This summer I bought a 4x4 s10 pickup, with the 2.8l gas v6, and the Borg Warner T5 trans. Over the fall I pulled the 2.8l v6 out and swapped it with an Isuzu 2.2l Diesel. My hope is to get about 35mpg with this truck. We'll see how well that pans out.
Here's a video of the conversion though. Enjoy!
My Motorcycle!
This summer I got a project bike. It's a 1986 Honda vf500f, and I got it with new tires/chain/tune-up/handlebar electronics/etc... It really just needs cosmetic work, but it came with a new tank so after some paint and such, it should be a nice bike!
Here's a video of it. It doesn't have a front fairing on it in this video, and the video is kinda junky, but it gives you an idea. :-)
Here's a video of it. It doesn't have a front fairing on it in this video, and the video is kinda junky, but it gives you an idea. :-)
Before and After
The day after I bought it.
Just before I left Illinois.
Now.
Total cost. <$0
Thank God for Vegetable Oil, and great deals! :D
More WVO news.
Here are a couple videos related to my Vegetable Oil hobby.
Here's a video of how I fueled my 1800 mile trip out west on 100% Waste Vegetable Oil. Ok, I did use a little less than a gallon of Diesel starting and shutting it off on my way out.
Here's the latest on my Vegetable Oil filtration setup.
Here's a video of how I fueled my 1800 mile trip out west on 100% Waste Vegetable Oil. Ok, I did use a little less than a gallon of Diesel starting and shutting it off on my way out.
Here's the latest on my Vegetable Oil filtration setup.
Idaho!
Wow, it has definitely been a long time since I updated this blog, but I got a little more time than I'm used to today so I figured I'd get'er done! :)
For those of you who don't know, I am now in Idaho mentoring with Dr. David Erb, studying music! Dr. Erb teaches at New St. Andrew's College, and Logos Christian School as well as being chief musician at Christ's Church. The school year is just starting to get going, and next week will be my first 'typical' week. The weather has been amazing! Mid-low nineties on average, relatively dry and blue skies! Great summer weather. :)
Here are some pictures from the way out, hopefully more to come as the year progresses...
Heading through Montana, totally in my element. All 28 hours and I never got sick of the sound of that thing. :)
Looking extremely healthy! :) I couldn't have asked for better.
I drove the whole 1500 miles to Moscow, ID on vegetable oil, using less than one gallon of Diesel starting it up and shutting it off.
Along the way I did roll over 222,222.2 miles! :)
I like this picture cause you can see my rig and get a taste of the scenery! :)
Ok, enough about my truck...
Somewhere in South Dakota I believe, almost Montana.
Almost through the pass! The mountain scenery was amazing in Montana! I wish I could have captured it better with my camera.
Through the pass, and the beginning of a gorgeous view on the other side.
Thank you for the welcome Idaho! This would have been at almost 11:00pm, and Idaho desperately needs new paint on their roads! My technique was find a vehicle going a decent speed, hang on their tail for dear life, and hope they know the road better than I do. lol
Last Saturday a group from the area went out hiking in the mountains near Elk River Falls. Such beautiful scenery! It was a cool day, but that didn't keep us out of the water... Over the barricade we go, and down the mountain goat paths (where we had the luxury of them)!
Hiking/sliding down the slope to the swimming hole at the middle falls. :)
At first we swam at the middle falls which you can see at the top of the picture. After spending about a half hour there, we climbed down to the bottom of the lower falls and swam/climbed up the river right to the bottom of the lower falls, where there was a neat little ledge behind the falls that could hold about six guys or so. One neat thing about being behind the falls there was that the wind from the falls was causing the air to swirl in such a way that if you threw water up in the air, it just kept going up! lol It was also neat jumping off the ledge into/through the water fall. The force of the water was incredible!
Afterward we drove up to Elk River where we got some Huckleberry Ice Cream. :) Mmmmm...
For reference, you're looking at about half the town right here. Haha...
On the way back we got stared down by Mrs. Cow... Many thanks to our trusty driver, we didn't hit it this time! :D
Oh and Idaho cows are very different than Illinois cows! This cow turned and ran up the slope to our left effortlessly! Like a deer! Haha... I couldn't believe my eyes.
Sorry this has been really choppy and fast, but I've gotta run and move some timpani's with my truck. Hopefully more to come later!
To the church and other friends back home, I miss you guys!
