What did you do "IN" your garage today?

rd65 · Monday at 12:59 PM

Pulled the mower deck, pressure washed the deck (not sure why I havent used the pressure washer more often), cleaned and sharpened two sets of rider blades and the spare push mower blade. Reinstalled blades on deck, hit the spindle zerks, reinstalled and almost ready for more mowing tonight, just need to check tire pressures before mowing. Finally at the end of this stupid head cold.

Real_PhillBert · Monday at 1:32 PM

A couple friends came over and helped me pour a 93sqft concrete pad out my back garage door. Used 71 80lb bags of concrete, really glad I bought a concrete mixer for this one. We did our first batch at about 8:30am, and poured the last batch about 11am.

Fordguy1964 · Monday at 4:45 PM

Old Man Roger said:
You mentioned all the rare cars it compares with, but you never mentioned what was special about this model, or even what model it was other than 64 fairlane.

K code 1964 Fairlane. It has the HiPo 289 and top loader 4 speed. Every part of this is crazy expensive. The original carb alone if you can find one sells for $5k. (Part number C30F-AJ) The pulley on the generator is easily $800... for a pulley! The distributor sells for $1000. The engine will sell for $4k as a bare engine with all matching date codes. An original 9" rear for this car sells for $2500.... you get the idea. Sure they reproduce some of them but original is worth more.

gearhead1960 · Monday at 5:02 PM

Fordguy1964 said:
K code 1964 Fairlane. It has the HiPo 289 and top loader 4 speed. Every part of this is crazy expensive. The original carb alone if you can find one sells for $5k. (Part number C30F-AJ) The pulley on the generator is easily $800... for a pulley! The distributor sells for $1000. The engine will sell for $4k as a bare engine with all matching date codes. An original 9" rear for this car sells for $2500.... you get the idea. Sure they reproduce some of them but original is worth more.

Did the seller know this or was this the case where ignorance was bliss?

rcktpwrd · Monday at 5:19 PM

Did some maintenace work on the wife's wagon yesterday.

Today, got out the pressure washer and worked on the brick around the patio.

Beerhippie · Monday at 6:04 PM

Fun chores.

The drain in the sink behind the bar in the pub has been running slow.

I wonder why? That's what was in the P-trap. The BBQ skewers and clot of hair are normal for a pub, but a rusty nail? Who puts a rusty nail down the drain? I ran a couple of cups of lye through with a couple of gallons of boiling water and now it's draining just fine.

Up to the roof to replace a grease trap lid that blew down in one of the recent breezes. While I was up there, I checked the vent fan and make-up air unit. MAU was not running. Motor refuses to motivate--it just buzzes and pops the motor protection circuit. Pulled the motor and carried it down from the roof. 60 lb motor down a ladder--fun.

I tried replacing the starter cap. Nope. I pulled the end cap off and checked the centrifugal switch. Nothing wrong there that I could find. Cleaned the contacts with some DeOxit. Put it back together. No start.

I took the motor down to the local sparky's shop where they fix motors. Sometimes. Realized I forgot to get a picture of the data plate so I can start sourcing a new one just in case, so I'm off to get that pic. Good thing it's only twenty blocks away.

Beerhippie · Monday at 6:24 PM

Sparky says: "Buy a new motor. Start windings are dead."

Itinerant · Monday at 6:30 PM

Beerhippie said:
Sparky says: "Buy a new motor. Start windings are dead."

Dammit.

Itinerant · Monday at 6:46 PM

Put the mower up on the table so I could start scraping a couple of years build up off of the deck.

While I was doing that, the new traction cable I ordered showed up. Fortunately it’s High Quality but I’m not sure if the words about focus and professionalism are an injunction, an admonition or a mockery of my feeble skills.

Whatever, it’s installed, adjusted and works as intended.

I made a pretty good dent in the clean up before allergies got the better of me so that will wait until this weekend for a finish. I’ll pull the blade and give it some long overdue attention too.

OccupantRJ · Monday at 6:56 PM

When I worked on roof units I used a rope to pull the tool bucket up and down and to lower motors or other items to the ground. Ladders are dangerous enough as is.

Old Man Roger · Monday at 7:32 PM

Fordguy1964 said:
K code 1964 Fairlane. It has the HiPo 289 and top loader 4 speed. Every part of this is crazy expensive. The original carb alone if you can find one sells for $5k. (Part number C30F-AJ) The pulley on the generator is easily $800... for a pulley! The distributor sells for $1000. The engine will sell for $4k as a bare engine with all matching date codes. An original 9" rear for this car sells for $2500.... you get the idea. Sure they reproduce some of them but original is worth more.

