What non gun projects have you been doing?

[pilediver]

Nice ride! Big block?

Yes, 440 , solid lifter cam, aluminum intake and BG Race Demon RS carb with 775 cfm sleeves in it, 3500 stall Turbo Action convertor, narrowed Dana 60

 

[Old Navy]

Yes, 440 , solid lifter cam, aluminum intake and BG Race Demon RS carb with 775 cfm sleeves in it, 3500 stall Turbo Action convertor, narrowed Dana 60

Will it run on 93 octane? Solid lifters, ugh! I remember setting them back in the day. Oil everywhere!

 

[Old Navy]

The current and winter project is this old '61 Triumph motorcycle. Basically stock when I bought it in '66, after a teardown and rebuild this is how it looked in '69. Most things had been changed. Frame very much. Ignition was now with points running later model battery-less ET. I did a lot of dumb stuff on that bike and was fortunate to live through those years. My friend even raced it once on the TT, podiumed. It Both tanks, seat, fender, front end were later put on another bike in '74 and sold. Remaining parts sat ever since then and in '91 wound up in my shop. It's finally going back together now, slowly. Likely not show quality but much nicer, lighter faster better.


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Ceriani forks, alloy rim and Yamaha TLS brake will work better, stop better than stock Triumph clunk and saved 36lbs.

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Lots of fabrication already done. Rear frame section narrowed. Oil tank made from piece of boat mast, and now with Pazon pointless ignition. Seat, exhaust, lighting/wiring, different rear wheel, and a bunch of other parts still to be fabricated. Paint. And the engine. Then on to the '70 behind it. An entire winter's worth.

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650 CC ?

Have always enjoyed bicycle riding.....wife also

So in July I bought my first EBike...Himiway Zebra direct from Himiway $1749 shipped

20 AH battery...60 mile range on throttle alone...80 if you peddle assist (approx)

Weighs 79#....26 x 4" fat tires....supports rider weight of 400#...7 speed Shimano shifter

1-9 peddle assist levels (PAS) after reprogramming Factory PAS settings are 1-5

Meaning you reprogram assist levels from 20% to 99% throughout the 1-9 levels

Anyhow bought the wife the same bike (same battery/charger) last month..step through frame

She luv's it !...I have 1475 miles on mine since July...If you've considered one...these are great

Recent dispersed camping pic of both bikes...great way to get around while camping

Cool!

 

[pilediver]

Will it run on 93 octane? Solid lifters, ugh! I remember setting them back in the day. Oil everywhere!

I run it exclusively on 93 octane. I have an MSD distributor with minimal advance built in so I have lots of initial advance for good driveability and limited total advance for knock resistance,
The solid lifters rarely need adjusted since the rockers are shaft mounted and very sturdy.

 

[Old Navy]

I run it exclusively on 93 octane. I have an MSD distributor with minimal advance built in so I have lots of initial advance for good driveability and limited total advance for knock resistance,
The solid lifters rarely need adjusted since the rockers are shaft mounted and very sturdy.

I still have a set of clips that went on the Chev small block rockers that covered the oil holes.

 

[pilediver]

I still have a set of clips that went on the Chev small block rockers that covered the oil holes.

When you set those rockers with the engine running, its a mess.
I'm able to set mine with the engine off, and cold. Set some, rotate 90 degrees, set some more and so on. Much cleaner!!

 

[Scott-ak]

had to spit out a part for GM posi rear end pinion seal. The pickup and car rear ends are slightly different and pinion seals aren't available for the car rear end used in many muscle cars. The fancy solution is to turn a little spacer to hold the pinion seal off the carrier housing just a bit.

 

[mfendley]

Weight is not a concern.
I like having the trailer as a self contained unit.
My other flatbed is set-up the same way.
It is just the way I like them.

Depending on the size of the winch, you can quickly exceed the current capacity of the 12VDC power lead. I always hook up my winches to battery, and use the largest cables that are practical. The winches last longer, and pull better.

 

[deadidarren]

Took this for a spin today .

And I pick it up tomorrow so my project is fitting it out over the next couple of months to make sure I get things right and then the best bit putting fish in it

 

[FNSafari]

non-gun projects? Why would I waste my time with anything but ?

 

[Dgd6mm]

Putting in a new Archery range for my wife and I, her request. Archery is my first love and for a while now it's been taking a backseat to firearms.

 

[Big_Daddy]

Depending on the size of the winch, you can quickly exceed the current capacity of the 12VDC power lead. I always hook up my winches to battery, and use the largest cables that are practical. The winches last longer, and pull better.

I appreciate the comment.
I owned a marine electrical company prior to retiring.
I definitely understand "wire sizing"

 

[rjtfroggy]

Closing the pool down for winter
trying to get yard ready for winter
Getting snow blower ready
Plus getting everything else done around the house, I don't know how I did it all when I was working.
I do my reloading and shooting in my spare time.

 

[John11-87]

Been doing some CRP mid-contract management.

 

[Knotwild]

My wife decided we needed chickens in a master planned community (HOA Nazis). It was decided to build it incognito (inside garage workshop). It would need to be modular so that it could be disassembled, carried through house and reassembled in backyard with no one the wiser… walls, roof, and floor/base are all independent components. View attachment 1480192 The price of fasteners (screws and bolts) was only beat by amount of paint…
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At my wife’s strong request (demand), this project was hastily designed (freestyle) on back of a large flatscreen TV box. I am tempted to convert it to a hunting blind or raise it 10 feet in the air to use it for a fort, specifically my fort.

I'm divorced due to several incidents like this.

 

[FNSafari]

Been doing some CRP mid-contract management.

Fellow I work for had a skidsteer with a front mounted bush hog. Operator was lax in keeping debris cleaned out of the skid engine. Thing caught fire and he barely escaped...total loss.

 

[John11-87]

Fellow I work for had a skidsteer with a front mounted bush hog. Operator was lax in keeping debris cleaned out of the skid engine. Thing caught fire and he barely escaped...total loss.

Keeping everything free of Debris is #1 with those machines. 1 hour of operation, then 10 minutes of cool down and blowing out coolers. I keep a extinguisher in the cab aswell. That is my 3rd machine, and original cutter with roughly 1500hrs on it. No fires yet, but I definitely see how it could happen!

 

[shootrj2003]

Built two guitars and I’m busy learning to play

 

[ridgeway]

Been doing some CRP mid-contract management.

What advantages do you have opposed to lets say a 50-70 hp tractor pulling a brush hog?

 

[John11-87]

The biggest advantage is the open front design of the cutter, gives you the ability to cut material without actually driving it over first. You have the ability with this setup to cut stuff way bigger than what a tractor can drive over.
Most of what I end up doing is low swampy ground, the track loader floats pretty decent in wet conditions, vs a tractor that would be up to the axles rather quickly.