For those of you who don't know, I am now in Idaho mentoring with Dr. David Erb, studying music! Dr. Erb teaches at New St. Andrew's College, and Logos Christian School as well as being chief musician at Christ's Church. The school year is just starting to get going, and next week will be my first 'typical' week. The weather has been amazing! Mid-low nineties on average, relatively dry and blue skies! Great summer weather. :)
Here are some pictures from the way out, hopefully more to come as the year progresses...
Heading through Montana, totally in my element. All 28 hours and I never got sick of the sound of that thing. :)
Looking extremely healthy! :) I couldn't have asked for better.I drove the whole 1500 miles to Moscow, ID on vegetable oil, using less than one gallon of Diesel starting it up and shutting it off.
Along the way I did roll over 222,222.2 miles! :)
I like this picture cause you can see my rig and get a taste of the scenery! :)Ok, enough about my truck...
Somewhere in South Dakota I believe, almost Montana.
Almost through the pass! The mountain scenery was amazing in Montana! I wish I could have captured it better with my camera.
Through the pass, and the beginning of a gorgeous view on the other side.
Thank you for the welcome Idaho! This would have been at almost 11:00pm, and Idaho desperately needs new paint on their roads! My technique was find a vehicle going a decent speed, hang on their tail for dear life, and hope they know the road better than I do. lol
Last Saturday a group from the area went out hiking in the mountains near Elk River Falls. Such beautiful scenery! It was a cool day, but that didn't keep us out of the water... Over the barricade we go, and down the mountain goat paths (where we had the luxury of them)!
Hiking/sliding down the slope to the swimming hole at the middle falls. :)
At first we swam at the middle falls which you can see at the top of the picture. After spending about a half hour there, we climbed down to the bottom of the lower falls and swam/climbed up the river right to the bottom of the lower falls, where there was a neat little ledge behind the falls that could hold about six guys or so. One neat thing about being behind the falls there was that the wind from the falls was causing the air to swirl in such a way that if you threw water up in the air, it just kept going up! lol It was also neat jumping off the ledge into/through the water fall. The force of the water was incredible!
Afterward we drove up to Elk River where we got some Huckleberry Ice Cream. :) Mmmmm...For reference, you're looking at about half the town right here. Haha...
On the way back we got stared down by Mrs. Cow... Many thanks to our trusty driver, we didn't hit it this time! :DOh and Idaho cows are very different than Illinois cows! This cow turned and ran up the slope to our left effortlessly! Like a deer! Haha... I couldn't believe my eyes.
Sorry this has been really choppy and fast, but I've gotta run and move some timpani's with my truck. Hopefully more to come later!
To the church and other friends back home, I miss you guys!
Veggie Mobile Tour
A tour of the mostly finished conversion (I always seem to be modifying something).
More info on Waste Vegetable Oil :)
I've been in the process of organizing/updating/rebuilding all my Waste Vegetable Oil stuff that needed improvement. Here's my new oil filtration setup!
New Exhaust on my Truck
Here's a couple videos of my most recent project on my truck! The weather has been so good the last few days that I just couldn't help getting outside and climbing under that thing. :)
As you can see in the second video, I decided to put the exhaust outlet behind the rear passenger's side tire. I found a guy who'd do the whole thing for only $70, so I went with it! I was a little nervous due to the low price (other shops quoting around $200), but the final product was very well done! They did a great job on it. :)
As you can see in the second video, I decided to put the exhaust outlet behind the rear passenger's side tire. I found a guy who'd do the whole thing for only $70, so I went with it! I was a little nervous due to the low price (other shops quoting around $200), but the final product was very well done! They did a great job on it. :)
Vlog Update
First off, last weekend we got Luke's truck up and running on Waste Vegetable Oil for the first time! :) Here's a video from that...Secondly, we've been having some crazy weather up here!
And where exactly is the road? Unfortunately all the roads were not covered with snow, and the bare ice is what's really scary!Update 11-17-08
Last Saturday I finished my first program on the CNC. I didn't get a chance to run it until today, but here's the video of it!
Any CNC programmer can tell I didn't do this quite right, but hey it worked! :) I wrote the program entirely by entering X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Last Saturday after work I helped rake leaves, which included some fun with the little guys. :)
Notice Winston at the end of the video. I think he's got some leaves in his mouth! :)
Any CNC programmer can tell I didn't do this quite right, but hey it worked! :) I wrote the program entirely by entering X, Y, and Z coordinates.
Last Saturday after work I helped rake leaves, which included some fun with the little guys. :)
Notice Winston at the end of the video. I think he's got some leaves in his mouth! :)
My Kind of S10!
