Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[Johnie]

Changing the steering shaft to gear box "rag joint" on the 70 Chevelle SS.

Hey Johnie...was your steering loose?  Idler arm good??

Hey Stev-0 the idler arm was good too. I think the PO thought the center steering arm link was bad as he had a new one in the box but never put it on. That part was fine too. Yes, the steering was pretty loose.

[Don R]

 A friends lovely wife passed away, here is a pic of her with what's now my 69 firebird. It appears that he carried that photo a long time.
 This is the one I'm working on now.

[Terry in Australia]

That’s a nice looking car Don, and she looks pretty hot too, in a most respectful way, of course.

Anyhoo, after spending a small fortune on my new to me Ford AU petrol utility, (ute) it’s now street legal, and on the road. I’m calling it “Farm Truck” as I bought it from a farmer in a small rural community where the truck has been since it was new, 24 years ago.

It’s a great vehicle, and unlike my other AU (LPG) utility, it starts right up on icy cold mornings like we’re experiencing at the moment. I’m yet to take it for a long drive, but at least I won’t have to worry about not being able to find LPG in the middle of nowhere.

[grcamna2]

That’s a nice looking car Don, and she looks pretty hot too, in a most respectful way, of course.

Anyhoo, after spending a small fortune on my new to me Ford AU petrol utility, (ute) it’s now street legal, and on the road. I’m calling it “Farm Truck” as I bought it from a farmer in a small rural community where the truck has been since it was new, 24 years ago.

It’s a great vehicle, and unlike my other AU (LPG) utility, it starts right up on icy cold mornings like we’re experiencing at the moment. I’m yet to take it for a long drive, but at least I won’t have to worry about not being able to find LPG in the middle of nowhere.

Nice "Farm Truck" Terry.
How've you been doing ?

[Stev-o]

Well, after the rebuilt steering box was installed on the '69 Mach 1, I was still experiencing "hot engine-slow cranking" syndrome, even with a new high torque starter.
With a little help from a buddy that in my mind is a wiring genius, we installed new large gauge custom length cables directly to the starter and solenoid. Turns out the the solenoid was bad so that was replaced too but dont think that contributed to the issue.



I dont really like the looks of the "clamp style" battery terminals, I've had an issue with them in the past so I sourced a set of terminals that the cables can be inserted and soldered.  Ordered them from Summit Racing.

Only had time for about a 20 min test drive, but the 'stang is running great, and when parked in the barn and turned off, it started right back up instantly. I love that!

However, seems like it always something with Classic Cars, the coolant temp gauge is not working. A quick test of the wiring and gauge resulted in them being good, so most likely is it the sending unit, a $20 part. It is a simple replacement as it mounts in the intake manifold in the front. 
All in all, a good day with the Mach!

[grcamna2]

Good to see those new,large gauge battery cables Stev-o.

[Terry in Australia]

That’s a nice looking car Don, and she looks pretty hot too, in a most respectful way, of course.

Anyhoo, after spending a small fortune on my new to me Ford AU petrol utility, (ute) it’s now street legal, and on the road. I’m calling it “Farm Truck” as I bought it from a farmer in a small rural community where the truck has been since it was new, 24 years ago.

It’s a great vehicle, and unlike my other AU (LPG) utility, it starts right up on icy cold mornings like we’re experiencing at the moment. I’m yet to take it for a long drive, but at least I won’t have to worry about not being able to find LPG in the middle of nowhere.

Nice "Farm Truck" Terry.
How've you been doing ?

G'Day Bill, I'm going well, busy working on my VMax with Spotty, currently in the process of installing Hyabusa 6 piston front brake calipers to replace the OEM 2 piston calipers. On top of that I'm in the process of moving all of my "Spare" bikes across to an auction place, so I can hand back the storage unit, now that I'm verging on retirement. Took the KZ750 over yesterday, and today I'll take one or two BMW's over (I have 3, and need to keep one to stay in the club, so I can get cheap club registration) the VTR1000F, and maybe my Rocket III. I've more or less decided on which bikes I want to keep, so it'll be good to sell off the ones I don't need, and get some room back.

[BenelliSEI]

That’s a nice looking car Don, and she looks pretty hot too, in a most respectful way, of course.

Anyhoo, after spending a small fortune on my new to me Ford AU petrol utility, (ute) it’s now street legal, and on the road. I’m calling it “Farm Truck” as I bought it from a farmer in a small rural community where the truck has been since it was new, 24 years ago.

It’s a great vehicle, and unlike my other AU (LPG) utility, it starts right up on icy cold mornings like we’re experiencing at the moment. I’m yet to take it for a long drive, but at least I won’t have to worry about not being able to find LPG in the middle of nowhere.

Nice "Farm Truck" Terry.
How've you been doing ?

