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Good to hear they are the responsible type, who are accepting responsibility for their trees, even if they were on your property. I've watched enough Peoples Court and Judge Judy to know how easy it is for folks to somehow try to wiggle out of their responsibilities when it comes to matters like this. Many times because they simply do not understand how it works. Carry on sir.....SmileWavy |
Started cutting metal today on the front fenders. I’ve been cutting it back incrementally and working the sheet metal for the flare. Knock on wood, this is going to be much easier than the rear fenders.
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We still offered to pay for half the fence repair. They used their home insurance and had to pay a big deductible. Drove a 6 hour round trip from San Diego to Yuma Arizona and picked up a used Lance 850 truck camper. Only Lance camper that allows you to tow a trailer without needing a hitch extension. Looking forward to staying at the track now. Was using a heat gun and wd40 to remove fishing and gun club and dealer stickers off of it today. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673657587.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673657607.jpg |
Nice looking camper! Hope it serves you well.
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Been working on a scout... in order to recover you first must install the headliner and sky light. We repaired the skylight support rails ... first they get several coats of epoxy, then they get trimmed to fit the existing skylight frame. The previous rebuilder did a less than stellar job at filling and fairing the skylight frame so I knocked that out this week. The fairing compound is epoxy and
milled glass. With any luck at all I'll be able to finish the headliner install tomorrow and get all prepped for fitting the skylight. We've also been building a set of pacer wings.... pretty much from scratch, pics of them later. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673669978.jpg |
Made a door panel for my jeep. 1/4" luon and an old toneau cover came in handy. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673714827.JPG
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Twenty year old bathroom sink was showing some corrosion around the drain. OK. Ordered a new sink, porcelain as the older style is no longer available. I intended to re-use the drain, but it was corroded and would not come out of the older unit. Back in to town for a replacement drain. Found an exact replacement, but found the tail, which slides into the P trap was about an inch too short. Another trip into town, a few minutes with hacksaw and file and everything went together. At last.
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This project was a few years ago...but I just found the pics of it and so here they come...
Old chicken coop on the edge of my lawn that was neglected for many years. No pics of the opposite side, but there are two double hung windows facing the south. The bare ground area is from some overgrown arborvitaes that I removed. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673733614.jpg Starting the repairs. Removed the siding, shingles and the lower wall boards. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673733736.jpg Widened the doorway and refinished the interior. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673733843.jpg The ceiling had been insulated with straw at some time...fun, fun, fun pulling that out. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673734009.jpg Almost finished pic. New roll-up door, siding and shingles. Repaired the windows and painted everything. I mixed and poured an approach ramp after this pic. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673734134.jpg |
I hate to be pedantic, but "my NAPA FLAPS" isn't how I'd phrase it. I'd generally say something like "My FLAPS is a NAPA."
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Having fun with the laundry room faucet. It is essentially a kitchen faucet and cheap stainless steel sink in the laundry room. Handy to have.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673735848.jpg It is pretty obvious the old faucet was leaking, and it was a crappy faucet anyway. Taking it out was fairly straightforward, except the long 11MM nut in the middle that secured the faucet in place. As you can see, it was a tad rusty, and it held down a plate for a wider footprint. I had removed the other lines to get access to the nut. I whipped out my 11mm deep socket, and my swivel head ratchet, and it fought a little but it yielded to a superior force. I had to just cut the hose for the sprayer, and there was no easy access to the brass connection for the hose. It all went to the landfill anyway, so no need to play nice. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673735848.jpg The new faucet is in place, and the laundry and dog washing service provider is happy again. The worst part was laying on my back, against the floor of the cabinet, that is 4 inches higher than the floor, so a nice hard spot to lay on. I did use an old packing blanket to soften it. Few things more fun than laying on your back, reaching up to arms length, to fiddle with connections with the sink drain right in the way of everything. We now have a soap dispenser on the right side, and the head of the faucet pulls out to spray if needed. There is a full size washer and dryer, and a built in ironing board in there as well. We keep the dog food in there in a plastic tub, and our female gets 1/2 an antihistamine for her allergies. |
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I tend to leave stickers on stuff I get. There's a SCCA one inside my 914 I left - but guess that's a little different than yours! :) |
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Damn, I wish I lived close to your hanger. You do cool stuff. I'd come over and watch you do cool stuff and drink your soda. Regale you with funny stories using my rapier-like wit. (Maybe it's better that we don't live close. You'd end up kicking me out...) |
Resumed working on my kitchen hood and fan (the endless project). Took advantage of a break in the rain to climb up the ladder, remove the old vent and duct, and learn that the space between studs is only 8”. WTF - well, who knows how they built houses in 1910. This house probably uses “balloon studs”, continuous studs the entire height of the exterior walls, because they had whole old-growth forests to cut down. Or maybe there’s some reason why they spaced studs more closely at this point.
