toolbox and ducky-chan chronicles

[hobospyder]

I told ya , you should not count them , just keep collecting them . !!

 

Nice kc dude ! And scored in a barter ! Even better.

back down to six. Trying to buy a house with more property and parking space than the duplex I'm currently renting so that I can actually work on all of the vehicles I have and store them where I live not at my buddies

 

And thanks, couldn't pass up the deal

[hobospyder]

So I've had toolbox for 26 days and I finally put him into my name. Plates are in my car as we speak. Cost $150 to do it.

 

Still trying to get a house so I can start working on these two beasties of mine.

[hobospyder]

Been debating how I want this truck to end up being. I'm thinking I want awd on him when I'm "done"

 

Never had an awd vehicle before but that is now an option. Kinda want to go v8 as well just for giggles but Idk, he still sits waiting to be moved so I can start working on him

[hobospyder]

Removed driveline and tranny this morning and busted one of my fingernails in the process. Raining and had puddles on the tarp I was laying g on so no oics.

 

Preparing to tow toolbox from my buddies house to my house because my buddy thinks he's going to be evicted within the next couple weeks.

 

Frame actually looks to be in pretty good condition considering she hasn't been under cover and has been on the west coast for the whole life of the truck as far as I know. Izzo kept him in the garage but still, west coast

[]2eDeYe]

 

 

 

 

 

Your truck got evicted? That's a shame. At least it will be at your place now so you can work on it :D

[hobospyder]

Yeah it is. Hoping my buddy can find somewhere for him and his family quick. He gets back to working starting Monday. Won't be able to work on the trucks (either of them) because of trying to buy the house. Prior obligations and my car breaking are hurting me on this check so I'm a little short for everything right now but I have an idea that make make it all work

 

Here's my nail

 

[Charlie69]

Me too!

[hobospyder]

Looks like my mechanics hand. Cept his is the other end of the hand

 

I think he caught it in a belt

 

Lawnmower accident charlie?

[hobospyder]

So, got mostly moved just need to finish cleaning the rental and grab a few things.

 

My buddy helped with the move by towing rigs

[hobospyder]

Need to go through all the stuff between the two and figure out what was going where but a real update is coming up at some point hopefully this yeah

[]2eDeYe]

Ouch Charlie :lol: 

[Charlie69]

Looks like my mechanics hand. Cept his is the other end of the hand

 

I think he caught it in a belt

 

Lawnmower accident charlie?

 

30 ton hydraulic 2 man press.  They were .030" before amputation.

[hobospyder]

Yeah ouch. I'm cringing just thinking about it

[hobospyder]

Was down at the shop poking around since I had someone working on the roof trying to get rid of the leaks. He took the "skylight" panels and started replacing them along with clearing the moss off the one side, other side to come later. Started as:

 

 

Cleared off:

 

And new panel:

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The difference between the two sides of the shop front and back was phenomenal. Can't wait for the other side to get done.

 

But while I was down there I figured I should do something so I unloaded toolbox and managed to get what will hopefully be his motor on a stand by myself

 

No I'm not tanker so I didn't go lifting a l20b by myself though I have tried. Motor was in the bed of toolbox and only needed some slight leverage and my body weight to get the stand upright but I was happy with the result.

 

Will proceed to unload little miss next time the roofer is here working. And then I will start figuring out where the parts I have are going though most of them are hers and not toolboxes sadly. Gotta collect more parts.

[denmarkboy]

holy crap with size of those beams you could hang datsuns like air fresheners of those giant bitches !!

[]2eDeYe]

30 ton hydraulic 2 man press.  They were .030" before amputation.

 

 

Did you pull out the calipers just to be sure? :rofl: 

 

 

 

Jealous of the shop space :cool: 

[hobospyder]

holy crap with size of those beams you could hang datsuns like air fresheners of those giant bitches !!

maybe when I take cab and bed off of the yellow one.

 

One of the beams has what looks like an iron I beam hanging off of it for like engine hoisting and stuff (best guess)

[hobospyder]

 

 

Jealous of the shop space :cool:

I am too, I can't do anything with it being so Damn cold and not having a good compressor.

[]2eDeYe]

http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/app/4784647424.html

 

:D

[hobospyder]

If I had the money for it I would be looking. New commuter, roof and moving costs killed my wallet. need a few checks before I can start buying stuff again sadly.

 

Unless it's required that's is

 

But it was actually a decent temp this morning when I left at 0130 so if I get done with the brakes on the new commuter and don't go rolling that around for fun I'll get back out to the shop tonight and tinker around. Still have to unload little miss and make sure toolbox and all his parts (as well as little miss who is safe under her cover) aren't getting dropped on

[Charlie69]

Cleaning the skylights really helped.

[hobospyder]

Replacing the skylights really helped.

Why yes it did. He should be back out to get the other three this Sunday. If it's not horribly rainy

[MicroMachinery]

This is a good thread. Lots going on by just the 3rd page. Keep it up.

[hobospyder]

This is a good thread. Lots going on by just the 3rd page. Keep it up.

sarcasm?

 

I don't think I've actually done anything except move and put an engine on a stand

[MicroMachinery]

I thought it might come off that way.. but not really. Lots of action in here, perhaps not exclusively on the truck's build as of yet, but the story of it's new life is being documented.