What Did You Do In The Garage Today?

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Here is the Pioneer DVD double Din unit in Dirtyscrew.

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My exhaust system is out for delivery today. I foresee some quality under-car time in the next 48 hours. And the weather has cooled off. Hallelujah.
 
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Getting ready to go out and change the Rotella T6 in the bike. Going for a little four or five hundred miles ride tomorrow.
 
Does just outside the garage door count?
Trying my hand at building a dog house. More like a dog shack.
Can you tell I'm not a carpenter?
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Replaced the driver side hub assembly on my beater truck. Couple of observations. 1. I still marvel at how much information is available to us this day and age. Youtube, etc are saving average everyday Joe's lots of money. 2. The brick and mortar auto parts places are going to have to adapt to survive. Kind of like the LGS. Online competition is going to crush them if they don't. I assume most everyone here has heard of Rock Auto, but I didn't realize until recently the scope and magnitude of Amazon! Amazon wasn't the first place to pop in my mind when thinking of car parts. It is now. Front hub assembly for a 2003 Silverado 1500. Advance Auto= $111.99. Rock Auto= $42.79 plus shipping with 3-5 day delivery. Amazon= $40.71 with free shipping 3-5 day
delivery.

I'll still buy some things locally though. I have noticed recently that the local auto parts stores have started offering "codes" to get 20% off online purchases. For instance right now Advance Auto has enter code "H71" for 20% all online purchases. I'll be replacing the shocks on the truck later. With 20% off that puts the cost of the shocks within a few dollars of Amazon and Rock Auto.
 
fishgutzy said:
Does just outside the garage door count?
Trying my hand at building a dog house. More like a dog shack.
Can you tell I'm not a carpenter?
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As long as they stay dry and warm it works! Don't have to be pretty. You should see alot of the new homes framing! There's a reason they call it "rough framing" ;)
 
Bought a small portable compressor for my Jeep. ~3cfm, battery clamps for power, lightweight, with 24' of coiled hose. Perfect for those trips to Uwharrie or the beach when you drop the tire pressure and need to re-inflate for the trip home. Plus, everything is in its own little bag, so I can toss it in the truck when needed.

Took about a minute to go from ~28psi to 38psi in the (stock) Rubi tires. Not overly fast, but fast enough for what I need.
 
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Replaced the driver side hub assembly on my beater truck. Couple of observations. 1. I still marvel at how much information is available to us this day and age. Youtube, etc are saving average everyday Joe's lots of money. 2. The brick and mortar auto parts places are going to have to adapt to survive. Kind of like the LGS. Online competition is going to crush them if they don't. I assume most everyone here has heard of Rock Auto, but I didn't realize until recently the scope and magnitude of Amazon! Amazon wasn't the first place to pop in my mind when thinking of car parts. It is now. Front hub assembly for a 2003 Silverado 1500. Advance Auto= $111.99. Rock Auto= $42.79 plus shipping with 3-5 day delivery. Amazon= $40.71 with free shipping 3-5 day
delivery.

I'll still buy some things locally though. I have noticed recently that the local auto parts stores have started offering "codes" to get 20% off online purchases. For instance right now Advance Auto has enter code "H71" for 20% all online purchases. I'll be replacing the shocks on the truck later. With 20% off that puts the cost of the shocks within a few dollars of Amazon and Rock Auto.
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If I want the part right away then advance with coupon and store pickup is the way to go (usually). Otherwise shop around for the best price.
 
Replaced the carb and some fuel lines on my EZGO golf cart. Also added some wheel spacers since my bigger wheels and tires were hitting the springs during a sharp turn. The spacers solved that problem and gave it a more aggressive look. I wasn't sure changing the carb would make much difference but it really has. It use to cough and sputter and was very cold natured. Now it almost acts electric. Step on the throttle and go. Use to have to play with the choke a lot to coax it to go. Was considering an engine swap but I'm happy with the way it's working now. And the carb only cost $20. Cheap fix.

That was in the garage now for what we've done to the garage. The front of our garage was just a big flat wall. In order to add some dimension we had an eyebrow built. My wife wanted some curved corbels installed and the contractor only worked with straight lines so we ordered some and I installed them today. I think they really add to the look. There are LED lights mounted in the eyebrow that shine back on the doors at night.
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Just went out and snapped this to show the lights.
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Hung a reel for the air line. I'd take a pic but I'd in the middle of Makin some Q, replete with hush puppies, taters, corn dogs (for the youngins), and some fried twinkies fer dessert.
 
Cleaned the garage and put together a new sandblast cabinet.

Bought a toro timemaster push mower.

