Over the last few days a lot more shit has been going on, good shit however. For one, I managed to acquire some new stuff for the stead from one of our good friends. Our buddy is planning on moving and is trying to downsize the inventory of shit prior to making any big moves. A couple of the things that came my way for the sake of helping out was the frame to a portable 10'x20' garage and a smaller Chinese ATV.
On Friday I spent the greater part of the morning and afternoon breaking down the portable garage just enough to store the post sections onto the trailer and in the back of the truck. I have to be able to quickly reassemble this thing when the time comes. I do have a plan for this framework, since the plastic has long since deteriorated. I plan on laying a 2x4 foundation with a plywood floor then anchoring the frame on top of that. Lastly I'll add some tubing in between the existing posts to add anchor points for either plywood sheets or corrugated metal panels. Some 2x4 sections might be added for securing a window AC unit and a door. In the end I'll have a nice workshop that'll be more than able to do what I need of it. The other thing that I received from our buddy was a smaller 110cc Chinese ATV that needs some work due to some "issues". One of the main things was a section of wire that burnt up. Other was the starter switch that was bad and a bypass switch that was hooked up. Can't be much to this thing right? After digging into the ATV I tested the starter and found it was alright, checked the solenoid, it was good. The battery appears to be weak even though it takes and holds a charge. The bypass starter switch was actually connected between the points jumping the main power to the terminal feeding the starter. Perhaps this caused an overload on the ground wire which is what was burnt up. The nipple at the bottom of the fuel tank broke off as well. The air filter was shitty as well. In order to reinstall the starter I had to remove a cover on the crankcase to expose a drive chain that connects the starter to the crankshaft to turn the engine over. Upon doing this I released some standing water in the bottom of the crankcase. At this point I'll need to clean the engine out some, probably by running some thin oil in the engine then changing it out in short order. I did go online and found a website that sells spare parts. I was able to find everything I needed. I have a spare gas tank, air filter, battery, and handlebar switch assembly (which has the starter switch). All of this with shipping came out to $75. I'll make a replacement gasket for the crankcase. Hopefully this will all be enough to resurrect the little ATV as it'll be a useful addition to the stead. Another little thing that happened to fall in our laps was a set of aftermarket headlights and parking lights for our 2001 S10. The right side headlight was compromised along with the parking light due to the ole lady's being careless (women drivers!!). Replacement stock lights turned out to cost more than just getting a set of aftermarket clear lights. While I already had some saved on my watch list on Ebay, I ended up running across a set on facebook marketplace complete with LED bulbs all for $60. Everything was brand new unused so I had to jump on this. Since the lights are super fast to replace (two clips per headlight and parking lights just snap in), it didn't take any time to replace everything. Only thing is I will have to replace the grille, not just because it too was damaged but because part of the retaining structure for the right parking light is damaged so it doesn't fully secure the new parking light in place. It's snapped in on one side plus the wire harness for the bulb helps keep it from just dropping out but with one side not fully secured, the thing moves. This will be remedied soon enough. Much to my satisfaction the LED bulbs in the headlights are actually brighter than what I had in the original headlights. Win/win for me.
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