New England B.S. Thread

The '70s were an interesting time... I can sell you some curtains, too.

 

Who needs curtains? The windows fog up on their own

 

Flat folding rear seats.... Sleeping bags... And some limo tint. My 4Runner has it all!

 

I ripped mine off, but the pullers kept slipping so I welded my pullers via my new Hobart I picked up. And pulled that sucker off. That bearing was mudded, rusted and on there for 11 years. I dont fuck around.

 

my weekend sucked besides last night in Mansfield. Erik must have seen some lol. Anyways earlier in the day wiring my rock lights I saw grease everyplace under the truck, I got to the wheel well lights and saw my cv ripped. So I got to 4 places and nothing. All day something was squawking just like my $4100 oops a month ago lower ball joint. I pull in the garage 2" lip slab to driveway then a 6" wide 1/2" drainage deep U in the floor, I heard and felt a pop LOUD. I get out and look (nothing) turn the wheel torquing the rear with all 3 pedals and 2 feet the front end falls. Tire stuffed wheel well. LBJ just popped. I get the axle and ball joint done. I impact everything and i never have an issue. Today I should have looked at the level and how much pressure I was regulating (175psi) on stage level (5 out of 5) stages. I blast it all together. Put 4 LBJ to knuckle bolts in, get 3 started, zippp, zippp, zipp.....zzzzzSNAP. 1100ftlbs too a 14mm M10-1.25-30mm is always bad. Bolt was threaded into the knuckle. I try easy outs, heat oxy/ace and air hammer trying to spin it with a pick.
So I pull the knuckle out and the upper wouldn't budge after full blows of impacts all 4 of them. 4 foot breaker ball with 3ft pipe NOTHING. I call autozone for an UCA and ball joint combo they have it. Send some one to get it and food/beer. Sawzall the bolts. good to go. Drill went sideways so I welded nut to bolt and sealed the deal. Threw it all back together and MINT. Put the diff drop on while i was at it
Saturday 8-4 on my back
Sunday 6-8pm with a few 10 min breaks
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Real smart move here, i do not encourage this unless you like a 600lb coil unseat.

I pick up my Solid axle trail truck thursday

 

God damn, Dave! When are you gonna catch a break?

 

Getting the Fod Rager?

 

I may be a service advisor but with $15,000 in tools I do WORK. I need a new compressor the motor is knocking

yezzir! Taking the Dana 30 out and the rear 8.8 out and putting the Tons under it. I have a little secret that I've been building for a few months as a little project thats going to snuggle under the bonnet

 

Who wants to help me run secret Santa this year?

The guy last year had a temper tantrum and gave up

 

TW secret santa?

 

Today I wake up and I'm 25 . I should feel happy but I feel so freaking old!!!!!. I don't like it. Had my one bad dinner last night and ate like a pig. So good. Now I'm up early at the gym lol. Fun fun

 

Bah, 25 old? Wait till ya hit my age!

Happy Birthday Miguel!!

 

Yep!

 

Happy birthday Miguel! As a gift, I gave you your birthday on a mother fucking Monday! Enjoy!

 

I hope you're not looking for sympathy here because you're 25... 90% of us are older (some a LOT older ) so if you want sympathy, you can find it in the dictionary. It's between shit and syphilis


Oh and, Happy Birthday

 

Happy Birthday! Wish I was 25 again.

 

If there's something small I can do to help out, I will but I don't have the time to set something like that up. I can't imagine what kind of cluster-F that turns out to be.

 

Maybe just monitor the thread and keep a list?

 

Sure, then you want to do the PM's and matching people up with names and addresses?

 

Yeah I can do that part, which is a fucking logistical nightmare