That's about it.
 
Today was the day of scrap wood and organization.

Using some scrap 3/4" OSB my neighbor was getting rid of, I made a top for my rolling toolbox and moved my cheapo HF drill press from under my bench to on the tool box.

I took some scrap 1x6 and hardboard and made a screw box organizer. I measured the height of the boxes, cut a groove for the hardboard at that interval all the way down the 23" piece. Then I ripped the piece down to give me 2 2.5" wide pieced with perfectly match grooves. 5.5" wide hardboard for the shelves, and hardboard for the top/bottom that was nailed and glued. The shelves are remove able but have a snug fit.

Using some scrap 1/2" birch I made a wall hook for my large clamps (up high) and a similar hook attached underneath my bench for my nail guns to get them out of my tool drawer.

Lastly, I made a quick shop towel holder for $2. Small scrap of birch ply, 3/4" hold drilled through, $1.50 1/2x12" sprinkler riser pipe, $0.60 90 degree sprinkler fitting. Threaded and glued the pipe into the plywood. I can simply remove the fitting to switch rolls.

I also painted the exterior of my garage's side door and reinforced the jamb but I'll get pics of that tomorrow.

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Bought a small portable compressor for my Jeep. ~3cfm, battery clamps for power, lightweight, with 24' of coiled hose. Perfect for those trips to Uwharrie or the beach when you drop the tire pressure and need to re-inflate for the trip home. Plus, everything is in its own little bag, so I can toss it in the truck when needed.

Took about a minute to go from ~28psi to 38psi in the (stock) Rubi tires. Not overly fast, but fast enough for what I need.
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CO2 tanks work real nice for airing up tires...if you have the room to store one.
 
After nearly 3 months, I finally got my late father in laws 1969 GMC C10 back on the road. I will need to have paint and body work done over the winter (the pic looks better than it does in real life) I added, power 4 wheel disc brakes, power steering, AC, crate motor, FiTech Fuel Injection, all new suspension20526041_1688943701148295_7866950464702776510_n.jpg and lots of other things along the way.
 
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After nearly 3 months, I finally got my late father in laws 1969 GMC C10 back on the road. I will need to have paint and body work done over the winter (the pic looks better than it does in real life) I added, power 4 wheel disc brakes, power steering, AC, crate motor, FiTech Fuel Injection, all new suspensionView attachment 17556 and lots of other things along the way.
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looks good and the FI was the right choice.
 
Daleo8803 said:
As long as they stay dry and warm it works! Don't have to be pretty. You should see alot of the new homes framing! There's a reason they call it "rough framing" ;)
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Got more done yesterday. Only three trips to Lowes so far :D Not bad since my only plan was a 3'x5' base and sloped roof.
Using up 3 year old paint and some of the paint we bought for the shed. Ran out of the darker tan. But painted the wall pieces before putting them on. Easier than crawling inside to paint.
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Replaced the master cylinder in the '99 Sable my wife drives, 209,000 on it.
This is the fourth one, she goes through them as fast as starters.
 
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I want to replace my side door in the garage with a plain steel door. Rather than buying a new prehung door for $180, I was able to find a used slab for $40.

A little dirty, has 2 small screw holes, and the top/bottom hinges need to be relocated 2" lower/higher. The exterior side is great.

I JB welded the 2 holes, will sand them smooth, sand the whole interior side of the door then repaint.

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I should have it completed this weekend.
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Finally finished my door after losing a weekend due to getting my wisdom teeth out.

I will never mount a slab door again, not worth the time I spent trying to make it fit just right. $40 used slab vs $160 prehung. I spent another $60 in paint remover, paint, new sweep, etc that I wouldn't have had to buy if I bought new. So I really only saved $60 but spent 4x the time.
That said, it turned out well. I got a door lock shield on Amazon wharehouse for only $12, nice touch I think.
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Disregard the crappy trash can "fence", that's on the list to be replaced with rough dog-eared boards.
 
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got a dang flat tire on my tractor, stupid staple went right through it. have to get it patched, and i ordered some ultra seal to prevent future occurrences.
 
Changed the rear brakes on the wife's car....In the Rain!!!! I need to adjust the parking brake some..But that will be another day.

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DirtySCAPE got a new Motorcraft PCV valve and Motorcraft fuel filter!

DS
 
Re packed the hubs on the enclosed trailer with Lucas Marine grease.
 
Replaced the starter on my Suburban. I hate the bastard at GM who thought those shims were a great idea. On the plus side, my truck is lifted, so no need for a jack! Oh, and replaced the negative battery cable since it melted when the starter committed suicide.
 
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