Ok, the all of my life thing was a joke I'll be 31 in September and to be honest I have been doing this all of my life.
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Lilyota
RIP 7/22/2023
I can appreciate that.
My kid has too
My kid has too
Lilyota
RIP 7/22/2023
Goulds used to offer a program.
They would ship people out to New York for a week to their factory/Factories.
Was an awesome experience.
You should see if they still do it.
It's good.
I took a grip load out of that.
But I also went to everything I could anytime I could.
It prepped fo for where I am now inadvertently.
I'm not sure if they still offer these classes, I've been invited to them before but it seems they are always going on during the busy times.
My dad said back in the day he went to Fairbanks Morris or Berkeley classes I can't remember which.
It would be cool to be able to attend these events someday.
gt1guy
Apparently a racist
'69 Camaro. I'd like to LS/6spd it and throw on few pro-touring type mods. Modernize the drivetrain/brakes/suspension. Basically make it a blast to drive. Only fab I'd do is mini tub it, everything else would be bolt on. Right now it's only fun to point and shoot.
Also have this '72 RS/SS. Got it for free. Building it stalled years ago when work slowed and I honestly don't have a good reason for not getting back on to it. Was going for a pretty wild track day build and thought it would be fun to run the Silver State Classic.
Had also started on the engine I wanted to run in the '72. It's an alum version of a Chevy R07 cup engine with some modifications because I don't have to follow the nascar rulebook.
Took three years of working with Dart, MBE, Childress and Hendricks to get the billet block cut.
4.250" bore. 4.5" bore spacing.
9.5" deck height. So I can run long rods and still have good compression height on the pistons with a 3.75" stroke
Bushed for .904" roller lifters
2 piston oil jets per cyl
The plan was always to run twin turbos through a Kinsler individual runner EFI manifold.
I also have a Weismann 5spd dog box for it.
When the Jeep is finished I'll have to deside which one is next.
Also have this '72 RS/SS. Got it for free. Building it stalled years ago when work slowed and I honestly don't have a good reason for not getting back on to it. Was going for a pretty wild track day build and thought it would be fun to run the Silver State Classic.
Had also started on the engine I wanted to run in the '72. It's an alum version of a Chevy R07 cup engine with some modifications because I don't have to follow the nascar rulebook.
Took three years of working with Dart, MBE, Childress and Hendricks to get the billet block cut.
4.250" bore. 4.5" bore spacing.
9.5" deck height. So I can run long rods and still have good compression height on the pistons with a 3.75" stroke
Bushed for .904" roller lifters
2 piston oil jets per cyl
The plan was always to run twin turbos through a Kinsler individual runner EFI manifold.
I also have a Weismann 5spd dog box for it.
When the Jeep is finished I'll have to deside which one is next.
Ummduh
Red Skull Member
Unfortunately this isn't an LS.. Trying to fit sch 10 stuff on stock sbf flanges isn't going to work. Unless you have some tricks I haven't seen yet? Always open for suggestions!
Dethmachinefab
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That's the rectangle port stuff? Could probably make a tool to form it out on a press, but it's a bit of work.
My thoughts are an internal block the size of the port to press inside and two dies to swedge the outside.
'69 Camaro. I'd like to LS/6spd it and throw on few pro-touring type mods. Modernize the drivetrain/brakes/suspension. Basically make it a blast to drive. Only fab I'd do is mini tub it, everything else would be bolt on. Right now it's only fun to point and shoot.
Also have this '72 RS/SS. Got it for free. Building it stalled years ago when work slowed and I honestly don't have a good reason for not getting back on to it. Was going for a pretty wild track day build and thought it would be fun to run the Silver State Classic.
Had also started on the engine I wanted to run in the '72. It's an alum version of a Chevy R07 cup engine with some modifications because I don't have to follow the nascar rulebook.
Took three years of working with Dart, MBE, Childress and Hendricks to get the billet block cut.
4.250" bore. 4.5" bore spacing.
9.5" deck height. So I can run long rods and still have good compression height on the pistons with a 3.75" stroke
Bushed for .904" roller lifters
2 piston oil jets per cyl
The plan was always to run twin turbos through a Kinsler individual runner EFI manifold.
I also have a Weismann 5spd dog box for it.
When the Jeep is finished I'll have to deside which one is next.
That 72 is fucking nasty!
Finish that one first, fuck that Jeep! 
The 72 Camaro that I built in my early 20's that I should have kept.....
600hp small block, Doug Nash 5speed, 93 ZR-1 IRS setup and a full cage front to rear.