G'Day Bill, I'm going well, busy working on my VMax with Spotty, currently in the process of installing Hyabusa 6 piston front brake calipers to replace the OEM 2 piston calipers. On top of that I'm in the process of moving all of my "Spare" bikes across to an auction place, so I can hand back the storage unit, now that I'm verging on retirement. Took the KZ750 over yesterday, and today I'll take one or two BMW's over (I have 3, and need to keep one to stay in the club, so I can get cheap club registration) the VTR1000F, and maybe my Rocket III. I've more or less decided on which bikes I want to keep, so it'll be good to sell off the ones I don't need, and get some room back.

Terry …..good plan to “thin the herd”. I was a bit apprehensive when I sold four of my Hondas last year but truthfully I’ll ride the four or five I still have more frequently, my shop has more room and my cheque book is a little healthier! Go for it! John D.

[grcamna2]

That’s a nice looking car Don, and she looks pretty hot too, in a most respectful way, of course.

Anyhoo, after spending a small fortune on my new to me Ford AU petrol utility, (ute) it’s now street legal, and on the road. I’m calling it “Farm Truck” as I bought it from a farmer in a small rural community where the truck has been since it was new, 24 years ago.

It’s a great vehicle, and unlike my other AU (LPG) utility, it starts right up on icy cold mornings like we’re experiencing at the moment. I’m yet to take it for a long drive, but at least I won’t have to worry about not being able to find LPG in the middle of nowhere.

Nice "Farm Truck" Terry.
How've you been doing ?

G'Day Bill, I'm going well, busy working on my VMax with Spotty, currently in the process of installing Hyabusa 6 piston front brake calipers to replace the OEM 2 piston calipers. On top of that I'm in the process of moving all of my "Spare" bikes across to an auction place, so I can hand back the storage unit, now that I'm verging on retirement. Took the KZ750 over yesterday, and today I'll take one or two BMW's over (I have 3, and need to keep one to stay in the club, so I can get cheap club registration) the VTR1000F, and maybe my Rocket III. I've more or less decided on which bikes I want to keep, so it'll be good to sell off the ones I don't need, and get some room back.

I know one of your 'keepers' will be the Suzuki 2-stroke T350R

[Terry in Australia]

Thanks John, yeah I think it’s time to seriously thin the herd and spend more time and money on the ones I want to keep. Now that I have the VMax I can let the Triumph Rocket III go, We (my brother and I) have owned it since new and it’s a great bike, but I can put the VMax on cheap club registration and save around $700 per year over standard registration, plus it’s a big heavy bike and takes up a lot of space, which I’d rather keep for my other bikes. I need to put my ‘69 Kawasaki Mach III together as I want at least one 2 stroke bike, and will sell the Suzuki T350 and T500. (And a lot more….)

[BenelliSEI]

Thanks John, yeah I think it’s time to seriously thin the herd and spend more time and money on the ones I want to keep. Now that I have the VMax I can let the Triumph Rocket III go, We (my brother and I) have owned it since new and it’s a great bike, but I can put the VMax on cheap club registration and save around $700 per year over standard registration, plus it’s a big heavy bike and takes up a lot of space, which I’d rather keep for my other bikes. I need to put my ‘69 Kawasaki Mach III together as I want at least one 2 stroke bike, and will sell the Suzuki T350 and T500. (And a lot more….)

Terry…. Careful. The extra space and cash can result in some other weird sh1t happening! Have fun. J.

[simon#42]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

[grcamna2]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Sounds like a wonderful plan.

[Kelly E]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Don't forget that no matter how big the shop is you will manage to fill it up fairly quick.

[Terry in Australia]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Don't forget that no matter how big the shop is you will manage to fill it up fairly quick.

Yeah I’ve thought about that too Simon, I could sell my house in the burbs and buy a new house on a couple of acres in the country, but I know that if I had a bigger shop I’d just keep filling it with bikes and cars. I rode my K100RS SE over to the auction place yesterday and looked at the log book, and I haven’t ridden it at all this year, like most of my bikes, so it’s better going to someone who will use it more often.

I’m hoping that the 10 year old Motobatt battery that I pulled out of the Triumph Rocket III and put on my battery charger will have enough life left to fire it up today so I can ride it to the car wash and give it a much needed clean before I take it over to the auction place. If it needs a new battery I’ll buy one and install it, because no one in their right mind would buy a R3 without hearing it running first, and it’ll make it easier to sell. I was even going to take my faithful old Sporty across before I remembered that my youngest boy wants to eventually swap his Royal Enfield for it, so that’s a good thing, the Sporty is a lovely old thing.

[Kelly E]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Don't forget that no matter how big the shop is you will manage to fill it up fairly quick.

