What OT crap are you working on

There's 50 shops in this county that do collision repair, I've had my fill of it lol. Generally nothing "newer". The blue truck is something I bought to fix and sell.

 

Holt **** man.

 

I always paint trucks that way lmao.

 

Was looking for a trans leak, found a broken weld as well.
Easy fix and is a good time correct a couple of things.

 

And now sometime totally OT, 20 years ago I sold a friend the hunting knife at the top of the first photo with out a sheath. Every time we see each other he forgets to bring the knife or we just forget about it. Anyways this summer at our annual get together at his ranch I tell him “Remember the knife” nope he forgets it at his house in town, but says hey I have another knife I need a good sheath for, the Bowie in top photo. He mailed the Hunter a couple weeks ago. I made him a sheath for each knife. So a 20 year saga comes to an end.
Dan

 

Wow @enloe ! Could have been worse. Hope you get well asap.

 

Obs is about finished, still debating doing the spray in bedliner.

 

66 Belair front seat, didn't get the back finished today, always something waiting when I get to the shop lol.

 

I have been working on my Tahoe and I knew there was no way I was able to put the tires back on by myself. I had a extra floor jack head so I added some flat stock and that saved the day. Rolled those big old 20's up a couple boards onto the jack and they were ready to go.

 

Found out today that the guy didn’t have a license or insurance.

 

Hope you have the coverage for uninsured or underinsured drivers!

 

That ****s, hope you don’t have any long term aches.
Dan

 

Drivers with no insurance probably have a net worth in the single digits. He should have gotten a ride in a cop car, but I doubt that happened.

 

@TA DAD - what a smart idea!

 

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YIKES. I got rear ended in the company truck a while back. Was sitting at a light and glanced in the rear view to see a big-*** Mercedes Sprinter hauling *** straight for me. Had time to let off the brake before he bent our F150 in half.... knocked the spare tire out of the bed and forty feet up a parking lot. Dude never even touched the brakes.

 

Seat...

 

This pile of 2x6s is slowly becoming a surfboard for the roof of my woody wagon.

 

The 307 is all stripped down ready for the machine shop. It will be pretty trick when it's done... forged pistons, good rods, hydraulic roller and a set of aluminum heads that are matched up with the bore size. Why you may ask? Because I can I suppose. Plus when I tell em it's 313 cubic inches it will be fun to see the puzzled looks

 

Hell yeah! Love them small blocks...

 

What I was working on, 305 getting new rings bearings seals and gaskets
And what I’ve been working on for the past 3 fn days!!! No access from the top or the bottom, only through the gap between the frame and inner fender , and all the other **** that’s in the way!

 

I have couple of free days , I can stop by to see and talk to him . Explain he has a few debts that need to be paid up on while he is able to .

 

My old Pontiac has been in need of a new headliner so That is what is next on the list.

 

I hated those old headliners from 80's-90's, always fell down. I bought a car once someone had stapled back up- Yep little staple dents on top of roof!

 

Thanks !
My brain still works once in awhile.

 

My Daughters Toyota 4x4 in on the lift again. Not paint this winter, new engine time. She was complaining about lack of HP, she wasn't imagining it. Compression test had 3 holes with 120 (should be 170-175 in these 22R motors), one had 50. Leak down test had the best cylinder at 68% leakage and that 50 pound hole had 98% leakage.

Head off, had a burnt valve in #2 (the low hole). Head at the machine shop and a rebuild kit coming for the bottom end with new rings. Cylinders look nice, very minor ridge, it will get the once over and get popped back together. I am eliminating the EGR stuff, building block off plates to tidy things up. I am thinking about giving that aluminum valve cover a little "spit shine" while it is off. I just can't resist.

 

I just bought a 2012 Sierra 1500 off the back lot at work in pretty nice shape for a northeast truck, and I got it for $800 because the 6L80E had given up. I’m putting a used transmission in it and then I’ll either daily it or make some money off it

 

Turned a T bird rear end into a vega rear end

 

Lookin Good !