Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
cool head stand
Nice Evening In The Shop
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They work good. I have a few pairs.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
Where didja get those ?
I got the last pair on evilbay. I've had the other pairs longer than I wanna say.
67Dart273
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Well I essentially "don't have any" LOL And WE get SNOW!!
Slantsix64
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Damn, i wish i had a garage......
Wish i could get away with a garage like that. One heavy snowfall and its a pancake.
Great to hang out and share some good old fellowship
Guess i should go and see if my 3/4” impact will run in the ground screws for my tarp building.
This thing is pretty stout. It held up two fat mexicans and a fat honky when they built it and I've been my fatass up there a few times. They "say" it's guaranteed to one foot of snow. It had no trouble at all holding them guys up even with very little of the sheet metal on it. My workbench on the back also ties a few of the uprights together, so that adds a little more strength. I have plans for a mezzanine in the back, over the work bench and that will add a little more strength. I'm sure it wouldn't hold up to a Canadian snow. lol
I was very fortunate in the timing when I had this done. I have less than 4K in all of it. Concrete and building. It's been up since 2003. We hit the market just right when both steel and concrete were really cheap. I do want to add on......maybe an awning in the front with more concrete and a tool and assembly room across the back. Still waitin to win Publishers Clearing House. lol
The tarp shed is 24x40, new cover, high quality was 3500
Lumber for a frame under the base 450 and gravel to level inside another 440.
Framing end wall for overhead door, leftovers from other projects.
But it will be good for 20 plus years.
Lumber for a frame under the base 450 and gravel to level inside another 440.
Framing end wall for overhead door, leftovers from other projects.
But it will be good for 20 plus years.
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RRR great thread, I would guess everyone on this site has fond memories of countless hours in shops just like that or smaller growing up. It is the foundation for us as adults. You are creating lifetime memories in there. How many times have we all sought comfort and reassurance that everything will be ok in our shops. We step thru those doors, put on some tunes, sit in our favorite ratty chair and fix our heads.
Heck yeah. Can you post some pictures?
Is caterwallin' legal in Georgia?
As long as you're done by 10PM.
LOL
Man, that 396 and that truck are meant for each other.
(and they're in the same place at the same time- if that's not "a sign".....)
On another note, that nissan 6 with an easy to find turbo would be quite interesting in your Valiant.
(and they're in the same place at the same time- if that's not "a sign".....)
On another note, that nissan 6 with an easy to find turbo would be quite interesting in your Valiant.
Ok, I know I mentioned a basic valve job How To.........whoops. lol As usual, I got to haulin *** and I was done before I knew it. Here's the end result at least. lol I'll be doin the 225 head before too much longer and I'll do it on that one. Yes you see a broken off stud on the manifold face. Tried all I could do to get it out. Nuthin doin. So it's goin to the sheen shop. I may let them whack some off of it to raise compression a little just for the heck of it.
Princess Valiant
A.K.A. Rainy Day Auto
You must not get much wind there.
Lots of wind. One reason im building solid end wall and overhead door. Wind trashed the original canvas roll up door. I then replaced it twice with poly tarps. That is enough.
Well dang, I wanted to see that. Do you lap old-school with the suction cup tool or are you using a drill and a piece of hose? What compound do you use? Thanks! Look forward to seeing you do the 225.
Well, I don't like using a drill. I like to be able to feel when the compound smoothes out. You caint fell that with a drill, plus, the high speed of the drill slings a lot of the compound out and it doesn't do as effective of a job. ........however, one exhaust valve had a few radial stripes across the face. It was beginning to burn. So, I looked in my stash of slant valves and found another one...although it had a pretty bad case of valve seat recession. SO, I took a 60 grit sandpaper disc stuck the valve stem through it with the grit side facing the valve, stuck the valve in the guide and sammiched the disc between the valve and seat and chucked it up in the drill and had at it. Got the face ground nice and flat and then lapped it in by hand.
Cool! Good stuff right there. What's your favorite compound?
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