What did you do today not on your truck...

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Between fixing the fuel crossover switch on the 85 and finishing up the console on the 72 I found time to boil sap . Second is after 20 gallons down starting to amber up

This has got to smell amazing. I'd probably eat a dozen pancakes and four or five waffles per day while that process was going on.

[72c20customcamper]

Originally Posted by LT7A

This is got to smell amazing. I'd probably eat a dozen pancakes and four or five waffles per day while that process was going on.

Yes it smells great when it gets to the amber color . Up and till then it's just steam

[67C10Step]

Daughters boyfriend came over with a problem. His security lug nuts were stuck and he had broken the “key” tool in one of them. His tires are super bad and getting new ones tomorrow but no tire shop wants to tackle getting the security lugs off.

Welded nuts to the end of each of them and spun them off. One other lug nut was messed up by another tire shop so I drove a deep well impact socket on that one and spun it off. He had a new set of all lug nuts so we installed those before he left.

[Steeveedee]

Originally Posted by 67C10Step

Daughters boyfriend came over with a problem. His security lug nuts were stuck and he had broken the “key” tool in nine of them. His tires are super bad and getting new ones tomorrow but no tire shop wants to tackle getting the security lugs off.

Welded nuts to the end of each of them and spun them off. One other lug nut was messed up by another tire shop so I drove a deep well impact socket on that one and spun it off. He had a new set of all lug nuts so we installed those before he left.

That deep socket trick is a real eye-opener when someone comes in to have a tire changed, without the key. Hammer that socket on (we had a split one that worked great for this) and spin the "locknut" off. McGard's? What McGards?

[Troy Sr]

I did some yard work and did some work on my '55 Chevy Belair 2 Dr Ht's floor.

[Just call me Sean]

I once bought a rear end from a junkyard and the rims had security lug nuts on them. The guy grabbed a torch and I had to stop him. I don't want it if you're going to melt the damn thing. Just leave the rims on dude.

[Redneck Rydes]

Well we finally go some nice weather up here today,went for a walk to the pond and saw some Canadian geese,they were laughing at me,probally spent the winter on my pond in SC,damn Covid,then went into the driving shed and saw a Jackalope run out of there,havn't seen one in years,then heard a squeeking sound in there,and there are 3 babys there,cute little things, before they they get their antlers,so it was a good day after a cold Canadian winter,lol.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by Redneck Rydes

Well we finally go some nice weather up here today,went for a walk to the pond and saw some Canadian geese,they were laughing at me,probally spent the winter on my pond in SC,damn Covid,then went into the driving shed and saw a Jackalope run out of there,havn't seen one in years,then heard a squeeking sound in there,and there are 3 babys there,cute little things, before they they get their antlers,so it was a good day after a cold Canadian winter,lol.

We shoot those little buggers here in Iowa. They dig up the gardens something fierce with those antlers.....and they are mean!!!

LockDoc

[Steeveedee]

bunny

[72c20customcamper]

Just a tad over 2 gallons . This is the first time for the hydrometer made life so much easier

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Just a tad over 2 gallons . This is the first time for the hydrometer made life so much easier

What does the hydrometer tell you? Viscosity, sugar content?

[1slo64]

Spent a good bit of the afternoon working on the quarter panel and fender flare on my dad's 66. Also drove it around for the first time in about 8 months.

[57taskforce]

Got this ole 6-71 Detroit running today. Had to run the exhaust valves, and set the injector heights but she purred right along afterward. Been sitting 5+ years.

[Black_Sheep]

I helped my brother in law put new carpet and newly reupholstered bench seat in his ‘69 340 Dart.

[FleetsidePaul]

I polished the hubcaps on my Packard. They weren't too bad for 71 years old. The one on the car is before and the other is after. And then I hit the paint with some Linseed oil just for giggles. I was shocked. THE CAR IS BLACK! I would have never guessed. I would have done more but I have to scrub some surface rust with CLR first. I think that the old girl is going to clean up nicely. I still have a lot of polishing to do and lose the dried up masking tape on the trim. But so far so good. The bumpers are next. Make her pretty again.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I polished the hubcaps on my Packard. They weren't too bad for 71 years old. The one on the car is before and the other is after. And then I hit the paint with some Linseed oil just for giggles. I was shocked. THE CAR IS BLACK! I would have never guessed. I would have done more but I have to scrub some surface rust with CLR first. I think that the old girl is going to clean up nicely. I still have a lot of polishing to do and lose the dried up masking tape on the trim. But so far so good. The bumpers are next. Make her pretty again.

That thing's pretty cool and looks like it's going to clean up nice. You may want to look at Meguiar's number 7 as it's designed to soak into old paint like that. There are some videos on utube of how it soaks into old single stage paint and the rubbing process of putting it on helps very gently remove some of the dead paint on top.

[Stocker]

Yesterday I decided to replace a broken firebrick in our wood stove. Took time to let it cool first, then cleaned out the ashes. Might as well clean the cap & brush the flue next. The broken brick was against the back of the stove, and held in place by the bricks on the floor.... which are held in place by the bricks on the side.... one of which was broken. It's all good now and we had a nice warm fire last night. Just took a bit longer than I had anticipated.

[4u2nv]

I played

[DeadheadNM]

Rewebbed this old lawn chair. Ready for more decades of use.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Rewebbed this old lawn chair. Ready for more decades of use.

Pretty cool, where did you buy the new webbing? Looks like you're ready to go watch some racing from the martini racing pit.

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Pretty cool, where did you buy the new webbing? Looks like you're ready to go watch some racing from the martini racing pit.

That’s funny. EBay - had a lot of options for vintage webbing. I liked the red white blue theme. I really like these old folding chairs versus the newer collapsible style that’s tough to get back into the storage sack. The last two folders I got (including this one) were free on the side of the road.

[LT7A]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

That’s funny. EBay - had a lot of options for vintage webbing. I liked the red white blue theme. I really like these old folding chairs versus the newer collapsible style that’s tough to get back into the storage sack. The last two folders I got (including this one) were free on the side of the road.

Good to know! I have an old travel trailer that could make good use of some vintage chairs like that.

[72c20customcamper]

Welded up some thrust washers to the legs of the steel lawn chairs. Got tired of one or two legs sinking Into the lawn.

[GOPAPA]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Rewebbed this old lawn chair. Ready for more decades of use.

Good job on re-webbing these chairs of yesteryear,, I did a couple many years ago when they were still popular.. I had a niece at an age about 4 get a nasty gash from one of these aluminum framed chairs by it folding up on her ,,I do not remember the part of the chair that caused the cut on her.. and of course there were more than one company making them.. ( not down playing your fine looking chairs ),and I can just hear the many great replies you will get from people admiring them..

[DeadheadNM]

Thanks for the good words. Maybe I'll take on a chaise lounge version sometime for fun These chairs work pretty good in the snow - I'd drag them (and other supplies) to the pond in a sled and use for lacing up skates.