Well, the throat of my fan, which will be mounted on the outside of the house in sideblast mode, is only 8” diameter. My ducting is 10”x10” square, but there are reducers from 10x10 to 8 round. So the plan is to cut an (slightly over) 8” hole in the house, insert the round end of the reducer into the inside of that hole, connect the 10x10 duct to the reducer, and screw the fan mounting bracket to the exterior of the wall, centered on the hole. I can catch some studs, and the siding and sheathing are very stout. Get a handy kid with a rope from the bathroom window above to help me lift the fan up and screw it to the bracket. Having remembered to pre-drill the necessary holes in bracket, fan housing, and wall. Then I’ll run a cable from an anchor point above the fan to add support to the fan housing, or build a support from below, whichever is easier. The photo below shows the situation. I want to lower the hole a little, so that the fan housing will clear the electrical service. I am reluctant to futz with the service cables, because that could lead to “permits” and “inspections” to which I am allergic. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673745845.jpg The fan, currently decorating my foyer, is this little guy. Basically the smallest upblast fan that CaptiveAire makes, and runs on 110v which simplifies things. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673745944.jpg I need to re-wire the fan a little, because although it comes with a variable speed control, that control is mounted to the inside of the fan housing. Again, WTF? These fans normally sit on a roof, why put the rheostat speed dial on the roof? Then I’ll have to find space on the electrical panel for the fan, figure out where the speed control should be mounted - I’m thinking on or in the hood - and I will be able to wok fry to my heart’s content. |
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...and we're back, working on the SHO again, this time, the passenger side. I removed the spindle, removed the wheel bearing/hub assembly, got a "loaner" ball joint removal/installation kit from Advanced Auto Parts today and removed the ball joint, thing was totally shot. I then cleaned up the spindle. Next up will be installing the new ball joint, new wheel bearing/hub assembly, and new sway bar end links. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...23d5aaef8e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c3f92a8437.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f7bfc6263c.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...058467ed42.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...8b7905ca6f.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...770bf6d6cb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...bca5f52f07.jpg
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This is one humbling thread. Planes, trains, automobiles and everything else.
Here’s my contribution. A coffered ceiling. Almost done. Way more complicated than I thought it would be. There was a 1/2” difference between the center of the ceiling and the edge where it meets the walls. In other words, the ceiling wasn’t flat due to bowed joists, which would have been obvious when finished. And it almost is: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673884034.jpg |
Day-ummm. That ceiling is awesome! Please don't take this wrong, but are the panels real tin?
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Today I had more fun with my sprinkler system that I installed myself 24 years ago. My master gardener wife has taken over many parts of the yard that used to be grass I used to have to mow. One of those areas is the edge of the parking area in our driveway at the edge of the property line. What was a strip of grass just 24 inches wide, is now a garden area. That conversion required different heads to be above the plants and not pop up heads designed for turf.
