robb

Went out to lunch with friends yesterday to a restaurant right down the street from me that I have never been to it was pretty good. I usually don't go out to eat at places in the area where I live because it's a resort town and prices are steep but this place wasn't too bad. We went out for an ice cream cone last night and it was over ten dollars for two cones of vanilla ice cream.

boltonblue

I honestly love working on my cars. there is a basic satisfaction that comes with it.
but man o' man does the next day exact it's price.

NNY S2k

Where did you go....Ben & Jerrys?
Levi

zeroptzero

I agree whole heartedly. The reason I buy older Honda project cars is just to wrench on them, once I get them restored to my satisfaction I start looking for new projects.

I like wrenching on them more than driving them. I find it works well as a stress reliever to grab a wrench and start working in the garage. I tell my wife it is cheaper than a psychiatrist.

Working under the car is not my favourite thing as I need to do it while it is on jackstands, and there isn't a lot of room under there. I have done it quite a bit as sometimes you just can't avoid having to fix things from underneath.

Morris

If I worked under a car on jacks, which I don't, I would get a railroad tie, cut it in half and position it on both sides of the car as back up. Now that I think about it, not sure it would be high enough to save my ass.

boltonblue

i always put the tires under the car when I take them off.
The GL tires are wide enough to save my butt.

Too many times I've heard of folks get crushed under their vehicles.

dlq04

I've been working under MGs for 50 years. Common sense things I do. If I'm putting it up on 4 jack stands, good heavy quality jack stands, I grab the car and actually shake it as hard as I can. I also leave an elevated jack up at one end that isn't under pressure but could stop the fall. Thirdly, I always try to pay attention where I am laying if I have to exit quickly. I'm quite comfortable working like that if I have done the right setup.

What worries me more is making "senior" mistakes. I topped up the master cylinder on Thursday drove for a couple hours and wonder where the spray on the windshield was from. Seems I "forgot" to screw the cap on and it blew out brake fluid that traveled down the channel that surrounds the engine, then found its way out and down the hood to the windshield. I'm glad I converted to silicon brake fluid or I would have ruined a paint job.

dlq04

On my way to the vintage race today I drove down a road that was hit by a tornado yesterday. Mother Nature can be a real bitch.

Scooterboy

One of the best investment I made was a lift. I wish I could have put in a two post lift but the floor wasn't poured thick enough.

boltonblue

I've toyed with the idea of a two post lift but my garage is only 104", can't get things very high.