General Tech What did you work on Today?

[Gravy]

Then little man helped me swap a new chain and the rear tire on my Desert Sled from the bald Pirelli Scorpion STR to the Pirelli Scorpion Rally (non STR has wider spacing and deeper lugs).


I cooked it with some burn outs Saturday LOL 😂




And I got a little groovy on the front tire to hopefully gain a little more lateral traction here too.

 

[NYCEGUY01]

The last backordered part for my 2wd C10 showed up today finally...
Next weekend she is gonna get faster....

This afternoon was just some garage cleanup and preperation for the install...

Theres just so much room under the hood for "Activities"...lol

 

[NYCEGUY01]

Basically done...
Waiting on a few parts to build a better intake because the kit just has a filter clamped to the supercharger right above the exhaust, yuck.
Couldnt get an appointment until Tue for some time on the dyno for a tune though....
Soon.....

 

[UNSTUCK]

Built a sub box today for the Sprinter van my boss has had me working on lately. It fits under the first bench seat right behind the driver. I put some goofy angles in the front and rear to try to maximize foot room. The woofer specs 1-2 cubic feet in a sealed box and I got exactly 1 cubic foot. I went ahead and added stuffing anyways. Never built one before so this was a fun new project.

 

[jeeper]

@I Lean had some messed up metal that needed a new home. I put it to good use for some steps on the side of my new trailer. Drove me crazy that I had no way to access it from the side, so these came at the right time!

 

[NYCEGUY01]

@I Lean had some messed up metal that needed a new home. I put it to good use for some steps on the side of my new trailer. Drove me crazy that I had no way to access it from the side, so these came at the right time!

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This is something I never knew I needed until my last trailer came with them already on it. Now Id have to add steps to any trailer without them for sure...

 

[Pile of parts]

I got my new fuel cell this week. I went with the RCI 15 gallon "rockcrawler" version. This one should last. Anyway, I'd been looking at the Barnes 4WD mount and decided to make one. Here's my day...

Spent time cutting the various pieces. No fancy tools here. Just a grinder and hole saws. Oh yeah, and my sheet metal brake. A little paint and ready for installation. I'm happy with how it turned out but if I had it to do over again, I'd just buy the mount from Barnes - due to my lack of proper metal working tools. Not a bad way to spend the day.

 

[mbryson]

Love seeing how you're using what you have to get stuff done

 

[Pile of parts]

Love seeing how you're using what you have to get stuff done

Thanks! More time than it was worth but satisfying to see the result.

 

[Asbjorn]

I got my new fuel cell this week. I went with the RCI 15 gallon "rockcrawler" version. This one should last. Anyway, I'd been looking at the Barnes 4WD mount and decided to make one. Here's my day...

Spent time cutting the various pieces. No fancy tools here. Just a grinder and hole saws. Oh yeah, and my sheet metal brake. A little paint and ready for installation. I'm happy with how it turned out but if I had it to do over again, I'd just buy the mount from Barnes - due to my lack of proper metal working tools. Not a bad way to spend the day.
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Nicely done! Can’t wait to see it installed.

 

[Rot Box]

Nothing major just adding some fuel range to my Kawasaki. Stock tank was tiny!

 

[Corban_White]

Nothing major just adding some fuel range to my Kawasaki. Stock tank was tiny!

Did you trade out the problematic orange bike for this green one?

 

[Rot Box]

Did you trade out the problematic orange bike for this green one?

Long story short… yes 😎

 

[Pile of parts]

That should hold it.

 

[moab_cj5]

I found that it takes a little more than one 30lb bag of Kitty Litter and a whole roll of shop towels to soak up 5 qts of oil spilt on a garage floor when you forget to put the drain plug back in before filling the block with oil... $30 in more oil later and a trip to Walmart at 10:30pm, lesson learned.

 

[Herzog]

I found that it takes a little more than one 30lb bag of Kitty Litter to soak up 5 qts of oil spilt on a garage floor when you forget to put the drain plug back in before filling the block with oil... $30 in more oil later and a trip to Walmart at 10:30pm, lesson learned.

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You say spilled, I say flushed.

 

[N-Smooth]

My dad did that when he was showing me how to change oil. I’ve told him ever since that I am going to tell that story at his funeral 🤣

 

[thefirstzukman]

Added storage to my Samurai, Im good to go for a full day out hunting. Big Packout for coats and pants and a cooler and snack box.

 

[moab_cj5]

You say spilled, I say flushed.

That's exactly what a buddy said too.

The price you pay for being distracted while trying to do something.

 

[NYCEGUY01]

Basically done...
Waiting on a few parts to build a better intake because the kit just has a filter clamped to the supercharger right above the exhaust, yuck.
Couldnt get an appointment until Tue for some time on the dyno for a tune though....
Soon.....
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Just finished up in slc. She is officially a hot rod now. Lol