That’s your eyes playing tricks on you. The ancient Romans knew of that visual effect and built they’re structures very slightly bowed so they would appear perfectly straight to the observer.
Nice rebuild on the garage! I would have poured a termiticide in the blocks before sealing them.
By bigredtruck at 2012-06-28
(in the voice of Carl from Caddy Shack:)
ITS IN THE HOLE!!!
By bigredtruck at 2012-06-28
Gutters have also since been added to keep water from splashing back up onto the doors after falling to the ground from the roof.
The side wall is lined with my plywood collection that is used to board up the windows in case of a hurricane.
Looked like about a 9 iron…
Looks good!
Oh, how I forgot how nice it is to have my daily driver back under the car port for shade during the day.
Normally the remote start with A/C on full blast would get the truck down to bearable with it sitting out in the sun.
Now, under the car port, the truck is down right frigid when I get in it and I can turn blower to a lower setting before backing out of the driveway!!!
Nice work on the garage fordblue,
Thanks.
When I get back home, I will start my first automotive project in the shed with the A/C going. I have to do the 100,000 mile maitenance to my Ranger. It has 140,000 miles on it, so its a little over due. I have to change the timing chain and water pump along with all the associated gaskets. As well, it is getting new O2 sensors, and while I am at it, I will get the electric fan installed in place of the engine driven fan to free up a little more HP as documented here:
http://www.rangerpowersports.com/forum/f10/help-identify-electric-fan-please-273876.html
My screen name on there is bigredtruck, as a reference to my 77F150 4X4 that used to have a 4" lift and 35" tires. It was the Big Red Truck.
While I am at it, I will also change the rear end oil, and maybe do a transmission flush. I did one at 100,000 miles, and that was the first one the truck ever had done. I already changed the cam synchro at 100,000 miles due to the dreaded “chirp, chirp, chirp” the 3.0 develops when these are about to go out.
I get back home on Wednesday, the 1st. I’ll get to see how the car liked being kept indoors instead of under the car port. I also get to see how the Ranger liked being under the car port instead of out in the sun.
Lastly I get to see if the termites have tried to make any new trails back up into the shed now that all of the perimeter of the foundation is exposed. If so, it is time for some scorched earth policy.
At the least, there won’t be a layer of pollen with cat paw prints all over the Cougar. It will still get its bath as soon as I get back so I can take it for a respectable drive around the neighborhood.
Maybe with the shed work 99% done, I can work of the car this time…
So far so good. The car is safely tucked away in the newly fortified shed protected from Isaac so far. We are just starting to get some really sustained winds here.
Got the Honda generator set up to run a window unit and mini fridge for about 8 hours per gallon of fuel, plenty of fuel, plenty of food, plenty of drinks alcoholic and non.
Lets see how it goes…
Sounds like you’re in for a wet and windy night,…predicting a significant amount of rain, up to 14 inches and fairly strong sustained wind, in the 80 mph range. Keep dry and safe!
Fordblue I hope you and your family made it through the hurricane with little to no loss. That’s a lot of rain that got dumped on you all down there. Hope the new garage held up well and kept your Cougar dry and safe.
Steven
Ditto, prayers and safety to all…
Thanks for the good wished guys. I haven’t been on here in a while. The shed, car and houses all made it through safely. I am just staring my headlight door motor conversion so I will be back on here more and more again.
I went and built another shed…
This one is 8X8 and holds ALL of the lawn care equipment, generators, fuel cans, plywood for boarding up windows in case of a hurricane and anything else that isn’t related to working on the Cougar or the house. The reason I built this was so that I will now have the former shed as a dedicated garage with room to work on the Cougar more comfortably and get to start working on the engine swap and cowl repairs!!!
This worked out completely by accident: With the size of the door and how I centered it up in the front wall, the barrel bolt that normal holds it closed can also hold it open when it is fully swung back. SWEET!!!
Yes, that’s a twin post lift on the right side of the pics. I got that because people with drug problems and money problems will sell all kinds of stuff at rock bottom prices. Picked it up for $500. It needs new hydraulic hoses and synchronizing cables, but other than that, all I need to do is get the time to pour the footings for it between the car port and the shed where it is open sky and no height restrictions.
Well done…and great score on the lift!
Would you tell me more about this? I have an 89 Aerostar with a 3.0 in it with 107K. Is this a problem that I could have with it? Thank you.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
NO randy your 3.0 actually has a dizzy, the syncro is a for distributorless ignition cars and trucks
Thanks for the info, one less thing that I need to worry about.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
Correct, the cam synchro is what plugs the hole where the distributor used to live. It tells the computer the cam’s position for timing along with the crank position sensor. It also connects the cam gear to the oil pump drive. That’s why when they fail, they usually snap the shaft inside and the engine seizes from lack of oil.
Sounds like a good buy on the lift. The lift will make working on the Cougar much easier, way better than laying on your back turning wrenches.
Steven