I have to go back to work next week, since I'm an essential federal public safety person (I was on 14 day quarantine after coming back from overseas a couple weeks ago), but yesterday, I decided to stop playing Forza and build a new welding cart to consolidate my 3 machines.

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Guess it’s time to get back to this. I also have a transmission and engine to drop but not having a garage means I’m outside in the rain right now.


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Very nice! I need to do that exact same thing. One footprint for the machines. What type of welders do you have? I have a Millermatic 211, Eastwood TIG and plasma cutter.


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I decided to take up still photography as a hobby. 2 months ago I ordered this camera. It was delivered due to the over and beyond the call of duty efforts of the Leica sales rep. My thanks to her! I'm told that the production line is still shut down, and the factory itself is now shut down also. This was one of if not THE LAST SL2 out of the factory before the shut down. Now, to learn all of the software menus and get used to it !!

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Thinking up new ways to say..I told you so..

Ha! I've got a Millermatic 211, an ESAB AC/DC tig, and a Forney plasma cutter

Last night I found out the waste line is stopped up at the kitchen I believe. I'll be out there with my 100' snake cleaning it out in a minute. I won't be posting pictures of it. :(

Planning to brew about 20 gallons of beer this week! When life hands you lemons... make a lemon shandy I always say.

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One of my regular routine maintenance items, change the brake fluid. I change it every single spring for the last 25 years of ownership.

I will use my last can of ATE Blue. :(

And one "while I am in there" additional part is the change the 10 year old rubber brake lines. They are looking fine, and I have no problems with the brakes at all, but 10 years is long enough.

So new rubber hoses, and new brake fluid. Whoo Hooo.

You could probably get $100 for that last can of ATE Blue!:D

My latest, bringing my 2008 F250 into the modern age. Also added four Infinity Kappa 6x8 speakers you replace the blown factory ones and a backup camera. So nice!
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Matt,
Did your truck have the backup camera in the rear view mirror? My truck does/did.. I tied into it for the Kenwood head unit I installed and I'm not happy with the picture clarity. I'm wondering if I should try a different camera?

No I didn’t have an OEM camera, backing was treacherous to say the least. I used this one from Crutchfield, it looks OEM and the picture quality is excellent.

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Make sure you maintain "Social Distancing" in that hot tub..... ;)

Too late, it is now in the brake system. Old fluid captured and in the old brake fluid can ready to go to hazardous waste disposal site on my next trip there.

Once the car in in the air, and the wheels are off, it does not take long to swap out the fluid with the vacuum system I have. It takes longer to clean up that capture system, and put the wheels back on, and get everything torqued to 95 Lb/Ft and the tools put away. I took it on a short test drive and all is perfect.

I'm finishing up some house remodeling projects that were started when we moved in 2 years ago. I had a contractor (who was also the realtor who sold us the house) do some work, including installing 60" pocket doors where a 36" swinging door had been. At one point I owed him something like $300 and he said, "I'll pass on that 300 if I don't have to come out here and trim out this room." Sounded good to me.
Wrong

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Once I got into the project I discovered why he wanted out. When the doors are centered in the track the one of the left leaves a 2" gap.

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Even after adding a 3/4" filler the left door doesn't fit the hole. I'm going to have to fudge the right hand door to move both doors left and add 3/4" of fill to the right hand door. When I close it up it looks like it will JUST fit. What a PITA.

Mine is yours for $100.

Patrick, I'd add to the jambs.

Yeah, that’s what I’ll have to do. Adding to both sides and moving the center stop to the left.

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Will take apart my fanatec pedal set from my racing rig to see why the gas isn’t working :D let’s hope it doesn’t need parts...

Should do a new thread for this one! Love those old Trail 70s.

MrsWD went crazy and repainted the laundry room. It had been a tan color with horrible blue cabinets and red gingham curtain. She remade it in her own image - strange.

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My contribution was building this shelf behind the washer and drier.

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You’ve got some weeds on the wall, better get that looked at!:D

Looks good, WD.



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Flushing radiator in our 3.2..................

It is also a great time to replace the power steering system, get new ABS and the tire pressure monitor system.

While flushing the radiator replace the water pump as well.

With time on my hands, finally got around to installing a 3rd/center radiator on my '05 Carrera S...with the kit bought from Pelican Parts. This must be the single most cost efficient Porsche parts purchase EVER at $189 with our PCA discount! While I was in there, it was time to clean-up under the fender liners and around the rads.

The stand-off on the female side of the multi-wire connector had broken, and I was able to epoxy a 10mm bolt to it and enable mounting the connector to the headlamp mounting tray.




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I've been retired for 5 years now and been keeping busy all that time - remodeling some rooms in our California home, working on our home in Arizona, and collecting parts for a few car projects. Last year I developed sciatica and it kept me from doing a lot for most of last year, as it got progressively worse over time. Finally bit the bullet and had surgery mid-February this year and recovery is going real well ... to the point where I'm back to working on stuff again.

Since the 'all day-long curfew' has been recommended/implemented, my wife & I have done all the spring cleaning and I'm back to working on the cars ... with a vengeance:


Replaced the ignition switch components and the turn signal switch in my '70 Ghia (it stopped running earlier this year) ... also installed a new lower dash/knee pad

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Installed a wood floor in the galley of my '84 Westy ...

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Got my wife's '99 Beetle (which she never drives anymore) running after sitting for a number of years ...

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Detailed my '96 Tacoma 4x4 (prepping for an upcoming sale)

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... and an performed an oil change on my (new-to-me) '07 Cayman :)

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I guess I'd better slow down ... no telling how long we'll be locked up at home :confused:

Still have a '71 914 I can work on, and a '66 912 ... but both need to get to the paint shop, so that's a little ways away right now.

Mark, you are certainly a go getter. Did you have back surgery?

Joining in Jan. 2000 and only having 163 posts tells me he's had other things to do.

Refinishing Headlight surrounds on 71 914-6 conversion. Not technical, but I managed to put a couple of good sanding marks in one I have to remove tomorrow.

Yes, Bob, lower back - L4/L5. Had spinal stenosis for years and the sciatica hit in the spring of 2019. I tried just about everything shy of surgery, but found a surgeon who came with several 'hi-mark' recommendations. Fortunately, it was performed before the COVID issue, since all elective surgeries are suspended for the time being. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat1.gif


Marv, I've been a Porsche owner since 1973, but I spend more time on 914 World than any of the other 'P' forums.


As for all the 'projects' we're doing, it's a good feeling finishing up some of the overdue ones. A friend and I are getting ready to start a laundry room remodel here next. We start the design/planning tomorrow (Thursday). Just too bad there's only 24 hours in a day - lol.

Hoping this health crisis blows over in short order and we can all get back to our normal(?) lives soon. Be really careful and stay safe. Keep posting your 'stay stuck at home' projects ... really enjoyable to see them.

I like 7-ft long timing belt jobs on interference engines!
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#1 in warzone

Playing way too much CoD :D

Ironhorse / Mark you have a PM

Got the PM, James. I'll get you a reply soon. Thanks.

Needed to repair an old mercury vapor lamp - it was dead to me...

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It’s appears to be a quality fixture and it took me a while to figure out even how to open it. Turned out there was a tab to depress and it opened nicely.

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But the insides were not so hot.
Or, really, it looked (and smelled) like it had gotten VERY hot.

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So with the components fried, I decided to convert it to a 200W (equivalent) LED bulb.

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But I had to rewire the whole thing, with the house (line) wiring going straight to the lamp socket.

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Let there be light!

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