POTD- PROJECT OF THE DAY: What Did You Make In Your Shop Today?

[snoopdog]

Put the Black Diamond to work.

 

[Gnpenning]

Today i spent the entire morning changing tires. I had 3 cars to change tires on but i handled 24 tires. I did use the little niva to move them from one garage to the other. The tire machine is very handy also takes lot of time and energy, but still less than waiting at the tire shop and still having to pay for them to scratch your rims. Changing the tires wasn't hard i did have an issue with one valve stem, it was dryroded cut it off clean the surround pop a new one mounted the tire started to air it and it leaks, it has a defect in the rubber when it was molded. Defeated the tire broke the bead cut that one pull thru a new one that one the threads stripped, new valve stems are made from aluminium just painted gold to look like brass. Cut that one also installed a 3 rd valve steam and finished the job, thankfully all the tires hold air and mounted well. All the tires i moaned come second hand, i'm interested have you had issues with standard rubber tire valves, around here i can't find good quality ones, even the germany marked ones are made from aluminium ir zink just painted and fail on mouting.
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I have not had that problem. To be fair, mine are several years old.

I did buy a couple inner tubes and they were junk when I opened the box. I hate trying to buy anything new anymore. So much low quality stuff. I can't believe how much time I spend trying to find better options and coming up empty. Glad you caught it when you did.

I feel your pain.

 

[finsruskw]

Got the RT figured out.
Les made a jig to mount the blanks that he had roughed out with his plasma cutter.
Making these as a fab job because we could find no tube the size needed for them and I have no way to bend them. It looks like originals were made that way.
Did them in stacks of 4 pieces per cut.
They will be welded with a piece of 1-1/4" x 4" flat to the bottom.
These are the lower lift link/arm support mounts for a Cat "0" lift setup for my 2086 Cub Super, part #15
Making enough parts for 3 complete sets plus some extra parts to replace what was missing on the assembly I bought earlier last year.
Except for the bend, I have all the parts that make up # 6 finished plus #'s 3 & 4.
Part #11 is 5/16" plate that no one seems to have any of so I may have to go with 3/8"
All this has got us thinking CNC plasma table!!
OH well, we both have birthdays in July!! Hmmmm??

 

[wayback machine]

Nothing exiting or photo-worthy here - Spent the last couple days replacing all the hard brake lines on a Ford Expedition.
If you really DON'T want to enjoy life, do this on a dirt driveway.
And don't tell me it could be worse, by having to do it in the snow - I've done that too, in a past life .
I'm just getting too old for this, I think ..........

 

[finsruskw]

Couldn't be much worse than replacing frozen fuel filters on '68 F model Mack along a frozen Minnesota roadside in the middle of the night!
Been there and done that too, in a former life, about 4 million miles ago!!

 

[pontiac428]

Got the RT figured out.
Les made a jig to mount the blanks that he had roughed out with his plasma cutter.
Making these as a fab job because we could find no tube the size needed for them and I have no way to bend them. It looks like originals were made that way.
Did them in stacks of 4 pieces per cut.

I like the way you think, tractor man! Does this mean we think the same, opposite?

 

[GoceKU]

Today the weather cooled down it went as low as -2c. And of course the body shop called the Astra is done and you need to pick it up and keep it indoors and warm. So i took the battery from the little niva pick it up and drove it back. I got it the big garage its under ground and its warm. For those that haven't read the thread couple weeks ago this car die with a defective alternator in a near by city, the transportation company i used damaged the bodywork and unloaded it couple of kilometers away and i did specified i need it delivered home. Knowing it will be a pain to deal with that company i called a buddy who just became an attorney and wants to make a name for him self. He went after them guns ablazing, with in 3 days they were begging me to take it to my preferred body shop just to get him off there back. The body shop repair and repaint the roof, 2 door, rear and front bumper and both rear wings and rockers, that is more then half the car. Paint match was on point probably because they paint so many panels. When i ask to pay they said the transportation company owner its insurance agent and my buddy (The attorney) came about an hour or earlier and wired him the money. So after i parked it went to my buddy and ask to pay him, he said no way i'll ever charge you, anyway the towing company paid for my time. After that i come back and began taking apart the astra to change the alternator which is creme inthere and found out the water pump that is above it is leaking. By this time all the parts stores are close so i call it a day, tomorrow i'll buy a new water pump and finish the job. Long day with a pleasant surprise.

 

[Boswell]

Today the weather cooled down it went as low as -2c. And of course the body shop called the Astra is done

Got to love it when things work out better than expected.

 

[Dhal22]

Today the weather cooled down it went as low as -2c. And of course the body shop called the Astra is done and you need to pick it up and keep it indoors and warm. So i took the battery from the little niva pick it up and drove it back. I got it the big garage its under ground and its warm. For those that haven't read the thread couple weeks ago this car die with a defective alternator in a near by city, the transportation company i used damaged the bodywork and unloaded it couple of kilometers away and i did specified i need it delivered home. Knowing it will be a pain to deal with that company i called a buddy who just became an attorney and wants to make a name for him self. He went after them guns ablazing, with in 3 days they were begging me to take it to my preferred body shop just to get him off there back. The body shop repair and repaint the roof, 2 door, rear and front bumper and both rear wings and rockers, that is more then half the car. Paint match was on point probably because they paint so many panels. When i ask to pay they said the transportation company owner its insurance agent and my buddy (The attorney) came about an hour or earlier and wired him the money. So after i parked it went to my buddy and ask to pay him, he said no way i'll ever charge you, anyway the towing company paid for my time. After that i come back and began taking apart the astra to change the alternator which is creme inthere and found out the water pump that is above it is leaking. By this time all the parts stores are close so i call it a day, tomorrow i'll buy a new water pump and finish the job. Long day with a pleasant surprise.
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More automotive work???

 

[Aaron David]

Spent time this week getting the guards set up for the AAMCO 6". And by the way, this is a persnikity job, as every thing needs to be trial fitted and then taken apart to give room to drill the holes for the screws, and if you find that it was the wrong spot, it is back to square one.


Also spent time getting the new table set up for the South Bend. I think that before I get too far, I am going to need to raise it up four inches or so.