MuntCuffin
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Got a 93 yj thats going to get a tdi swap someday.
Got a 98 vw jetta tdi, its the donor for the yj. Prob going to cage it and do a few 24 hours of lemons with it before cutting it apart.
Got a forged rod 7.3 waiting on a rebuild, main girdle, pistons, injectors, turbo, etc...
And a zf6 thatd id like to clean up, go through and reseal.
And a truck for the 7.3 and zf6 to go into will likely show up this summer. When it does, its getting ripped apart, sound deadened cab, and prob either a lariat or king ranch interior installed.
Also working on setting up a reloading bench with a progressive press.
Never a dull moment.
Got a 98 vw jetta tdi, its the donor for the yj. Prob going to cage it and do a few 24 hours of lemons with it before cutting it apart.
Got a forged rod 7.3 waiting on a rebuild, main girdle, pistons, injectors, turbo, etc...
And a zf6 thatd id like to clean up, go through and reseal.
And a truck for the 7.3 and zf6 to go into will likely show up this summer. When it does, its getting ripped apart, sound deadened cab, and prob either a lariat or king ranch interior installed.
Also working on setting up a reloading bench with a progressive press.
Never a dull moment.
gt1guy
Apparently a racist
That 72 is fucking nasty!
The 72 Camaro that I built in my early 20's that I should have kept.....
600hp small block, Doug Nash 5speed, 93 ZR-1 IRS setup and a full cage front to rear.
Ya, you most definitely should have kept that one.
I have to finish the Jeep first. Starting the Jeep build while the '72 just sat there really started to get under my skin over time. I knew it was stupid to do and I did it anyway. I'm not even letting myself drive the '69 till the Jeep is done. It's personal now.
Ya, you most definitely should have kept that one.
I have to finish the Jeep first. Starting the Jeep build while the '72 just sat there really started to get under my skin over time. I knew it was stupid to do and I did it anyway. I'm not even letting myself drive the '69 till the Jeep is done. It's personal now.
I wouldn't be able to sleep knowing that car was sitting half finished in the garage. And that engine...... HO-LY FUCK!
If I were to build another car for myself it would be a 80's Monte SS with a full road race chassis with a 10,000rpm EFI cup motor.
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gt1guy
Apparently a racist
I wouldn't be able to sleep knowing that car was sitting half finished in the garage. And that engine...... HO-LY FUCK!
If I were to build another car for myself it would be a 80's Monte SS with a full road race chassis with a 10,000rpm EFI cup motor.
To be accurate, it's sitting in a carport. Every time I come or go, I have to walk by it. It's sad.
The newer cup engines are all EFI now. I believe it's a pretty simple system.
Lots of folks poopoo NASCAR, hell I don't watch, but the engines are incredibly impressive. How many drag cars can make 2000 10k rpm passes without touching the engine?
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ugh, that guy again?
you dent the tubes in to make them rectangular
also, do not bother with anything larger than the ports
on mine I may have used square tubing lol]
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ugh, that guy again?
whee blogpost shit
some of the shit I come up with is absolutely retarded in every way
just look at this front axle, what the fuck was wrong with me?
fuckin less than a decade ago... Shoulda never cut that thing up. Man.
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MChat
Resident "Preacher Man"
Picked this 1968 Case backhoe up a few months ago. It needs some TLC and I know nothing about diesels, tractors or hydraulics; luckily one of my wife's clients is a mechanic and has the expertise. I will mainly be handing him wrenches and asking questions, learning as much as I can as we (he) repairs this and gets it in working condition.
jeeptj19992001
land of corruption and control of the people
Friend sent me these 2 pictures
Said guy wanted 500.
Does not run, engine is free
Has spark....
I told him I take it for 400, and will pick it up next weekend.....you think I would finish the current one.....
Said guy wanted 500.
Does not run, engine is free
Has spark....
I told him I take it for 400, and will pick it up next weekend.....you think I would finish the current one.....
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Dethmachinefab
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Picked this 1968 Case backhoe up a few months ago. It needs some TLC and I know nothing about diesels, tractors or hydraulics; luckily one of my wife's clients is a mechanic and has the expertise. I will mainly be handing him wrenches and asking questions, learning as much as I can as we (he) repairs this and gets it in working condition.
They are pretty simple and easy to work on. Two things to check on that engine are worn rocker arms at the shaft pivot, and a plastic part in the injection pump that falls apart, plugs up stuff and no longer advances timing. Other than that they are good.
kf4zht
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Pics probably tomorrow, but I got a 37mm launcher then went down the rabbit hole hard on DIY fireworks. Now I've been milling charcoal, making al flake, mixing stars and going to be cranking out a pile of small shells and 37mm stuff tommorrow morning for the 4th.
