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Pictures of Stuff You've Built/Rebuilt/Made

Post your pics.

A walnut four poster I made when I was 18....

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Built-in cabinets in progress (long way to go)

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423156865.jpg

I just finished refurbishing an old, home made log splitter. Had a guy weld up an adaptor plate for a new HF engine, mounted it, replaced decades old hydraulic fluid, fixed everything I could find that needed fixing & painted it. This thing is a brute. The rail is a piece of railroad rail turned upside down.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423157655.jpg

Gratuitous? No way...you asked "Rebuilt" :D

"Pictures of Stuff You've Built/Rebuilt/Made"

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First big project at 19. I learned a lot. Like gaps are never 'good enough' :D

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Tim K

You have just given crack to an addict. I apologize in advance:

1961 Fender Showman; Re-did everything short of the transformer in the amp. Built cabinet from scratch.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423159854.jpg

Arcsine guitar; Made body from scratch, Warmoth neck, finished
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423159932.jpg

JSL Guitar; Using Jaguar body, moved bridge, routed for P90 pickups, waiting for new Warmoth neck.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423160057.jpg

Gulfcaster guitar; sectioned and chambered body, routed for pickups, painted and finished, Warmoth neck.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423160148.jpg

1978 GMC Motorhome:
New engine, ignition system, carpeting, more electrical work than worth mentioning. Rear disc brake system going in this spring.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423160283.jpg

Trek Fuel Ex9 and Ex8; Had one, upgraded enough parts to be able to make a second, now I have a spare to load when we ride Galbraith Mountain.

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I built a gocart frame for racing on my track out in the back field. I used thin wall square tubing for the painted parts, and found a bunch of pre-bent chrome shelving units for the bumpers and nerf bars in a dumpster behind a resturaunt I parked behind. We ran slightly modified alcohol Briggs Raptor 5 HP motors, and twisted them about 6000 RPM.

We would start watering the track with my feild sprayer about 8:00 in the evening in the Summer, and end up putting about 1000 gallons down while working it in with atvs. After dark, a buddy had a industrial generator with a light stand that lit the whole track. After the sun went down, the track would get super sticky and we could run about 40 MPH and not lift for the corners (just slight understeer)......a whole bunch of fun and loud too !

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Originally Posted by Craig T (Post 8472318)

That counts as built and rebuilt.

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Originally Posted by 1990C4S (Post 8472525)

That counts as built and rebuilt.

You might be right! :eek:

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 8472406)

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spectacular!!! I love it. What year? Early-mid 40's?

i shouldnt even be looking at this thread..i am not worthy..

Craig!!!!

okay..i'll go now. :(

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Originally Posted by vash (Post 8472601)

i shouldnt even be looking at this thread..i am not worthy..

:(

Meals qualify.

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Awesome! Make sure you keep enough gas in that thing. I just read that almost 90% of small plane crash are from running out of gas. :confused: How does that happen!

P.S. Post picks of the sweet track car.

Work stuff count?

A sample panel (more of a sample room really) for a power plant.

Put together at our shop.
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And installed at the plant
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Dang. You guys put me to shame. Here's my best-

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1423171137.jpg

Once again, I'm reminded of this cartoon, and of course, I play the part of CB....

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Originally Posted by Craig T (Post 8472657)

Awesome! Make sure you keep enough gas in that thing. I just read that almost 90% of small plane crash are from running out of gas. :confused: How does that happen!

Poor planning.
Pilot forgets to account for headwind, or forgets how much fuel he used last time he flew it, etc.

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P.S. Post picks of the sweet track car.

It's a 1978 911SC with suspension mods and a few engine tweaks. I sold it, and the car currently belongs to Magnus Walker. You can find a good video of it on Youtube!

I've been building or rebuilding stuff for 50 odd years....Porsche content:

This:
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Into this:

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Craig, that car is gorgeous!!!

After I've done my welding course I might start making groovy one-off ornate gates for sale. Sort of a small business. I'll call the business Bill Gates. If that's successful I'll start making foundations for houses, commercial buildings etc and I'll call that business Bill Gates foundation..

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Originally Posted by Craig T (Post 8472657)

I just read that almost 90% of small plane crash are from running out of gas. :confused: How does that happen!

The fuel gets very low in the tank and the pump can't suck any more out so the engine stops....

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Originally Posted by Craig T (Post 8472588)

spectacular!!! I love it. What year? Early-mid 40's?

Back at ya! That car is gorgeous!!

My truck is a 1947 Dodge WD-15 (3/4 ton).

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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas (Post 8472859)

"I'd like to buy a Bill Gates" :D

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Originally Posted by wdfifteen (Post 8472895)

My truck is a 1947 Dodge WD-15 (3/4 ton).

If I saw you driving down the road in that truck, and this 1947 pan head was sitting in the back, I would have to shoot myself to release the jealousy.

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Originally Posted by Craig T (Post 8472657)

I just read that almost 90% of small plane crash are from running out of gas. :confused: How does that happen!

Not 90%, but running out of gas, and flying into bad weather accounts for over 50%.
Both easily avoided. Shameful stats.

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Originally Posted by arcsine (Post 8472409)

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Don't know jack about amps but I like these. Nice work.