The area also has the French drain plumbing running through the same little space to the lowest part of the yard. A couple of years ago I changed the pop up heads to adjustable 3 foot risers to get above the various plants she has growing in the summer. One of our guest came to visit and he pulled up way further than necessary, and bent over the riser spray head. I tried to straighten it up, but no luck, it leaked. So I had to get a new one, 7 bucks, and figure out how I had made the connection before. As usual, no shortcuts, and full threaded together hard lines buried 2 feet deep. Dang someday I need to get lazy and do it the simple way, but I just had to dig down and find the fitting. It sure is fun trying to unscrew threaded PVC connections at the bottom of a hole where no normal wrench will fit. Of course it filled with mud so I had to run the section for a bit with no head on it to flush the line. I got it done, the wife is happy and I get to go back to goofing off. It feels like Beer 30! |
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I remember putting in my garage door opener and finding the center joist had sagged a tad. Got with a friend who had building experience and he helped me jack up the offending area and add some two by stiffeners to the joist to keep it straight as well as adding more load carrying drop down boards to the whole affair. Not sure what you call those last ones. Your ceiling looks fantastic. |
No, I installed furring strips perpendicular to the joists, stretched lines on six axis on the ceiling then built up the low spot Which was almost dead center then glued and screwed the rails…
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Replaced the starter on my 2014 F150 5.0. In the mornings, the starter would continue to engage, even after the motor was running.
The lower two bolts were easy to get to, but the third one on top was a PITA. You couldn’t see it and you couldn’t get your hand up there. Add in the crossmember right in front of the starter as well. You had to use the socket on a 6 inch extension and feel your way to engage it. Made a 30 minute job a three hour job. 🤬 http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673917139.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1673917139.jpg |
It's a Ford
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^^^ Ha!😂
Knock on wood, it’s not been a fix or repair daily truck. 178,000 miles on the clock. I was amazed at how quiet it started up with the new starter. |
Speaking of Fords...
I got the ball joint pressed in today and installed the wheel bearing. Now it is ready to be installed along with a new sway bar end link. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...d82101d661.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...acbaaa8662.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...97fb5b2e19.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...606dfaebf6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...191b3b5ff1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6b1889939e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...6a9c85de85.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...2a311321d0.jpg Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk |
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First test drive of my fc today was sort of successful despite a few bouts of overheating due to my own incompetence. But she lives !http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674265273.JPG
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Holy crap that is so cool!
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Rebuilding the pa 22 wings.. parts blasted cerakoted and now it's reassembly time.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674269065.jpg
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Mail box post re-fresh. Made this post approx 10 yrs ago. Sanded it filled in all cracks and JB Welded cracked off corner of on of the decorative ends then repainted. I have had to replace the rotted out platform that the box is screwed to numerous times so I made a new one out of PT Pine finished with cutting board oil that is 1/4" stand off mounted using composite DECK2WALL SPACERS allowing water to drain and magnets vs screws to attach the mailbox. I used a router to flush mount the magnets and stand off mount the DECK2WALL SPACER pucks. I think this setup will greatly resist rot.
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Hardware upgrades long overdue.....
Battery on the Hawk 250 and external SSD for my PC. :p As the sign says......old dog...new tricks! http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674438165.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674438165.JPG http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674438165.JPG |
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I think I should be able to move around 900-1000 cfm with my hood and duct, at max rpm. But my kitchen is only about 300 sq ft, so I imagine I will seldom need max rpm. |
Honda Fl250 a starter pawl came loose got in behind the flywheel and decimated the stator. We were able to save the coil but the lighting coil is destroyed. Also the pickup got wrecked but we re-wound it with new wire and it runs again! A new stator unit with all 4 parts in 260$ and we fixed it for free. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1674951770.JPG
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Put a new battery in the P car today. Pretty lame but as I get older (65 now) swapping out a clutch or pulling an engine seems like it may be in my past. I don't know. I'll be retired soon so looking for stuff to keep me busy without killing me :confused:
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Finally got around to grinding down the welds trimming up the right front flare. Then I worked on the extensions for the rear flares.
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Repaired two Rainbird irrigation valves for a neighbor just a little while ago. Very straight forward - just replaced the diaphragms and done!
It was the two valves on the right...... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1675115828.JPG The new diaphragms to the right: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1675115828.JPG |
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