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trouser chili posted:Pulling my hair out here. I can't find a pitman arm for a 1976 Chevy Nova, base six cylinder. The closest I got was RareParts part number RP20872. According to O'Reilly auto, this part fits a shitload of different year Pontiac Firebirds and Chevy Camaros as well as the 1976 Chevy Nova. They also want $220 for it. gently caress that. According to Amazon, it's actually for manual steering only. My Nova is power steering. Are pitman arms kinda universal or what? Perhaps I'm overthinking this. Since they also said idler arm, I bet either the box and idler bearings are all shot, or the TREs are junk by now, or both. Get a friend to waggle the wheel and see what's flopping around. E: there are three kinds of wagoneer. hosed up haggard parts-only ones for 500 bucks, decent drivers being sold for the price of the axles to some dick who will scrap the rest (when they should be putting 8 lug fullsize axles under it   ) and fully restored ones for $45k on wagonmasters, intended for incredibly rich people to fill a hole in their souls with by reliving their childhood.Whoever runs wagonmasters is making out like a bandit. kastein fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Jun 11, 2014 |
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I've always wanted a full size jeep. I blame the xj I used to drive. To contribute to age chat - I'm 28, fat, drunk, stupid and yet relatively happy. After seven years in EMS, I've learned to appreciate what little time we have on this rock. I'm working on the fat drunk part, which has become easier after a career change. Now I need to pay off my student loans so I can have more money to spend on the house, garage and projects occupying them.
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trouser chili posted:Well gently caress. Funny story though. Buddy of mine was building a Scout and wanted to use a beefier IH truck steering box. Anyway, he got it bolted to the frame and all hooked up only to realize the full size truck boxes spin the other way. Turn the wheel left, Scout goes right. Spin it right, Scout goes left. I tried to get him to leave it that way since it was a trail rig anyway, but he said he couldn't handle it. That is loving hilarious. To echo what kastein said, it probably doesnt actually need replaced. The shaft on the steering box is splined so if that's sloppy, it's in the box. I've seen two styles of arms: both ends have holes or one end has a shaft like a tie rod. If it's the double hole version, I can't see how it would be worn out. They're built like tanks. If it's the hole/shaft kind, the shaft end MAY have some play in it. Your best bet is to just get under there and start yanking on stuff to see what's sloppy. If your box is trashed, you may have some options there. I just replaced a box on a 71 nova with one from a 92 z28.
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goatse guy posted:I am a hipster and I can confirm that my people love 240s and Golfs, as well as old Civics, anything wood-paneled, and anything so-ugly-it's-awesome. I love wood paneled Ford Country Squires, music so terrible it's amazing, and hideous cars. Guys, i'm scared i'm a hipster 
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Any socal goons here? If so, why is it so loving cold, and why is there seemingly no sun? This is like Portland, but worse.
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Jun 11, 2014 05:31
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iwentdoodie posted:Any socal goons here? It's been in the 70s-80s for a while here plus we have cheaper cost of living.  
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iwentdoodie posted:Any socal goons here? I have no idea what you're on about, but I live in the IE. My AC bill is gonna suck this month.
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Jun 11, 2014 05:58
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nm posted:I have no idea what you're on about, but I live in the IE. My AC bill is gonna suck this month. I'm moving to Murrieta tomorrow. Its loving cold. In Oceanside at the moment, and it's cold. Should be noted I just moved from Guam, so my sense of hot/cold is off. But still. 75 during the day and 50s at night sucks. I've been dying on my bike.
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iwentdoodie posted:I'm moving to Murrieta tomorrow. Its loving cold. In Oceanside at the moment, and it's cold. I would kill for those temps. Those are summer temps from my hometown, but here I Phoenix it's nearing triple digits in the dark
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Edit: NM, not that funny and you guys will just take it wrong and crucify me.HotCanadianChick posted:It's been in the 70s-80s for a while here plus we have cheaper cost of living.  Hi. blk fucked around with this message at 07:10 on Jun 11, 2014 |
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Jun 11, 2014 06:58
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blk posted:Edit: NM, not that funny and you guys will just take it wrong and crucify me. I love riding my bike* up the Gorge and all the backroads past the waterfalls there.  *no pedals on mine, I'm lazy.
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I'm so confused.  I got a new debit card a couple of weeks ago, and updated my OnStar billing info almost a week ago. Got an email yesterday saying they can't bill my card and to update my billing information. I login to the OnStar account, has the correct billing info. Log in to my online banking (it's a secondary account I don't check daily), and see that OnStar has refunded $21.60 to my debit card as of a few days ago. The new debit card; they wouldn't be able to refund to the old card at this point (and the date the refund was authorized was the day I updated the OnStar account; it posted 2 days later). I'm on their $12.99/mo retention plan; even if I wasn't, the $21.60 doesn't quite add up (the normal $19.99/mo would be $21.64 with tax). And I never asked for them to cancel the account. 
