canceled winter projects
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canceled winter projects
just babbling....well, my plan to paint the visable portions of the frame and wheel wells with Rust Bullet and underbody coating (the thick stuff) might was well wait until spring.....good god it's cold in an uninsulated unheated garage! Was going to try to do headers (might be a mechanics springs job LOL) and new wheel well fenders too...but brrrrrr. Might as well park her outside, under cover for the winter and park the daily driver in the garage!
Yeah yeah, i put her up in the winter...that's why the dealer can't believe she's an '01.
Yeah yeah, i put her up in the winter...that's why the dealer can't believe she's an '01.
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i was gonna body drop and redo the bag setup on my Ranger this winter but the head on my daily driver (2004 Mazda 3) decided to take a crap 3 weeks ago so now its parked and im having to drive my bagged Ranger in the cold and im going to drive it to Virginia (i live in Indiana) over Christmas break. its ok tho because i can make more detailed plans about doing my body drop
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just babbling....well, my plan to paint the visable portions of the frame and wheel wells with Rust Bullet and underbody coating (the thick stuff) might was well wait until spring.....good god it's cold in an uninsulated unheated garage! Was going to try to do headers (might be a mechanics springs job LOL) and new wheel well fenders too...but brrrrrr. Might as well park her outside, under cover for the winter and park the daily driver in the garage!
. I hung the new 9 inch rear and ran new brake lines on my 82 F100 this weekend. Its about 15 degrees outside here, just as cold in my uninsulated drafty garage.To remedy the situation I hung up old sleeping bags on the rear, front, and driver side of the truck. They droop down far enough to touch the floor, kinda like making fabric walls that enclose three sides of the truck. Then I positioned my old kerosine torpedo heater a few feet back away from the truck, and aimed the vents so they blow the heat under the truck. Using the truck-tent method I was able to work comfortably under there in just my ratty work jeans and a tee-shirt. It Kept it I'd say about 70 degrees under there. I was laying on another sleeping bag though cause the concrete floor was freezing.
I get the same reaction from people about my pristine 96 F150. They ask how do I keep it so nice, I say its simple just don't drive in the winter time.
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To remedy the situation I hung up old sleeping bags on the rear, front, and driver side of the truck. They droop down far enough to touch the floor, kinda like making fabric walls that enclose three sides of the truck. Then I positioned my old kerosine torpedo heater a few feet back away from the truck, and aimed the vents so they blow the heat under the truck. Using the truck-tent method I was able to work comfortably under there in just my ratty work jeans and a tee-shirt. It Kept it I'd say about 70 degrees under there. I was laying on another sleeping bag though cause the concrete floor was freezing.
I get the same reaction from people about my pristine 96 F150. They ask how do I keep it so nice, I say its simple just don't drive in the winter time.
I get the same reaction from people about my pristine 96 F150. They ask how do I keep it so nice, I say its simple just don't drive in the winter time.
i thought about the salemander...just want to do the "paint" once....time will tell, i get bored easily.
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Hey there ya go, my rig is actually minus a gas tank for the moment so that might just work. The Mrs was a little concerned as to why I was only wearing a tee-shirt when I would come in the house every now and then, I told her I had the heat on under the truck and she freaked out, she thought I yanked the heater under there with me. I was like I might not be quite right in the head, but I sure aint that stupid. I have it sitting in the middle of the garage floor, about 6 feet away from the truck. It blows the heat in the direction of the truck, to the side that I left open, and then the sleeping bags hanging from the other sides hold the heat under the truck.
yeah I hear ya, I figure with paint to its probably best to wait and apply it when the surface is warm. Just seems like you'd be looking at problems if you did it in the cold. I have about 90 percent of my yearly down time during the winter, so I'm normally stuck improvising my projects in the freezing cold lol.
. The Mrs was a little concerned as to why I was only wearing a tee-shirt when I would come in the house every now and then, I told her I had the heat on under the truck and she freaked out, she thought I yanked the heater under there with me. I was like I might not be quite right in the head, but I sure aint that stupid. I have it sitting in the middle of the garage floor, about 6 feet away from the truck. It blows the heat in the direction of the truck, to the side that I left open, and then the sleeping bags hanging from the other sides hold the heat under the truck.yeah I hear ya, I figure with paint to its probably best to wait and apply it when the surface is warm. Just seems like you'd be looking at problems if you did it in the cold. I have about 90 percent of my yearly down time during the winter, so I'm normally stuck improvising my projects in the freezing cold lol.
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From: waterloo, iowa
speaking of cold.... I spent all day yesterday putting siding up on the addition I did on my house three months ago. That was a bit chilly. Stupid menards lost my siding once... then reordered it and it was on backorder from the company.
I was thinking (while freezing my **** off) that when i started this project is was sooo hot. Big change from when i first started.
I was thinking (while freezing my **** off) that when i started this project is was sooo hot. Big change from when i first started.
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My 72 F100 4x4 should be getting the cab pulled off, the frame cleaned and painted, the tranny rebuilt, the rear suspension reworked, the front axle mounted properly, and the steering finished, but I had to move and no longer have a garage.
Now I'm laying in sharp lava rock in my driveway changing the rear end in my Courier, the rear transmission housing on the new Subaru, the driveshaft in my F250, and any other thing I manage to break. Oh yeah, average wind speed here on a calm day is about 35mph.
Now I'm laying in sharp lava rock in my driveway changing the rear end in my Courier, the rear transmission housing on the new Subaru, the driveshaft in my F250, and any other thing I manage to break. Oh yeah, average wind speed here on a calm day is about 35mph.