I read those fairlanes were one of the most customizable cars around back then. More dealer options available than most others.

Beerhippie · Monday at 7:37 PM

Back to the Brick.

I still don't have anyone to help me with the other side of the bolts. What to do?

I'll bet Mr. Sparks will help!

Yep.

Backside:

I could partially sort of see a little bit of what I was doing with the upper plate. Working one-handed as that's all the room there was. Obviously, the lower plate was entirely by Braille, but I think it'll work just fine. The factory reinforcing plate above mine is an anchor for seat belts. Mine's bigger.

Now for the other end....

mikegt4 · Monday at 8:29 PM

Jgaz said:
If it’s anything like my 94 Dakota it’s way easier to pull the bed.

I have a helpful assistant (and I don't have to schedule my son 3 weeks ahead of time when ever I need extra hands)

bmwrd0 · Monday at 8:37 PM

Beerhippie said:
Fun chores.

The drain in the sink behind the bar in the pub has been running slow.

I wonder why? That's what was in the P-trap. The BBQ skewers and clot of hair are normal for a pub, but a rusty nail? Who puts a rusty nail down the drain? I ran a couple of cups of lye through with a couple of gallons of boiling water and now it's draining just fine.

Up to the roof to replace a grease trap lid that blew down in one of the recent breezes. While I was up there, I checked the vent fan and make-up air unit. MAU was not running. Motor refuses to motivate--it just buzzes and pops the motor protection circuit. Pulled the motor and carried it down from the roof. 60 lb motor down a ladder--fun.

I tried replacing the starter cap. Nope. I pulled the end cap off and checked the centrifugal switch. Nothing wrong there that I could find. Cleaned the contacts with some DeOxit. Put it back together. No start.

I took the motor down to the local sparky's shop where they fix motors. Sometimes. Realized I forgot to get a picture of the data plate so I can start sourcing a new one just in case, so I'm off to get that pic. Good thing it's only twenty blocks away.

Dude. Hand line a motor down, never carry it on a ladder.

ObnoxiousFumes · Monday at 9:12 PM

Beerhippie said:
I could partially sort of see a little bit of what I was doing with the upper plate. Working one-handed as that's all the room there was.

Like AvE says, “I do some of my best work singlehanded in the dark.”

Beerhippie · Monday at 9:17 PM

bmwrd0 said:
Dude. Hand line a motor down, never carry it on a ladder.

It was raining cats and dogs and I just wanted off of there. I more like slid the motor down the ladder, resting on my belly. That gut might as well be good for something.

Now I'm waiting for buddy to stop by to hold the other wrench. I intentionally left a little slop in my bolt holes this time to allow for fine adjustment, so no welding the bolt heads this time. If I removed the sliding door, I could hold both wrenches, but I'd need help with that.

BuyMyGarage · Monday at 9:24 PM

Lost power 1 hour after a storm passed. Notice said 12 hours to restore. Tried to start generator, but must of left gas in it from last use, 5 years ago?

Drained carb, draining tank a small dribble at a time. Power came on at 3 hour 35 mark.

9 pm, so will finish in morning, and will schedule regular pm moving forward.

Beerhippie · Monday at 9:30 PM

Fabricating the second bracket:

Bolt the one side on, finger-tight, then, while holding the two pieces in one hand, measuring the clearance to the firewall to be sure it matches the other end, while also checking the height with the other hand and then snap the welding clamp on with the other other hand. Easy!

Slap on a couple three or four solid tacks, remove the clamp and lay down a line of boogers:

Back to waiting for another set of hands....

Outlawmws · Monday at 9:35 PM

Beerhippie said:
Now I'm waiting for buddy to stop by to hold the other wrench.

Timm, Got a pair of these nut grips? they can often make a great third hand:

GrayFlattop · Monday at 10:08 PM

bmwrd0 said:
Dude. Hand line a motor down, never carry it on a ladder.

I would vote for carefully throwing it off the roof - making sure that the target area was free of people or animals. Or just leave iron the roof until such time that you can get a helper to line it down. If replacing the cap didn’t work then the cost to rewind exceeds the value - as you subsequently learned.

If you injured yourself moving the motor down the ladder, the cost to you AND your employer would be far more dear than a dozen brand new motors. Taking chances like this for an employer is something a 20 year old does. Older folks just don’t recover quickly.

pancholasvegas · Monday at 10:08 PM

micromind said:
That's coming along quite nicely!