Now this is my kind of S10! :) Uh, I'm talking about the big one... And could we make that a 6.5L Diesel? Haha...
Work, lots and lots of work.
Over the past couple weeks there's been a lot going on. It started for the most part while working nights in Chicago laying tile in a bank down there...
Driving down in my truck is always fun! I love driving in the city!
Here I am on a scaffold laying tile in el Baño...
Oh, I didn't mention it's called 'Banco Popular', so we spoke as much Spanish as we could. :p The rooftop view at night is really neat!
And there is one of the bathrooms that I tiled. Thanks Aaron for all the cuts! Aaron also drove my truck home one night so I was able to see it on the road for the first time! That was pretty cool. :)
Last Wednesday I went from working nights in Chicago to working in Woodstock at Phoenix Woodworking, on a shift starting at 6:00am. That took some getting used to! I'm enjoying it there, and have been spending a lot of time learning/operating the CNC. Here are a couple videos of that.
Driving down in my truck is always fun! I love driving in the city!
Here I am on a scaffold laying tile in el Baño...
Oh, I didn't mention it's called 'Banco Popular', so we spoke as much Spanish as we could. :p The rooftop view at night is really neat!
And there is one of the bathrooms that I tiled. Thanks Aaron for all the cuts! Aaron also drove my truck home one night so I was able to see it on the road for the first time! That was pretty cool. :)Last Wednesday I went from working nights in Chicago to working in Woodstock at Phoenix Woodworking, on a shift starting at 6:00am. That took some getting used to! I'm enjoying it there, and have been spending a lot of time learning/operating the CNC. Here are a couple videos of that.
Making Progress
Among the many tasks around here in preparing our home for winter, I am still making progress on preparing my truck for winter! Here's a couple pictures from yesterday...
Start by scratching the roof about three million times. A fingernail works great for this. lol jk Definitely want a power tool for this one!
Mask the edges and...
Apply spray-on bed liner to top of cab! I did this cause with all the junk that sometimes gets piled in my bed (and overflows onto the roof) the roof was getting beat up, and starting some light surface rust.
I also put spray-on bed liner on the bottom few inches of the truck, to prevent rust from breaking out down there. How do you like the new color scheme for my wheels?
And for a little of something new that I've been up to...
Here's the scrap yard where I'm taking junk metal from a neighbor who is cleaning his barn! :)
Start by scratching the roof about three million times. A fingernail works great for this. lol jk Definitely want a power tool for this one!Mask the edges and...
Apply spray-on bed liner to top of cab! I did this cause with all the junk that sometimes gets piled in my bed (and overflows onto the roof) the roof was getting beat up, and starting some light surface rust.
I also put spray-on bed liner on the bottom few inches of the truck, to prevent rust from breaking out down there. How do you like the new color scheme for my wheels?I'm guessing I'll be done with the exterior sometime middle of next week. Stay tuned!
And for a little of something new that I've been up to...
Here's the scrap yard where I'm taking junk metal from a neighbor who is cleaning his barn! :)Winter is coming!
Well winter is on it's way in Northern IL, and today the high was around 55 degrees! I decided it's finally time to finish up all the 'summer projects' that I wanted to do on my truck before winter Haha... So today I went out and started on a couple small rust holes that needed to be dealt with, as well as coating the bottom of the body with spray on bed-liner to protect it from dings and consequently rust. Here's the beginning of the project...
Here I am freezing in my junky work clothes that are much better in warm weather! lol
Stay tuned for pictures of when it's totally done! I doubt you'll recognize the truck. :)
Here I am freezing in my junky work clothes that are much better in warm weather! lolStay tuned for pictures of when it's totally done! I doubt you'll recognize the truck. :)
Myth Busters!
Before junking an S-10 blazer that I had, I took it out to try push-starting (or pull-starting in this case) an automatic. I've heard that you can do this if you get it up to 35MPH. To me it sounded like a hoax, but I gave it a shot.
There you have it! Myth busted! Haha...
There you have it! Myth busted! Haha...
1st Place!
Hey everyone! Last weekend was our church's 10th Anniversary Celebration! One of the events was a Pinewood derby, and my car took 1st place! Here are some pictures of it...
My car is the yellow and green one (Bio-Fuel colors), and here it is waiting in the pit for the next race.
1st Place!
My car is the yellow and green one (Bio-Fuel colors), and here it is waiting in the pit for the next race.
1st Place!
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