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@4307 – kids don’t play outside anymore. No need for a yard! Tell S to relax!
@Slick my love for wheelin’, wrenchin’, camping and exploring started a a wee young age of getting grass stained and muddy in the backyard. Growing up in town, my parents would wonder where all the mud came from, till they found my Tonka trucks half-buried in the flower beds
However as a devils advocate, Being sent outside to “burn off some energy” would be a lot different with a 20×30 full of cutting, forming and fabrication tools at ones expense. Can raise a fine young skilled trades-woman and worry less about screen time, cyber bullying, blah blah blah.
Mark, it was a pleasure as always chattin’ trucks, wheelin’ and BS. Happy to meet Kyle as well!!
Thanks for the last piece (or first piece pending if you’re assembling or disassembling) to the HVAC for Redee. Will get it scrubbed and packed away for the rebuilding portion really soon.
How well does that 20×30 fit if you clock it 90 degrees snd put it along the back fence line? Tuck it right in place where the shed currently stands.
Garage can’t be taller than the house….but how tall is your house? Bungalow, back/side split, two storey?
Nice sketches! But I agree, you’ve already outgrown both floor plans. Give yohrself maximum allowable (building permit) ceiling height and create a “storage loft” for lesser used tools (or just the lighter ones), snow tires, bikes, garden tools, wagons etc… storage which casts no footprint to “workable” space.
Between those Aussies, and the former Top Gear crew on BBC, it’s hard to decide eho has the sweeter job. I tip my hat to Top Gear cause they get to meet some smokin’ hot celebrities.
Picked up The hard lines that connect the calipers to the flex line for $16/side.
My desk calendar is usually subjected to my endless doodling and conjuring of mods for Redee. Started working on a significantly cost reduced “Bat Wing” awning. Hoping harvest an old tent and a roof mounted cargo basket. If it is purely contained to the basket, I can transfer the awning between the hard topper and Canback.
@slick_yota I’ve already become my old man. I’ll be pulling Toyota parts from my garage for years to come.
When I moved from London to Shelburne 6.5 years ago, I moved boxes of 4Runner parts both new never-installed, and used from many donors. I Didn’t own a 4Runner at the time, was a full year after I moved in I bought Zombie’s ‘87. Apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
That’s a great show 4WD Action. Those guys sure do enjoy their work. To this day I can’t believe how little armour they run. One episode where Shaun rolled the Dirty 30, you get a clean look at the undercarriage. No skids. Bumpers and sliders only. And they’re way more hardcore than me….different leagues.
Airing down for comfort is just as awesome as airing down for traction. A little goes a long way. Dropping my 31” duratracs from 30psi to 18psi was nearly the equivalent of paving the trail. Sure you still feel the big bumps, but you ride more like a boat. Had the Bigruuner down to 5psi in ardbeg, and didnt need 4wd. Felt like riding a recliner through the woods.
I’ll chime in here. When Sam and I looked at our house to buy it in 2012, I didnt need much convincing past the shop. It’s an oversized double car garage approx 24’ wide, 32’ deep. With enough time spent stacking, I have fit at one time Tacoma, Grand Caravan, 3 atv, 4 dirtbikes, and 30-years worth of my dads spare parts for cars he doesnt own. Space was very tight, and squeezing both cars through the single bay door was fun, but I didnt have to scrape 1” of ice off anything once the freezing rain went away.
I made myself a floor plan back in September while I was trying to figure out my new setup. With Redee going under the knife all winter, I had to make sure I was prepared.
- work space all 4-sides around Redee (roughly 14ft long x 6ft wide)
- open space to “explode” some assembly should I need to disect it
- Occasional parking for Sam’s focus should an exceptionally bad storm roll through
- working space for an ATV as my neighbour and I flip broken kijiji shit for fun
With the current setup Ive hit my targets, and technically the Taco fits inside with 1-inch to spare…exactly 1” when tbe front bumper is touching Redee’s rear tire. It fits, but not well enough to perform any work. Protected parking only.
Changes I desire?
Cheaper heat!! Stupid electric heater is too expensive to run.
Taller ceiling height, or steeper pitched roof to utilize as overhead storage. Anybody dreaming of a hoist? Not with 9’ ceilings you aren’t. Man-cave loft….somewhere to sit and drink a beer, but not have an old grimey couch impede on working space.
Running water would be sweet, but I’d give it up for cheaper heat haha.
More overhead lighting. I find myself grabbing a trouble light 95% of the time I need to work on something.
@Slick_Yota I wouldn’t trade Princess Auto time for anything.
@Finn The girls love any time they spend in the shop, usually cause there are treats, tools, or rolling stools involved. Good times. I’ll be home all day Sunday, will put on some fresh coffee after I get your text.
Brampton Community Recycling Centre accepted my household hazardous waste for free!! That means Redee’s gas tank is 85% empty. At least empty enough that I can prevent myself from getting crushed by the tank when I lower it.
Fuel sending unit is looking as grimey as the fuel pump hanger did. Will try to snap some pics later.
Complety unrelated, but I brought both my girls to my favourite “Daddy Store” Princess Auto. Grabbed solvent for my parts washer, recycled crushed glass for my sand blaster, a brake flaring tool, and a bunch of On Sale tools I prolly don’t need but am able to expense to my current ATV project. I’ve learned that my girls like going to Princess Auto one-on-one with Daddy, but not together. Too bored if they don’t have my full attention.
Great news Redee. The tricky to bend hard lines between the caliper and flex line are available through Toyota for $16ea! The rest is obsolete.
I opened up an ebay $3 impulse purchase last night to test it. Cheap voltmeter, the 8-bit display looks period correct for the 1980’s, but the blue does not fit. Shoulda bought green light. This Might end up in Redee’s dash somewhere.
You’re the second person to suggest I buy a roll of copper nickel tubing. I am historically bloody terrible at flaring tubing, but I guess now is as good of time as any to re-learn.
Rock Auto doesn’t sell pre- bent hard lines, nor does Canadian Tire/Napa. I inquired at Hallmark Toyota in Orangeville and most were obsoleted from their systen. Hallmark did print me out their parts image page so I can see all the part numbers…perhaps I’ll dive deep into ebay again.
I bought a couple lengths of pre-flared lines from my local shop, but the pre-determined lengths are gonna bite me in the ass. Left rear axle line is roughly 43” flare to flare. I bought a 40” length because the next size up was 50”. Thought it would be easier to shorten the path by 3” than consume 7” extra. I think there were some flaws in my thought process. Path Forward: return these pre-flared bits, and buy a roll of tubing and a dozen metric fittings.
Looks like you got some snow coming your way this weekend to add another layer of difficulty to your trails…..should you have any time/energy after work.
Redee fought back after taking offense to my more assertive methods, and kinked a rear axle hard line. So I’m back to the parts store. Will grab an M10 flare wrench if they have one.
At least I don’t have to worry about removing those axle hard lines carefully. And I get to use the new brake line bender I got for christmas.
Seems likely that I’m going to replace all the hard lines on either end of a rubber hose. Hoses are garbage, not worth the stress to separate them considering lines are $4-7 each for 8”-60” runs.
