Im just about to head to NAPA and grab all new belts and a master cylinder for my 84 GMC pickup. Bleeding the brakes is going to suck, alot.
I wish i had the cash. I broke one of the bleeders off one of the front calipers and had to go and buy a new one which i wasnt expecting and now im even more broke but at least my brakes dont leak anymore.
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Thanks! Tomorrow I'll get the cables measured and made from the battery box to the starter. 2/0 welding cable.
I'll test fit the boxes to the truck, and then take them back off and take the truck for fresh paint, new grille, headlights.
In the next week or so I'll build a wooden buck and fabricate a custom bumper from 11 Ga. steel. The buck is a form or jig for constructing the bumper from pieces.
Autozone has the free lend a tool program (or whatever it's called), ask about a power brake bleeder. I got a cooling system pressure tester for the afternoon for free.
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Background: My sister's husband has been down for about 5 months with a deep infection. He has just now gotten back in a chair. Doc says he needs to get off his butt, and prescribed a power wheelchair that tilts to about 45 degrees. It weighs 150 pounds and gets stuck on anything.
They are traveling to UK for several weeks. The power chair is not workable, it cannot be assisted in any way up even a 4 inch step. Hosts have a station wagon which is fine with his usual titanium chair, impossible with the power chair.
I get his regular chair and some materials and make something up as I go.
I pick up a headrest at the wheelchair supply, some A36 tubing at the metal store,
Bike handlebar wrap at the bike shop.
Lower mount picks up the wheelie bar mounts and a couple of bolts to triangulate the load. We weld on new wheelie bar sockets on our lower mount and cut and re-drill wheelie bars. .065 tube is still too heavy so I drill lightening holes.
Upper mount is fastened to backrest uprights at existing tapped holes on the left and right, and clamped to crosstube with nylon block clamp from wheelchair supply house.
Handle/leg assembly. Sorry for the crappy light photos.
Final product. handle is wrapped with cork bike tape. Support rod carries load.
Headrest fits into socket on upper mount, adjust with wingnut.
They are traveling to UK for several weeks. The power chair is not workable, it cannot be assisted in any way up even a 4 inch step. Hosts have a station wagon which is fine with his usual titanium chair, impossible with the power chair.
I get his regular chair and some materials and make something up as I go.
I pick up a headrest at the wheelchair supply, some A36 tubing at the metal store,
Bike handlebar wrap at the bike shop.
Lower mount picks up the wheelie bar mounts and a couple of bolts to triangulate the load. We weld on new wheelie bar sockets on our lower mount and cut and re-drill wheelie bars. .065 tube is still too heavy so I drill lightening holes.
Upper mount is fastened to backrest uprights at existing tapped holes on the left and right, and clamped to crosstube with nylon block clamp from wheelchair supply house.
Handle/leg assembly. Sorry for the crappy light photos.
Final product. handle is wrapped with cork bike tape. Support rod carries load.
Headrest fits into socket on upper mount, adjust with wingnut.
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Thank you. This means a lot to them, they are retired and need to be able to travel and enjoy it.
On my 92 Eldo:
Temporarily fixed a bad wiper arm, will need to replace the arm eventually, knurled portion worn/corroded.
Put new AC/Delco Extreme duty disc brake pads on the front - I swear I heard the old wear indicators screeching, after pulling the wheel - still had a decent amount left on them - went ahead and replaced them anyway - noticeable increase in stopping power.
Lubed to 2 remaining zerks in the front suspension. (tie rod ends)
Repaired/fixed wheelwell trim fiancee snagged and bent walking by the car.
Pretty light wrenching day.
The new GN will be here in ~2 weeks, then the real fun begins. :thumbsup:
Temporarily fixed a bad wiper arm, will need to replace the arm eventually, knurled portion worn/corroded.
Put new AC/Delco Extreme duty disc brake pads on the front - I swear I heard the old wear indicators screeching, after pulling the wheel - still had a decent amount left on them - went ahead and replaced them anyway - noticeable increase in stopping power.
Lubed to 2 remaining zerks in the front suspension. (tie rod ends)
Repaired/fixed wheelwell trim fiancee snagged and bent walking by the car.
Pretty light wrenching day.
The new GN will be here in ~2 weeks, then the real fun begins. :thumbsup:
Fixing up the riding mower today.
New hydro-drive belt. New blades. New starter relay.
Needed a new battery, but I figured my little jumper box would do it.....and, it's flooded and the box wasn't plugged in and doesn't have enough juice to turn the motor. Wonderful.
New hydro-drive belt. New blades. New starter relay.
Needed a new battery, but I figured my little jumper box would do it.....and, it's flooded and the box wasn't plugged in and doesn't have enough juice to turn the motor. Wonderful.
Not yet.
It has to be the rear brake pads, but I replaced those a few years ago, and I have never seen a rear set go that fast. I hope it's not a stuck caliper or something. (rear disc obviously)
I replaced them ~5 years ago, but I don't drive much, so we will have to see.
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Remove the windshield wiper arms and cowl and lubed up the linkages on my 96 SL2. After 15 years, the wipers were starting to move slowly. All good now!
Last night, front pads on a 2002 Lincoln LS-simple easy.
One fog light and one marker bulb.
On the marker bulb I probably could have used a screw driver rapped in cloth to just pop the lense out but I wasn't sure so I took the headlight bucket out-only took 5 minutes.
Next up:multi-function switch (blinker switch) on a 1996 Lumina (left brake light inop).
One fog light and one marker bulb.
On the marker bulb I probably could have used a screw driver rapped in cloth to just pop the lense out but I wasn't sure so I took the headlight bucket out-only took 5 minutes.
Next up:multi-function switch (blinker switch) on a 1996 Lumina (left brake light inop).
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Battery cables and battery box, air compressor system
2/0 welding cable
Battery box, group 4 marine battery, compressor relays and valves
compressor area. Box is vented and screened off with plastic window screen epoxied over vents to keep critters out.
Tomorrow I'll peel the door rubber and emblems off with a heat gun and sand cab for paint.
2/0 welding cable
Battery box, group 4 marine battery, compressor relays and valves
compressor area. Box is vented and screened off with plastic window screen epoxied over vents to keep critters out.
Tomorrow I'll peel the door rubber and emblems off with a heat gun and sand cab for paint.
tommorow will be more work on the truck, getting a new set of tires and installed. Then going home to install a new fuel pump. As well as new window actuators on both doors.
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Wednesday we removed the rubber bumper strips, badges, SLT emblems, black decals, grille, and a great deal of oxidized paint
Today I'll pull off one of the mirrors and everything else I can and still be legal, buy the paint and go to the paint booth with it. We should have it done by Sunday.
Today I'll pull off one of the mirrors and everything else I can and still be legal, buy the paint and go to the paint booth with it. We should have it done by Sunday.
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