Parts Pick Up: 1 hr
$$$ Spent: $30
As I promised myself , first thing Friday I ventured out into the garage with the intention to sort through, clean up and put away the multitude of tools spread all over my work area. Mission accomplished. I also tackled a major clean up of my work bench...I can now see the top of it. I boxed up some redundant "stuff" that accumulated on the bench over the last few months. Other assorted tasks including a sweeping of the floor and sorting through my multitude of drill bits-restocking my bit stand and checking the sharpness of the spare bits. Sorting the good from the marginal. I did this while watching TV last night which was a good use of my time...
Total time spent 2-1/2 hours on Man Cave clean up...time well spent in my determination...
I picked up some nuts and washers for installing the rear axle u-bolts. Unfortunately I could not get a good grade of nylon lock nut (3/8 fine thread) from any of the jobbers here so I decided I would use my purchase for the original install and then change them out later for the right nuts. Holding the rear axle in place safely is a big deal and I don't want to compromise safety..
I purchased another can of chassis black paint, primer and a can of red paint for the shocks. I decided to indulge my creative side and paint the shocks a non standard color basically for appearance sake...I went out last night and removed the peeling labels from the shocks, sanded and prepared the surface for paint. The shocks didn't have a very thick coating of paint originally so I ended up putting on a coat of primer last night as there were more than a few bare spots of metal showing.
I cleaned up the rear axle brake backing plate hardware in the Eastwood Tumbler. The pile of parts are now ready for painting.
I removed my homemade spring compressor from the frame. I also purchased the ready rod and nuts to improve the design. Total cost $6
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