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Projects Did anything get done this weekend?

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Royalshifter, Dec 7, 2008.

  1. Royalshifter
    Joined: May 29, 2005
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    Royalshifter
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    from California

    Did some Mid Century metalwork:)......and hung Christmas lights:(.

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  2. Royalshifter
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    Royalshifter
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    from California

  3. Royalshifter
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    Royalshifter
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    from California

  4. Kustom7777
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    WOW,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,thats cool...i love that stuff...my whole place is like that,,you'd think you were in a timewarp if you ever saw it,,.....neat stuff,,,,,,,,,,

    really great job on building that,,wish you werent accross the country,,id have you build me one for sure!
     
  5. Royalshifter
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    Royalshifter
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    from California

    It would be a pleasure.
     
  6. dirtbag13
    Joined: Jun 16, 2008
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    i drank way too much , sanded my aluminum bellhousing and polished it ,mocked up the engine and transmision in the rpu, and had one hell of a hangover
     
  7. Mark, that looks great.
     
  8. Barn-core
    Joined: Jan 26, 2004
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    I spent Saturday prepping my off topic daily for paint. Today I spend about 4 hours getting an ON topic tattoo on the lower half of my right leg. I'm not sure which one was more tiring. I may post pics of the tat, once it heals.
     
  9. Squablow
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    I worked on my '55 Dodge for a while, and today hung a door on my shop addition. The door I got is salvaged from a remodel of a 60's ranch house, it's got that midcentury modern look to it too. Almost a shame to put it where it went, but otherwise it was going in the dumpster.

    Love the patio door frame (or whatever you want to call that.)
     
  10. 49ratfink
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    from California

    went and looked at very expensive bicycles in Palo Alto. you can't buy a road bike with a steel frame and regular cross pattern spokes any more... at least not at this shop. those bikes are like works of art, carbon fiber, titainium, tig welds you have to see to believe.... and the wheels and hubs. remember how your bike spokes used to attatch? well it ain't like that any more.
     
  11. tikidiablo
    Joined: Nov 10, 2004
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    Looks good Royalshifter! I did some mid century wall treatment but it was last weekend's project. Been sick all this week in the house:mad:. On the positive side is I hatched up some more plans.
     
  12. Malcolm
    Joined: Feb 9, 2006
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    Man, I love Mid-Century Modern Architecture - Nice work, Royalshifter!


    I started the weekend by recovering from a week spent in Las Vegas (for work) :rolleyes:.

    Saturday morning I thrashed on the Galaxie to finally get the gears changed in it and found a bad axle bearing and U-joint while I was at it.
    Replaced those and got it all back together with the new 3.70 gears. Time to have some fun, right!? I hit the road for 1-1/2 hr. drive to a shop party/open house. As soon as I got on the highway I noticed a vibration that seems like a U-joint problem. :mad: ....so I turn around and go back home, hop in my truck and go to the party.
    (bad bearing - not 'sealed' anymore!)
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    I drove it some more last night and today, and it sure is fun with the new gears, but still need to check into the possible U-joint problem.


    Today, I also learned why people use '35/'36 Ford driveshafts for Lakes-type headers and/or exhaust megaphones/pipes.
    I took the torque tube off this rear end I had sitting around.

    Hiboy32 will be cutting it in half to use for the exhaust on his '32.
    Very cool:
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    Malcolm
     
  13. Ranunculous
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    You Cali guys are lucky! Where's the white stuff(#!!!%&^^!!# snow) on the ground like we have? I bet it dipped into the high 60's there this weekend? BRRRR!
    Haa haa!
    Looks like nice work! Love your backyard pics and the metal work!
    Good job!

    Now,send some heat this way!
     
  14. Flathead26T
    Joined: Dec 4, 2008
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    what kind of road bike are you looking for? I have a really nice 2003 Cannondale CAAD7 Optimo that i am trying to sell. i dont have any pictures of it right now so here is a link to Cannondales website, http://www.cannondale.com/bikes/03/cusa/model-3RR2D.html. I am looking for about 900 obo.
     
