Plymouthy Adams Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Not for your own self edification but what have you got planned for the coming year on the car or in the shop? Long ago I resolved not to make resolutions but I do try to list a few tasks for accomplishment. Right now the house is still eating my time, cooler temps not making for quick advancements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 I’d like to finish the trunk somehow. It is going to be a big job, because I have a business coupe. When I go to cruise nights people always ask to see the big trunk, but now I have it full of junk; 6 folding chairs, a pop up canopy, a folding hammock and I’m not sure what is under all that. I’d like to something like Bob Toft did with the trunk of his vert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 Panels in the trunk will clean it up but will invade your storage to a degree, I made them for my business coupe and covered them with vinyl....I have devices installed I want out of sight and out of harms way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busycoupe Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 I always suspected you were a special agent! ... or a moon shiner... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted December 30, 2017 Report Share Posted December 30, 2017 What will you have on the road this coming year burning gas Plymouthy. As referring to your long term projects not your Sunbeam Tiger or your Flathead powered automatic Plymouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 (edited) Want to get the '51 Dodge D39 business coupe finished and on the road. Just now finishing wiring. Mechanically done except for final brake work. Needs interior done. Hopefully rolling by late spring. Balmy days of summer at the latest. That is the plan but they can go oft awry. Edited December 31, 2017 by RobertKB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 I think Awry is my middle name....seems every time I get halfway into doing something in the garage, another thing abut the house causes me to stop, put down my tools and yet grab other tools for a house repair. It is the house that continues to eat my shop time at the moment but my remodel is slowly finishing up. While I would love to set a deadline for something to be done, I am realistic enough to know it cannot always be...start pushing for drop dead dates can cause you to drop dead or turn the project into a job...I've had jobs, they take the fun out of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Install seat covers on my 52. Get door and trunk locks operational. Drive car more!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 17 minutes ago, plymouthcranbrook said: Install seat covers on my 52. Get door and trunk locks operational. Drive car more!!!! kinda of talking about the new year...not just new year's day just making humor...we all know how tough it is at times to put our hand to what we really want to do and not what we HAVE to do... I need to drive mine more often, I drove it last in October I think....break over for me, back to my drywall project.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55 Fargo Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Adams my New Years goals will be "Mopar" for "Mopar" goals. Now this includes the A833 swap. Of course its for a period correct flathead 6 engine. When, or do you plan to have your projects running and burning gas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertKB Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Everyone has their own pace they work at. Some enjoy the build more than driving the finished project. Other things and other projects happen that can take over. Sometimes I can go weeks without accomplishing much on car projects and I wonder why I am not spending more time in the garage. Other times I ignore other things I should be doing and work on the car. To each their own and we burn gas at our own rate and time. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonejacklarry Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 My younger son (38) told me he was going to open a gym on January 1. He intends to call it "Resolutions". After about two weeks, he will turn it into a sports bar. That's my boy, all right! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatie46 Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Vent glass rubber for the Plymouth, a lot of home projects must get done first though. I have a Jeep on the operating table at the moment when I have a bit of spare time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desotodav Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 2018 is the completion year for my 53 Dodge coupe truck. The old "Pop truck" will get final paint soon. and full assembly will be completed before our Chrysler Expo car show later this year! It's been a long and expensive project... but well worth doing it right! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggdad1951 Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 Get TODD mocked up with the body so I can work on that while the mechanicals are being rebuilt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 I believe I will install a moisture barrier to the ceiling of the shop, and build some shelves in it to clear up some floor space. All to improve working conditions so I can; 1) clean up, paint, rewire the engine compartment of the ol' D24 (been 25 years since the initial restoration, showing quite a bit of age), as well as replace the windshields (one was cracked by record heat in El Paso in 1994); 2) get the Terraplane running (no reason it wouldn't, just haven't messed with it since moving up here); and refresh the interior of the '70 Beetle while it's put up for the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd B Posted January 2, 2018 Report Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Dan Hiebert said: I believe I will install a moisture barrier to the ceiling of the shop, and build some shelves in it to clear up some floor space. All to improve working conditions so I can; 1) clean up, paint, rewire the engine compartment of the ol' D24 (been 25 years since the initial restoration, showing quite a bit of age), as well as replace the windshields (one was cracked by record heat in El Paso in 1994); 2) get the Terraplane running (no reason it wouldn't, just haven't messed with it since moving up here); and refresh the interior of the '70 Beetle while it's put up for the winter. You might want to check with your local insulating companies. Around here we do not put vapor barrier is in garage ceiling’s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
48Dodger Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Continue to run the B/PP class at Bonneville and hit 175mph in 2018*.....but really, the kids are out of college now, so just getting back to Bonneville will be good enough. lol 48D *the record is 195.146 mph....yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hiebert Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 1/2/2018 at 4:10 PM, Todd B said: You might want to check with your local insulating companies. Around here we do not put vapor barrier is in garage ceiling’s. Hadn't thought of that, I'll do so. Right now, the ceiling insulation is exposed (just the ceiling joists and insulation, no panels or anything), and it gets wet every spring when I open the shop up and the "warm" air hits the still cold cement floor. Of course, if I install a sheet of plastic or something, it'll probably rain in there with all my luck. Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted January 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 sounds like someone failed to put a moisture barrier beneath the poured concrete floor... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNR1957NYer Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Even with a vapor barrier and rigid (i.e. 2 " Styrofoam) insulation placed under a concrete slab on grade (good practice, and required by energy codes for some building occupancies), in a garage you could still end up with condensation on the slab under certain weather conditions (a period of warm, humid weather following a cold spell). I recommend a vapor barrier over the insulation. A vapor barrier (foil faced insulation at least, a sheet of poly stapled over unfaced insulation is better) will stop water vapor from hitting it's dew point somewhere in the insulation, saturating it and holding wet fiberglass against your wood framing. Granted, a garage is different from a house, but it's cheap insurance. My New Year's resolution is to do just this to the underside of my loft floor (I've already done the walls, covering it with plywood as a finish) so the garage can be toastier - just gone thru a period of record cold here in eastern Mass, and I'm home today 'cuz of a blizzard watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 10:37 AM, Plymouthy Adams said: kinda of talking about the new year...not just new year's day just making humor...we all know how tough it is at times to put our hand to what we really want to do and not what we HAVE to do... I need to drive mine more often, I drove it last in October I think....break over for me, back to my drywall project.... It took me three years to fix my heater and and two to finish the brakes. So i don't think my resolutions are unrealistic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashBuddy Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 Rebuild the heater, as soon as it warms up! Fix speedometer (just quit on me yesterday) Get gas guage working. New tires mounted & balanced. Start pondering my dented fender and bent tailgate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KindachiShota Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 Lately but I would like to build my dream car...will gather all parts and will dive it within this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted January 14, 2018 Report Share Posted January 14, 2018 My first goal is to get my legs back, the knee replacement has healed yet muscles are weak. My second is to get the Suburban legal and usable, details will be as time and suddenly aging torso allow. In September I'm 80! Yikes! My third goal is make it to September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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