What did you do in your shop today?

[jeff10049]

I did the forget the plug thing on my 280 Mercedes when I was 17 put all the oil in and saw it coming out from under the car it was my only running car at the time and I had no more oil.  Too embarrassed to call for a ride to the store I had to finish a carb. rebuild on my 63 mercury comet and take it to buy more oil and cat litter to clean up the mess.
One and only time that has happened.

Another time on a 300td Mercedes I had I realized I put the wrong oil in (non-diesel)  and instead of thinking I just pulled the plug and drained it. Well that was the only oil I had and again the only working car. So I finished up the install of a two-speed toyoglide automatic I had just rebuilt into a Toyota corona car only to realize I didn't have any tranny fluid.
Last resort I had an international 110 pickup with a badly slipping clutch so I put it in low range so it would move and limped it to the parts store and back at 20 MPH. Asking for help just wasn't something I did then or now it just doesn't even occur to me as an option.       

[MiniDave]

"Asking for help just wasn't something I did then or now it just doesn't even occur to me as an option"

I was the same way - still am to a great degree, although I'm not above asking a neighbor to help me lift something heavy now.

[Jims5543]

Response from Tire rack.

Good afternoon,

Thank you for your follow up. These would have shipped at 80 psi since they are a 10 ply tire. We do not believe there is a safety issue as long as the pressures have been adjusted as you mentioned you did already. If you are concerned about it we can look in replacing the tires since we don't know how high they were. Please let me know how you would like to proceed.

We thank you for your business. If you need further assistance or have any other questions, please contact our Customer Service Department and we'll be happy to assist you.

Years ago I had a nice network of friends we all leaned on each other as needed, any one of us would drop what we were doing and help the other out.

During the 2004 Hurricane season we were running around helping each other, and each others families out before, during the after the 2 storms hit us. We joked around that we were the do all team.

There were 5 of us, 3 of us worked together. Sadly as the years went by the crew is all broken up and spread out far away.  Recently one guy called me and needed a survey on his MIL's house 60 miles from my office, I did not hesitate to clear a day out of my hectic schedule, head down there and hook him up for free.

I have no problem asking good friends for help and I have no problem helping them out in a pinch as well. Its always been that way with that crew. I miss those guys, we were a great team.

[MiniDave]

Cool.

So, what are you going to do about the tires?

[Jims5543]

Cool.

So, what are you going to do about the tires?

I am going to reply that they did not ship at 80 PSI and seemed more like 120 PSI, I am then going to ask if I should be concerned about my safety, and if they would suggest changing out the tires.

I am not sure what kind of damage can be done I am not a tire engineer.

[jeff10049]

I started the classic mini and warmed it up.
Changed the transmission fluid and transfer case fluid in the countryman. wanted to change the rear diff also but it got too damn cold maybe next weekend.


Re the tires. Email the tire manufacturer and see what they say.

[Jims5543]

I started the classic mini and warmed it up.
Changed the transmission fluid and transfer case fluid in the countryman. wanted to change the rear diff also but it got too damn cold maybe next weekend.


Re the tires. Email the tire manufacturer and see what they say.

Great idea, I will do that.

[Willie_B]

I have had all the extra un-needed holes in the moke welded. The last 2 days I have been going through the parts boxes to see what I need to drill new holes for. The tail light large holes were punched but I had to cut out for the mounting screws. Then needed holes for the rear reflectors, rear tag mount metal plate.

I need 3-4 dry days to be able to pull the moke from the basement to the driveway so I can take it to have the primer blasted off. The place I have powder coating done said to bring it by for a quote for just the blasting. The body shop that did my mini repairs is in the next building down so they said they could spray the first primer on it just after blasting.

[tmsmini]

Revisited the manifold on the SC injected car. I can now easily get the air filter off and on.

[gr8kornholio]

Well here's the finished product of my latest adventure.  We had the space reshaped and the tile work done by professionals and the big cabinet at the end of the vanities custom built and the counters installed.  All the finishing touches, toilet and tub I did.  Now it's so nice the wife is scared to use it. 

[tsumini]

Is that roll of TP for sale? Asking for a friend.

[gr8kornholio]

Lol. Wife said not to post pics of it.

Crazy thing was there were six rolls stacked in the bathroom at work.

[MiniDave]

A chandelier in the bathroom......

[MPlayle]

I would be afraid to use a sideways bathroom as well.

(Nice work!)

[gr8kornholio]

Yea the chandelier was one of her must haves.  Looks really cool at night with it on the dimmer switch.

Thanks. It took some work finding everything we wanted in the style and colors. 

[ADRay]

nothing, but this is what it looks like tonight

[John Gervais]

I vacuumed Hyacinth's car.

[tmsmini]

Amazing how much easier it is to pull an engine when you don't have a car in the way.
This one is finally getting rebuilt as a spare and good test engine

[MiniDave]

Stock JDM MPi motor? What's that big can on the left side of the subframe/bulkhead?

[tmsmini]

Either smartly or stupidly, all our cars are using the MPi based block. I am not sure which yet. The woodie wagon did do 5K miles last summer, but with an HIF 44.

This engine was to be the test mule for a MicroSquirt based injection system. I never got it all together and went on to the SC injection system instead.

This was the test stand and the "tank" is a swirl pot for the injection system with a built in pump. There was never enough room to install the tank on the LWB cars properly and that is one reason things stalled for a bit. Nick Upton fabricated an in-tank LWB version and that is what the tin wagon uses.

the engine will be rebuilt as I really don't know its status. then I can get back to trying to make the MicroSquirt working.

[MiniDave]

Have you seen the engine stand I built to run in the engines I build? It's just scrap stuff welded together, but it works slick. Allows me to run in a new cam and set timing and basic carb adjustments, look for leaks, check for hot running etc.

Here's the thread on it.....  http://www.restorationmini.com/forum/index.php?topic=994.0

[tmsmini]

Yours is a lot more refined than mine. And yours is finished! When I could not find all the compatible components for the MicroSquirt system, I put it aside. Handy place to store an engine for a few years. Now Moss has has Mega/Microsqirt system fir the B, I can try to see if I can resurrect the concept.

[MiniDave]

I had to make mine a little more flexible as I build all sorts of A series motors - including those used in Sprites or Minors - and I can probably run B series in there as well - I doubt a 6 will fit tho!   77.gif

Today, I delivered the completed ribcase gearbox, it will be dropped into his Lotus Super 7 for a driver's school at Gingerman in a month. Once back from that event he'll pull the motor and bring it over for a rebuild too sometime this summer.

Looking forward to building several Sprite racemotors and gearboxes this year.

[Willie_B]

Felt like putting the dash together this morning. Not close to needing it, just wanted to see what it's going to look like.

[Willie_B]

Didn't like the wires and tubing exposed from the lower gauges so covered it with a short piece of tubing.