What did you do today....other than work on your car!?

[DynaBro]

Had to look it up. Thats some expensive stuff.

Much prefer Basil Hayden.

 

[Don selleck]

got the tail panel welded in sunday, completely vacuumed up all the weld grinds, debrie, put tools away, and got drunk with my car, while looking over the underneath at all the dents. set up a plan of attack. and nursed my hangover today, paid the help and looked at 3 jobs. watching the lions. well i guess thats 2 days.

 

[Richard Cranium]

got the tail panel welded in sunday, completely vacuumed up all the weld grinds, debrie, put tools away, and got drunk with my car, while looking over the underneath at all the dents. set up a plan of attack. and nursed my hangover today, paid the help and looked at 3 jobs. watching the lions. well i guess thats 2 days.View attachment 1781597

Please fill us in on the lighting you have under your lift, & what's going on with all the dents under the Cuda?.

 

[Hey-O]

Yep, the WD-45's were built from 1953 to 1957. The WD's were the predecessors of the WD-45's, built 1948 to 1953.

Are all his tractors (17 or so) Allis's, or does he have a mixture? I've got 6 Oliver's and 1 John Deere. I lease all my tillable out to a couple of younger guys to do all that hard physical labor, I had enough years of that in the past. Gives me time to tinker with the cars and the tractors.

He has a few John Deere, a Massey Ferguson and rest are all different sizes Allis Chamber. His newest, I believe is an early 90's that he uses to work the fields. It's all the other stuff that he has that fills the other buildings. I know nothing about these things, but he has a few planter, two combines, several different plowes, a work truck, grain truck and some fold down mower that has to be 16 feet wide that he pulls. He mows about 8 acres and around the different fields. The farm is just a place to play, his business is Horizontal boring and tunneling. The place is a base for his business. Yes, he jobbed out most of the work in his fields the last few years now to his neighbors, they farm thousands of acres and his little place is nothing for them to do for him. They all take care of each other.

I just go and get crap to work on, he has an area that looks like where the elephants go to die, tractor parts and old boring equipment all fenced in this big area. Old farmers NEVER throw anything away. This is a picture of one of his grandsons giving hay rides this last summer. He dug a pond with an island in the middle of it, with a small bridge to get to it that they picnic on.

 

[Armyvet25]

wait...what...you mean....there are other things to do?

 

[Jesse6869]

got the tail panel welded in sunday, completely vacuumed up all the weld grinds, debrie, put tools away, and got drunk with my car, while looking over the underneath at all the dents. set up a plan of attack. and nursed my hangover today, paid the help and looked at 3 jobs. watching the lions. well i guess thats 2 days.View attachment 1781597

Is it easy on those caster on there then a rotisserie it’s a smart idea for sure then on your back. How stable is that up there?

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

.......Old farmers NEVER throw anything away.

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This statement is ABSOLUTELY true, I can attest to this personally. Very seldom is junk really junk, almost always a second use can be found for old stuff. The difference is, regular folks don't have the same patience, imagination, and ingenuity of farmers to be able to see the future possibilities. Waste not, want not.

 

[Hey-O]

This statement is ABSOLUTELY true, I can attest to this personally. Very seldom is junk really junk, almost always a second use can be found for old stuff. The difference is, regular folks don't have the same patience, imagination, and ingenuity of farmers to be able to see the future possibilities. Waste not, want not.

That's why I go out there to get stuff and watch it live again. My grill will be made to look like an old model-t car grill with big headlights. I order the lights yesterday.

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

That's why I go out there to get stuff and watch it live again. My grill will be made to look like an old model-t car grill with big headlights. I order the lights yesterday.

So what you're saying is, you're really a farmer at heart, what with your repurposing of old parts.

 

[Cranky]

This statement is ABSOLUTELY true, I can attest to this personally. Very seldom is junk really junk, almost always a second use can be found for old stuff. The difference is, regular folks don't have the same patience, imagination, and ingenuity of farmers to be able to see the future possibilities. Waste not, want not.

I hate throwing stuff away too.....and way too many times after getting rid of something, I found a use for it.

 

[Hey-O]

So what you're saying is, you're really a farmer at heart, what with your repurposing of old parts.

Theresa and I go out atleast once a week to check on him since his wife passed away. We usually take him out for dinner and play with all the stuff or just walk around and shoot the bull. We stick very close together. My cam light came from him. I could build stuff from out there till the second coming of christ!! LOL

 

[Don selleck]

Please fill us in on the lighting you have under your lift, & what's going on with all the dents under the Cuda?.

Lights are led strip lighting with adhesive backing. amazon sells different lengths, its actually 2 sets. around $20 each (that was about 5 years ago). The adhesive comes loose after a while. since I will have to use my lift to paint the underneath of the car, (masking off the lift of course) they will get overspray on them they will be exposed so I can see. Will see how they hold up to wax and grease remover, possible thinner on a rag to clean them up. If they survive, I planning using a little silicone sealant to anchor them back in place, or just replace. as for the dents, basically are from years of driving abuse etc, They are mostly confined to the frame rails, pretty minor but I'm there so will give them a little attention with a torch, dent puller and maybe a BFH. will post some pics when I'm addressing them should be in a few days. Currently grinding and touching up the tail panel welds. I have a full write up on FEBO under AAR resto.

 

[T2R9]

Added some peg board in the garage to organize finished parts before they go on the car.

 

[Hey-O]

I hate throwing stuff away too.....and way too many times after getting rid of something, I found a use for it.

I kept all my stuff till a few houses ago. For instances, I don't need just over one hundred 9" long, 1/2" stainless steel carriage bolts anymore. I used them for decks, bent them for L bolts for concrete, I did houses. I did keep about a half dozen of those vapor proof jelly jar light fixtures with the cages...............

 

[dadsbee]

Last cruise for 2024! (door 5 to 4, so I can polish it!) Doesn't need much, but there are lots of scratches in the clear.

 

[Cranky]

Added some peg board in the garage to organize finished parts before they go on the car.

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My shop walls are plywood painted white. Used pegboard years ago but man, it ends up being home for spiders etc so I got rid of it all. The plywood is 3/8ths inch thick so it'll take nails or screw hooks. Galvanized finishing nails work well and they don't leave a hole large enough for any 8 legged critters when removed. Besides, most of the nails are still in place and holding all kinds of parts....and might hang the only rallye wheel 'center' that's still here. Don't think I have a center cap for it though....

 

[T2R9]

Mine are all 7/16" OSB. I had to use 1" strips to build a frame so there is an air gap between it and the OSB. Also easy to move if I need to.

 

[Cranky]

Mine are all 7/16" OSB. I had to use 1" strips to build a frame so there is an air gap between it and the OSB. Also easy to move if I need to.

When I built my garage in 84, OSB wasn't available anywhere around here but the plywood I got is the older sheet type. Not even sure if they make it anymore.....?

 

[Mopars & Missiles]

I kept all my stuff till a few houses ago. For instances, I don't need just over one hundred 9" long, 1/2" stainless steel carriage bolts anymore. I used them for decks, bent them for L bolts for concrete, I did houses. I did keep about a half dozen of those vapor proof jelly jar light fixtures with the cages...............
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Now that's really cool! But then its much too close to what I actually did for 35 years.

 

[Hey-O]

Now that's really cool! But then its much too close to what I actually did for 35 years.

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You got me, check, check mate!!