Thank you! Lots of hours so far!

Beerhippie · Monday at 10:39 PM

Well, my help never arrived. I realized I could jam a box-end up against the wall while I tightened the nut from the other side. Worked nicely.

That's now rock-solid! I sat on it and it didn't deflect one bit. A little fine-tuning and the seat snaps right in.

I said I'd paint the damned thing and now I'm painting it! Get off my ***!

Once the paint sets, that will get through-bolted, too. Self-drilling sheet metal screws are fine for mock-up and fitting, but bolts are for holding.

DGersic · Monday at 11:13 PM

Got some paint on my shelf.

Carried in all of the A/C servicing tools and supplies I’m inheriting from dad’s garage.

Most of the rest of the day was an out of town doctor appointment.

Fordguy1964 · Tuesday at 7:20 AM

gearhead1960 said:
Did the seller know this or was this the case where ignorance was bliss?

He did know some but not all. His thoughts on the value of the parts was WAY low. He told me that he pulled the carb and put it in the house so it wouldn't get stolen. He said he did that when someone told him the carb was worth $500! He would have gone crazy if he knew it was 10x higher. Yet he left the $600 original air cleaner sitting on the seat in plain sight.

Fordguy1964 · Tuesday at 7:43 AM

Got busy getting stuff done on the K code Fairlane. I picked the ignition lock and the trunk lock since both keys were lost over time and replaced them with spares I had sitting around. It's good to have lock picking skills sometimes.

I got the steering box... or what is left of it pulled and on the floor. He lost all the parts he took off or I would have just rebuilt the original. Now I'm on the hunt for the correct date coded steering box or at least a usable one until I can rebuild this one. That is one of the few parts I don't have.

Pulled the gas tank and got a replacement prepped and ready for reinstall with a new sending unit and fill neck.

Pulled the master cylinder and got it freed up again... but then decided to pull the NOS unit off the shelf and use it instead. It's good to have spare parts just sitting around.

Hosed down all of the brake line connections with oil and ordered a new set of lines.

Replaced the missing battery cable and cranked the engine over. Found where the previous owner had installed a oil pressure gauge under the dash and then saw that he had used plastic line that snapped off and was spraying oil all over the floor. Removed what was left and prepared for install of the new copper gauge line that I ordered. I'm also going to install a T fiting and use the factory light with the gauge for safety.

Drained the dirty oil and left the drain plug out to drip as much of the old oil out as I can get. I have to buy a new drain plug gasket. I see this one is cracked. And I got the old oil filter off of the block. This guy must have been pretty strong back in the day! It took all I had to get it broke loose.

Other than that I did nothing! LOL. Not a bad evening of work from 5-8 PM!

Jakeweldsalittle · Tuesday at 8:21 AM

Busy last few days. Cut the grass. Washed and detailed my truck. Washed and detailed the camper. Buffed the whole front cap on the camper where it was oxidized a little. Replaced 60 feet of viny channel strip on the camper that was starting to crack. Loaded my truck with firewood and camping stuff. All ready to go Friday for this year's first camping trip. Checked the weather and of course it's supposed to rain

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rd65 · Tuesday at 11:06 AM

Before mowing last night - verified proper tire pressures on the mower. After - had a beer of course, then cleaned up and went inside.
Edit - also refilled the fridge. Wally world didn't have bottles, so got cans.

Beerhippie · Tuesday at 1:05 PM

Beerhippie said:
Sparky says: "Buy a new motor. Start windings are dead."

New motor ordered: $414, shipped. Told the boss it would be about $400 before sourcing it, so I'm good.

I was able to remove the pulley from the old motor with no hassle at all. Lucky day!

aka Larry · Tuesday at 1:22 PM

I'm usually not in the camp of changing oil because of age (vs. mileage) but since my old F-150 is now being used to tow our camper I wanted to be safe. My records indicated that I had only 1800 miles on the oil and filter, but it was last changed in June of 2024.

I went ahead and changed it (using full synthetic) so I'm sure it will be good at least through the rest of this camping season.

Mike65 · Tuesday at 3:38 PM

Rode my exercise bike for 10 minutes & tinkered with the Mustang for an hour trying to get the F/E sheet metal lined up properly.

larry4406 · Tuesday at 3:43 PM

rd65 said:
Before mowing last night - verified proper tire pressures on the mower. After - had a beer of course, then cleaned up and went inside.
Edit - also refilled the fridge. Wally world didn't have bottles, so sled got cans.

It’s Miller Time!

