What did you do to your Ranger today?

[Doc]

Man we need to do this over a pitcher! Those sound like awesome cars!

Those shocks were wild with their tiny twin cylinders. I honed them and, if I remember, rebuilt them with an upgrade kit.

The oil gauge tube* fitting was seized into the engine block and I spent two evenings, with a small triangular file, getting it out gently. I didn't want to tap it and use a heli-coil - man, was I anal at an early age! =D

Those glory days! Here's to all of us and our great memories!

* - For you young guns this MGA, like many older cars, had a small metal tube that went to the dashboard gauge that directly read the engine oil pressure. Full temperature and under pressure hot oil above your legs - what could go wrong! It actually worked very well. =)

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[Junior Blue]

I don't think you're nuts (did you clean your lug nuts? no one likes dirty nuts).

It's a lot easier to do a real wheel detail, plus you can detail the suspension and wheel wells better. Even though I have steelies and I'm not as nuts as Kate is with detailing, I'll probaly do mine this year and a good rust removal session too on brakes and fittings.

I do enjoy doing a few good details a summer, plus getting to use my floor jack and pneumatic impact wrench is an added bonus. =D

I agree. I don't like dirty nuts either. Junior's OEM nuts were replaced with McGard nuts. He'll be 5yrs. old in Sept. the McGards have been on 41/2 years.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Have owned/bought/sold so many over the years, I couldn't possibly remember them all....
But one I wish I had bought and probably kept was an original Mini Cooper....the original "roller skate on wheels". Drove one once and it was like driving a "super go-cart" with a body.
Never could find on in my area for sale back then.

That’s an iconic vehicle for sure. I saw a video on how to remove the motor of a Mini. They Didn’t lift the motor out - lifted the front of the car up above the motor and pushed the car back. How fun is that?

 

[1pt21gw]

Had a 2010 S and then ran across these. So much fun to drive.

 

[Ranger_Rocks]

Gonna either play Mad Scientist or be the Galloping Gourmet*.

Making a new and improved batch of Mouse-B-Gone or In Da Hood Caliente Seasoning.

The mice will decide and it'll make me falsely feel like I have some control over Soupie's naturally desirable munchability. =D

*- he's still going strong and 90 years old! =)

What could go wrong . . . ??

 

[subquark]

What could go wrong . . . ??

Usually it smells like I'm driving a tube of toothpaste, but the cinnamon and cayenne smells like a Godzilla-sized Atomic Fireball! =D

 

[NerkyMohawk]

Loaded up Rocky and Bullwinkle for it's first adventure of the year. Gonna be going to South Dakota for camping and fishing.

 

[TerraMechE]

I bought some dampers, related miscellany, and had some coilover adapters machined. I then slapped all that together to suit my "Branger" front suspension. I love the outcome, even as this is very much a compromise setup in many ways. Now the rear suspension is going to need more work... so I'll wait for more fun money to accumulate.

 

[Cabose-1]

I fixed my windshield after getting a half dollar size star on my winshield. I did not think i was going to be able to fix this one, but somehow pulled it out of my rear.
I have about 12 of these on my windshield. All smaller.

 

[Muscleford]

I fixed my windshield after getting a half dollar size star on my winshield. I did not think i was going to be able to fix this one, but somehow pulled it out of my rear.
I have about 12 of these on my windshield. All smaller.

How did you fix it?

 

[Cabose-1]

How did you fix it?

I used a permatex windshiled repair kit. They work really well, i stopped using it after my 3 or 4th windshield repair and started using the kit in the photo. I can reuse it and all i have to do is buy windshield resin online. A whole lot cheaper, and have been using the kit ever since. I am experienced now, so a bit of a learning curve, but on a star that big that i had, i knew i was not experienced enough to fix the starred crack so bought the permatex. The kit has been an awesome investment, fix the wifes windshield plus those of my family. I have not started to drill yet....to stop runs and make repairs to bigger cracks. Because if i mess up, well, dont want to make a small problem worse.

Pictured is the reusable kit i use, and the fix i used today was a permatex windshield repair kit

 

[LaBalbe]

I used a permatex windshiled repair kit. They work really well, i stopped using it after my 3 or 4th windshield repair and started using the kit in the photo. I can reuse it and all i have to do is buy windshield resin online. A whole lot cheaper, and have been using the kit ever since. I am experienced now, so a bit of a learning curve, but on a star that big that i had, i knew i was not experienced enough to fix the starred crack so bought the permatex. The kit has been an awesome investment, fix the wifes windshield plus those of my family. I have not started to drill yet....to stop runs and make repairs to bigger cracks. Because if i mess up, well, dont want to make a small problem worse.

Pictured is the reusable kit i use, and the fix i used today was a permatex windshield repair kit

Do you have a link or name for the reusable kit?

 

[Cabose-1]

Do you have a link or name for the reusable kit?

AODA Car Windshield Repair Kit... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09XGR8K12?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

[underwhelmed]

Took it to a car wash for the first time. After my week of camping and fly fishing my back and knees just weren’t up for all that bending, stretching and kneeling. At least the road grime is off now!!

 

[tygr2007]

Build Complete.

BDS 6in lift on a 23’ Tremor, and they said it was impossible. Pairs nicely with 35 Toyo M/Ts on KMC 542.

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