Shop projects

Assisted carburetor rebuild:

– Removed air filter

– Carefully uninstalled carburetor

– Observed carburetor tear down and rebuild with a few new parts

– Reinstalled carburetor and torqued to spec

– Reinstalled air filter with new filter

Custom exhaust install:

– Raised vehicle

– Attempted to remove exahust bolts attached to down pipe

– Used torch to heat up bolts and remove

– Removed exhaust hangars and lowered exhaust

– Looked for similar pipes for new custom exhaust

– Measured exhaust bends and pipe lengths

– Test fit beside original exhaust

– Test fit under vehicle for exhaust hangar location

– Welded and tested exhaust until complete.

– Realized the exhaust only exited one side, and the customer asked for it to exit both sides (y-pipe)

– Made a similar pipe system of the end half of the custom exhaust

– Cut a hole and welded second side on exahust

– Welded hangars onto new exhaust and installed

– Turned vehicle on and raised again to verify install and check for possible leaks

Front lower control arm replacement:

– Removed wheel

– Removed bolt holding the strut to the steering knuckle

– Unscrewed and seperated the ball joint using the separator tool

– Unscrewed the other bolts holding in the control arm

– Cleaned any rust build up

– Replaced and installed new control arm in reverse order

– Reinstalled steering knuckle to strut bottom

– Verified replacement

Special projects

Painted shop bunker ramp;

– Swept floor

– Used blower to to remove dust

– Painted the ramp

– Painted other peices

– Swept and removed rocks (outside)

– Removed large rocks from the front of the property

– Swept whole front lot, and removed dust