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Picked up a 110V 3500W generator after last years cold weather fiasco here in Texas. I bet people arent thinking about this. Well, as far as I'm concerned old man winter can go suck a dick. I plan to run a handful of things in the main house like my gas heater, microwave, some lights and TV, and...

A co worker gave me a free 3 wheel engine stand. I modded it into a 4 wheel one today. Bought the 2 swivel castors off another fabo member last week. Made the front wheelbase 24". Make it nice and stable. It was missing 2 of the arms. I will need to make 2 of them, unless somebody on here has 2...

Nice tool box at home depot. I will likely pick this up for home use. More storage space than my current one. Price is nice too.

Finally finished building my drivetrain dolly. All it lacks is paint. Borrowed different ideas for mine off different dolleys that other folks made. Adding beefier subframe connectors to the car, I used the old ones I cut out to make the backbone for this thing lol. Started on this thing a...

Awhile back I made a jig to convert a 67 slant sux K frame to V8. At that time i lopped off that 1 year only bastard child idler arm mount. Well using a different K frame with the 68-76 idler arm mount as a jig, i made a fixture to install a 68-76 idler arm mount on the 67 K frame in the exact...

Who likes ultra loud air die grinders? I know I dont. Got an easy way to quiet them down without slowing them down. Cotton balls. Open up the back of the grinder, and stuff cotton down fairly tight in the exhaust ports, then reassemble the back end. Viola instant muffler.

Was looking for a 12V DC power supply for doing light bench test stuff needing 12V DC like radios. Gage back lighting etc. Found a cheap 110AC to 12V DC inverter on evilbay. I think it's really for charging a computer. Anyways for $9 it was mine. I made a bracket out of scrap sheetmetal. Added a...

I had been thinking about this for awhile. I been wanting to get a harbor freight service cart tool box to convert to a welding cart for awhile. They have a basic black powder coat box that's got 2 drawers and 2 shelves that will actually fit the bill perfectly. It's the right height to slide...

Hi Y'all, A mopar racer buddy of mine built a support brace for when trans is out to rebuild, and you still need to be able to push the car around, and close the hood, maybe not scratch up your inner fenders with a suspended across the top kind of brace. Anyways, this rests across the torsion...

So for years I have been working panels out nicely using about the crudest tools imaginable. Adapt and overcome I guess. Well several years ago I bought a set of body hammers and dolleys from china freight and plumb forgot about them. I worked out a dent nicely on my sons 69 cuda last summer...

I used to have all my extra hardware engine, body, misc all piled in one big assed box. If I needed anything it was a dump it out and scrounge thru it affair. After which I would scoop it up and dump it back into the box. Either I am getting older and wiser, or just dont want to deal with that...

Made this in one short afternoon to set a SBM V8 engine w center sump oil pan in. The V6 that's on it is a rear sump but balances pretty well. Eventually I will paint it, and snap on some plastic end caps, but it will do just fine for now. Engine looks front heavy, but a V8 center sump will be...

Ok, so my daily driver Chevy HHR has had an exhaust leak for a couple of years. Start the car up and it would go away. Well it got progressively worse until now I got to keep the A/C on recirc so i dont die in the car driving it. The flex coupling on the down pipe aft of the exhaust manifold was...

Out here in N.J. visiting my folks for a week. Helped my dad do some rear axle work on his 1930 model A. So he hands me this. A 1/2" distributor wrench. What a handy item for me to have. Everything i used to work on mopar wise was big blocks and 2.2 turbos. A regular 1/2" wrench always sufficed...

My employer was tossing out about 500 used plastic galley trays. I went and got about 24 of em. None of em are damaged or cracked. All in good condition with circular rub mark's where they held beverages. I have several stacked up with my sons hot wheels cars in them. A bunch in my shop fridge...

For the longest time using my welder i would have to plug in my extension cord to use it, and unplug my welder from the extension cord every time i wanted to use my electric grinder. China freight and 20% off coupon to the rescue along w safety wire plyers and .032 stainless wire. I mounted a 3...

Funny title i know, however i had about 20 tubes of old out of date aircraft seam sealant or (PRC) as we call it in the industry. It was keeping cool in my shop fridge. Son said this stuff smells like fart when you open the package. When mixed up it dries like hard rubber. I got tired of...

Hi Y'all, I ran into a dilemma. I got a good deal on 2 new windshields. One for each cuda and couldent pass em up, so i bought them, i also have a spare used un tinted windshield, am looking to buy a tinted rear glass for my 94 chevy pickup that i am going to reskin the roof on due to major...

Working on this off and on. Had some pieces i got from work with wheels on em that were going to scrap which saved me some fabrication time. 2.5" square tube with 1/8" wall thickness. Designing this to pin together with bolts and be dissassembled for storage when not in use. Still need to get...

Ok, so i live in west Texas. The summer time it gets hot, like really effin hot. I can hardly stand to work in my shop. So i'm talking to the guy who fixes **** in the facility i work at. In his work area is a big assed industrial box fan. He says motor locked up, bad bearings. Too much money...

Anybody here have a battery operated sawsall. I would like to have one for junkyarding. Specifically for cutting off sheetmetal parts. I know the Li ion battery ones are the bomb. Any one out there that runs the longest? Has the most power etc? I know Li ion batteries recharge quickly and pack a...

Hi Y'all, I am working on building a dolley for removal and installation of rear axles that can be used under A,B,E,C cars and trucks & vans, or essentially any leafspring car or truck whose axle tube fits the diameter dimensions. I used to do the barbell balancing act with a floor jack when...

Hi Y'all, I had to install two 1/4-20" riv nuts on my framerail for a mounting bracket, and made my own puller for them that i'd like to share. The bolt, tube nut, and star washer pieces for the puller came from lowes. The stainless spacer washers i had in my scrounge, as well as the needle...

Sometimes you get tossed a bone, get lucky in the tool world etc. So today i pull into my driveway. Its on the alley side of my property. These a black plastic case next to the trash can. I'm thinking this could be a great case for storing tools for junkyard runs. What i found inside was a lower...

Hi Y'all, A good friend of mine just gave me a gently used parts washer. Jim is pushing 88 years of age, and is kinda done with the whole car thing. He said he used Naptha in it. I always heard to use mineral spirits, or varsol. What do y'all use in one of these. I cant wait to fill it up and...

Anybody here have to rig up a tool in a pinch that broke because you either didnt have the time to get a replacement, or store was closed? In my instance, i was using my ole trusty weller heavy duty soldering gun. I bought this thing used many years ago with both light bulbs missing, no tip...

Hi Y'all, I have an older genie GT912 screw drive type 390mhz garage door opener. The old clunky 912 remotes for it have started giving me problems, i swapped new switches into the controllers as the old ones got to where you had to push hard to open or close the door. These remotes use the...

Hi Y'all, I just bought a mig conversion kit for my lincoln weld pak 100. I weld just fine with flux core wire but its just too messy. I installed the kit in my welder. Super easy. Took less than 30 minutes. I bought an 80 cf argon/co2 mix cylinder new off evilbay. I will be getting it filled...

Hi Y'all I have German made knipex geared plyers. These are like channellocks, but with smooth jaws, and a geared adjustable jaw mechanism.i use em a lot where i work, but also have a pair at home i use for tweaking metal when i am doing bodywork. These are great, I was wondering who else has...

anyone familiar with stanley vidmar storage cabinets. i have worked 2 different places that used these for parts. my current employer has these too. the drawer and divider configurations are almost endless. they are heavy gauge steel, with roller bearing slides, and options for an integral...