What did you do in your shed / man cave today?

[StrvnMrvn]

Got the brakes on the CT checked at jet crews shed! Hope that counts?!

Now the brake controller.

[Brumbypt]

Setup for a kids 13 th party in it...  Arrrrrrhhhhh



Luckily its in a separate room, the storage room. But lots of stuff had to come out into my workshop..

Looking the empty space i can see it setup with lathe and pedestal drill press etc.. They would be nice..

Or it was build to house the pool table etc..  But no pool tale has been bought.. Yet

[berlitza]

make a pool table, now that would be one hell of a worthy project

[Brumbypt]

Hmmm.  Yes good idea, just like darryl Kerrigan..

Might do that too.

Out of steel, maybe..

[Brumbypt]

I was wondering what to make the base out of, a big plate of steel instead of marble! Was a thought..
So i did a youtube search can came accross this one

http://www.besportier.com/archives/cool-transparent-glass-pool-table---nottage-design-g-1.html

And this one looks nice

http://dorsetcustomfurniture.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/the-new-pool-table-is-finished.html

Top one is steel

So if i make it with that design and a thick frosted glass top. It would be great hey..

Or would the balls roll too fast. With felt there is a little friction, none with glass hey.

[Brumbypt]

With a glass top pool table, you could then put water under the top and have a fish tank under the pool top surface..

[berlitza]

big fan of the water one but all of them look great, , showed swmbo  and told her the water one is my next project, she rolled her eyes and walked away lol

[Marcus73]

With a glass top pool table, you could then put water under the top and have a fish tank under the pool top surface..

I want one and I don't even play pool


Sent from the machine that goes..... Bing!

[Bill]

Put the new 3" Extreme exhaust on Nav this afternoon.
Didn't realise I needed to remove the turbo to install the new dump pipe until I had the old exhaust on the ground. Guess I should have read the instructions.
Oh well all done and dusted and sounds and drives nice...
Bill

[komaterpillar]

did an injector pump drive shaft seal today. here's some pics

first up is to time the engine to number 1 TDC compression stroke



then pull the injector pump






then off with the drive gear



old seal removed



new seal fitted



then refit the drive gear and chuck the pump back on, next up was to set the injection timing, this is done by measuring the injection plunger stroke vs degrees of rotation of the crankshaft. so time to break out the old dial indicator and magnetic base



so with the pump refitted there's a plug in the head of the injector pump that you pull out wich gives you access to the injection plunger. dial indicator inserted in here to measure the plunger stroke



static timing specs for a 4JB1-t are 0.5mm plunger stroke at 12 degrees BTDC, i set mine to 0.55mm at 12 degrees BTDC. this advanced the timing by 2 degrees. i did this because i have the fuel rack screw and boost compensator turned up so its getting a fair bit more fuel than stock, and needed more timing to get a complete burn in the cylinders and not in the exhaust ports. also on a these engines - being a turbo diesel - the general rule of thumb is for every degree of timing advance it pulls 30 degrees out of the exhaust gas temps, high egt's is what kills these engines



very happy with the results, its heaps more responsive down low and has more of a punch in the back when it comes on boost now. also blows less soot when under load - good results

[03hilux]

With a glass top pool table, you could then put water under the top and have a fish tank under the pool top surface..

That would look cool  in the shed with toilet and hand basin to match

[speewa158]

 Less talk more action       

[deepop]

did an injector pump drive shaft seal today. here's some pics

first up is to time the engine to number 1 TDC compression stroke


then pull the injector pump




then off with the drive gear



old seal removed



new seal fitted



then refit the drive gear and chuck the pump back on, next up was to set the injection timing, this is done by measuring the injection plunger stroke vs degrees of rotation of the crankshaft. so time to break out the old dial indicator and magnetic base



so with the pump refitted there's a plug in the head of the injector pump that you pull out wich gives you access to the injection plunger. dial indicator inserted in here to measure the plunger stroke



static timing specs for a 4JB1-t are 0.5mm plunger stroke at 12 degrees BTDC, i set mine to 0.55mm at 12 degrees BTDC. this advanced the timing by 2 degrees. i did this because i have the fuel rack screw and boost compensator turned up so its getting a fair bit more fuel than stock, and needed more timing to get a complete burn in the cylinders and not in the exhaust ports. also on a these engines - being a turbo diesel - the general rule of thumb is for every degree of timing advance it pulls 30 degrees out of the exhaust gas temps, high egt's is what kills these engines



very happy with the results, its heaps more responsive down low and has more of a punch in the back when it comes on boost now. also blows less soot when under load - good results

