What’s your quarantine project?

I have to do all this

-shocks + springs
-UCA
-LCA
-tie rods inner+outer
-wheel bearing/hub assembly
-CV axle - passenger
-ECGS bushing
-Carrier bearing
-u joints
-AAL

 

I’m 64 with underlying problems. Changing my oil and staying alive

 

I'm still working but my wife and two grown kids are here so we're doing a lot of yard work. Today, we pulled out a Rose of Sharon bush and planted a Weeping Cherry tree in it's place. We also dug and chopped out a stump in our yard. Man, that thing was a real bear.
Installed a new garage door pad on the outside of the garage and pulled my rear brake drums to clean the brakes and repaint my drums. I'm at a little over 90,000 miles and the shoes looked great. I use my parking brake religiously so I know they are adjusted and working. The drums were tough to get off so I removed the ridge on the edge with a flap wheel disc in my angle grinder.
I have new Power Stop cross drilled and slotted rotors and new pads for another day. I'm kind of saving them for later, in case we do get shut down at work. I also have new front pads for our 2015 Corolla. Those too will wait for a bored, rainy day.
Just staying busy and enjoying the nice weather.

 

Stay away from everyone until this passes. We need all of our taco pilots.

 

Waiting for my non taxable trump check to get Demello bumpers }

 

Good luck with your vacation for your political reference

 

I have a pair of total chaos bed stiffeners that I need to figure out how to install with my bedrug between work (I'm working from home), infusions, and naps on the couch. One more infusion Friday then I'll be done with them for 3 weeks hopefully. So there will be less napping and more getting shit done.

I'd also like to buff the haze off on my headlights and hook up the parking brake bypass to finish the install on my stereo.

After those are taken care of I'm thinking it's time to start piecing together a 2nd battery/solar setup.

 

Yesterday's project was finish a front wheel bearing and upper ball joint. Today was the other ball joint. Fun times.

 

3 months ago finally got a 2012 Taco 4dr long box, Love it! For about 4-5 years been wanting to build a camper on my old duramax. Now with a Taco I don't have the payload soooo why not build a canopy camper. I have taken what I saw someone build in France back in 2016 (http://www.casa-trotter.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=7838), and and also the main cabin idea from Michael Gorski (https://www.overlandkitted.com/four-wheel-drive/2019/4/5/xlotmnk0zvx30b54avwhltujif3l0t).
The past week it has been everyday for 6-7 hours. Hope to have it finished with foam skin by end of this week and then it will slow down as I am back to work and I will need a good chunk of time and lots of research for the fibreglassing.

If mine turns out 1/2 as good as Michael's I will be a happy camper. If it doesn't there will be a big bonfire, and I will have pictures of that as well. Here's to hopefully only 2-3 months to get finished.

 

Here's a little update on my project. I got it back from bedliner and the interior and front end put together.

 

bro you need to hook yourself up with some dust collection!

 

did the ECGS bushing install and did a bonus fluid drain looking for (and finding!) a fragment of the old bearing that fell inside. otherwise planning for a kitchen remodel.

 

Well at least I cleaned the garage

 

So much want

 

I would use some marine silicone around the seal

 

Been working on the daughters car.. Ended up getting a totally stock unmolested 2000 honda civic ( if you can believe that ) For my daughters first car.. it was given to us ( 150k miles ) we tore interior out gave whole thing deep cleaning.. paints still shiney for 2000 car too

Ive had to re due the driver door wiring wires were broken at the connector ) a trip to the junkyard for donor harness and wires... After sealing it up with some liquid electrical tape ( love that stuff ) shes good as new

 

what did that run ya... bedliner paint job

 

Been there, done that...a happy moment when you put all the pieces together and realize you have the complete bearing.

 

well went to take the kiddo to daycare this morning and there was a small puddle of oil under the dif, so i have another axle seal replacement in my future.

 

I think i'm going to tackle replacing my radiator support bushings a little later today. If I post pictures, I did it. If I don't, you know I was lazy.