What’s your quarantine project?

ATF Form 1 )

 

My bank got me a nice gift and I bought something else to do.

https://www.extremetacticaldynamics...-dash-light-and-2-orion-6-tir-surface-mounts/

Soon as I get them will get to work installing them. Dash light will be easy, just plug it into one of the 2 12v acc slots. Surface mounts will be trickier though, I plan on putting them in the grille or just under the headlights. If any of you have experience with this sort of thing tips would be appreciated. I might get a traffic advisor too.

Sam

 

Getting my Bilstein 5100 all 4 tomorrow and a read add a leaf for 2 inch. Thinking now though, lift all the way or just level out? We’ll see what happens tomorrow

 

man those elka shocks are pretty

 

slowly working on my tundra interior blackout.


and yes thats my neglected 2001 tacoma frame in the background on hold till this virus is past.. i was planning on working on it.. but all my parts are on hold till this passes.

 

My buddy is flipping a house and had scrap Sheetrock. Decided to start putting some up in the garage to help keep dust to a minimum in there. Maybe gain a little brightness after I paint it all white.

and when you don’t have anyone to help you hold up some panels, ya gotta get creative. A broom and a bike stand does the trick!lol

 

I won’t lie, the attention to detail is stunning and I love the all aluminum shock construction. I’m really hoping they hold up to the elements better than my 5100s have. They labeled the front shocks (they’re side specific to account for lean), included a spanner wrench, some lube for the upper rear shock mount, a sway bar relocation kit (also labeled) and install instructions with color pictures.

Here’s a close up shot of the Elka 2.5 extended travel IFP front shocks with 650lb coils (for 2-3 inches of lift), Elka

$1,023 2.0 IFP Fox 2.0 Performance Coil-Over Front Pair compatible with 2005-2016 Toyota Tacoma

2.0 IFP rear shocks and all the stuff they included.

 

My barber cancelled 2 appointments during the social distancing, then shut down the appointment site. I started looking like shaggy doo.

Picked up a cheap hair buzzer and did a selfie haircut in the backyard. I must have looked pretty ridiculous, the roar of laughter from the neighbors says so.

Luckily my old man attitude about my hair is don’t matter, it’ll grow back.

 

I did all the stuff to my truck right before quarantine and I regret it now. Should have saved it as my quarantine project!

 

Restoring cedar/canvas canoe!

 

I’ve been warned to just toss the spanned wrench and buy a nicer one.

unless they started shipping with a nice one that dinky guy they send is pathetic

 

More interior work today

 

Beautiful!
I saw an older couple with one of those mounted on the roof of like a CRV and I couldn't help myself... I had to walk up to it and get a closer look.
That was back in January.
I didn't care to make conversation with them and I'm sure they were pleased... I just had to see it up close.
Amazing!

 

Burnt a few piles and got some cedar logs to mill.
Made a place for our beans and cucumbers out of pine I milled. Just staying busy.

 

Oh also a little old tool box for a planter. Without handle for plants to grow.

 

Finally mounted my SOS mid skid that’s been sitting in my garage for months, waited till I got my trans serviced this past week.

 

Trying to finish my 100 piece 3d printed Minime Tacoma build. Finally weather cooperates for painting.

 

Thanks! It’s such a cool boat, an Old Town from 1917. Got the canvas on today and will start filler process tomorrow.

 

Started rust repairs on the '87-gonna have it wrapped. Discovered Sprayway products and fell in love with them, painted my Ranger's wheels and built a hibachi.

 

I'm still considered essential because we make parts for the Aerospace, Medical, and Defense industries. They furloughed most of our manufacturing people but kept the Engineers on to play catch up during the slowdown (nothing like working on a project 1 year behind schedule for some job security).

They switched us to staggered work from home schedules though so I'm home 3 days a week and only go in Monday and Friday. I've substituted my normal messing around on TW at work for some real projects between bouts of actual work.

Replaced the shocks and struts on my GF's VW Golf and then finished up my Hammer Hangers yesterday. Next up is putting together a new welding cart and then I'm all caught up on projects to start building my wedge camper.