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Nissalco from what I gather is Nissan Altia, I presume a company within Nissan.. Anyway, I brough a sounder meter off Yahoo auctions, and having a look now, it looks Nissalco did/do a range of garage items. This maybe not news to some, but it is to me. The sounder meter is new, and looks very 1960's early 1970s, just a cool item! Currently on Yahoo for reference, is more modern kit like a 3 ton jack (pictured) as well as bigger garage kit, wheel balancer and wheel/tyre put on thingy.
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Hey guys, It has been my dream for many years to move to a spot where I could build my dream garage. Well, this year my dream was realized. We moved to a new house and I did not even need to build the garage. It came with a 36'x64' Pole Barn!! The barn is a great space. It really is a blank canvas at this point though. I have the shell, but I need to finish the interior. The previous owner got a start on the wiring and putting up some insulation and walls. They also left an area at the back in gravel, with the intent of building in 3 horse horse stalls. The first thing I will need to do is to get that filled in with concrete. After that I want to have a…
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Back in the summer there was a thread about a German product, a paste made of Citric acid and sawdust. I can't find it at the moment but I have been playing around with Citric acid for a couple months now and it has become my go to rust remover. I have found all the other acid rust removers have some drawbacks to them but Citric has the fewest so far. It is very inexpensive especially the industrial grade, I didn't want to purchase 50lbs until I knew it was worth it so bought 10lbs of food grade. 2 cups of dried powder in about a gallon of water makes a strong solution. Your results may vary depending on the hardness of your water but it should be easy to repeat…
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Air chucks
by Patcon- 1 follower
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I have bought Milton HiFlo hose air chucks for years. I've been really disappointed in them in recent years. Them seem to start leaking pretty quickly as of late. What is everybody else using? Anyone else's experience?
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Replacing Air Compressor Pressure Switch - New Switch has Different Turn on/Turn off pressures 1 2 3
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My trusty compressor developed a problem with its pressure switch. The contact started sticking and the compressor kept running even when the tank pressure exceeded the cut off pressure. I've had it for about 27 years, and used it a fair amount given I am just a hobbyist. I am too lazy to get a picture of it, but it is this same model - though I think it was branded under Campbell Hausfeld: So the switch - I went online looking for replacements. The original switch had the model "DAC-278-1" with number 140 and 175 which apparently indicate the turn off psi and turn off psi. Since I bought it new... for 27 years, it turned on around 120 psi and turn…
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I rarely endorse tools, but in this case, I feel I have to share one I recently found and used that I am very glad to have found. U-joint replacement, especially the half shafts have always been a test of wills for me. Yes I can do them, no it's never pleasant. Find the right sockets to beat on, fight with supporting them while you beat on them, discovering the sockets you used are now bent and don't snap on the ratchet handle anymore. Dirty ugly fight. Hate it. No more. Behold the "Tiger Tool 10105" U-Joint service tool.
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I had never seen one, did you? Original or a creation of a handyman? Complete car i think.. over 25 years the same owner and ... not running. Original color was dark red? (what i see in the engineroom..) These Laurel's are not my cup of tea but this is a rare example i think?
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Super funny! in these miserable times.. Enjoy !! (Switch your english undertitles ON!) Let me know what you found of it!!
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Does anyone know anything about full padded dash replacements from ACCU-Form? I looked up the website and see plenty of dash cap items, but I'm looking at a full replacement dash, pad and all, that attaches directly to the metal dash frame. Any experience out there? I searched a little bit here and just find discussions about dash caps.
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I have decided to make my own vapor/ hydro blasting cabinet. I have a bunch of Datsun parts (mikuni carbs, intakes, ac, head etc..) that I want cleaned up and shiny. I really really like the look of hydro blasted or vapor blasted aluminum parts. So I live in a tiny town, that's about 1.5-2 hours from a major city, but even that city doesn't have anyone that hydro/ vapor blasts so I am either shipping parts (expensive, and chances for damage) so it's time to make one. The basics of vapor blasting is a glass slurry mix (ratio unknown as of yet) of water and 170-325 Glass Bead (tiny beads) pumped in circulation through a gun that has compressed air attached to push the s…
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Any tips on garage organization? Tips on project organization? How to save money? Best plans and practices? Fire them at me I'm a big boy. What do you lovely people think about keeping the factory color wheel I repaint my 260?
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Here is another way to share your knowledge. Post a couple of well posts, of cool tools you’ve made or bought that made your Datsun day go better. I’ll go first.
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