Attempted to do some organizing this weeked while do things for both Montes. Dug into the abyss that is the stack of containers full of paint cans & discover certain brands of primers don't have a good shelf life as new/unused cans. Never relized one could have as much black paint in different finishes. Surpised to find out I have 2 quarts of PPG semi-gloss interior paint for the '81 along with a pint each of low & semi-gloss lacquer & a spray can of SXA 1050. Ended up filling half of a 42 gallon bag with bad cans. Found more extra stuff from my stash to take care of a few needed things for Jr. Ended up making more of a mess than cleaning up things.
Since my infamous Bay One is temporarily empty again, I took the opportunity to put a ladder up against the bench and pay a visit to the third shelf. For the followers of my various excursions, that is mostly where duplicate or spare HD parts go/went when I built my work bench. The thinking was that moving them upstairs to a high shelf would leave the bench clear to work on; Uh-Uh, nebba happened. Nothing up there is junk or unuseable, just not being used right now. Amazing how the dust can accumulate. Did actually find the mounting plate that I was looking for and mated that to the bracket that I had scored the day before out at the dealer's OLD shop, so that moves yet another project an inch or two ahead. Additional parts are on the way or been found but no trigger pulled on their acquisition yet. Like most of my projects, this too is a zero budget exercise.
Also took the opportunity to uncover that slab of granite/marble that I picked up from a stair renovation at a local church. The plan for that is to score it using a chisel and hammer and see if I can split it cleanly into two segments. The bigger one is to be the basis for my headstone out at the boneyard once I get off at that final exit from the interstate that is life. Not exactly an upbeat topic but "Have you seen the price of tombstones these days?" 😀
Been trying to organize the work space and found some things-- I didn't realize I had so many distributors.
I also forgot I had the Gasser headers, and cleaned up those and a pair for an S10 using my employer's equipment since they need a little work before getting used. I'm going to use a stud gun to try pull the crushed tubes back into a position that allows them to flow. Some day.
Harbor Freight is having yet another sale and I decided to buy some more 6 ton jack stands so I can eliminate the remaining wheels and tires supporting the front of the El Camino- it's just plain unsafe. I already removed 4 wheels/tires and a stack of lumber that held up the rear. That junk occupies a lot of space that could be otherwise utilized, and a cluttered workspace = a cluttered mind.
All of this wood
Was stacked atop these wheels and tires to prop up my car.
I now have this instead:
Here's the front. Don't judge, I know it's terribly unsafe and I put it this way when I was in a blackout years ago. See why I needed more jack stands?
The current H.F. sale offers 40% all Chief air tools & accessories so I nabbed a couple 1/4" die grinders for ~ $20 a piece. I also picked up a ball joint service kit at 40% off so I can pop the taller Pro Forged joints into the Speedway arms without borrowing a hydraulic press.
That ball joint service kit also works for removing and installing the rear upper control arm bushings. I stuck the new ones in the freezer for a couple of years before retrieving them and pushing them into place.
That ball joint service kit also works for removing and installing the rear upper control arm bushings. I stuck the new ones in the freezer for a couple of years before retrieving them and pushing them into place.
Finished the demo and cleanup on the small shop at the house, was a 16x20. All that's left is a dirt patch on the ground, a monte ss rear end I didn't move far and just put back, and a roof shaped hole in the hedgerow where the ceiling had blown back into.
It was decently built, had 4" steel framing.
And doubled up plywood decking with steel frame under:
Now it looks like this:
Depending how the insurance values it, something bigger and better is likely to take it's place. Question is, what.
Surplussed Sea Can? Light, portable. come in various lengths, basically a metal shell that you can add any kind of interior framing and insulation that you want. Spray foam the inner walls and rock on. E-Bay is your friend??
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