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[Real_PhillBert]

Got another good chunk of the shed done today!

 

I left the office a couple hours early in order to get the siding started. It's coming right along:

 

 

 

Yes I have a lot of yard cleanup to do, I know. I've been ignoring it for a while hoping it'll blow into someone else's yard. 

[FuzzyYellow]

3 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

88 Ford L9000 with a Cummins turbo (not sure which version). And a 90's Western Star plow truck with a CAT turbo diesel inline 6. The Western Star fired right up but the L9000 is just refusing to run. Tried some quickstart and it kicks for a second but then just continues cranking. I don't think it's getting fuel, so now begins the fun process of figuring out why. Not too familiar with these big diesels so it will be a good learning experience anyways. 

 

Drove the Western Star around the yard a bit. What a strange feeling. Doesn't help that the power steering doesn't work, lol. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cool! that looks like so much fun!

[AlwaysFSX]

5 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

Yeah, the Western Star has flap on the shifter to switch between high/low which is pneumatic-operated. 

Wee I knew a thing

5 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Got another good chunk of the shed done today!

 

I left the office a couple hours early in order to get the siding started. It's coming right along:

 

Yes I have a lot of yard cleanup to do, I know. I've been ignoring it for a while hoping it'll blow into someone else's yard. 

Yellow..?

[Mr.Dingle]

5 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Got another good chunk of the shed done today!

 

I left the office a couple hours early in order to get the siding started. It's coming right along:

 

 

 

Yes I have a lot of yard cleanup to do, I know. I've been ignoring it for a while hoping it'll blow into someone else's yard. 

If its not rude to ask , what would be your estimate on the total cost of the materials you used ? 

 

I just need to multiply by 2 to get the cost here ..

[iDeFecZx]

8 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

Does it make the sound with every gear shift or just randomly? I have two trucks on the farm here with air brakes and they will randomly "blow off" excess pressure with a loud PSSSHHHH. Will be posting a few pics of those trucks shortly BTW. Been trying to get them going to sell them, but they're being stubborn, lol. 

 

One the air system in a truck reaches full pressure (12 bar) then it does blow off and stops the compressor. Stops the system from over pressurising

[Real_PhillBert]

5 hours ago, AlwaysFSX said:

Wee I knew a thing

Yellow..?

I know. It matches the house. I really thought hard about going with a light gray and residing the house but eventually decided that was too much work. 

4 hours ago, Mr.Dingle said:

If its not rude to ask , what would be your estimate on the total cost of the materials you used ? 

 

I just need to multiply by 2 to get the cost here ..

I'm in about $2500ish. From the shopping I did before I started the project a similarly built pre-manufactured shed would be around $7500.

[FuzzyYellow]

17 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

I know. It matches the house. I really thought hard about going with a light gray and residing the house but eventually decided that was too much work. 

I'm in about $2500ish. From the shopping I did before I started the project a similarly built pre-manufactured shed would be around $7500.

It sure pays to be able to do some stuff yourself.

[Real_PhillBert]

4 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

It sure pays to be able to do some stuff yourself.

Exactly. Plus it's a fun project. 

[TVwazhere]

12 hours ago, Real_PhillBert said:

Got another good chunk of the shed done today!

 

I left the office a couple hours early in order to get the siding started. It's coming right along:

 

Yes I have a lot of yard cleanup to do, I know. I've been ignoring it for a while hoping it'll blow into someone else's yard. 

>Car thread

>Pictures of shed building = Most likes

 

Now just put the focus in it What do you mean it's not big enough?... The Door's not wide enough? Clearly you didnt think this through at all. Only the most important things go in a shed (Like my old car parts LOL)

[Ross Siggers]

4 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

>Car thread

>Pictures of shed building = Most likes

 

Now just put the focus in it What do you mean it's not big enough?... The Door's not wide enough? Clearly you didnt think this through at all. Only the most important things go in a shed (Like my old car parts LOL)

I rent a single garage nearby my house to store all my parts and tools...but now I need to try and find a SECOND one to rent, to put the actual car...

Alternatively I find someone who's willing to share/has space in their unit, so I can work on the damn thing. But I'm coming up short with that atm  

Officially SORN as of yesterday. Lets hope it won't gain permanent project car status...

[Drak3]

14 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Only the most important things go in a shed (Like my old car parts LOL)

That's your fuck up, weirdo. Everyone knows that the proper place for ild car parts is the guest bedroom.

[Real_PhillBert]

22 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

>Car thread

>Pictures of shed building = Most likes

 

Now just put the focus in it What do you mean it's not big enough?... The Door's not wide enough? Clearly you didnt think this through at all. Only the most important things go in a shed (Like my old car parts LOL)

People here tend to be DIY kinda people, so projects get some interest. 

 

The door is only 6ft wide so the Focus won't fit, plus it's only 12ft deep so the ass would hang out even if I could get it in the door; but it is made large enough for the motorcycles!  

[Mr.Dingle]

2 minutes ago, Real_PhillBert said:

so the ass would hang out 

How is that an issue 

[iDeFecZx]

2 hours ago, Ross Siggers said:

I rent a single garage nearby my house to store all my parts and tools...but now I need to try and find a SECOND one to rent, to put the actual car...

Alternatively I find someone who's willing to share/has space in their unit, so I can work on the damn thing. But I'm coming up short with that atm  

Officially SORN as of yesterday. Lets hope it won't gain permanent project car status...

Atleast you have places like that near you

Theres no rented garages round here big enough to even fit a car in for storage let alone work on

[Mr.Dingle]

[Ross Siggers]

1 hour ago, iDeFecZx said:

Atleast you have places like that near you

Theres no rented garages round here big enough to even fit a car in for storage let alone work on

I mean we're talking barely here, most modern cars wouldn't fit. I had maybe an inch either side of my mirrors when I did actually try parking in it, with only a tiny bit more width once past the doorframe...

Good job nobody was there to witness how ungraceful it was, a 6'4 dude trying to get out of a car with a low seating position, long doors, and the smallest garage imaginable    It was like vertical limbo.

[wANKER]

Got the Akrapovic fitted, one problem: 

 

Spoiler

It's too fuckin' loud

Spoiler

And i don't have the baffle for it

 

 

[chaozbandit]

@MEC-777 TK lapping at roughly 2 min

 

 

[Ross Siggers]

4 hours ago, vinyldash303 said:

git skinnie

I weigh 190 pounds I don't think I could afford to lose any more

[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

I weigh 190 pounds I don't think I could afford to lose any more

on a serious note, depends on how tall you are. I think around or at 6' "optimal" is like 160-180 actually

[Ross Siggers]

@bcredeur97 I'm 6'4, so yeah. I'm not unhealthy or anything though

[MyLittleFella]

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[Chevrolet]

Car enthusiast and Chevy sales here

 

My favorite car is really hard to pin down. I think a ZR1 would be a nice car to have though.

 

I really love all cars. Sports cars, supercars, SUVs, trucks, EVs - all of them. I think I have more of a sweet spot for Japanese cars though. I love Subies and old Datsuns too. 

 

No bikes though. Never been my thing.

[Cereal5]

3 hours ago, wANKER said:

It's too fuckin loud

No such thing

[Cereal5]

5 minutes ago, Chevrolet said:

and old Datsuns too. 

ayyyyy my brethren. JK some people get way into old nissans/datsuns and I'm just like "damn that's dope"