Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Update to transmission rebuild. It appears to be working as in it moved the tires in forward and reverse, shifted into second and first. We figure it might behoove us to see if we can get some brake pedal before we road test it.
Hope everyone having a great day. It's beautiful weather here today.

 

A coworker welder dude purchased one at auction for little more than a song. He took the utility box off it and bought a regular box. He's since had it all repainted a beautiful metallic green and white two tone. I'll post some pictures one day. He hasn't driven it yet. It's also a '74 or '76 I don't recall. But 3/4 ton 4 speed...Tim Allen grunt material.
I just informed time for me to be brake pumper.

 

All right, progress!

I got a vacuum bleeder years ago, when you work alone you need a work around sometimes.

 

Got my mowing done early and drained my boat fuel, still got a few things to do before I give her a shakedown run. Had the truck get the full buff n wax n clay bar today, had to take a pic its as clean as it'll ever be.


*and my rat dog Koda

 

I work alone. Don’t need no stinking vacuum bleeder….

 

What if you pass one of the TW stickers off to that Taylor Hose guy to put in the Orion capsule?

 

Test drive is done. Some troubleshooting to do. It drives, goes through all the gears fine when going easy on it but going into overdrive under load something wrong. Also, when you mash the gas it snatches back at you
My step dad worked at a garage when he was a teenager and I remember him tell that story about a guy describing his cars malfunction.
Oh boy, all the front suspension components shot too.

 

Did a full brake fluid flush with one of those. Waited for a 20% off from Northern Tool to get it. Can’t believe how easy and straight forward it was. Just keep fluid in the Master Cylinder and you’re all set.

 

If Tim Dodd can get one of his Everyday Astronaut patches floating in the Cupola, a TW bumper sticker on the Orion hatch should be a cake walk

 

Got this one from a Canadian Astronaut a while back. She’s a keeper.

 

He's a Camaro guy if you guys check his instagram.

 

Tell him gets one
https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/chevrolet-camaro-z28-10304
for a TW sticker anywhere on Artemis 1

 

...and I'm lazy...

 

The older Chrysler automatics used a throttle valve rod or cable to tell the transmission what your foot was doing, when out of adjustment they would make the downshift either too sensitive or lazy. GM & Ford used a vacuum modulator for the same purpose.
This one might be new enough that the function is controlled electronically.

 

Let's play I spy in the shop, I'll start, I spy a giant fucking mess.

But at least there's maneuvering room, for now.

 

Looks like a place I'd feel right at home.

 

It's getting there, always wanted my own shop, now I have one but am still in the process of making it my own.

 

That does not end.

 

When I die the next guy is going to walk in the garage and say "hey, this place has potential"...

 

Great place how big?

As far as messes go that is still amateur class, you can still see concrete.