Wont be here in time, but I ordered a 3" tube. New years is going to be big....
Wont be here in time, but I ordered a 3" tube. New years is going to be big....
Ummduh
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Having never worked with sch 10 stainless, I just assumed it wouldn't appreciate trying to smash it up...you dent the tubes in to make them rectangular
also, do not bother with anything larger than the ports
on mine I may have used square tubing lol]
However, the square tubing is so fucking obvious and simple that it might be what I end up doing! I really wanted to do log monifolds but couldn't figure out how to make it work. I'll have to scab some stuff up and see if I can make it work with my p-heads.
[486]
ugh, that guy again?
hah, those are P heads right there
the left side has a cast '95 truck manifold from the right side mounted backwards, much better results
Ummduh
Red Skull Member
That's fuckin awesome. Thanks!
mano002
Newbie
I tend to lay a 2x12 on the top of the log, shim up the skinny end and cut right through the middle of the log, then cut to thickness from there. I built a jig to flatten the boards with a router. I heard it takes 1 year/inch for drying time.
Thefishguy77
Part time dumbass
Sounds about right. Drying time varies by location but 1”/1 year is a good rule of thumb.
montrose818
Banned
well its not much of a project but I did get alcoas and new front tires for it.
maybe one day Ill do something cool to it, but it was born cool and gets compliments and looks and the guys are happy as pig in shit driving the thing, so..
I do need to retrofit A/C though, ordered condenser and compressor and see how that goes. May need to install the evaporator, hopefully that wont be too bad. guess that counts as a project.
not fun but I turn enough wrenches fixing shit on the work trucks that I run out of steam foe the fun stuff.
maybe one day Ill do something cool to it, but it was born cool and gets compliments and looks and the guys are happy as pig in shit driving the thing, so..
I do need to retrofit A/C though, ordered condenser and compressor and see how that goes. May need to install the evaporator, hopefully that wont be too bad. guess that counts as a project.
not fun but I turn enough wrenches fixing shit on the work trucks that I run out of steam foe the fun stuff.
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Slammed&cammed
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aczlan
Good Morning!
Always seems weird to me seeing water stuff outside, around here that would turn into a block of ice in the winter...Here is a commercial 250 gpd ro system for a ice machine, water cooler and spigot to fill water cans.
All of the hard pipe is stainless steel, along with the channel, straps and fasteners.
Aaron Z
On this episode of this old well....
A farmer bought a piece of land with this old well on it, drilled by my dad sometime in the early 80s
That concrete is actually part of the annular seal, my dad would dig a funnel around the well and pour concrete directly down it from the concrete truck. This style of sealing wells was later adopted by the county as the way they wanted it done.
He would pour the well pad slab at the same time, this one didn't get a slab.
This well casing is now below grade and needs to be elevated, so we broke up the old concrete.
We extended the well casing up and back filled the hole, mostly with sand then the topped it off with dirt.
We built a small border around our excavation to help water penetrate our back fill and help it compact. This is the first water to come out of the well, it's not entering the well it's just stagnant in the casing.
This is sediment in the well, most likely entertaining the open top that was below grade and not properly covered. At this point water is entering the well casing so as long as the water clears up everything should be fine.
Here it is all finished flushing out, we gained 10' that was filled in with sediment.
We got a water sample and will be doing a water analysis before going any further with the project.
We at least have repaired a potential source of contamination to ground water in the area.
A farmer bought a piece of land with this old well on it, drilled by my dad sometime in the early 80s
That concrete is actually part of the annular seal, my dad would dig a funnel around the well and pour concrete directly down it from the concrete truck. This style of sealing wells was later adopted by the county as the way they wanted it done.
He would pour the well pad slab at the same time, this one didn't get a slab.
This well casing is now below grade and needs to be elevated, so we broke up the old concrete.
We extended the well casing up and back filled the hole, mostly with sand then the topped it off with dirt.
We built a small border around our excavation to help water penetrate our back fill and help it compact. This is the first water to come out of the well, it's not entering the well it's just stagnant in the casing.
This is sediment in the well, most likely entertaining the open top that was below grade and not properly covered. At this point water is entering the well casing so as long as the water clears up everything should be fine.
Here it is all finished flushing out, we gained 10' that was filled in with sediment.
We got a water sample and will be doing a water analysis before going any further with the project.
We at least have repaired a potential source of contamination to ground water in the area.
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