DFW BS Thread : ********NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*******

I was gonna build it but Cindy said no steel in the house

 

Wood, steel, whatever. You can weld it.

 

Aluminum!

 

I built all the bed frames in the house per her recommendations

 

Those look good.

 

Need to assemble the fronts.

 

Sounds like a good time, when/where are they typically held? I'm guessing a group of guys get together and help each other out with various projects?

 

I’d be happy to build something, but as of right now I still have a full time job. Oil sucks right now, so who knows how long it’ll last. Almost 12 years in and this is the first time I’ve been worried about my job.
Anyway, I’ll check back in if things go pear shaped.

 

Sounds great

 

Sounds like a good time!!

 

Didn't realize we had so many woodworkers on this page! I got started last year and love it.

 

Best place for an alignment in DFW? I'm lifted and have SPC UCAs.

 

Tandem

 

Heck yeah dude! It’s my therapy. Personally, I don’t stick to just wood. I do leather, and some metal work as well. In general I’d consider myself a Maker, whatever that looks like.

 

Awesome! I'd love to get into welding and such. I love woodworking, made myself a desk with a nice walnut top and some end tables. Also my headboard. Next big project is going to be a big kitchen table for our new house. Thats going to be an expensive one for sure..

 

Its doable with a floorjack and installing them with the top hats still on the truck but the proper safest way is with a spring compressor.

They are a great time!

What @Naveronski said, Tandem. They know Toyotas and SPC UCA's.

 

I need to get a basic welder and learn so I can do some minor stuff on the Camaro. Im still going to leave the structural components to professionals.

 

There's nothing about a spring compressor that I consider safe. Personally, I consider the floor jack method to be safer for the DIY guy. Once the shock shaft goes through the top hat and bottom bolted in, there's really not any chance of the spring or shock flying out.

 

@Bigdaddy4760 has a pneumatic spring compressor that works well, or some shops have a wall mounted one.

I won't use the autozone special.

 

It's extra work though. Just leave the 3 nuts on the top hat and remove the nut on the old shock shaft. Drop the shock and spring out and reassemble the new stuff on the truck. If one was buying new top hats along with the shock and spring, sure use a spring compressor.