Yeah I’ve thought about that too Simon, I could sell my house in the burbs and buy a new house on a couple of acres in the country, but I know that if I had a bigger shop I’d just keep filling it with bikes and cars. I rode my K100RS SE over to the auction place yesterday and looked at the log book, and I haven’t ridden it at all this year, like most of my bikes, so it’s better going to someone who will use it more often.

I’m hoping that the 10 year old Motobatt battery that I pulled out of the Triumph Rocket III and put on my battery charger will have enough life left to fire it up today so I can ride it to the car wash and give it a much needed clean before I take it over to the auction place. If it needs a new battery I’ll buy one and install it, because no one in their right mind would buy a R3 without hearing it running first, and it’ll make it easier to sell. I was even going to take my faithful old Sporty across before I remembered that my youngest boy wants to eventually swap his Royal Enfield for it, so that’s a good thing, the Sporty is a lovely old thing.

You would regret selling the Sporty. You're so happy every time you ride it 

[simon#42]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Don't forget that no matter how big the shop is you will manage to fill it up fairly quick.

yes you are right , i think terry might be doing the right thing . i never really sell bikes i just sort of buy them and then buy some more .

[Kelly E]

im in a similar situation , thinking of retiring next year but have no room at home for all the vehicles stored at work .
cant quite face selling any of them so it looks like i am looking for a house in the country with a large barn !

Don't forget that no matter how big the shop is you will manage to fill it up fairly quick.

yes you are right , i think terry might be doing the right thing . i never really sell bikes i just sort of buy them and then buy some more .

That's the same plan we've been using although the 82' CB 900F is supposed to be sold tomorrow.

[Don R]

 I was realizing my brother is a hoarder but five of the ten 750's in my garage were his and I "helped him out" by buying them. Who's the hoarder now? He would like me to own his GL1000 and sidecar CB500 and the two twin cam 750's in his storage unit.  No, no a thousand times no.

[Tracksnblades1]

I was realizing my brother is a hoarder but five of the ten 750's in my garage were his and I "helped him out" by buying them. Who's the hoarder now? He would like me to own his GL1000 and sidecar CB500 and the two twin cam 750's in his storage unit.  No, no a thousand times no.

🤔 Sounds like you’ve been contemplating it. With the itemized list of his goodies..😁

[dave500]

old bloke up the road I fix stuff for him,brings his riding mower down its running #$%*,going off to lunch ill leave it with you!ok cool I dont mind a tinker,its hunting on the govenor at any rpm,also had #$%* in the tank like few spiders and wasps?how the hell?fuel filter all gunked up just reverse blew it its a mesh screen but wasnt the hunting cause,never been looked at?so filthy this fuel tank was fully black cunked in crud i pulled it off and cleaned it inside and out,changed its ancient oil so old it could turn back into a dinosaur!anyway I just cleaned all the build up off the fine governor spring etc and ran the mechanism through a few cylces and it seems fixed?took the liberty off washing the thing and a few fizzy drinks coming my way!!

[grcamna2]

old bloke up the road I fix stuff for him,brings his riding mower down its running #$%*,going off to lunch ill leave it with you!ok cool I dont mind a tinker,its hunting on the govenor at any rpm,also had #$%* in the tank like few spiders and wasps?how the hell?fuel filter all gunked up just reverse blew it its a mesh screen but wasnt the hunting cause,never been looked at?so filthy,changed its ancient oil so old it could turn back into a dinosaur!anyway I just cleaned all the build up off the fine governor spring etc and ran the mechanism through a few cylces and it seems fixed?took the liberty off washing the thing and a few fizzy drinks coming my way!!

People really don't give much maintenance to lawn mowers.. I hate when they do the same thing to their bikes.

[BenelliSEI]

Tim and I spent the day working on the Lexus race car. Got too much done to even list but most importantly found an annoying (fairly minor) oil leak I’m been chasing for a few months. A -10 X 180 degree fitting to the oil cooler was tight, but drooling out the swivel portion. Will need to open up the front end to get it out. Pictures next time!

[spotty]

Put new wiper blades on the rodeo today after a morning frost kindly ripped one of the old ( admittedly already well and truly worn out ) ones in half.
Took half an hour, many tools and much swearing , already not looking forward to doing it again in 4 or 5 years.
Also noticed how worn out all 4 tyres are. Time to investigate the cheapest possible option

[grcamna2]

Put new wiper blades on the rodeo today after a morning frost kindly ripped one of the old ( admittedly already well and truly worn out ) ones in half.
Took half an hour, many tools and much swearing , already not looking forward to doing it again in 4 or 5 years.
Also noticed how worn out all 4 tyres are. Time to investigate the cheapest possible option

I didn't know it got that cold 'In the Land Down Under' spotty.