It is gardening season and for the last week or so I have been focused on building raised beds and cold frames and not much TR3 work has gone on. However yesterday I ventured out onto the driveway and checked out the "quality" of my wheels. I determined the trueness by mounting them on the rear axle and rotating them. I have 9 wheels in total-2 are junk-bent with the bead messed up, 2 are in good shape and 1 is good cosmetically fine but requires straightening, 3 are slotted wheels which are non-standard that I am following up on to see if they are after market or what? Leaving 1 wheel of questionable status. Rather than dish out money for rim straightening I have decided to order 2 used wheels from my supplier @ $35 each which should give me 5 good wheels total.
I purchased a 12vmax Li-ion Makita Cordless Driver Drill which I have had under consideration for a year or so. A friend has a similar model that he uses quite extensively for his home renovation projects. I watched a car restoration video where the mechanic used one of these small drivers and it seems to be useful in that context. I purchased some 1/4 drive nut drivers and socket adapters so I am ready to go. I am a big Makita fan as I like their designs and quality. I have 6280D drill which I have used extensively over the last five years or so and only recently have both batteries died. I am currently searching out replacements as I think the drill still has lots of life left in it!!
Today I plan to get back into the garage and do some more parts clean up painting.
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