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

[Trex_s4m1]

added more bits to my drz400. rear caliper guard and longer shift lever.. then looked at it for a bit.

[speewa158]

Recently got a New Man Cave to hide in . lts more a grotto then a Man Cave . But its mine to meld to me so its all good  .  Work has provided me with a 20fter to store kit in on site . The tractor & toys Rea stashed in it with room to entertain , should that be required  . Work benches & shelving will follow as  permit 

[Trex_s4m1]

sounds cool speewa!.. but 

[speewa158]

sounds cool speewa!.. but 


l will wip out the Box Brownie  & roll off a few , then try to post them 

[lino6]

Remember to keep the flash at arm's length so the powder doesn't burn your eyebrows off.

[speewa158]

Remember to keep the flash at arm's length so the powder doesn't burn your eyebrows off.


lm waiting for lightening  or spare Russian rocket parts to flash by     

[scarps]

Remember to keep the flash at arm's length so the powder doesn't burn your eyebrows off.


lm waiting for lightening  or spare Russian rocket parts to flash by     

lol....I saw that to the north last night, wondered if it was near your place?

[Fathom]

Got a trip coming up..
So did a bit of work on the Troll.
Fitted a new MAF sensor, serviced the onboard air compressor, cleaned the air filter and removed the old spotties and  fitted the new ones.
Then so the Challenger wasn't left out, I fitted a light bar to it too.
Got the Sparky coming later to make them work

[Ynot]

Got the tinny out of my shed today... Long time between drinks for the ol girl.


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[fridayman]

Started the injector recon on my 1KZ-TE only to be thwarted by a faulty injector tester. This is a job I have been looking forward to because so few people do it themselves, yet is seems quite simple - I'm very curious. New tester ordered from Germany, hopefully it doesn't take too long to arrive - having worked closely with German teams before, I expect it will be in the mail by 9:15 on Monday morning

I also cleaned up my 18 month old Brown Davies bashplate. The paint is flaking quite badly, so I took off all the loose material (I got to use my new needle scaler )and then gave it a couple of coats of Penetrol. This is the first time that I have used Penetrol - it looks like an oily varnish, but dries quite hard overnight. It will be interesting to see how well it lasts.

I also swapped out my Odyssey starter battery for a new one, however I'm not convinced that the old one is toast (I discovered afterwards that my in-cab voltmeter may be out by 0.2V - need to check/clean all the connections), so I'll pop into a battery place this week to have it load tested.

[Jasman]

Pulled the tank off the old DRZ and fitted a new fuel petcock.....couldn't find an aftermarket one or a rebuild kit online so had to buy a new genuine one - cost $70 when all I really needed was a little bit of rubber with a couple of holes in it.

[speewa158]

Took the Hydraulic pump off the tractor a few days ago only to discover its scored & not worth saving . The new unit is ordered , so all l have to do is change  the oil to take out any impurities & its as good as new . Fingers Crossed .

[fridayman]

Pulled the tank off the old DRZ and fitted a new fuel petcock.....couldn't find an aftermarket one or a rebuild kit online so had to buy a new genuine one - cost $70 when all I really needed was a little bit of rubber with a couple of holes in it.

Same thing happened to one of ours.

[Jasman]

Same thing happened to one of ours.

Yeah, I can't believe you can't buy a kit.  I thought I managed to fix it at first by simply flipping the gasket thingy over, the tap seemed to work find for a month or so and then out of the blue started leaking like a sieve.  At least the new petcock has nice clean little filters.

[Trex_s4m1]

something to look forward to on mine then eh?
i cleaned mine when i got it, was full of red gunk and didnt like idling. love my DRZ  

[Jasman]

something to look forward to on mine then eh?
i cleaned mine when i got it, was full of red gunk and didnt like idling. love my DRZ  

Yeah, seems like a pretty common complaint on the 250 (mines an '07).  There is aftermarket available for the 400 if you have the bigger one.  I can't say I love my DRZ even though it does everything I ask of it, it just feels a bit nose heavy to me compared to the Yammies I''ve owned in the past - I've heard a handlebar transplant makes them feel better but I haven't got around to it yet.

[Trex_s4m1]

I bought my with renthals already but Yeh it does what is asked.. Maybe I'll start a bike thread so we don't sidetrack this one too much heh

[Steffo1]

Stripped down the 25 year old 40 litre Engel, sanded back with 120 wet & dry & 2 coated with  a cold gal/anticorrosion formulation. It's almost Engel Grey but more matt finish.
Hopefully get another 25 years out of it but maybe I won't last that long
Steve

[fridayman]

I bought my with renthals already but Yeh it does what is asked.. Maybe I'll start a bike thread so we don't sidetrack this one too much heh

Then I'll tell you about the mint DRZ that I bought, spent lots of $$$ on and then had to sell after only doing about 500km on it... 

[Steffo1]

Just buggered a full set of supposedly good quality drill bits putting two 10 mm holes through a 2.5 mm 22 year old piece of angle iron with the bench drill. Started at a 3 mm bit & went up in 0.5 mm sizes. I reckon that the steel we get today is a little less quality than days gone by!
Steve

[markg66]

Just buggered a full set of supposedly good quality drill bits putting two 10 mm holes through a 2.5 mm 22 year old piece of angle iron with the bench drill. Started at a 3 mm bit & went up in 0.5 mm sizes. I reckon that the steel we get today is a little less quality than days gone by!
Steve

Sutton brand High Speed Steel drills is what you need for good quality.

[Bill]

Great job Steffo1.
Looks awsome....
Bill

[Steffo1]

Great job Steffo1.
Looks awsome....
Bill

Yea thanks Bill. I might have to do a quick painting for you as the good woman is away for a day or two & has the Box Brownie
Steve

[JPH]

Finally got around to putting some new laminated ply benches in the Jayco today to replace the old ones that had turned into weatbix. Also refitted the fridge that has just been overhauled, reco motor and a cleanup. Even managed to pack it all away so swmbo's car fits back in the garage!

[pmturnbull]

cleaned it up after I got home from camping to fit my new toy in.