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 Subaru and oil tank, September 2000 adventure. |
 Early May 2007 --projects like cat water dish that won't spill--used drawers installed in work bench--etc. |
 Mid May 2007 ---projects like striping old Wheelhorse for parts. |
 Late May 2007 --projects like welder cart--exhaust for GMC--rebuilding Wheelhorse transmission. |
 Saturday Projects 4-28-07 --things like gas line for GMC--weld door hinges--and make a junk yard run for parts and other "treasures." |
 Frame 6/2/07 ---GMC gets bed carrier frame adapted to fit it.
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 Generator 6/2/07---generator gets a dolly built to go under it. |
 Wheelhorse Tranny summer 2007---Finish rebuilding Wheelhorse tranny---Wheelhorse starts to go together. |
 Wheelhorse Rides again summer 2007---Wheelhorse back together and working GREAT!!
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 Toyota "Enginectomy" Fall 2007---Pull Toyota engine for use in Cletrac bulldozer next summer.
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 Hour Meter, January 2008--installed to monitor furnace oil usage. |
 GMC Part-1 Repairs Nov 07--Prepare for bed removal. |
 GMC Part-2 Repairs Nov 07--Remove bed--install gaslines--rustproof frame.. |
 GMC Part-3 Repairs Nov 07--reassemble truck after painting frame.. |
 June 28th Weekend 2008---working on trailer property--painting--electrical---and bush trimming. |
 July 4th Weekend 2008---working on trailer property---new shed roof and started well pit.. |
 July 12th Weekend 2008--Finish most of the water meter pit--do some light plumbing--etc..... |
 July 19th Weekend 2008--More at the trailer, wiring, plumbing, painting---and final cosmetics on the water meter pit. Grubby is gaining---slowly but surely. |
 Sept.2008 Funny Face's Window Box---"Yipeeee" says Funny Face. "My window box is finally completed;-)" |
 Cookie Project Oct 2008---this was an unexpected project that Grubby could just not refuse to do. It was just TOO important. |
 March 15th 2009--Rear brake replacement on 98 Lumina with construction of special tool for the job. |
 March-Engine For Dozer.--small Cletrac Dozer gets hauled into the garage and made ready for a new engine conversion. |
 June-09 dozer engine installed--finally the Toyota engine in the Oliver dozer is done enough so that it drives. |
 August-09 Dozer Finally "Dozes"--finally the dozer gets full hydraulics mounted and can now start pushing dirt!! Hoooray!! |
 Dozer gets wired...Pics are blurry as camera focus doesn't always work lately. Here are pics anyway. |
 Wheelhorse broken AGAIN!..Axle snapped in half and transmission had to be removed to get at it. |
 Why I HATE WINTER..01-03-10--seems everything breaks down once the snow arrives.. |
 Tie-downs for GMC truck...fabricating a new way to attach them. |
 Repair heater control...sounds easy eh?? Hahahahahahaha;-)) |
 1995 Ford shackle repair_05-03-2010--good ol' Maine salted roads rusts everything!! |
 Gas tank for 97 GMC 05-03-10...got a bit more involved as I rustproofed the frame too. |
 Destroying hard drives--making sure they are "DESTROYED"!! |
 May 15th 2010-transmission pan gasket...a simple pan gasket replacement turned complicated. |
 1995 Ford universal repair_05-18-2010--a driveshaft universal replacement done by hand----without a press. |
 95 Ford transfer case gasket 2010_05-18...a lot of work to replace $1.09 gasket between the transmission and transfer case. |
 Checking for exhaust leaks May 21st 2010--pressurized the exhaust system--off of the car---to check for any leaks after welding |
 2001 Impala ball joint replacement June 2nd 2010...This was a lot more involved than I thought it would be due to stubborn rivets. |
 2001 Impala coil spring June 7th 2010--had to remove the rear strut to replace a broken coil spring on it. |
 Simple and quick ramps---Grubby likes solid wood for a car to rest on so built this simple and quick ramps. |
 Replacing 97 GMC fuel pump---Grubby opted to take the bed off to get at the fuel pump. |
 2003 Impala window switch rebuild...if someone builds it, Grubby can usually figure a way to take it apart and fix it. |
 Grubby's Desk Gets A Drawer--Grubby is finally tired of not seeing the top of his desk so builds a cheap drawer to put the clutter in.. |
 Drawers for electronic parts...Grubby builds some nice drawers to hold parts for his electronics projects. |
 Grubby buys a South Bend lathe--bringing home a winter's project for late 2010. |
 Cleaning rusty rims...Grubby gets truck tires ready for winter and dresses up rusty rims. |
 Repairing old Montgomery Ward drill press...repairing a burn circuit board on this old drill press. |
 Roll up for garage door...adding a roll-up feature to this portable garage door. |
 THIRD TIME!!-Wheelhorse transaxle repair 6/16/11--this time it's a bad wheel bearing and seal..... |
 New Roof June 2011--Grubby decides between metal and shingles for a new roof on his home..... |
 Staining and Painting July 2011...Grubby decides to stain and paint his house. |
 New Breaker Panel...replacing old Sears 24 breaker panel with new Siemens 40. |