All car projects on hold for summer 2014

[MYBAD79]

It's more important to get the interior done, therefore I decided to simply paint the bare blocks for now..... Scraping, wire-brushing and two coats of elastomeric paint..... This should get me by for a year or two until I figure out what I want to do (probably that insulating foam and stucco)....


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[MYBAD79]

Made some progress inside the house too, looks like I'm getting pretty good on drywall work...... :smash:


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[Sam Cogley]

Summer's over. Back to work on cars!

 

[BangkokDean]

Summer's over. Back to work on cars!

But he lives in FL so he does not see the end of summer :lol:

 

[MYBAD79]

Summer's over. Back to work on cars!

Just got rear ended in my Mustang today..... Sitting still at a red light when she slammed into me with her Jeep Liberty.....
So here's another car project in my near future.....

:hissyfit:

 

[7t9l82]

lovely. what a way to start the week.

 

[MYBAD79]

lovely. what a way to start the week.

Yeah, pretty nice..... Going to meet the insurance adjuster tomorrow AM.... We'll see how that goes, hope he just leaves a check and we go on with life.....

I already placed my order for two new taillights so that I can drive the car legally and not get a ticket, those should get here Wednesday.....

The bumper needs some new paint..... Probably a new impact bar too......

First thing is trying to pull the tail panel back to release the pressure on the trunk latch..... Right now I can't open the trunk......

Thank god there's nothing important in the trunk ..... Would really suck if I had groceries in there..... Lol

 

[BangkokDean]

Seeing that you are getting good with dry wall just dry wall the rear end, its just a rust tang....lol

 

[MYBAD79]

Seeing that you are getting good with dry wall just dry wall the rear end, its just a rust tang....lol

No big difference to fiberglass ... Lol


:ill:

 

[mrvette]

Summer's over. Back to work on cars!

Just got rear ended in my Mustang today..... Sitting still at a red light when she slammed into me with her Jeep Liberty.....
So here's another car project in my near future.....

:hissyfit:

Linda and I been married 13.5 years now, and wooden we know it, she been hit in the rear, stand still in traffic FOUR TIMES now.....last time totalled her '99 Escort but good, 6.5 hours for her in the hospital....at least no broken bones, but she was black and blue all over.....

DAMN these PAD PHONES....people driving and watching that damn screen instead of the traffic patterns....One kid that hit her Miata had her nose in the damn PAD instead of the damn road, sees the cars next to her take off and instead of looking ahead of her, slams into Linda....:clobbered::club:

 

[denpo]

lovely. what a way to start the week.

Yeah, pretty nice..... Going to meet the insurance adjuster tomorrow AM.... We'll see how that goes, hope he just leaves a check and we go on with life.....

I already placed my order for two new taillights so that I can drive the car legally and not get a ticket, those should get here Wednesday.....

The bumper needs some new paint..... Probably a new impact bar too......

First thing is trying to pull the tail panel back to release the pressure on the trunk latch..... Right now I can't open the trunk......

Thank god there's nothing important in the trunk ..... Would really suck if I had groceries in there..... Lol

Damnit.
I bet it's yet another texting idiot.
Hopefully you was driving this car... and not any other.
I start to get pretty angry now when I see people staring down their genital while driving.

Did you know Werner Herzog did a documentary on this?
Watch out, it's full off onions.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk1vCqfYpos[/ame]

 

[mrvette]

I have a flip on the hip, and really don't see the need for all that text crap, want to speak to ME, speak englush and get it the hell over with....

on MY end, I dont have the time/effort to search each key out on some touchy feely PAD to .com a 5 second message I can talk to......bunch of worthless dumbing down crap AFAIK.....

my Sammy Rugby been fine over 5 years now....

:crutches::friends:

 

[MYBAD79]

She said she wasn't texting, just distracted and not paying attention..... :lol:

She got a ticket and (i think) 4 points....

Good news: adjuster left me a check .... So within 24 hrs of the accident I have a check in my hands .... Way to go Geico!!!

I ordered two new taillights yesterday and those will be delivered tomorrow- Amazon prime -free 2nd day shipping

 

[7t9l82]

im no fan of texting either, my android has voice operated texting and i won't even use that driving.people don't know how to talk anymore. stupid stuff indeed.

 

[MYBAD79]

im no fan of texting either, my android has voice operated texting and i won't even use that driving.people don't know how to talk anymore. stupid stuff indeed.

Same here with iPhone, speak your text message and you're done .... Quick and easy..... No reason to take your eyes off the road.....