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Soooo update on the Scrapyard Mini... Its a 1976 Mini Special with the 1300cc engine. 2 Door. Condition wise I was surprised at the lack of rust, the log book kinda implies it was a personal import, it has 1982 reg number and DECL/D MANUF 1976 on the V5. There is little surface rust int he main areas, the from sub frame is clean and the rear needs a good strip and some por15 applied. It has one hole on the battery box. It has factory alloys, one with a puncture, a good spare and good glass all round. The particular beauty of this find is that it has a load of new parts inside it including a new grill, rear seat foam, air ducts, brake pads, chrome wheel arches and a load of other trim and stuff. I am sure I saw new gauges too. Now I didn't start it as the battery was dead a gently caress, my mate wont give me a price outright but he did ask what is was worth.... I need to quote him for his website so a deal can be struck there. I am probably looking to pay about £100 to £150 i suspect as he doesn't pay more than that for cars. It helps knowing the ballpark he paid! So do I buy it? Flip or restore? The pain is horrible and someone painted the obligatory chessboard on the roof in acrylic or something. Edit: Pics to follow when I get my phone back from the child :/
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Worth buying, if manufactured in 1976, there is a very good chance it'll become tax exempt in a couple of years, provided the current status quo in that regard is undisturbed.
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Jun 11, 2014 12:18
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So, never Facebook while dead tired. In my exhaustion I guess I figured sending out 100 friend requests was a great loving idea.
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Ah what a morning, swapped 1228 DIMMs in under 5 hours with just two people. Now we have to wait for chilled water to return (tomorrow) before we can begin testing. I'm hoping for minimal fallout. Finally used to the time zone difference but still trying to get used to going to bed and waking up later than usual. 6am wide awake with no reason to be for another 2 hours. Guess it gives me more time to practice German before heading in. Was reminded today the nurburgring 24 hour race is June 19-22. I've under 4 hours away and the sites I'm covering don't have weekend coverage. Looks like I'll watch it in person this year  thegasman2000 posted:So do I buy it? Flip or restore? The pain is horrible and someone painted the obligatory chessboard on the roof in acrylic or something.
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^^^I hate you. So, the North American Scooter Racing Association is coming to Great Lakes Dragway in about a week and a half, and since I'm barely over 145lbs, my buddy wants me to compete on his monster scooter. It's an 1/8th mile shootout, and he wants bragging rights for the fastest scooter in Wisconsin. It's a Honda Metropolitan/Honda Ruckus hybrid with a built GY6, lightened as much as possible, dubbed the "Mint Monster." I just got back from racing a Suzuki SV650 bumped up to 700cc's with cams and the works at Road America this past weekend, so this will be...different  Here's the scoot in question:(not me in the dorky snowsuit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffCAiCq55CM Edit: gently caress it, I'm whoring this out too, because it was fun and I miss playing with the Bimmer on the ice  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIkwYf4y4R4 T-Square fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Jun 11, 2014 |
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NitroSpazzz posted:
The irony is that we cant get enough old US cars here! VW campers, Beatles and anything old and american.  Looks like this is a project for the mrs to drive 
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Rhyno posted:So, never Facebook while dead tired. In my exhaustion I guess I figured sending out 100 friend requests was a great loving idea. I have really bad insomnia, where I can't stay asleep. I woke up in the middle of the night and replied to all of my emails and texts. I'm so productive when I'm half awake. I had a dream last night that you sold me an Isuzu Trooper for $1500, but you didn't mention that the brakes didn't work. Thanks Rhyno.
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goatse guy posted:I had a dream last night that you sold me an Isuzu Trooper for $1500, but you didn't mention that the brakes didn't work. Thanks Rhyno. I'm pretty sure dream Rhyno said it was As-Is.
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Checking the flatness of the ebay rotors my coworker bought for his E36 on our Faro Arm 
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Rhyno posted:I'm pretty sure dream Rhyno said it was As-Is. Dream Rhyno is a dick.
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Jun 11, 2014 19:20
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Seat belt tickets are $172 here now 
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meatpimp posted:Dream Rhyno is a dick. How is that any different from real-life Rhyno?
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thegasman2000 posted:Just released the news we are having another child on FB.... Now I get to pretend I care how happy family I don't like are. Congrats on having another child!
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Jun 11, 2014 19:44
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InitialDave posted:Truth Thanks! I will have to see if I can actually finish this project. drat bi-polar.
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Jun 11, 2014 20:01
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At least with a Mini, everything is available.
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InitialDave posted:At least with a Mini, everything is available. Yeah you can get everything from a certain bolt to a full shell. I wanted to rat look it for ease but that ain't going to fly with the boss!
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goatse guy posted:How is that any different from real-life Rhyno? When you wake up, Dream Rhyno goes away.
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I dreamed... about my alarm clock going off, and not being able to turn it off.  (alarm clock is actually off IRL, since it's my day off)
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Jun 11, 2014 20:31
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meatpimp posted:When you wake up, Dream Rhyno goes away. 
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thegasman2000 posted:Yeah you can get everything from a certain bolt to a full shell. I wanted to rat look it for ease but that ain't going to fly with the boss! My car is probably 80 percent new parts at this point, I'm better off swapping everything onto a clean unibody. Post photos!
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Jun 11, 2014 20:34
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meatpimp posted:When you wake up, Dream Rhyno goes away. Where is the burn icon? Ninja edit 
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meatpimp posted:When you wake up, Dream Rhyno goes away. That's what you think.
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Rhyno posted:That's what you think. That was going to be my point exactly... Dream Rhyno disappears only to be replaced by the REAL THING. THERE IS NO ESCAPE!
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I keep coming into work early and then forgetting to leave early to work on my poo poo at home because work is too much fun. These are job related problems I like having.
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Are you salaried? I guess it doesn't matter if you genuinely like your job
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