Wrenching on my junk

get the fuck outta here you non-manly, wimpy, limp-wristed jackass.

Let's watch that shit. Remember which forum you're in.

Two projects yesterday.

First, some driving lights my dad bought me for xmas. I some how shorted out and roasted the supplied switch on my first attempt, but I like the big radio shack switch I bought better anyway. And you know you're jealous of the sweet ass rattle-canned sheetmetal backing plate I made for it.

Too bad I somehow mananged to kill my air horn and gauge cluster lights in the process. Hoping I just yanked some wires loose back there somewhere.

Meanwhile, a buddy who paints industrial/construction equipment showed up when we were installing those lights, so I put him to work implementing my body repair plans. Fucking road salt is slowly dissolving my beloved vehicle, but it gives me a chance to ugly it up a bit.

Still got the right front fender to do, but we ran out of time and motivation.

Jeepy got new front brakes today. Even threw on a set of calipers. Getting pretty good at putting brakes on jeeps at this point.

Yes, I even did both sides. You can tell these weren't taken with my crappy cell phone camera.

AC Delco Rotors, Ceramic Pads, and Calipers, if anyone cares.

See the brake fluid splashes on the suspension arm back there? When you have a buddy helping you bleed your brakes, be sure to tell him it's not necessary to mash the pedal to the floor with all of your might.

Seriously, a rep whoring thread from you of all people?

El Chump does not approve!


18 negs for this thread just now. Must be off his meds or something.

"Piss off"? That's flaming mate. As is your implication that I am mentally ill.

So, after all your aggression, trolling, spitefulness and so on in other threads outside of the Red Room, you wonder why someone objects to you rep whoring for personal approval?

"I disagree" means "I disagree".

It doesn't mean "chance to submit a tonne of foul mouthed abuse" like it seems to in your world.

That's nice. Run along now.

Awesome. I admire the mechanically inclined. I can check my fluid levels. And I can put air in my tires!
The recommended pressure is not on the tires (of the tires that came with the VW) but I read through the manual and it's on the edge of the driver door. It's always the last place you look!

At the risk of derailing this thread, Chup, when does your period end? I'm looking forward to less moody psychosis from you.

Disk brakes are dead easy. And way overpriced for someone to do them for you. Back when I got the Avenger I vowed I was a grown up and would henceforth pay someone to do my brakes. Then I found out what they charged to do brakes and continued to do my own brakes.

Someday, I'd like to do a conversion on the rear brakes of my '83 pickup and an all around conversion for my '67 pickup.

My solution to AC problems is not having AC.

I've replaced my entire cooling system at least once. Radiator and water pump I've done twice so far.

Seems to be a common thing on Wranglers. I've done the water pump on both Jeeps I've owned and the radiator on my old one.

OE parts on those are junk. Definitely go with an all-metal replacement radiator. None of that junk with plastic parts and pinch seams. Last one I put in was ordered from a place called Radiator Barn in Texas.

I took the AC out of my '83 due to some overheating problems that pickup had, which did actually help quite a bit. After installing a triple-cored radiator, though, I'm actually contemplating looking at reinstalling it, even if it's different from what came stock on it.

Any time I replace a radiator I make it a point to add a row or two if the saddles will accomodate the width.

Sure it is, princess. It gets up into the 90s and 60/70/80% humidity all the time here in Omaha.

Man the hell up. You can live without AC.

You can live without a/c, but why would you want to? Especially in places where it does get extremely hot like where I live (heat index here today will be between 105 and 110) and where frontline lives?

My first vehicle in high school was a Ford pickup with manual steering and no air conditioning. Driving that thing in the summer months sucked.

There are few situations in life more likely to make someone go on a killing rampage than being stuck in traffic, in the blazing sun, in a black car, 100+ degrees, near full humidity, no breeze, and no AC.

There were times when it was so bad that it was literally too miserable to smoke. So then you get REALLY pissed off.


Wait, why the fuck am I even bothering going into this with the Hermit of Omaha. He doesn't have the capability to think outside his narrow experience, so why am I wasting my time?!?!

Because it's one more thing to break down and need replaced, and all that AC plumbing gets in the way of other repairs.

Or maybe my lily white ass isn't quite so delicate as yours.

For a couple of months it can actually get as hot and humid in ND as it does down South. This summer has been pretty mild, though.

Your fatass wouldn't last half a day in the some of the heat I've done manual labor in. You'd be curled up in a ball begging for your momma and a Big Gulp.