What Did You Get Today? (Not Model Related)

[unclescott58]

On 4/19/2022 at 10:07 AM, cobraman said:

Love the Gee Bee. Built one once but could not get the paint right.

My problem with building a Gee Bee too. Paint them is a pain in you know what. 

[Can-Con]

On 6/28/2022 at 6:35 PM, ewetwo said:

I picked these up along with the model cars today. I have a nephew who says he’s into model planes. Hopefully he will want them. O I don’t what to do with them. Some look really old. 

Pretty cool. Was the builder able to get the landing gear workable on the Gulfhawk?  I had the Navy version of the kit when I was 9 or10. Now THAT was a gluebomb. ?

[ewetwo]

What one is that Can-Con?

[stinkybritches]

This a "cheap" kit guitar I bought off eBay. It will probably be petrified wood before I ever get the chance to build it.

 

Edited June 30, 2022 by stinkybritches
pic was too big

[Hotrod 97]

Got these cool kits today. The Da Vinci clock is a wooden kit, I found it at Hobby Lobby. The music box is a wooden kit, and the Strandbeest is a plastic kit. I found both of them on Amazon. I think I might go with a Steampunk theme for all of them...

 

[Can-Con]

On 6/29/2022 at 10:16 PM, ewetwo said:

What one is that Can-Con?

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner David, I was out of town on vacation.

Anyway, it's the orange biplane with the white stripes. 

[cobraman]

I just did that music box a couple weeks ago. I sanded several of the parts and stained some. Not too hard and it works ! Photos here somewhere.

[ewetwo]

On 7/21/2022 at 8:59 PM, Can-Con said:

Sorry I didn't get back to you sooner David, I was out of town on vacation.

Anyway, it's the orange biplane with the white stripes. 

Same. Life problems pop up. So you are interested in that plane. I haven't heard anything from my nephew. I don't know how complete it is but I'll look through the loose parts to see if I can find what's missing Steve. I don't know what I'm going to do with them. It's not my thing.

 

[Can-Con]

38 minutes ago, ewetwo said:

Same. Life problems pop up. So you are interested in that plane. I haven't heard anything from my nephew. I don't know how complete it is but I'll look through the loose parts to see if I can find what's missing Steve. I don't know what I'm going to do with them. It's not my thing.

 

Oh, I wasn't looking for a trade David, just saying I had one when I was a kid and thought it was neat. ?

[Suburban_Hooligan]

RC10GT.  and a neighbor who's moving just gave it to me!

[ewetwo]

15 hours ago, Can-Con said:

Oh, I wasn't looking for a trade David, just saying I had one when I was a kid and thought it was neat. ?

Oh. Sorry Steve. That type of thing happened before. Someone mentioned they had one as a kid but never told me they wanted. I traded it off and then found the other guy wanted it. So I didn't want to make that mistake again. 

[Can-Con]

6 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Oh. Sorry Steve. That type of thing happened before. Someone mentioned they had one as a kid but never told me they wanted. I traded it off and then found the other guy wanted it. So I didn't want to make that mistake again. 

No worries David. I do appreciate the offer though.

[426 pack]

Well after only 6 months of waiting I finally got the intake for my 340, now all I need is a matching pair of carbs. 

[iamsuperdan]

Exciting times.

Got a new Oil Trap/PVC system for wifey's Volvo. It start puking oil all over the garage floor earlier this week. PVC system was completely plugged.

Luckily, cheap and easy fix.

[Ace-Garageguy]

'64 Peterson (Hot Rod) gearbox and rear end book. Just more tech refs for fast geezermobiles.

EDIT: Maybe I'll incorporate that in the sign over the shop door in Az.: Ace Garage...Fast Geezermobiles     

Edited August 21, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy

[ewetwo]

I didn't know this was a pencil sharpener until I looked closely at it when I got home.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Another period reference mag from 1964, at the dawn of "electronic" ignition systems beginning to replace points, plus solid info on battery and magneto systems...

 

[426 pack]

Picked up my bell housing today after waiting for it for 6 months. Now I can adapt the 340 to a GM style manual transmission, for now I am going to be using a T5 out of a late 80s Camaro. 

[426 pack]

Picked up a 65 skylark for $100, it’s ver rust and has some pretty bad damage on the rear quarter panels but I just didn’t want to see it get crushed. 

Edited September 4, 2022 by 426 pack

[Ace-Garageguy]

I hike a lot, mostly 1-2 hours at a stretch locally. Camelback water carriers work well for long marches, but I think they look dorky for shorter work. Too urban-commando dweeb.

I got a new old-school military-style stainless steel canteen to replace my ancient grotty plastic one, which can leach BPA into the water, possibly causing a variety of interesting health issues. Aluminum, also common in this style canteen, has been linked with Alzheimer's. So why risk it?

This one's all stainless, has a nesting cup with a handle, can be boiled in a survival situation, and has two belt retention options. The buttoned cover can also be wetted to get evaporative cooling...just like the old GI-issue styles, but better. The one-quart capacity is enough for 2 hours in hot weather, and it'll pay for itself in 10 hikes. No bottled water plastic waste either, and hands-free carrying.  

Edited September 4, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy
TYPO

[Scott8950]

Got this 87 corvette with 63k miles on it today. It's a 1 owner car that's been in a garage since 05, the previous owner had cancer and passed away. Will need some new parts before it's road ready.

[Ace-Garageguy]

25 minutes ago, Scott8950 said:

Got this 87 corvette with 63k miles on it today. It's a 1 owner car that's been in a garage since 05...

Very nice. Those are wildly underrated cars, and are a vast technical improvement over the previous generation, with great brakes and handling, and clean, timeless styling.

Nice other thing...now that they're out of emissions requirements in many locations, the reliable old Chevy smallblock will happily pony up enough additional power to make it as fast as it looks.

Edited September 5, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy
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[Snake45]

On 9/3/2022 at 9:05 PM, 426 pack said:

Picked up a 65 skylark for $100, it’s ver rust and has some pretty bad damage on the rear quarter panels but I just didn’t want to see it get crushed. 

OMG that's one of my dream cars! I drove a '65 Special in high school and have been looking for a '64-'65 Skylark or Special for years now. Fabulous score! 

[Scott8950]

13 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

Very nice. Those are wildly underrated cars, and are a vast technical improvement over the previous generation, with great brakes and handling, and clean, timeless styling.

Nice other thing...now that they're out of emissions requirements in many locations, the reliable old Chevy smallblock will happily pony up enough additional power to make it as fast as it looks.

I plan on doing a few little things to it after I get it road worthy nothing serious just some small mods.

[cobraman]

Had to pick these stamps up while at the PO .