what did you wrench on today??

[Texas Don]

Weather turned really cold, for the gulf coast area of Texas that is. High today was 40 and going into the 20's tonight. Bitter wind straight from the north all day at 15-25 mph. I have no heat in my workshop so I wimped out today and stayed inside. I did put together a pretty nice parts order and send it off to Parts Shark. It should warm up enough by the middle of the week to finish removing everything from the frame.

 

[7981GS]

Finished hanging trusses on one side/ trimmed the overhang and got a few more up on the other side...
(by myself)

This is how they are fastened...
(1 5/8" screws, 2 3/8" 12D's and a 16D toed in.)

Daniel

 

[cowboyup3371]

Did some more work on the swingarm today. It's going to be getting nasty later this week so I don't know if I can get to paint it next weekend or not. Sure wish we had more daylight in the evenings.

 

[7981GS]

Cowboy, that swing arm is coming right along! It sure looks like it has been a lot of work!


As far as one of my projects...

Today's progress. I tried to show HOW I got the 4 x 8 sheet of sheathing up by myself.
I nailed some roofing nails where it was supposed to stop falling after I got it up in the d*mn 15-20mph wind!
I started by pushing it up the ladder and then sideways to catch a nail, sort of...

That was all that I got done while freezing my butt off...

Getting the tarp back up in the wind, was the REAL CHALLENGE!

Daniel

 

[cowboyup3371]

Thanks Daniel. I can really only work on the weekends right now since I have to do everything outside and by the time I get home it's already dark. I managed to do the grinder in my shed but the light's so bad I don't dare risk it at night. Another thing on my list - pick up a new shop light.

Looks like that must have been fun playing with the huge sail. It's coming right along though. My uncle and I did some figuring on Friday so I'll start mine probably late next month.

 

[7981GS]

I didn't take a picture of the damage to the first sheet that almost made it up from inside.
It had an attraction to the threshold of the door frame. The wind caught me and I almost fell.
On a positive note, I have to cut 2 feet off of a piece that will go out back anyway.
On an even better note, I believe that Dec. 22 is the shortest day of the year and the Sun will start to be up longer very soon.

Daniel

 

[7981GS]

Today I had help!!! My wife volunteered.

It was a beautiful day and almost 50 degrees! All that I could think of was going for a ride!
As another storm is due in a couple of days bringing single digit temperatures and snow...
the motorcycle ride had to wait.
First, my wife took bleach to the mold on some of the lumber then I showed her how to operate my paint gun.
While I finished cutting and installing all of the cross-braces on the trusses, none of which needed any nails to hold them, she went nuts with my paint spray gun!
She coated all of the exposed wood 3 times and the painted boards twice with waterproofing paint.
Then, while I was cutting the parts for the front wall, she cleaned out the floor and sprayed it another couple of coats.
That's her in one of my jumpsuits. We also got another 4 x 8 on the roof.

It looks a lot bigger without everything inside... (it will be over-crowded soon enough)

Daniel

 

[1_v8_merc]

A customer's car...........

Nice superbird!

Probably my favorite car ever, just grew up fascinated by the Look of them, lol.

 

[7981GS]

Well the weather is turning to sh*t! High of 38 degrees.
We (wife and I) managed to get a few more 4 x 8's onto the roof but, the wind was getting to be too much
to get the last two on that would have covered the majority of it.
So, we fought with the tarp and got most of it covered.
I got one of the windows installed also.
Just trying to block as much wind, snow, etc. from getting in/on it before it gets painted and sealed up.
We/I will attempt to get the last two on the roof and finish the other window tomorrow. Maybe...

The rear corner that still needs to be covered...

Looking out the front...

One window installed...

Also got the front tire mounted and just about ready to install on "Goldy"...

I still have to get the fork lowers powder-coated and paint the calipers.

Daniel

 

[1_v8_merc]

Okay, I'll play.
Been workin on my brothers Jeep today, the ENTIRE floor was rotted out, and frame was rusted as well.

So we hadda cut it out.
And the 5-spd needed a rebuild too.









I angle-grinded the frame today, I got the Drivers sides almost completely rust-free, but THIS pic shows the Passenger side still needs some work on the inner-frame.

 

[1_v8_merc]

And I used electrolysis and a hell of a lot of angle-grinding to de-rust some 1/4 Inch flat steel, I got from the junkyard.

This is basically a before and after picture.
(the small-plate looked exactly like the large plate before this.)

 

[850GT_Rider]

Okay, I'll play.
Been workin on my brothers Jeep today, the ENTIRE floor was rotted out, and frame was rusted as well.

So we hadda cut it out.
And the 5-spd needed a rebuild too.









I angle-grinded the frame today, I got the Drivers sides almost completely rust-free, but THIS pic shows the Passenger side still needs some work on the inner-frame.

Now THAT is what you call a PROJECT...yeesh! Good luck!

 

[MMIssile]

Wow, that thing been sitting on a dirt parking area for a long time? What's that thing worth?

 

[7981GS]

What's that thing worth?

If, it is a '98 with all of the whistles and bells: http://www.nadaguides.com/Cars/1998/Jeep/Cherokee-6-Cyl-4WD/Utility-4D-Limited/Standard-Equipment

I would think that you could find a much better body/frame to start with for very little $$$.
And have plenty of spare parts... engine, tranny, transfer case, rear ends, etc....

Daniel

 

[MMIssile]

Yeah, but it'll take IED's with that new floor. Nice work.

 

[chuck hahn]

Rebuilt both front and rear master cylinders and all 3 brake calipers on my 82 1100 GL project..

 

[koolaid_kid]

Started rebuilding more stators. Unwound 3 850 stators; 2 of them are going to need the posts' epoxy layer repaired prior to rewinding, but the 3rd is ready to go. The bummer of the first 2 is that it is too cold here for the epoxy to set, so they will have to wait.

 

[Texas Don]

Dropped my tank for the 79 GS1000EN off at the radiator shop for the full monty. He will sandblast the inside and outside, repair any holes (I know there is at least one) and do a 2 part baked on coating on the inside to permanently seal it against rust. It will totally remove the finish on the tank but that's okay in this instance since it will be getting new paint as part of the rebuild. It won't be ready for a couple of weeks so I'll post pics after I get it back.

 

[7981GS]

Rebuilt both front and rear master cylinders and all 3 brake calipers on my 82 1100 GL project..

Now that is some real progress!

Daniel

 

[Runningdog]

Doing final cleanup on the engine bits I have in my possesion, ready for the cylinder and head to come home from the head shop. Currently waiting for the shop to heat up enough so I can paint the valve cover.
Also waiting for the propellor shaft boot; I'll do a cleanup in that area when the wheel and swingarm are off.
Also waiting for fork seals and progressive springs....it was my intention to tackle all of these areas this winter when I acquired the bike last May (traded my '82 650L with 17,000K on it straight across).
Bike ran fine over the summer, except for obvious carb problems from having sat since 2002.