Now that's more than your DIY project (well mine anyway) could handle - I believe you might have some professional knowledge.   Well done!

[Hairs]

Removed the Thermo Wax Advance timing Dooby from the Injector pump that was leaking diesel.
Then I stripped the the 5mm Allen key that holds the blanking plate onto the pump,   had to send the cruiser to town for the mechanic to tap a new thread.
Anyway she is back and not leaking.
This morning I removed the Dooby from the coolant line and replaced it with a 50mm piece of 12mm cooper pipe with stainless clamps.



And I ran a 4mm wire from the Aux power outlet near the air cleaner to the cab for more accessories to run off.

[Brumbypt]

Removed the Thermo Wax Advance timing Dooby from the Injector pump that was leaking diesel.
Then I stripped the the 5mm Allen key that holds the blanking plate onto the pump,   had to send the cruiser to town for the mechanic to tap a new thread.
Anyway she is back and not leaking.
This morning I removed the Dooby from the coolant line and replaced it with a 50mm piece of 12mm cooper pipe with stainless clamps.



And I ran a 4mm wire from the Aux power outlet near the air cleaner to the cab for more accessories to run off.

I saw the pics here and thought ohh yeah this guy has been busy, then i did a few other things, then went over to lcool and saw the pics again and thought these look familiar, thinking that i came back to lcool twice..hahahha.  Late night last night...
Too many little kids in my workshop storage room. Cleaned out and made into a party room..

[Hairs]

G'day Peter,
LOL, Yeah I'm just sharing.
I've learned heaps from others sharing info and pictures.
 

[Brumbypt]

Cleaned out the party. Room, returned all the storage items out of my workshop and back into the storage room..

Cleaned up, started my ride on mowers and took them for a drive.. Then started cutting up the rhs for my next off road trailer..

I used a broken skate board to help support the rhs while i cut it with the drop saw.

And thats all i have to say about that..

[Brumbypt]

Yesterday, Hung a couple  of lambs on my gantry..

Sunday is butchering day.. Also will do that in my workshop/Mancave, got the freezer going already, to make sure it works.. $50 for a fairly new chest freezer off my local fb buy sell group.



Isnt she lucky i dont have to do it in the house...

Now how do i turn my number 2 trailer over. Might have to rest till Sunday

[hoytshooter]

Finally finished my rock sliders ....

[Frostd]

Spent the morning, stripping the old marine carpet from the Black Widow draws/fridge slide, then retrimed them with new marine carpet.  I was surprised how easy it was.  They look brand new and all for $80 in materials.

[corynmelnkids]

I put my fathers golf cart back together after we got the clutch rebuilt so then i had to go and try it out with 9 holes of golf with my 2 sons and i also made some alloy spacer blocks for my LED light bar.

[Brumbypt]

Butchered a couple of lambs ..

My poor rig is still sitting out side in these nasty frosts..

Lots of meat to eat for a while, if the freezer keeps working..

[oldmate]

Gave the patrol a wash and polish, and gave the hilux a wash.

[Taz64]

Assembled a compost bin system which once it gets enough bacteria and worm castings will recycle and compost the dog droppings. Should be ready to compost the dog droppings in another week.  May not sound like much to most, but when you have a 8yr old English Mastiff at 82kg and a 7 month old English Mastiff at 65kg, the droppings are the equivalent of small dogs.

[DannyG]

Im probably paranoid but after finally getting Patrol and Camper ready to drive across the continent I took them both for a drive to make sure they towed ok and everything worked still!