Popular Post johnny.race Posted October 8, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2016 The woman complained about my propensity for leaving my work clothes either; on a couch or hanging over a door. I asked if it would ok if i screwed some hooks into the wall and she said nuh. So I got into my scrap pile of treasures, pulled out my 50's era Arc Welder and made this. Farkin Cool! Gave it to my son (A sandblaster) who blasted and blacked it for me. Shoulda made one years ago. I asked if she wanted one for her shit also, lol! She said nuh. 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpochNZ Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Sorry, your woman has no taste....that is pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felixx Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Ermergerd we must have the same dragon 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted November 2, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) More practical application of scrap in the shed. Sick of chasing diff heads across the table when torquing down the cap screws? Do more than a few heads at times? Get one of these. Bolted to the deck with nothing going nowhere. Head able to be rotated 360 degrees for spanner application anywhere you might want to try some. Have multiple jig thingie/head holders to suit the differing heads i muck with. Looks Steampunky/Shedratty cool. Makes me dosh. Put together with the same loving care and dirty arsed 50's era stick welder all the heavy iron projects get around here. Churr. Edited July 25, 2017 by johnny.race Fuckin Photobucket! 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get it done Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Love it well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted June 24, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) When you should be trying to earn an income or advancing progress on your hotrod ... your mind wanders and this shit happens, lol! More recycling/re-purposing. I fucking love it! Of late, I have dragged my toosh to a couple of art craft show/market thingies and had a look round. Attended a Steampunk thing too. Decided I had enuff dirt under my fingernails, the gear and resources to have a go at doing it myself. Free heat from scrap mixed with waste oil. I love living the life of a fucking shedrat. Edited July 25, 2017 by johnny.race Fuckin Photobucket! 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted July 24, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2017 Saw this Steampunk genre drawing and made a real one. 27 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted September 3, 2017 Author Share Posted September 3, 2017 Notice the Thunder Park theme going on with wine bottle tops in the table base ... 8 cyl engine block, white top for pre stage, one amber and one green (Pro Tree) and red at the bottom for when your deep stage goes wrong, Churr! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted October 8, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2017 There is actually more work in doing this sorta stuff than meets the eye. A side or coffee table made from scrap. Yeah, there is some weight in it, lol. 11 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igor Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 That'll get a circle of thick glass on top? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 Yeah, but not glass I think. Ideally its needs to be glass but typically its going to be perspex or the cheapest glass substitute I can find. Maybe the next step I need to learn is DIY glass cutting, and learning about different types of glass and shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johnny.race Posted November 9, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 9, 2017 More recycling. Got sick of the short comings of my parts washer and set about doing something about it. Didn't like the fact it was not on wheels, that it flexed around due to being mounted on flimsy sheet metal legs, used a shit power plastic pump, had next to no filtration and the expensive cleaning solvent evaporated out of the tub. This cost near nothing to build - just time. Woolworths castors, Nissan petrol tank complete with submersible FI pump, V8 Rover sump, old parts washer tub and, miscellaneous radiator hoses, clips, air cleaners and lengths of steel. I did purchase a new length of angle iron though. Everything bar the new length of angle came from the yard being either shredder or light gauge. New (larger) drain hole cut into tub. Inside the Rover sump is a strainer and a couple of air cleaner elements. The strainer catchers anything big with the air cleaners providing a massive increase in filter area/capacity. The beauty about air cleaners is that they are readily available for nix plus you can see when they are clogged - not a guess like when using an oil filter in the system. Plus they (the oil filter) has an on going cost. The solvent then gravity feeds through radiator piping back to the petrol tank filler. I have got it up and running in jury rig fashion. My intention is to wait until a battery charger turns up at the yard and use that to power the thing. Add some things like brushes etc and call it done. The thing is sturdy, mobile and completely serviceable plus, the solvent will not appreciably evaporate from the tank much.. I have never mucked around with FI petrol pumps before and thought I'd need to utilize the return line with a tap to control the solvent flow. This proved not to be the case. It flows alright but if anything - I might look around for a bigger capacity pump out of something. Anyway - more DIY cool shit in the shed. 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nominal Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Nice. What are you using for the solvent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 On 11/10/2017 at 15:40, Nominal said: Nice. What are you using for the solvent? Mate, Kemsol Big Kong mixed with Kerosene. The stuff in the pic is 91. I used petrol to test the weld joints given IMHO if there is a leak in the weld joints - gas will find it. There was so i fixed it all by flooding the MIG joins with braze rod. Fixed. Any solvent that gets used in the shed will usually see its dregs end up in the bath. And this is where I hope that the use of a car fuel pump will stave off melted plastic pump parts etc. Lets see. But this thing is working a treat mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 That's awesome! I have an old parts washer with no pump...may have to copy (blatantly steal) your ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Do it bro. But try a pump from out of a larger car i reckon. This is what i am going to give a go. I have no idea whether Coon's or Commy's have in-tank/internal mounted fuel pumps but if they do have, and given they are charged with feeding a larger engine - they might have more poke/flow. This Nissan one I am using came in the tank so I just used it. It provides adequate flow and is not throttled back by way of bleed off or anything. I actually want something that requires throttling back by way of a return line or similar. Its more work but it allows scope for dialing in exactly what you want in your tub. Just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Fab in the shed. BB MoPar into Lux chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, nzed said: The fuel pumps are a cock of a thing to get out in the car normally, I bet that plate would make it almost impossible wouldn't it? Or even accessing the pump push rod? Be a fun drive though when completed.. all that torque on a ute back end.. Fuck, never thought about that. Hmmm, i'll sort something though. Thanks for the heads up. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Was supposed to be sorting out the water pump/alt and stuff then thought fuck it - bonnet emblem. Ride the Serpent 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny.race Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 A mongrel diff setup for a mongrel truck. 9" housing center, schedule 80 linepipe and KUN model Hilux diff housing ends. Am going to try and slice 31 Ford splines onto a couple of Hilux axles. A pic of the victim who is going to give up its cab. This thing has been sitting in the garden for yonks. Rusty as fuck. Long story short Skid truk/paddock racer made up of mainly these kinda parts ... BB MoPar/727/9 Inch, Hilux chassis, LC3 Morris Commercial cab ... with this sitting on the front to scare little old ladies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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