Installed the newly rebuilt brakes and bled them...no leaks so that's good!
Buttoned up the panels and bolted up the freshly painted/polished wheels/tires borrowed from my buddy...different look for sure.

The motor is so shiny you can't really look at it without sunglasses, lol...the wheels definitely tone down the look...it is what it is until my chromed aluminum wheels are finished.

 

She's a beaut, Clark

 

What the fuck do you want me to do, hold it behind me? My elbows are at my sides, I'm not extending it forward, just holding it for a pic. Measured 16 1/2" long, by the way, but who's counting?

Post a pic of your nice catch, or do you even have fishing gear, Jealous Bitch MacTools?

 

^^^ if you're looking for a one on one with Jesus, you've come to the right place. I live in Missouir, home of Table Rock Lake, Lake of The Ozarks, Bull Shoals Lake, Truman Lake to name a few.

If you don't Bass fish in Missouri, your Gay..... Mr. Hold the 12" bass as close to the camera as possible.

Your bent elbows excuse was classic

 

All hat and no cattle. One on one with Jesus, that's hilarious, your teeth are brown from talking so much shit. All I have to watch out for in Missouri is a baby John Deere tractor riding on the back two wheels. You feel left out since they don't sell fishing tackle at Hazard Fraught, poor guy!
I'm not a bass fisherman, saltwater is my stompin' grounds, that one was caught by accident, Mr. I ain't got no fish pics to post, not even little ones...
I do have one that one of your butt fuckin' buddies sent...

 

 

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That's top level professional fabrication right there. I take back everything I might have thought, or said about you.

Signed,
Your newest bestest friend

 

Just couldn’t resist.

 

Work of Art Nice Job!!

 

I’ve been a bum, last thing I did worthwhile was make a custom stem and nut for a friends RD500 that he’s upgrading the chassis on.

 

Took a break from wiring today. PS shit is done! Check that box!
It looks wierd hangn off accessory drive, but whatever. It ll be under the hood and it mounted up nicely. No drilling and rigging.

 

Mock up on a PBFAB center frame stiffener/ tranny mount. Butta! 65 C-10

 

I tried to put a 3/8th" plug, in one of the heater lines, I'm trying to close off, in my water pump housing. Only problem, My fingers are too big to fit in between the two alternator brackets. And all the deep sockets are way to thick to fit down there, also. Looks like I'm going to have to take the alternator off. Damn! Things, sometimes, just can't be simple.

 

Making sacrificial snowplow edges out of 3/4" rubber. Using Tractor Supply 48"x73" horse mat. The mat will yield eight pieces, which works out to $6.25 per piece, or $3.12 once the first edge is worn out, it can be flipped over for a fresh edge.

Sixteen working edges for $50 dollars. Rubber snow plow edges are sold from vendors who get anywhere from $100-$120 dollars for one, or two working edges.

Rubber mat 48"x72"x3/4"

6" wide strip laid out. Ready to be cut using hand jigsaw.

Three pieces cut, five more to go.

Stock metal black sacrificial edge at bottom of plow.

New sacrificial Rubber edge once installed.

 

That stuff makes great pickup bed mat, it's virtually indestructible and where you put a cylinder head on it, that's where it will be when you drive 100 miles. Heavy and cumbersome to handle but it's good stuff!

 

Final assembly

 

Final assembly

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How was the chassis coated, powered coat, or paint? If paint, sprayed or brush/roller?

The finish looks amazing

 

Making sacrificial snowplow edges out of 3/4" rubber. Using Tractor Supply 48"x73" horse mat. The mat will yield eight pieces, which works out to $6.25 per piece, or $3.12 once the first edge is worn out, it can be flipped over for a fresh edge.

Sixteen working edges for $50 dollars. Rubber snow plow edges are sold from vendors who get anywhere from $100-$120 dollars for one, or two working edges.

Rubber mat 48"x72"x3/4"
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6" wide strip laid out. Ready to be cut using hand jigsaw.
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Three pieces cut, five more to go.
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Stock metal black sacrificial edge at bottom of plow.
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New sacrificial Rubber edge once installed.
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Making sacrificial snowplow edges out of 3/4" rubber. Using Tractor Supply 48"x73" horse mat. The mat will yield eight pieces, which works out to $6.25 per piece, or $3.12 once the first edge is worn out, it can be flipped over for a fresh edge.

Sixteen working edges for $50 dollars. Rubber snow plow edges are sold from vendors who get anywhere from $100-$120 dollars for one, or two working edges.

Rubber mat 48"x72"x3/4"
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6" wide strip laid out. Ready to be cut using hand jigsaw.
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Three pieces cut, five more to go.
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Stock metal black sacrificial edge at bottom of plow.
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New sacrificial Rubber edge once installed.
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Question: How much of a rubber "sawdust" mess did those cuts make?

 

The rubber sawdust was no more than cutting wood. Probably better because the rubber material wasn't really dust. It was heavier. Most likely due to an aggressive wood cutting jigsaw blade. Without going to the garage and looking, I'd say it was around 4 teeth per inch, very aggressive cutting.

 

Relay mounts

 

Man thank for reinforcing my “imposter syndrome” problem. When I look at my work compared to your I want to kick rocks at mine.

 

Well .....

Trying something new -




it almost doesn't fit:


Getting some baseline information for a 60mm roller bearing cam for next year. Intake lobe is .485" (with 1.8 rocker) 202 @ .200". It's just a tad bit aggressive.

 

FORD POWER .... lol

Smart kid.

🌈

 

Among other things I dressed the wheel chocks because they'll be in the show as well...no detail is too small to be overlooked.

 

Final got the new box painted to replace the 25 year old one

 

I'll take one, where do I sent the money??? That's beautiful!!!

 

Thanks! If you want to spend $200 plus shipping on a mailbox, I’d be happy to make you one 😎

 

How much is a farmer sized one? Asking for a friend

 

This is why I don’t think I’d ever put infloor heating in a shop in my area. Free air conditioning all summer.

 

Helping my grandson freshen up the bb for his jet boat. His first time doing any engine work.

 

Is the BB from the car outside of the Garage?

 

Making a loader bucket counter weight for the tractor loader bucket so I don't do wheelies once the three point water tank is filled.

Laying out and cutting 3/4" plywood for the bottom of the concrete form.

Rolling rebar for concrete form cage.

Continued next reply

 

Rings rolled and welded together.

5 rings completed

Cage welded

Tomorrow cut 4" off the form tube, and fabricate two embeds for the ends of the form.

Drill 3/4" holes, weld nuts on. Weld one to each end of cage.

 

No. Chevelle is my son's, has a sb.

 

MacTools, you ARE aware that cast iron suitcase or round wheel weights are available for tractors, right? I put a round wheel weight on the grill of my 3032E and bought a Vevor quick hitch rack that holds suitcase weights for the rear, also has a hitch reciever built in. I'm lucky, though, that I live in farm country and these things are readily available.
You do seem to enjoy making shit yourself, I get that, too.

 

Hhhmmm ....... John Deere 42# suitcase weight, $80.26 each, times 10 = $802.60 for 420 pounds.

6 bags of 80 pound concrete at $5.48 each = $32.88 for 480 pounds, plus two 3/4" eye bolts, $16.00 dollars, plywood $13.58, sanatube $16.77, and 6 pieces of rebar $27.48 .... for a total material cost of ........ drumroll please ..........$101.31

Those John Deere suitcase weights are stylish though, lol