Thursday May 2, 2024 Guerneville CA.
Trailer license
I needed to get my new trailer licensed and I also needed some wheel studs and nuts for the spare tire bracket I was building.
The place I bought the trailer from said they could do it so I headed on back to Tractor Supply and they took care of getting it going with the DMV.
I then found the wheel studs and nuts I needed. After paying I was on my way home.
Van transmission project
On the way home I stopped at a guys place to ask him some transmission questions. I want to replace my manual three speed with an automatic transmission in my van. I’m hoping to find an automatic that will drop right in and replace the manual one. I think I’ve talked to enough people so far to almost know what I’m talking about. I likely won’t do that project until late in the year when I’m sure I won’t be using it.
Trailer spare Tire Bracket construction
I’d picked up the studs and nuts for the spare tire bracket, so now I could drill the holes in the bracket to mount the studs, so I drilled the two holes for the studs. Then I set up to finish welding up the bracket.
Paint
After the bracket had cooled down some, I put the first coat of paint on it.
After letting the paint dry each time, I applied two more coats of paint.
The paint was still a bit sticky when I bolted the bracket onto the trailer.
Here’s the new spare tire all mounted up and ready to go.
That project is done, so now I can move on to the next one.
Nice day.