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RE: what did you do in your garage / shop and or driveway today ?


Having a single garage that is jam packed and has no heat limited my garage activity unfortunately LOL. But I did repurpose some of my grandmothers old frames for these antique parks passes:

 

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Yesterday, replaced the leaking rear wheel cylinder on my Strato Chief. It was nice to take the wheel cylinder off a 51 year old car and not have to deal with any rusty bolts or rusty brake lines.

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Nice!...Or a sheered brake drum (like I had this summer)!


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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Yesterday, replaced the leaking rear wheel cylinder on my Strato Chief. It was nice to take the wheel cylinder off a 51 year old car and not have to deal with any rusty bolts or rusty brake lines.


 and doing it on a hoist in a heated garage. 60 hour weeks and decorating the house for Christmas has put my insulation and heat in the garage on holdcry



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Couple days for cruising here as the weather is holding. Picked up Christmas lights yesterday and out for coffee today. Heater works well.

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Carl Stevenson wrote:

Yesterday, replaced the leaking rear wheel cylinder on my Strato Chief. It was nice to take the wheel cylinder off a 51 year old car and not have to deal with any rusty bolts or rusty brake lines.


 and doing it on a hoist in a heated garage.cry





I didn't want to rub it in because not everyone is that fortunate, but you are right, that made it pretty pleasant to work on.

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Passed inspection! Appraisal is done...just need to take some pics for modified collector plates. Do we need to weigh the car for mod plates?? Anyone in BC know?

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Previously they did need a weight for modified, like 3 years ago.

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Power is hooked up to the shop!! Hook up the furnace and I'll have heat and lights!! No more freezing my A$$ off!!smile  Now Dougie's really going to want to visit!!!! Maybe I shouldn't have posted!confuse

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Power is hooked up to the shop!! Hook up the furnace and I'll have heat and lights!! No more freezing my A$$ off!!smile  Now Dougie's really going to want to visit!!!! Maybe I shouldn't have posted!confuse

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 Lights heat? That don't matter, power for beer fridge PRICELESS !



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Now your talking Kevin.I think a trip to B.C.
for Christmas Holidays are in order.

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hawkeye5766 wrote:

Power is hooked up to the shop!! Hook up the furnace and I'll have heat and lights!! No more freezing my A$$ off!!smile  Now Dougie's really going to want to visit!!!! Maybe I shouldn't have posted!confuse

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 What's with all the green stuff in the photo? How can you say you are freezing? confuse I don't see any white stuff. confuse

Must be nice to need a fridge to keep the beer cold at this time of year. biggrin I can keep it on the floor and just move it farther from the door if it starts to freeze....... evileye



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DANO65 wrote:
hawkeye5766 wrote:

Power is hooked up to the shop!! Hook up the furnace and I'll have heat and lights!! No more freezing my A$$ off!!smile  Now Dougie's really going to want to visit!!!! Maybe I shouldn't have posted!confuse

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 What's with all the green stuff in the photo? How can you say you are freezing? confuse I don't see any white stuff. confuse

Must be nice to need a fridge to keep the beer cold at this time of year. biggrin I can keep it on the floor and just move it farther from the door if it starts to freeze....... evileye


The green stuff is what you call a good old west coast winter. It has been a little on the chilly side the last few days with temps in the -2 or 3 range. I know, I know that not what you guys in the east call cold, but with the humidity that we have it can be cutting. 

Good to hear that you have some heat now Jim. Keep up the good work.

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Thanks Gary. Dan,no green stuff left......200' of that cable is expensive!! Doug saved another weeks worth of cans for another trip??? No sense coming to BC....beer fridge is MT and the Liquor stores are all sold out...nothing but water in BC and lots of it!

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Having a single garage that is jam packed and has no heat limited my garage activity unfortunately LOL. But I did repurpose some of my grandmothers old frames for these antique parks passes:

 

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Those look great. I like the backdrop of maple leaves and birch bark especially.



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hawkeye5766 
.....200' of that cable is expensive!! 

 Well if you lived where the ground is flat you wouldn't have to build the shop so far from the house......wink



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Thanks Gary. Dan,no green stuff left......200' of that cable is expensive!! Doug saved another weeks worth of cans for another trip??? No sense coming to BC....beer fridge is MT and the Liquor stores are all sold out...nothing but water in BC and lots of it!


You can get a trailer load shipped in from the mainland by the time I get there. 



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Thanks Gary. Dan,no green stuff left......200' of that cable is expensive!! Doug saved another weeks worth of cans for another trip??? No sense coming to BC....beer fridge is MT and the Liquor stores are all sold out...nothing but water in BC and lots of it!


You can get a trailer load shipped in from the mainland by the time I get there. 


 You think there's a beer fairy.biggrin



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Shop temp!biggrinbiggrin  Gall Dang......Doug would break a sweat walking to the fridge 15`away!!!!

 

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That's what I'd have you there for buddy.

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200' of that cable is expensive!! 

 

If it lasts you another 50 years, it would be considered a good deal . hmm

 



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"Uncle Bernie" came in and bent my auger and its arms back into shape . 

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....very cool state of the art 'license plate' scattershield.....available at any Ministry Of Transport office



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Good eye!    it does deflect overspray from chute .   actually may put another one the the left of it .   

 

 



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Started the process of installing the factory tach in my Strato Chief.

Template for measuring where to drill. Ouch that's gonna hurt drilling holes in this car.

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