Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Although it looks pretty decent from a distance a closer look reveals some issues.

The ventilation system for example.



This car has a vinyl top - notorious for growing rust underneath, when the material looks lumpy it is already far too late.

However all is not gloomy.
This thing runs and runs well, shifts well also.

Lurking under the faded hood and rusty floor is a rebuilt engine and transmission - paperwork for both.



This is what I went to Virginia to get, all the other parts are just a bonus.



The radiator, power steering pump, brake booster, alternator and starter have been rebuilt too. Lots of brake work and even a good year old battery.

Notice the beautiful inner fenders too!

 

Most of us here have earned this badge.

 

Good morning shop crew, hope everyone had a good Labor Day. Have a wonderful and blessed Tuesday.

 

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Good morning everyone

 

Good morning Wrenchmen

Mowing to catch up on today.

 

Interesting meaningful tweaks

 

Perhaps it would not be a good idea leave car running unattended in this case:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MlezQEZI7YQ

 

Good morning of Mondayness, friends! Hope the long weekend was good to you if you had one and hope this day is good as well

 

Yes sir, it stinks. Doctor has given me a few different meds to try, none seem to help so far.

 

6 gallons of the stuff or 6 gallons of the mixture? The label says to mix 1 oz. to 2 gallons of water
Friend of mine he swears by this , I bought one and still skeptical of how would it not leaving swirl marks on paint surface.

 

Roughly 4 gallons of water for the solution bucket, so 2oz of product. I have a "rinse" bucket with 2 gallons of water with a grit guard in the bottom. I used about 4-5 plush microfiber towels total on cars and about 6 on the Tacoma.

The waterless kinda of scares me. That might work for very light soiled vehicles.

 

Yea, that’s why it still sitting on the shelf.
But your final results are perfectly shine

 

I wash and wax my truck once a year now..
I spray my black plastic with tire shine.
Looks awful pretty for a week or two and then fades into normalcy.
Haven’t had time to do the things I like, let alone the things I don’t.
So, he gets it when he gets it.

 

I wash my truck maybe once a year with the pressure washer, haven't waxed it since I bought it about 9 years ago

 

The paint on my '24 Tacoma is friggin' horrible! Scratches and swirls if you look at it funny. A design flaw on the front of the rear bedsides caused massive chips. I wash it occasionally, but it's the worst paint I've ever seen on a vehicle. Water based crap!

 

Good morning shop crew, have a great Tuesday!