Wrench97 · Tuesday at 5:25 PM

Jakeweldsalittle said:
Busy last few days. Cut the grass. Washed and detailed my truck. Washed and detailed the camper. Buffed the whole front cap on the camper where it was oxidized a little. Replaced 60 feet of viny channel strip on the camper that was starting to crack. Loaded my truck with firewood and camping stuff. All ready to go Friday for this year's first camping trip. Checked the weather and of course it's supposed to rain .

So you're the guy that washed and detailed his truck causing it to rain this weekend and make my life miserable since the wife is pissed about the rain ruining her annual picnic that she's been preparing for the last 3 weeks

afinepoint · Tuesday at 5:29 PM

Made a smoothie with a drill and 24 mm socket when the blender refused. The socket fit snugly over the rubber teeth of blade drive.

Got the blender going later. Stuck safety in base.

I'd been out putting side and stair rails on the deck in heat rapidly heading to 97° F.

I hadn't the patience to troubleshoot just then.

BuyMyGarage · Tuesday at 6:55 PM

Put up sceened in porch tent.

Drained generator gas, drained carb, added new gas, no start. Used happy juice, starts right up. Opened carb drain, no gas. Took carb off, has electric kill on bottom of carb, can't get screws loose.

Replacement huayi carb will be here Friday, 20 bucks.

Can I buy ethanol free gas ?

Fordguy1964 · Tuesday at 7:17 PM

BuyMyGarage said:
Put up sceened in porch tent.

Drained generator gas, drained carb, added new gas, no start. Used happy juice, starts right up. Opened carb drain, no gas. Took carb off, has electric kill on bottom of carb, can't get screws loose.

Replacement huayi carb will be here Friday, 20 bucks.

Can I buy ethanol free gas ?

They say to snap off the plunger on that kill solenoid and it works just fine.

LeonardY · Tuesday at 8:08 PM

rcktpwrd said:
Did some maintenace work on the wife's wagon yesterday.

Uhm... I hope no one was watching...

LeonardY · Tuesday at 8:12 PM

I need to sharpen the planer and jointer blades. I was doing some knife sharpening and my wet grinder was flinging water everywhere.
After a little shopping in the Jungle I came up with this setup.

Should keep the water spray down.

BonzoHansen · Tuesday at 8:21 PM

Hot here in NJ. No rain in sight. I get the sprinklers setup. Now its pouring out. I made it rain

Beerhippie · Tuesday at 8:45 PM

What a *********** of an afternoon!

After trimming, mowing and blowing again, I knocked off work and got back to the rear seat project for the Brick. All I had left was the bottom mount bar that I painted last night.

That was all. Fifteen minutes, tops.

I changed the location of the mount to bring it a little farther forward, tilting the seat back a little farther--it was more comfortable. Found some nice SS 5/16" nuts, bolts and washers. Marked and drilled the holes after checking down below to be sure there was nothing I didn't want to drill a hole in. All clear! I used an existing sheet metal screw from the factory as a landmark to be sure I was in the right place. Dropped in the mount and bolts and went back under to install the nuts and washers.

NO BOLTS! The screw I thought was my landmark was the wrong screw--there's another one six inches forward of it, hiding under the carpet. That was what I oriented off of. Where I drilled the holes is right above one of the main strength box-beam cross-members--the holes are completely blind!

Well, a while back, I bought this:

for $5 at a yard sale. Now would be a good time to use a rivnut!

Problem is, that POS setting tool. It would struggle with a 1/8" aluminum pop rivet, not to mention a 5/16" steel rivnut. I figured out a way to use my impact driver, drilled the hole to the recommended 1/2"

That does say "Use 1/2" Drill", right?

I set the rivnut and went to unscrew the stuff I used to set it... and it fell right out.

That's about as fully expanded as it gets, and it's .45" according to my calipers.

Back to the drawing board. I found some 5/16" shaft lag screws with extra-large threads and mixed up some JB Weld. Cleaned surfaces and "screwed and glued" the damned mount down in the original location--I now have a 1/2" hole where I wanted to move it.

Now to figure out how to waterproof those holes....

But the gawddamned seat is finally mounted.

Now for beer--while I put up the tools and supplies.

From the pliers rack to the bench vise, that benchtop was clear a few hours ago....

Another "fifteen-minute job".

DGersic · Tuesday at 11:23 PM

Removed wiring harness until I could get the 12ga purple wire from the neutral safety switch to the starter S terminal loose.

I think this is where my intermittent hot no start issue is hiding. When I bypass it, starts fine.

Tomorrow I’ll get some new wire and start working on putting it back together.

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