What did you do to your non-G body project today? [2019]

[Turbolq4]

Put roofing underlayment on. Nearly worked myself to death.

Random pics of the Boise front. Whole valley was cloudy but the mountains had sun on them.

 

[fleming442]

Today was pinewood derby day. Teched in last night, and the wife's scale was off a little- 5oz on the nose. Ducky was running 4.22-4.25, and the ice cream was in the low 3.9s which took overall 2nd. We were clearly at an aerodynamic disadvantage with a big rubber duck and tail reeds as both cars were identical weight with same axle prep. Not a bad first outing, though.

 

[motorheadmike]

I hosted a Pinewood Derby build party for my daughter's Girl Scout troop.
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I polished the wheels and axles, then soaked the axles in a polyolefin juice
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She made a rubber duckie car
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I got it to 4.97oz. The scale was a little wonky, so I didn't want to push the 5oz limit too far.
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That's awesome! Tatiana and I are building something very similar out of recycled materials for her school project. Got her working with all kinds of tools (files, saws, ratchet, etc) - here she is tapping a hole for an axle.

She was so into it she wouldn't let me break for dinner. Told her the glue had to dry before she gave in.

 

[ItsnotaGN]

Installed the 4" lift on the mighty 80 K10. It looks more like 6" between the new springs settling a bit and the fact that the 40 year old springs on it were wasted. The fronts did not come willingly, all the bolts were frozen in the bushings. Somebody replaced the rear springs at some point with junkyard ones, (there was paint pen markings on them) and mercifully never seized the bolts. Now to get rid of the mismatched Baldini tires.....

 

[wonderboy24]

truck is done all wrapped up. new mirrors,smoked roof lights and cargo light.

 

[Local Hero]

Today was pinewood derby day. Teched in last night, and the wife's scale was off a little- 5oz on the nose. Ducky was running 4.22-4.25, and the ice cream was in the low 3.9s which took overall 2nd. We were clearly at an aerodynamic disadvantage with a big rubber duck and tail reeds as both cars were identical weight with same axle prep. Not a bad first outing, though.

Cool! I miss those days. We were only in scouts for two years but really tried to leave our marks on the Pinewood Derby. We never cared about speed. Instead we went after the creative design awards.

The first year we built this Ford Effie truck. We used the wood block for the chassis and the cab, but retrofitted the fenders, doors, bed, hood and bumpers from a Revell plastic model kit. Then we based the details off my Father In Laws Farm Fresh Patina'd '54 F250.

It was really difficult to make the plastic body parts fir the overall allowable dimensions fo the racer, while still looking in correct proportions. It easily won the best design award. It was displayed with pictures fo the real truck to show why the paint job looked like it did.

The following year required us to try and up the ante. But the added hurdle was that my younger son was now in scouts and we had to build TWO cars while still trying to outdo the truck.

We built this old school jalopy modified stock car racer using plumbers solder as the the rub rails and rear bumper and exhaust pipes. The "engine" is the y-block from the Effie model truck kit used the previous year. It was actually pretty fast and won the best NASCAR inspired award.

 

[Local Hero]

Then came our swansong. Knowing we were going to pull out all the stops on this one, we actually started on it two months before the kits were distributed. It required two kits to build. Due to the weight of the double wheels, double axles and the hardware to hold the two halves together, the bodies had to get shaved so thin, they were practically balsa wood. It blew the judges away and won the design award that year. It was the second slowest fo the entire derby, but we didn't care. It was actually faster with one car in front vs. the other. Weird.

 

[Turbolq4]

Sheeted the last Gable end and put up house wrap. Had a snorkel lift and took some shots from up in it.

Pic looking down on the angry garden tractor (96 Powerstroke). Lift goes up 35 feet but it seems like alot more when its swaying around in the breeze!

 

[mclellan83]

I'm hoping this will get me started back into working on the GTO once I got the Monte finished up, got a good deal from a coupon on the tool cart. But as they say you get what you pay for, had to go back and get a new bottom drawer since it was broken in the box, then got it all together and go to put the sliding drawer on to then see it has almost like a rust spot on it. So got to head back today to exchange it then finally have it together.

 

[motorheadmike]

Changed the wife's oil tonight. Catch can seems to be working.

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