 

[MYBAD79]

I have a flip flop....and BLAH !!!
:crutches::friends:

Haha funny stuff


Hey Gene, I might need your help on some interior ideas...... Let me know if you're willing to spend 2hrs on I95...... There's going to be food on the grill when you get here......:lol: :mobeer:

 

[mrvette]

I have a flip flop....and BLAH !!!
:crutches::friends:

Haha funny stuff


Hey Gene, I might need your help on some interior ideas...... Let me know if you're willing to spend 2hrs on I95...... There's going to be food on the grill when you get here......:lol: :mobeer:

What you need man?? help with new kitchen?? bath (s)? plumbing/electric?? if you ask me what color to paint the walls, and pressure me like some customers used to do, I would suggest that it's their house, so my opinion don't count, then if asked again, I would reply 'Purple with Pink Polka Dots' just for the humor and get everyone laughing to end that conversation thread.....:rofl::rofl:

 

[MYBAD79]

What you need man?? help with new kitchen?? bath (s)? plumbing/electric?? if you ask me what color to paint the walls, and pressure me like some customers used to do, I would suggest that it's their house, so my opinion don't count, then if asked again, I would reply 'Purple with Pink Polka Dots' just for the humor and get everyone laughing to end that conversation thread.....:rofl::rofl:

I could use some fresh ideas on how to arrange the kitchen cabinets - free standing island/bar .... I'm pretty much stuck with one idea but maybe there's better ways to do this.... With your 50+ years of remodeling experience you might see something I don't see......

I am taking a break though..... Going on a cruise tomorrow, returning next week.....I am busting my ass on this new house for too long......

I'll send you a few pics when I'm back......

 

[MYBAD79]

One of today's accomplishments:


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[Kid Vette]

The sign or the doors? Both look good.

 

[mrvette]

Jealous of your garage there man......

as for the kitchen, I just need a floor plan and ask a few questions over the phone.....should be easy do....

 

[MYBAD79]

Drywall work is about as bad as bodywork on a car...... :lol:

I cut out some homemade framing work above the kitchen cabinets, repaired some drywall..... The ceiling was "modified" by the previous owner.... Lol

On the right is the fridge, then a cabinet, then stove and another cabinet.... On the wall to the left we will have: sink under the window and a dishwasher next to it on the left.....

Kitchen island / bar will be 12' out from the wall, I cut the concrete floor to burry conduit for the 110v power supply to that counter/bar.....



Damn, working on cars is more fun than this

 

[MYBAD79]

Finally got the ceiling in the living room and kitchen done, stripping popcorn really really sucks !!!



Got a texture gun, that thing is fun....blasted a few test panels with drywall mud..... Fun stuff ..... . Going to see how good I am using it on a ceiling tomorrow.....

 

[mrvette]

IF it is a top loader gun, you will find it nearly impossible to shoot the ceiling, you need it fed with the air from the floor unit....MY opinion, just leave it smooth and shoot paint on it, then paint the walls, maybe a crown molding.....we had some ****** pattern on our kitchen ceiling, so we soaked it down wife put on her knock down pattern all over it, and we painted it white....in our living room we covered the crap with another layer of rock, and put up crown....

you know how to measure for your kitchen cabinets??

maybe better to discuss that on the phone, as it could go on for pages....

seems like you already know the cab sizes or just appliance locations...??

:smash:

 

[MYBAD79]

Cheap top loader gun from HarborJunk..... $30..... Works really well to my surprise..... Shot the 700sqf ceiling today and it looks great.....



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Then moved outside to replace some rotten plywood with Durock cement board.....it was time for a break from drywall work.... Got two new windows installed by the end of today.....


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Gene, I'll call you when it's time for cabinets.... Floors first though......:clap:


Crap load of work......

 

[mrvette]

Crap load of work....got THAT right!!!!

:nuts:

Those windows in the pix above, they aluminum or thermal Lo E?? I tore out all the aluminum windows in my house years ago, first one to go was the 5'x6' front l/r window, faces west, and the summer sun would heat this room up like a furnace, put in plastic therm Lo E and knocked off 20f on the room temp.....did the rest of the house a year later....

 

[greg75vette]

I just saw this thread. Very impressive! I've done a little work here and there in my house and that was enough to give me a bad taste. I admire your drive and vision.

 

[denpo]

Cheap top loader gun from HarborJunk..... $30..... Works really well to my surprise..... Shot the 700sqf ceiling today and it looks great.....



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Then moved outside to replace some rotten plywood with Durock cement board.....it was time for a break from drywall work.... Got two new windows installed by the end of today.....


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Gene, I'll call you when it's time for cabinets.... Floors first though......:clap:


Crap load of work......

Geez Karsten, that's a lot of work you're getting done here. Respect.
I wonder sometimes where you find all this energy....

 

[mrvette]

Cheap top loader gun from HarborJunk..... $30..... Works really well to my surprise..... Shot the 700sqf ceiling today and it looks great.....



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Then moved outside to replace some rotten plywood with Durock cement board.....it was time for a break from drywall work.... Got two new windows installed by the end of today.....


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Gene, I'll call you when it's time for cabinets.... Floors first though......:clap:


Crap load of work......

Geez Karsten, that's a lot of work you're getting done here. Respect.
I wonder sometimes where you find all this energy....

He be a young punk......:gurney::ill::hissyfit:

 

[MYBAD79]

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Geez Karsten, that's a lot of work you're getting done here. Respect.
I wonder sometimes where you find all this energy....

It's all in the bottle man, all in the bottle..... Bud Light energy drink...... Nice photoshop :drink::drink: