Well I finally started my project....

[Johnt3]

Dang! You can come clean mine dude.Carb cleaner and elbow grease I'm sure.

 

[jmink427]

I got most of the greasy grime of with some Gunk de-greaser and finished up with some Bleech White tire cleaner, small brush and a green Scotch Brite.......

 

[jmink427]

Dang! You can come clean mine dude.Carb cleaner and elbow grease I'm sure.

Will work for Beer and Ribeyes........

 

[jmink427]

Johnt3, How much weather did you get your way? I got home after work yesterday to 1/2" of ice on everything.....

 

[jdizon]

I got most of the greasy grime of with some Gunk de-greaser and finished up with some Bleech White tire cleaner, small brush and a green Scotch Brite.......

Thanks man! I'll try both degreaser and tire cleaner!

 

[Johnt3]

jmink427, we got 10+ inches with some drifting. I went ahead and decided to stay home Thursday, but couldn't get my car out till this afternoon. Said screw it stayed around the house instead of driving in for 3 hours of work. It'll all be there on Monday I'm sure.
Nice work on your engine. You sound expensive dude! Remember I'm cheap!

 

[jmink427]

Going to try not to be a slacker the next few days like I have been..To many projects, Drag Week car, Customers 69 Camaro and the bike...... Going to try to start engineering the forward controls tonight on paper... Got a couple ideas....

 

[jmink427]

Worked on the forward controls a little tonight....... Got the pivot bushing installed..

 

[Johnt3]

Man! You guys with the big tools are killing me! All I have is some cutting tools a drill press and a mig welder. Looks like damn good start jmink427.

 

[jmink427]

The lathe was a "freebie" and i had to put about $125 in it... That the only way I could afford it..

 

[Johnt3]

Well hell, that'll work!

 

[jmink427]

More work on the forward controls...

Roughed in and bores cut for bushings...

 

[jmink427]

Gonna try to weld up my busted alternator case tomorrow and order a weld up pipe kit.. Who all offers them?

 

[jdizon]

Pandemonium

 

[jmink427]

Worked on the forwards a little today, but not long..... What do you think?

And somebody threw these threaded stainless rods away at work... these may work for the controls.... Just call me "Sanford and Son"...

 

[Johnt3]

Those are looking great man!
Sanford and son. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Those should work good.

 

[jmink427]

I like to rummage through the scrap dumpsters at work.. They throw away some good stuff....

 

[h3llb3nt1]

Man i wish i had access to some scrap dumpsters. Metal is so expensive. Forwards look great.

 

[jmink427]

Got the forwards pretty much done. On to other things now.

 

[jmink427]

Ordered exhaust weld-up kit yesterday. Probably just do something sweet and simple on the pipes. I think just about everything has been done already...... Anybody ever do "zoomies" on a XS..