Monday, March 21, 2011

Roof vent for my Metro

It's summer again and I'm tired of sweating so I'm putting a vent in the roof. I got the idea from member "Badbent" at Geometroforum.com, here's the thread showing his vent with a scoop- . I'm going to try it with out the scoop first, if needed I'll add the scoop later (the scoop pressurizes the vent even when it's opened facing the rear which directs the air down to the drivers feet which might be nice). Here are some pictures of my install, it's not finished yet but I had to get it in so I could drive the car tomorrow.









A back saving cart for sheet goods

When you need to move sheets of plywood, glass table tops or 100+ lb table tops this cart is a real back saver. The cart is 24" by 40" with a 15 degree incline. It cost about $50 and took around 6 hours to make. It's made from scrap 2x4s with harbor freight 5" wheels. It has some 1" dowels with rubber tips to keep stuff on the cart, one on the side ( to keep stuff from sliding off when it's too big to rest on the angled part) and one on each end (for round table tops/ glass).I used it to move about 15 heavy table tops and it worked splendidly. I traded it to the owner of a thrift store for some metal filing cabinets.