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| PTA2PTB | Jun 24 2017, 07:05 PM Post #226 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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So is an oven, but I wouldn't stick my head in one. |
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| Bannedfonz | Jun 25 2017, 07:19 AM Post #227 |
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Point taken.... In an ironic turn of events, I found this on Facebook this morning... Temps in Arizona Some of the pics are great, plastic mailboxes melting, people baking cookies in their cars. |
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| PTA2PTB | Jun 25 2017, 07:40 AM Post #228 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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Now, imagine yourself sitting in a black car, with no air conditioning, stuck in a traffic jamb. Welcome to hell on Earth. |
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| ZXTjato | Jun 25 2017, 07:49 AM Post #229 |
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bass heads
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I have a thermo probe in my car so i can check my ac etc. The other day it was 162 air temp in my car, and if any one remembers my project on how well insulated my geo is, 162 is not bad. Now those people who drive no ac like that in traffic, just get cranky and will run every thing over to get out of the heat. |
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| 94RHDRollerskate | Jun 25 2017, 07:52 AM Post #230 |
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Forum Stud Muffin
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Luckily, my no-A/C having car is in my garage, and I'm not one of those driving around right now. |
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| PTA2PTB | Jun 25 2017, 07:58 AM Post #231 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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How do you get ice cream home? Or do you just stand there and eat it at the checkout counter? |
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| PTA2PTB | Jun 25 2017, 08:42 AM Post #232 |
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I'm totally awesome! I swear.
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You know it's pretty bad when, you have to fly all the way to the Arabian desert, just to escape the Arizona heat. |
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| 94RHDRollerskate | Jun 25 2017, 08:57 AM Post #233 |
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Forum Stud Muffin
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And, I can't say I escaped it, just added in humidity.
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| ZXTjato | Sep 17 2017, 10:01 AM Post #234 |
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bass heads
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Testing this image to see if it works. I have quite a few updates to add. [IMG]imgur.com/a/5aOrV[/IMG] Edited by ZXTjato, Sep 17 2017, 11:31 AM.
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| Metromightymouse | Sep 17 2017, 12:57 PM Post #235 |
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Powdercoat Wizard
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Right click the image and copy image address then use the image tab here and you get...
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| ZXTjato | Dec 4 2017, 06:24 PM Post #236 |
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bass heads
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![]() so after tearing up the entire thing i went in on the sheet rock and mud installing an LED light. its a lot deeper now that i deleted that dead space. ![]() went to the home store and got some peel and stick floor tiles for almost $6 for all 6 then i used some ultra cheap base boards and some glue to stick them on and seal up all the gaps and cracks around . ![]() and here we are, hides all the nasty sheet rock with mud to cover up, painted a nice bright white for easy vision into the back for things. i designed the lowest shelf so my mop bucket and shop vac fit perfect under the shelf and that is where they live pretty much permanently. Edited by ZXTjato, Dec 4 2017, 06:30 PM.
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| ZXTjato | Dec 4 2017, 06:43 PM Post #237 |
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bass heads
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![]() so i have been tripping over these poorly placed brick stones since i moved in, then i had this brilliant idea to rip them all up and make a storage space for my geo parts that can be out side but i dont want to be in full unprotected sitting in the dirt space. ![]() i used some crushed granite under the stones and just set them down and used some water to really pack them down into place. ![]() after sweeping in some small sand and stone mix it will take a little time but they will settle down into solid position soon. ![]() then i got this other brilliant idea to make a roof out of the fence planks that the bottom had been rotted off so i set up my chop saw with some stops and cut a bunch of old fence planks into equal length. so i set to work building a basic frame. ![]() its strong enough to hold me up so i suppose thats going to have to do. ![]() so here we are a basic roof over my brick spot to hide my junk |
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| ZXTjato | Dec 4 2017, 06:50 PM Post #238 |
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so after i decided that the structure i made was good enough i decided wow i have a lot of crap to store so i make a cool storage bench to hold tires.![]() made from the studs from metal building construction i just welded them together and wham bam here you go, tire holder. ![]() after moving it into place i realized its not good enough so i made a modification to hold long pipes and other long items i had sitting around. ![]() welded on some Sheppard hook style things and put all the stuff up there and its hidden, out of the way and easy to get to if i need building material. |
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| ZXTjato | Dec 4 2017, 06:55 PM Post #239 |
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now it seems i have run out of wood for the fence and i dont have a truck, i need a sheet of tin to finish off my car port what is a geo guy to dooooooo ![]() take two geos! ![]() the next day i went a bought another batch of fence planks in the peace geo. ![]() with annas help she set to oil dip all the wood while i slammed it up on the fence dug holes and set cement ![]() in my opinion it looks very nice. ![]() with that side of the yard wrapping up i decided to organize my engine situation and i welded up a stand from metal i had just sitting around. holds 2 metro engines on top and 1 DOHC on the lowest peg, out of the rain, out of the weather and up on the stand not taking up a ton of floor space. That shelf i got was free so i fixed it up and had to screw it to the wall because it was super crap tasticly flimsy. a few screws run into the wall its strong enough to hold some parts. ![]() since i made room with the tire rack, the engine stand and the shelf unit i started to unload my cars from last year when i moved into this house. its time to start on my projects and get a move on my turbo wagon desert car and a place to keep up on my red car. Edited by ZXTjato, Dec 4 2017, 07:03 PM.
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| 94RHDRollerskate | Dec 4 2017, 11:11 PM Post #240 |
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Forum Stud Muffin
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Great work dude! Your place is really coming together and you are slowly adding in value as well. When I get back home, I so need to make sense of my garage. Organization is crucial. I look forward to more house and project car updates.
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