What ya working on?

[IH OAK]

Got the donor frame stripped down and cut to fit for the wrecker build 

[Kevin in ky]

Put new to me firestones on my 7120 have been wanting to do this for a long time.7140 is waiting on it’s turn for attention.

[New Englander]

On 8/2/2025 at 12:41 AM, IHKeith said:

would use some discretion on ratings and not consider all 10,12,14k created equal.  Say one 10k weighed 500 pounds more than another, maybe it would take a bigger truck better.  Generally speaking I wouldn’t hoist a dually on a 10K, maybe a regular cab long box 79 C30 but not a 2017 Ram 3500 crew cab long box, maybe lift the Ram to jackstand height.  A 12k is probably the minimum for being up lifting to all one tons. 

Agreed. My Mohawk is built a lot heavier that some of the other brands I've looked at. I do use it up to its rating but would like to have a bigger one.

[yellowrosefarm]

Putting a d44 rear axle in the 97 grand Cherokee . D30 had a bad pinion bearing.

[hillman]

Tires 🙃

Just pumping them out though. 

[SONNY]

mowing waterways and welding up the c-80 mower blades. They were worn out but I salvaged them by welding tips on them.

 

[hillman]

I help my wife if I can.

She is a good one

Elderberries to finish the day.those are big bowls!

[Alan Dinan]

50 minutes ago, hillman said:

I help my wife if I can.

She is a good one

Elderberries to finish the day.those are big bowls!

A friend of mine processes several hundred pounds a year.

[hillman]

29 minutes ago, Alan Dinan said:

A friend of mine processes several hundred pounds a year.

I would grow more if I knew how to build a shaker /processor machine

[Alan Dinan]

Just now, hillman said:

I would grow more if I knew how to build a shaker /processor machine

We pick the whole bunch at the main stem and freeze them in wal mart bags and shake them loose. Pick the stems and green berries out. 

[Alan Dinan]

Finished cleaning out the lean-to’s on the grainery , dug some dirt out and crushed the groundhog burrows and put some rock in there.

[PJW360]

Well that is one journey I am glad is over and all appears to be well it’s back to work even though it fought me to the end got the stainless stack all done and fitted took it on a tractor run went ok but was flat didn’t have much power mid to high rpms so back to the workshop and in with the gauges had to reseat turbo waste gate valve and fuel stop solenoid needed adjusting and then had to make a new gasket for waste gate because of course the old one was broke and breathe the joys of running machinery hopefully my luck will change shortly

[hillman]

Pumped one more tire to fill.my tote.the neighbor's SIL complians the milk truck makes his car dusty so I spread the fluid on their driveway 

[IHKeith]

Working on a 2007 Tundra, it starts and stalls, runs on spray, codes for every ignition coil’s primary circuit.  Haven’t got to the bottom of it yet.

When I walked in the shop last night I thought the view looked good.  77 Corvette and a 63 Impala.  I rebuilt the front end in the Corvette last night 

[hillman]

10 minutes ago, IHKeith said:

Working on a 2007 Tundra, it starts and stalls, runs on spray, codes for every ignition coil’s primary circuit.  Haven’t got to the bottom of it yet.

When I walked in the shop last night I thought the view looked good.  77 Corvette and a 63 Impala.  I rebuilt the front end in the Corvette last night 

you get a wide variety of vehicles in there

 I have a fetish for a C3 the past few years. I hope I can shake it !🤩

[IHKeith]

2 minutes ago, hillman said:

you get a wide variety of vehicles in there

 I have a fetish for a C3 the past few years. I hope I can shake it !🤩

They are pretty cool.  An early C3 is one of my favourite Corvette styles, I like the rear end shape vs the later C3, a fat tired 69 with a luggage rack say.  

[hillman]

12 hours ago, IHKeith said:

They are pretty cool.  An early C3 is one of my favourite Corvette styles, I like the rear end shape vs the later C3, a fat tired 69 with a luggage rack say.  

the mid production ones are OK . I hate the last of them with the big rear window. They are great value for a classic car post 1974. When I look at them I am amazed how many or lack of 4 speeds were built , Why would someone buy an automatic Corvette? esp the early ones. c3 vert ,4 speed with side pipes. thats cool

If you want a chuckle click on the video. A fake 69 ZL1 . sounds like buddy has a heavy left foot LOL

 

[New Englander]

3 hours ago, hillman said:

Why would someone buy an automatic Corvette?

Because they never learned how to drive a manual.

[SASW6]

15 hours ago, IHKeith said:

Working on a 2007 Tundra, it starts and stalls, runs on spray, codes for every ignition coil’s primary circuit.  Haven’t got to the bottom of it yet.

When I walked in the shop last night I thought the view looked good.  77 Corvette and a 63 Impala.  I rebuilt the front end in the Corvette last night 

I had a red 77 with a 350 and a 4 speed. I'll sees if I can find a picture of it.

[SASW6]

[hillman]

3 hours ago, SASW6 said:

Sitting down in that Corvette "cockpit" must have been a lot of fun with the 4 gear.

My search have found they are about half of a Z28 in price 

[SASW6]

41 minutes ago, hillman said:

Sitting down in that Corvette "cockpit" must have been a lot of fun with the 4 gear.

My search have found they are about half of a Z28 in price 

I go that on a trade. I had a 86 Monty Carlo SS for sale the guy gave me the Corvette and boot money for the SS

[Kevin in ky]

Changes out a front hub assembly on 2000 Silverado 4wd should have took pictures but didn’t think about it till afterwards. 

[B.B.]

You can still take pictures..... Jus sayin

[MT Matt]

On 8/23/2025 at 10:52 AM, SASW6 said:

I had a 76 that looked just like that except the rims were stock. Had the thing repainted three times and he could never get it right. It bubbled each time.  He even had a paint rep out. So since I moved 1600 miles away, I got it as was. Fun little car but shortly after I got married it went down the road. I didn’t miss it much. Salt in Missouri did a number on it. It had a 350 and four speed.