Casper's Broken Down old Grumpy Assed Build

Yes but not 3-4" long

 

We've been going almost every year for about the last 35 and used the same house for a long time. Now that the house is getting paid off I wouldn't mind selling and moving somewhere down there. I'd probably have to give up alot depending on where we could buy but it's something to think about.

 

Happy 4th of July to everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful day, watch fireworks, and eat too much!

 

I'm batching it. The wife is in West Virginia.

 

cool you and the pup will have a nice quiet day. After being gone for a week and running around testerday I'm already hearing grumbling because we'e not going and doing a bunch of stuff today.

 

No, this is her fifth trip this year. As you may recall, her 92-year-old mother is in a nursing home and is slowly dying. I'd really rather she be here so we can have some quality time. She is so busy during the school year we never get anytime together. But she (understandably) can't neglect her mother either.

 

I did it all! I had a wonderful day (othr than my daughter going back to school), we set off a couple thousand dollars worth of fireworks, and I ate way too much! After vacation last week and now the celebrations today I'm getting back on my diet

 

Just ordered 2 packs of quick fists and a bag of t-nuts I guess I'll be makeing some tool holders, a Hilift mount, and mounting a fire exstinguiser.

 

I'm still trying to get stuff together to be prepared for hopefully a little more serious wheeling and camping when I get healthy. I got all my emergency travel tools together and packed in a tote.


So far I've got a craftsman socket and wrench set in 1/4"-1/2" metric and standard, a full craftsman metric wrench set, a screwdriver/ nutdriver set, torque wrench, 2 c clamps, tire plug kit, high way emergency kit, air compressor, battery jumper pack, and a led work light. I think that's it. Now I need to start trying to locate an extra cv, u joints, and recovery gear. If I can start getting all this together I'll be doing good.
Rt now I've got the 650 torn down and need to get some service work done on it before anything big on the truck

 

those look good man great job.

 

Thanks they were fun

 

So the afore mentioned quickfists and t-nuts were ordered. I also got a really good start on the Hilift mounts. I got them cut, broke, and the mounting holes drilled. All I have left on them is a test fit, figure out the actual mounting bolts for the jack, and paint. Hopefully this weekend I can get them done and start on the tool mounts. IDk what everybody else makes the Hilift mounts out of but I used 2" wide 1/8" steel.

 

Oh and my wife mailed the last house payment today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still a few things to go but we're on our way to being debt free!

 

Nice on so many fronts!

I need to get a tidy way to transport tools and spares.

Drives me absolutely crazy that I have to carry both metric and standard tools. My '67 MGB had metric, standard, AND whitworth. I thought we had moved past this insanity.

 

Lowes has some heavy duty totes they put on sale occasionally. I'm going to try that first but I leave the tools in their cases and pack in totes. I don't have spare anything yet I need to start accumulating some items and recovery gear. My thought is to keep things compact and compartmentalized for ease of packing and allowance for camping gear

 

Your a beacon of hope Sir!

 

Thanks you sir i figured it up earlier and betwenn 2 carpayments, credit card, and a small construction loan from when I did some remodeling I probably owe less than alot of people do on their credit cards. Just keep plugging away at it

 

So @Casper66 you mentioned some totes for storage. Any pictures?

 

I can hold on a few minutes I'll go take pics

 

Im a sucker for pics!