89 MJ Posted October 17, 2024 Share Posted October 17, 2024 20 minutes ago, Spinnakerblue89 said: I hear a carbureted 302 V8 is also a great candidate. I dunno yet, haven't made up my mind. Whatever the case, it would get a much needed tranny upgrade. A little roller 302 with a stick would be a fun little rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JZLAJeep Posted October 17, 2024 Share Posted October 17, 2024 15 minutes ago, Spinnakerblue89 said: I hear a carbureted 302 V8 is also a great candidate. I dunno yet, haven't made up my mind. Whatever the case, it would get a much needed tranny upgrade. I've always liked Bronco IIs too. Some don't like the wrap around rear windows, but I always liked that styling. Saw a High School kid pampering a mint one at a car wash a while back and I had to stop cleaning my vehicle and go drool over his and let him know I appreciated his appreciation for what he had. Alas, I've ended up with Jeeps instead of a Bronco or Bronco II. Have fun with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted November 27, 2024 Share Posted November 27, 2024 House build is coming along nicely. They got it dried in enough for the big winter storm that is about to hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 28, 2024 Share Posted November 28, 2024 That’s a large house. Good timing on their part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 28, 2024 Author Share Posted November 28, 2024 so my godson's grandma drove up from the coast for the holiday and apparently the mild vibration in the steering wheel became a crazy vibration so now I'm fixing yet another vehicle. lol. besides the obvious vibration, I'm also installing new front pads, new headlights and giving the car a good once-over while I've got the opportunity. had to drive an hour and rent a dolly to fetch it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 28, 2024 Share Posted November 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Pete M said: so my godson's grandma drove up from the coast for the holiday and apparently the mild vibration in the steering wheel became a crazy vibration so now I'm fixing yet another vehicle. lol. besides the obvious vibration, I'm also installing new front pads, new headlights and giving the car a good once-over while I've got the opportunity. had to drive an hour and rent a dolly to fetch it first. Ooof. You're doing the right thing! Fixing the folks cars is a matter of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted November 28, 2024 Share Posted November 28, 2024 17 hours ago, 89 MJ said: That’s a large house. Good timing on their part. It's actually a large garage with a house attached. 2400 sqft of garage space and 2200 sqft of living space. That large flat roof is roughly south facing and will be covered in solar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 28, 2024 Share Posted November 28, 2024 10 minutes ago, pizzaman09 said: It's actually a large garage with a house attached. 2400 sqft of garage space and 2200 sqft of living space. That large flat roof is roughly south facing and will be covered in solar. That sounds much better for a car guy haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 30, 2024 Author Share Posted November 30, 2024 welp, the vibration turned out to be 2 bad tires with popped cords. this lets me keep my sanity intact after I rotated them front to back and the vibration got even worse. lol. 2 new tires and the car is back to normal. filter is changed and I got the front pads replaced, but the rear needs a special tool to retract the piston so that got put off til later. headlights should be in tomorrow. oh, and I gotta attend to a bad taillight bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 30, 2024 Share Posted November 30, 2024 replaced the battery in the comanche. starts like a bought one now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 built a hand rail in the hallway for my pop if he has a weak-knees spell there. just pine with a few layers of clear poly finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 replaced the tail housings and sockets in the Cruiser. the old sockets were corroded and burnt and 15 bucks each! but for less than the price of 4 sockets, I got housings plus sockets plus bulbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Car Enthusiast Posted September 7 Share Posted September 7 Tore down my Buell to restore it and rebuild the motor. Found some nasty metal in the case. Now I need to either buy a press, or take it to get the crank pressed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 18 Author Share Posted September 18 got a call from a friend that they needed an extraction at the pool. huh? the lift was driven all the way down the hill on the sheets, but for some reason the 5000 pound 2wd device wouldn't drive back up the hill. it just sank right into the dirt. no idea why they failed to use the plywood for the return trip. but honestly it didn't matter because after digging it free it took a group effort of my winch and the lift's drive wheels to get it all the way back up to the parking lot. couldn't get my jack under anything so I had to improvise so I could get a bit of wood under the wheels finally dug it out enough to get it back into the fenced area and then applied osb and winch until I got up the hill like it never happened. (just ignore that pile of destroyed osb boards. lolol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted September 19 Share Posted September 19 23 hours ago, Pete M said: got a call from a friend that they needed an extraction at the pool. huh? the lift was driven all the way down the hill on the sheets, but for some reason the 5000 pound 2wd device wouldn't drive back up the hill. it just sank right into the dirt. no idea why they failed to use the plywood for the return trip. but honestly it didn't matter because after digging it free it took a group effort of my winch and the lift's drive wheels to get it all the way back up to the parking lot. couldn't get my jack under anything so I had to improvise so I could get a bit of wood under the wheels finally dug it out enough to get it back into the fenced area and then applied osb and winch until I got up the hill like it never happened. (just ignore that pile of destroyed osb boards. lolol) Excellent job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 built a lego table for the kids out of an old butcher block countertop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 7 minutes ago, Pete M said: built a lego table for the kids out of an old butcher block countertop Looking great! Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 OK, projects. First is, I'm finishing the upstairs above my garage. Finishing and painting the drywall from like 2006. Also, linoleum (plastic sheet) flooring. Then finishing my mobile home in WV. OBS on the exterior. New windows. And finished(Almost) a metal roof. Took me 3 weeks on that. And well an ongoing 'project' of a 2010 Chevy Avalanche LTZ. Rebuilt the motor. Redid the brakes, and interior. Two bad smokers. The Ozium and several cans of it didn't help. Well, the automatic trans blew in WV a few weeks back. Waiting to get it back to IN. Yeah, the fun of a 6L80E rebuild. $$$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 went for a ton of gravel but found out the place still had 2 big bins of firewood left over from last year so I snatched that up too well seasoned!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 doing the drivers side motor mount in my sister's old Yukon. guess which one is the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 12 hours ago, Pete M said: doing the drivers side motor mount in my sister's old Yukon. guess which one is the old one. Ooof that looks bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 2 Author Share Posted November 2 apparently it's super duper common. the v8 absolutely yanks up with a vengeance each time you gas it. and I can say that it's also a pain in the hands to accomplish the swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted November 3 Author Share Posted November 3 Yukon center console has some new pleather good as new! and for less than 10 bucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted Wednesday at 01:24 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:24 AM We never use the rear seat in the FJ Cruiser, they’re always folded down to transport the dogs. Unfortunately when the seats are folded down the cargo area is not flat so I made a platform using prefinished 3/4” birch plywood. The platform is 64 1/2” long, going up close to the center console, I added filler pieces to the sides by the half doors to fill in the gaps and made brackets using 1/4” x 1 1/2” steel flat bar to support the front. Since my wife is short and has the seat far forward I made a filler piece behind the driver seat that folds up accommodating my seat position. I’ll add some 3” foam on top for the dogs’ comfort. Also added some stainless steel corner guard to the back edge for a touch of class.🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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