Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Damn near everything I can do I had to teach myself -- that tends to refine ones ability to research as well.

As soon as I read it I knew that the last convertible was 69 -- I worked on a pile of those cars back in the day.

 

Same here, can't really afford to outsource anything, so I gotta do it myself. That's why I enclosed the carport all myself. Just cost me materials and alcohol.

 

I took the heap out for a drive and cleaned up a bit. Now going to clean the corn husks and what not from the cubby hole where it gets parked.

 

Mine next! It's all salty from yesterday...

 

Yes, that will need a good underside wash too. Jeep will too when it gets just a little warmer. The wife drove the Jeep a few times whilst I was out of town.

 

Mine hasn't been out of the garage since November...

As we were gifted with about a foot of snow (and the accompanying salt) it isn't going anywhere for a bit.

 

Isn’t that beyond the parameters of the projected use of said item?

 

So found the culprit; wife tells me the hamburger concoction used in the slider recipe used a package of lipton onion soup mix.

 

My God! I forgot that scene! Hilarious! Loved that movie.

 

I like to use the Lipton Ranch packet in a mix of ground chuck for burgers occasionally!

 

One of my favorite movies. I can watch it over anytime.

 

You know it's bad when it has that affect on yourself, that was me last night.

 

Man...hormel or wolf chili is SELF forbidden...something in it tears me up.

 

Yep, wind in a packet!

 

Hi Rusty! I may post some fun pictures of steel (copper/ nikle) brake line fabrication soon. I haven't crawled around underneath this old K5 yet but expect some bad brake lines. I haven't made one before but watched a video and have the tools inherited from grandfather. It doesn't look too difficult to do, and much cheaper than pre-bent lines if I can master the flare tool.

 

Ive repaired a brake line before. Double flare its pretty easy followed instructions for the flare tool

 

I've just purchased pre-bent lines for anything I've worked on before. Those get expensive, especially the stainless steel variety, then with the factory style steel wrap around them$$$

 

Old truck i had. I couldnt find pre bent ones so i made my own. It was a short run from master cylinder down to first union

 

That Copper /Nickle line is a joy to work with about all I use since I discovered it.

Made lots of brake lines.

I found the trick is a Good Flaring block that holds the line tight when doing the second step with the adapter .

I got so frustrated the line would just push through the block .

Spent the money got a Good flaring tool no more problems