PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

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PT Cruiser. Highlights: went thru 3 sets of motor mounts at ~$900 a go. PS pump (x2) parts were a normalish ~$250 but +$600 in labor because had to basically disconnect and raise engine /trans for access. Same for a/c compressor that only lasted a few years anyway. Further insult were the chrome clad steel wheels that rusted from the inside out causing constant slow leaks. Lastly: brakes were way undersized, seemed to replace F or R every other year.

 

Honorable mention, but probably self induced due to niev e’te:

early 90’s I bought a 1968 Dodge Charger with a 440 for $3k. Idea was a daily driver that could cruise and do some drag racing. Damn, that thing broke me (and broke every single part (except the long block itself) many times over. Good thing hi test was only like $1.25/gal then because I think it only got like 8MPG

 

Alignment and oil change today...

 

Good morning...almost noon...

 

Today is a very historic day!

 

A very close longtime family friend has died from COVID-19 this morning; He was 80 years old, and he was heavily sedated and on a ventilator when he died

 

Sucks to hear my friend

 

One day on the trails a few years back l stumbled upon this old Chevy, was probably stolen and burned after a joyride. Or someone had a loan on it and couldn't pay for it so they drove it way out there and burned it, lol.

 

Nice find. My friend may or may not have done this to his Mitsubishi 3000 GT in 2005 lol

 

LOL!!!

 

Molotov cocktail practice

 

91 Nissan 300Z TT that was a few years old. Leaked and burned oil faster than you could pour it into the engine. Add in electrical issues that would kill the engine and bam, will never own another Nissan or Infinity, period.

 

98 Suzuki Sidekick my dad owned. Thing was an absolute gutless deathtrap even by 90's standard. I recall my dad upgrading to an 03 CRV and how much better of a car that was.

 

I had a '98 Sidekick 4x4 for several years. Was unaware of any safety issues. It was a good, reliable vehicle. Went everywhere I pointed it. As it aged, more things started to break, tho.

 

1973 Jeep Wagoneer. Lowest price parts bin disaster. You literally had to take the broken part (of which there would be plenty) to the auto parts store to argue that yes, indeed this is a GM starter, not a Ford like the computer says. Not to mention the adapter plates custom factory drilled to fit the transfer case to the transmission...

 

probablyh a tie between two cars my parents owned waaaaay back in the late 70's - mid 80's.

1976 Ford Pinto station wagon
1969 AMC Rambler sedan

 

It’s been a while!

 

Exactly 11 years ago, I hit 1,000 miles!

 

So, the last four months of 2018 and all of 2019 made for a record-setting year in terms of racking up miles
on my truck that until about the end of 2018 had lower than average miles on it...

Let’s do a rundown!