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lol yeah the blue one has a lot of rust and underneath is just straight nasty in every way. I can't take off one bolt without getting a face full of rust. I'll be happy to be rid of it. -- Did the last of the part-stripping today, got the fenders and the other door off. I think this thing is...

So Friday night, and keeping low-key during this virus outbreak (ok let's be honest, not like I do much on most Friday nights anyhow). Got a bit of motivation after getting home from the office. My agency of 2,600 people has probably about 300 of us there now (I'm one of three that was covering...

Thanks, will double-check that before I fill the diff with oil :)

interesting. thanks for the tips. I'll have to re-read once i get all this stuff out. I'm not on telework, since I'm considered "essential" staff at our agency (and what we do is almost impossible to do at home), so no free days (yet) to do car work all day :) had some other stuff to do today...

Taking more stuff apart. Drained all the fluids from the entire vehicle just to avoid stuff being spilled all over me as I take stuff apart. Pretty much all the fluids were nasty and black. Coolant was extremely low, and there's no sign that any is actually in the engine at the moment. The...

I've been doing some work on the rally car (e30) for the last couple weeks trying to make sure it's 100% for the upcoming season, so haven't touched the Raider. But now with people starting to lock down around here (and me going onto an alternate work schedule at work that will give me more...

Last few days I've been doing house stuff with the wife so not much time in the garage. Got back to some little things today. For the rear "pockets" I want to be able to stash things in there so I lined them with some thin padding. Just enough to avoid metal-on-metal if anything I put in there...

So I saw Thomas the Tank Engine on the highway commute today. That was weird. A small package came in today. Since this truck was an automatic, it had the opening for the auto shifter, which wasn't real useful with the switch to manual. So I picked up the little "tray" that the manual...

"So we got a call..." So, got a package today. I'm not one to generally buy swag to advertise or from youtube channels or whatever, but for some time one of my favorite channels has been Matt's Off-Road Recovery. Though I'm not much of a hardcore wheeler, I enjoy the conversation and seeing the...

Got around to fixing the rust in the rear wheel wells today. I always keep old/beat-up car hoods rather than scrapping them because they're a great source of sheet metal for stuff like this. So, cut up the old black hood for a couple patches I will spare you all having to look at my...

Headed out to the pick and pull today looking for some parts for some ideas I have. Wasn't all that successful (did find some Porsche parts and some stuff for a friend), but I did grab a couple FIAMM horns off an old Saab. I have these on all my cars - they sound a billion times better than most...

lol.....well, I have all that stuff to do once I pull the engine from the parts car and get to work on it. But I hate doing engine stuff in the middle of winter if I can avoid it, so I'm forcing myself to wait until the spring to get going on that....which is kind of forcing me to do all the...

Well, there's more plaid to do, but since I prefer to jump around so I don't get bored.......my carpet came in today. Nothing fancy, just some basic molded stuff from an ebay vendor. I got the most basic type (not the extra-plush) since with a truck like this I don't much care....cheap carpet is...

I actually have the flip-down cupholders in my Porsche (Germans didn't do cupholders in the 80s!) and they work great - easy surface mount to any door. That said, I have a bit more creative plan for my beverage-holding needs. Keeping it a secret now (in case it turns out to be stupid) but...

Totally agree....and my weekend job is at a ski shop, which pays for this car stuff lol.... So I'm pretty excited about tonight's project, though I'm sure it won't be to everyone's taste. In a truck with a brown and tan and black interior and exterior, I wanted to do something that would spice...

More dumb little stuff today, but stuff that has to be done, so might as well document it for those of you who aren't totally bored of this thread by now (I promise, someday I'll get to engine work and more mechanical stuff!) Nice enough outside to paint dye the other seat. The first one I did...

built the other door panel (so exciting....) nice day, so washed and vacuumed out 4 vehicles since I don't clean stuff often enough. But the 924 always looks nice after a wash. Then cut out one side of the rusty area in the Raider's rear wheel well. You can see the exact cause of this rust...

Had other stuff to do today, but found a little bit of time to make up one of the new door cards. I had hoped to re-use the backing from the originals, but they were pretty warped and ratty from water, so just decided to go buy some 1/8" fiberboard and cut some new ones out. Old one (this was...

So I'm pretty proud of myself for today's little project. Not because it's all that amazing (it's not), but because for all the cars I"ve built over the years, one thing I've done almost not at all is upholstery-related stuff. I know some of you here can build awesome interior upholstery, but...

I try to do an hour a day when I get home, before dinner. Some days I have a bit more time, others less ;) Happy a few people are following along, even if it's mostly pretty mundane stuff I'm doing so far, compared to some of the really impressive builds i see around this place. My project...