Random slightly cool stuff you built but not worth its own thread, thread

[ajg193]

Been making this valve cover racer for the annual MG club competition. I don't actually have an MG, nor am I a member of the club...

 

Still have a few mechanical and style bits to do on it, but it rolls now.

 

The MG plate on it is machined from some magnesium alloy that I cast and extruded a while back. Other bits from that same batch ended up holding pig skulls together for medical experiments.

[a.craw4d]

The above exhaust when viewed from the drivers seat.

That closest pipe was going to be a bit of a leg burner so have shortened it a little.

 

And the super trap style muffler going on the end of it. 150mm rule for scale.

[tintin]

Today’s mission was to finish these after getting the stitches taken out of my fingers after last time I tried to make them 

[tintin]

Saturday’s project was to make a table top for this old table base I picked up from the dump and fixed up a while back and has just been sitting in the corner of the shed, this was made by cutting down old 2x4 from the old renovated
Te Aroha West Hall. 

 

Just about everything I have been making is from the old native timber from the hall,  and I hope you guys are enjoying these little projects as I do them as much as I am.

Thanks for looking.

 

[a.craw4d]

Exhaust system finished.

 

[tortron]

Moved some rubbish out of my woodshed

 

Made a dog kennel out of it

 

Will tart it up with some paint and trim when it drys out.  Shood look half decent with some paint 

[tortron]

Mint little dag hoose

 

Wif wants to keep it now tho 

 

 

 

Was gona build a mini version of our little house for the dag, this one is pretty close

Might make another out of better stuff when we eventually get another 

[ajg193]

Hard to believe the difference a little bit of finishing makes 

[tortron]

This thing is sitting on my doorstep? 

 

 

Like actually. It just showed up

[mo999]

18 minutes ago, tortron said:

This thing is sitting on my doorstep? 

 

 

Like actually. It just showed up

"If you build it, he will come"

[tortron]

He's a good boi too. But I think his owner is on the way now. 

[tortron]

1 hour ago, ajg193 said:

Hard to believe the difference a little bit of finishing makes 

Been polishing turds for yonks

[fletch]

2 hours ago, tortron said:

Mint little dag hoose

 

Wif wants to keep it now tho 

 

 

 

Was gona build a mini version of our little house for the dag, this one is pretty close

Might make another out of better stuff when we eventually get another 

@Ja1lb8built a sweet weatherboard dog haus using all the old skirting board from his house reno.

Looks better than his actual house. Haha

[kicker]

3 hours ago, fletch said:

@Ja1lb8built a sweet weatherboard dog haus using all the old skirting board from his house reno.

Looks better than his actual house. Haha

I did the same during the first lockdown, matai weatherboards, cedar skirting for bargeboards and left over coloursteel from the house. Fucker never used it and would sit in the rain so I knocked it apart and took it to the tip.

[a.craw4d]

The above bike just got tuned on the dyno on Friday.

Stock pipe, 116hp.

My pipe, 153hp.

The power curve was constant up to about 245kph.

Was not expecting that much increase.

[tortron]

Cleared some more rubbish out

Stainless sink/bench I didn't use in the house, couple of charcoal grills

Plus the last of my "character" timber from the scrap pile

 

[tortron]

Day1 of rubbish assembly

I wanted to keep the sink, but I didn't like the bbq on either side of it, because it would have no work surface. I have hot and cold water on the outside of my tiny house and would be good to use it here. So the sink may find it's way onto hanging off the side or something

 

Will see what comes up, but I would like to paint the frame black and close it in with some stained wood to trim it off. Itl get some shelves and storage depending on how much I can get out of my scraps. 

[tintin]

Made a little coffee table tray to put stuff in. I think the wood is Rimu and flattened some old copper pipe to cover the screws 

[tintin]

Today’s project was to pull apart some colour changing led lamps I got from aliexpress, I then made a new base and top out of an old power pole cross beam and repurposing a Barker’s jar out of the pantry 

[tortron]

Day2 of trash piling 

 

Blew my budget on a pan to catch the Ash and a wall mount bottle opener

 

Found some more wood that should be usable