BOOOOO!

 Happy Halloween!

 

 

 

I have the candy dispersal duty, while SLW, #1 Son, The Kids and The Littles are out foraging for goodies.

 

Have, be safe! 

Big Updates to The Supra Files

 Wellllll.....SLW, The Dog, and myself were going to head up the Ames Monument in Wyoming last week, BUT....the weather forecast was for 75*, so I went out and "Laid Some Paint" on the Supra. We may not have another day like this for the next six months, so I've been wrapping up any work, like painting, that has a minimum temperature. I've already had to go back and redo some of my work because of poor prep before painting, so now I'm going by the book.

Maybe next week.....

 

So it's pretty frenetic around here getting ready for Winter. Got the yard "winterized", and got the house in Condition YOKE, and I reconfigured the garage so SLW can park her car in the garage.

So how did the painting project come out?

Better than I expected.

 

How it looked before.

 

 

And all three pedal assemblies have been rebuilt. Powder coated the metal parts, new bushings, lube, and pedal pads.

Clutch pedal before.

 The Three Amigos, Part II.

 SLW asked if they were some of the new parts I've been getting from Japan. Yep, they look that good.

Plenty more to do, but the pile of refurbished parts is steadily growing larger, and the pile of parts needing refurbishment is getting quite small.

 

Enjoy the beautiful Fall weather this upcoming weekend, and keep yourself in Condition Yellow while out and about.

 

Hang In There.....New Post Coming Soon.....!

 Geez....takes me a week to write a post anymore.

Anywhoo.....Got some major work finished on the Supra, and I'm teetering at the 50% mark for work accomplished vs work remaining.

At least I hope I'm at the 50% point!

Enjoy the weekend, and keep those heads on those swivels. Wonder if the No Kings people will go full retard this week.... 

The Three Amigos Ride Again!

 And what an ordeal getting these back in shape.

Now that the blower assembly has been rebuilt, it pushes so much air it's a bit hard to hold. I polished the commutator on the motor, replaced the brushes, and soaked the Oilite bearings in Light Machine Oil until they wouldn't absorb any more. Should really make a difference moving air through the car, along with ditching the crud encrusted evaporator core.

And my parts are back from powder coating. They look stunning! I was checking one of the parts when SLW came in to see them. She asked if they were some of the new parts I've been getting from Japan, then she looked closer and said they looked better than new.

These are the brake and clutch pedals and mounting brackets as they came out of the car.

 

 

And this is the brake pedal and bracket after powder coating.

Quite a nice improvement, and I didn't have to spend a week or more painting all the parts I took in. 

And if anybody knows local insects, this little guy has taken up residence in one corner of the workbench. I got nailed by a spider several months ago, and it hurt. It must have been a little one, because I didn't feel it on my arm until it struck. Quite a surprise.

 

And Katy stopped by again to say hello....

 

 Got started on the Halloween decorations, so I'll take some pix of that. With The Little Ones getting bigger, we've gotten a bit more elaborate.

Have a good upcoming weekend, and Keepth Thy Head Upon A Swivel!