  15. 31modelo
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    Painted all the house trim so I staple Christmas lights up in a very chilly 78 degree weather. Played Wii baseball with my boys (6 & 2) that beats a day workin on the car anyday. RS that looks good, is that an outside bar?
     
  16. Paul
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    looks good RS

    I swapped the flywheel and clutch in the T (303 Olds/Lasalle)
    for the third time in less than two weeks

    the Shieffer aluminum pressure plate was warped and smoked the clutch (or visa versa)
    so I pulled the aluminum flywheel, clutch and pressure plate
    and put a stock steel flywheel, a new disc and new stock pressure plate in..
    it had a deffinate vibration.
    so I had the aluminum flywheel resurfaced and put it back in with the new disc and pressure plate
    still vibration...
    so I pulled it back apart and put the steel flywheel back on with another new disc and another new pressure plate.
    finally, nice and smooth
    it was the first (new) stock long three finger pressure plate was out of ballance.

    so that and 'took the grandkids to the local Christmas parade
     
  17. 3034
    Joined: Nov 18, 2005
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    Got started on my chop...
     

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  18. Lobucrod
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    I spend the weekend moving the last 5 or 6 loads of stuff from the shop I had rented since I moved here in July, to the 40 x 40 shop I built behind my house. It's all kinda piled in there right now. Now comes the fun part. Getting it all arranged so I can do something.
     
  19. lukescoupe
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    from oklahoma

    picked this up
     

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  20. 39 sledge
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    wow mark nice man your house has the 50,s 60,s vibe i crave.good job,sledge.
     
  21. droplord49
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    from Bryan, Tx

    Stepped the lower A-arms on my 51 Chevy.
     

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  22. last g-man
    Joined: Aug 18, 2006
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    ..found a compressor [replacement for the drowned one] on sale at Sears that I think I'm gonna go back and get next week. And got a little more stuff turned in on my claim: me VS. hurricane Ike.....
     
  23. OoltewahSpeedShop
    Joined: Oct 18, 2007
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    Cut out the old crossmember (upside down model A with a piece of 2X3 welded on it for a perch??). Totally jacked up and now gone. Welded back in a simple flat crossmember. Just mocked everything back up to get an idea of how it will look. Much better huh?


    Later,
    Kevin
     

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  24. Royalshifter
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    Royalshifter
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  25. plmczy
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    I got most of the rest of my wood down to the stove and stacked up. I have about 15 pieces to split yet mostly y's and a couple ball bustin big pieces. later shawn
     
  26. I re-lettered the doors on the '34Chevy KingFisher Ice Co. truck. I'll have pics up under that thread shortly. Carl Hagan
     
  27. turned down a set of buick brake drums and adapted some 48 ford hubs to em....fun shit...
     
  28. chaddilac
    Joined: Mar 21, 2006
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    got some more floor work done!!

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  29. Scott
    Joined: Dec 23, 2004
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    Narrowed an 8 inch rear end housing a couple of inches, with my buddy
     

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  30. HemiRambler
    Joined: Aug 26, 2005
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    We got LOTS done this weekend......it actually started last weekend when I got a buddy of mine to help move this phone booth from my basement to my living room :eek: holy shit that $%&^er was heavy. I was a lot younger when I put that down there - plus going UP is way harder than going DOWN. We got it in place so we could carpet around it this weekend. :D Not entirely sure how it happened but the wife loves it.

    Helped a couple friends put power steering on a Semi - I don't know didly about that stuff and they did all the bull work - I was merely moral support and comic relief - remind me to go easy on the chili before doing any heavy lifting.:eek:

    Stopped by a buddy's shop and he gives me a killer vintage injector - I was (and still am) floored!!!! I was/am still speechless.

    Pretty amazing weekend - actually got stuff done on the house, gave a buddy a helping hand - got a killer piece for one of the hot rods!!!!
     

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