What did you do in your shop today?

[MiniDave]

I have 3 workbenches and it's a daily challenge to keep them usable, clean and the stuff cleared off them.  ;D

I like Dan's bench on wheels but it wouldn't work in my tiny shop....

[94touring]

I've thought about getting a smaller metal roller cart for tools.  Almost can't have too many benches and carts in a shop.

[MiniDave]

HF has some pretty cool tool carts, they have 1, 3 or 5 drawers in them so you can keep the tools that you use the most with you.

Like this

https://www.harborfreight.com/30-in-bulk-storage-black-tech-cart-64002.html

or this

https://www.harborfreight.com/30-in-4-drawer-black-tech-cart-64096.html

With a 20% off coupon they're pretty affordable

[94touring]

Yep that's exactly what I had in mind.  I'm almost out of tool storage so I may be getting one soon.

[MiniDave]

I think the three drawer is the best combination of usefulness and size. With the big 5" casters they roll easily too. These are really well thought of on Garage Journal

[94touring]

My HF roller tool chest is damn nice, and not expensive! 3 years years of solid use and holding up good.

[MPlayle]

Read the 20% coupon carefully.  They are not valid on some things.  Make sure the tool carts are not among the exclusions.

When I got my latest one, I got it from Home Depot.  About the same as the HF, but included the side shelf and was slightly cheaper than even the 20% off HF at the time.  May not be that way now.

[MiniDave]

Tis the season, there should be all kinds of sales on these right now.....

[gr8kornholio]

Yea the subframes are complete. Only thing still need to do is assembly the new front axles for the disc conversion.

[SoCalMiniFan]

Haven't done much in my work wise in my work shack lately but submitted plans to the city for my new and improved workshop! 

Will start packing the current space up into a POD after Christmas, Demo on the current structure will begin shortly after and breaking ground for the new space in early March weather permitting.

[94touring]

Jen got me a craftsman 20 piece ratcheting wrench set for my bday so Santa is probably getting me the shop cart to start organizing the overflow of tools from the tool chest. 


https://m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200657584_200657584

[gr8kornholio]

Score, I need a set of those in SAE for my Australian built British car.  Lol.  I have the metric set.

[94touring]

Sears had a sale on them online. Has both metric and sae in the set.

[MiniDave]

I have both sets too, I use them all the time.....

Letting your sig other buy tools for you is fraught with peril, looks like she got this one right!  77.gif

[94touring]

Oh I gave her direct links!

[MiniDave]

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[gr8kornholio]

Pulled the rest of the stereo wiring out of the truck and hooked the speakers back up. Also solved it's rough start problem. While under the hood I found the distributor vacuum line was off. Think it was running rich too. 

[gr8kornholio]

Built my 67 cooper s rally mini.

[Jims5543]

:-X

Sorry I missed this.

PM sent.

[MD-IN-UK]

I didn't do doodley squat. Too cold and wet to be out with my baby.

[MiniDave]

Still working on the not so Innocent-I  ;D

[Jims5543]

I had a problem with the HVAC fan not running on positions 1,2 or 3 only on 4, seems to be a common problem, there is a resistor in the fire wall you have to change.

It looks like this when old.



It should have been an easy job, because I have an engine swap, I had to pull the decorative cover off the valve cover the the decorative cover off the intake.

Then I had 4 screws to pull, 3 were easy, the 4th... it was behind the engine (damn swap) and I had about 1/2" room to work in.  I had to put a socket in the jaws of a pair of needle nose vice grips and spend 30 minutes working the screw loose and out.

I also changed the oil and installed a strut bar I purchased 2 years ago and never bothered to install, since I had to pull the old one off it seemed like a great time to swap them out. It is a work of art.



Then I fiddled with the headlights some, I was never happy with the new assembly I installed, I realized I had not adjusted them correct initially. I am now happy with them.

I am about to put 1500+ miles on her next weekend. Heading to Wilmington NC for a long weekend with wif and kid. Stopping over just North of Savannah on Thursday night, then taking coastal route 17 all the way into the Wilmington and doing some exploring along the way.

[jedduh01]

Installed a 'super' 998 into my Pickup!   Begone little  850!

998 A+ Block

Bored .060 Over  -   1275 13G Head  -  SW midrange camshaft
   3 into 2 exhaust manifold
  3.2 CWP Gearing

Swapped the original 998 Magic wand  shift setup onto a 4 Sync AA Remote gearbox..  (keeping the Puddin Stirr'er

Single HS4 Carb  ( thanks MityMous)   She started almost instantly!

45D Distrubutor with Pertronix + ACCEL SUPER POWER WIRES! 

Todo's  = forgot the 1275 head is different thermostat spacing and orientation = need 1275 Hose + upper bracket!
   


https://photos.app.goo.gl/rdp59YbDdTovPuFUA

[MiniDave]

Cool! Is that air filter going to clear the bonnet at the back?

[jedduh01]

Air filter= yet to really find out

  It Barely sticks up above the lip of the drip rail..Im sure it will be close. Will put the bonnet on soon to find out....
  I do Have a normal cone filter if needed =  for this' stock looking' build i kinda would not be afraid to go with a 'stock' plastic box if i could find one. Stock boxes work fine + are quieter anyhow.