
pop would wear a kaydex helmet do to his severe unstable wobbliness. Many trips to the ER due to falls and head strikes. After nearly loosing him on many different occasions, he started wearing it.

[Evans, Marv]

I have Red Wings with the white sole. They don't have enough grip on slopes (I do a lot of work outside), so I have to use my Red Wing logger style boots with lug soles when I work on a slope. Plus the logger boots are much higher and hopefully offer more snake protection. I need to give mine a good cleaning.

[ted]

Been 8 months since the last slot car race.
Vacuumed the track then wiped it off with a micro fiber towel damp with WD40.
Tuned up the track, changed the configuration then a couple friends came over and we got in a few races.
AC and box fans made it tolerable in the garage.

[Baz]

Bugs....you are tearing it up!

Not only your projects but also the thread...lol!

The boot restoration aspect is interesting. Nice to see a company who offers a service like this - especially for a product that represents so well the concept of work ethic!

To answer your question - if you add soil atop the rock then absolutely use the fabric. I can't really give you feedback on how else to proceed because your climate is so different than here, but I have a feeling between yours and Mrs. Bugs' ability to figure it out, you'll be just fine.

The work you did on your wall project is beyond impressive - I have to tell you. Especially the concrete work at the end for your culvert. Really top notch and much better than what most of us would be able to do, I'm sure.

Lastly, looking at yours and Guy's early cars really makes me miss my '73 911T all the more. But I do have an '83 SC Targa with both engine and trans out being rebuilt. Lots of corrosion on the body but we're rebuilding so at some point, I hope to have her back on the road.

I also need to finish the brake work on my tub - but that's another story for another day.

Happy 4th everyone!

[URY914]

Been working to clean/paint/refresh/fix/update for it's 50th birthday and my 44 years of ownership...

[TimT]

been working to clean/paint/refresh/fix/update for it's 50th birthday and my 44 years of ownership...

wow

[HobieMarty]

Man y'all are gettin er dun fer sure, all I did today was burn some stuff.

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[rsrguy]

[QUOTE=ted;12037939]Been 8 months since the last slot car race.
Vacuumed the track then wiped it off with a micro fiber towel damp with WD40.
Tuned up the track, changed the configuration then a couple friends came over and we got in a few races.
AC and box fans made it tolerable in the garage.


That's a viper track! Hopefully this is the year I snag one for myself! They're made an hour south of me. Right now this is what I have and the little grand kids and I tear it up when they come over.

[rsrguy]

Originally Posted by URY914

Been working to clean/paint/refresh/fix/update for it's 50th birthday and my 44 years of ownership...

That is as cool as it gets..... PERIOD.

[ted]

Looks clean as can be but what kind of car is this? track car right?
What are the specs and does it have a body?

Originally Posted by URY914

Been working to clean/paint/refresh/fix/update for it's 50th birthday and my 44 years of ownership...