I Bought A Truck: Bad Decisions ITT

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AcidRonin: Apr 2, 2012; iM A ROOKiE RiGHT NOW BUT i PROMiSE YOU EVERY SiNGLE FUCKiN BiTCH ASS ARTiST WHO TRiES TO SHADE ME i WiLL VERBALLY DiSMANTLE YOUR ASSHOLE

Adiabatic posted:

Dave please let us know if you need anything. Both me and the other goon that offered have a 14"-dickload of miles sitting around doing nothing, so flights are covered.

Anyone have any hotel points they aren't using? I feel like that would be incredibly beneficial in the immediate future.

E: actually I have hotels covered for at least a few days if you need it. Marriott, Hyatt, IHG (Holiday Inn and some others), and Ritz-Carlton.

Echoing this. I've got miles and points out the rear end or if you need supply's or whatever along the way. Theirs a lot of us that haven't donated anything yet and I'm sure we'd all like to see this through

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INCHI DICKARI: Aug 23, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

Let's finish this truck

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19 o'clock: Sep 9, 2004; Excelsior!!!

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

'Sko boys!

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meatpimp: May 15, 2004; Psst -- Wanna buy

EVERYWHERE
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

Gut check time.

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Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

You got this. We all know you can do this.

# ? Dec 29, 2016 17:57

Rude Dude With Tude: Apr 19, 2007; Your President approves this text.

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

This thread is absolutely thread of the year. All limbs crossed (to contain quail egg emissions).

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cakesmith handyman: Jul 22, 2007; Pip-Pip old chap! Last one in is a rotten egg what what.

Blacknose posted:

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Vincent Van Goatse: Nov 8, 2006; Enjoy every sandwich.; Smellrose

Go man, go!

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Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

# ? Dec 29, 2016 18:19

Kurr de la Cruz: May 21, 2007; Put the boots to him, medium style.; Hair Elf

Can we start throwing money at you again yet or should we still wait?

# ? Dec 29, 2016 18:22

GOTTA STAY FAI: Mar 24, 2005; ~no glitter in the gutter~
~no twilight galaxy~; College Slice

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Let's finish this truck

gently caress YES

add me to the pile labelled "if help with lodging (or really anything else) is required don't be afraid to say so"

# ? Dec 29, 2016 18:25

Blacknose: Jul 28, 2006; Meet frustration face to face
A point of view creates more waves
So lose some sleep and say you tried

Blacknose posted:

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Seat Safety Switch: May 27, 2008; MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.; Pillbug

The Ritz has to happen.

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djdanno13: Apr 20, 2004; Killing Nazi Zombies since June 14 1775

We.... may have hit our first SNAFU. The brake cylinders that Larry bought for the rear. All four of them... are wrong. The existing ones look okay but Dave had been pretty adamant about having brakes.

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djdanno13: Apr 20, 2004; Killing Nazi Zombies since June 14 1775

Dave says gently caress it. We're proceeding.

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Grakkus: Sep 4, 2011

This thread makes me sad because once it's finished, there will never be another thread as good as it to experience

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Astonishing Wang: Nov 3, 2004

Grakkus posted:

This thread makes me sad because once it's finished, there will never be another thread as good as it to experience

Until Dave has taken a much-needed break

# ? Dec 29, 2016 20:56

Raluek: Nov 3, 2006; WUT.

djdanno13 posted:

Dave says gently caress it. We're proceeding.

Oh god, that's a single circuit, isn't it. Too bad there's no time to retrofit a two-circuit master onto there for just in case.

Oh well, when in doubt, power out!

# ? Dec 29, 2016 20:58

INCHI DICKARI: Aug 23, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

And vacuum wipers. And this dump I'm taking I wish I had a vacuum wiper, Jesus

GAS PEDAL FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM IDLE TO WOT

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IOwnCalculus: Apr 2, 2003

14 BAR RIFF posted:

GAS PEDAL FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM IDLE TO WOT

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stone soup: Jul 8, 2004

IOwnCalculus posted:

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INCHI DICKARI: Aug 23, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

This is the kind of dump that you won't feel clean for the rest of the day no matter how bloody it gets wiping

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Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

IOwnCalculus posted:

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Liquid Communism: Mar 9, 2004

14 BAR RIFF posted:

And vacuum wipers. And this dump I'm taking I wish I had a vacuum wiper, Jesus

GAS PEDAL FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM IDLE TO WOT

So long as it goes to the floor and makes the thing under the hood wail like the souls of the damned, she'll be alright. Might even make it to 60.

# ? Dec 29, 2016 21:35

Boaz MacPhereson: Jul 11, 2006; Day 12045 Ht10hands 180lbs
No Name
No lumps No Bumps Full life Clean
Two good eyes No Busted Limbs
Piss OK Genitals intact
Multiple scars Heals fast
O NEGATIVE HI OCTANE
UNIVERSAL DONOR
Lone Road Warrior Rundown
on the Powder Lakes V8
No guzzoline No supplies
ISOLATE PSYCHOTIC
Keep muzzled...

IOwnCalculus posted:

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nm: Jan 28, 2008; "I saw Minos the Space Judge holding a golden sceptre and passing sentence upon the Martians. There he presided, and around him the noble Space Prosecutors sought the firm justice of space law."

14 BAR RIFF posted:

And vacuum wipers. And this dump I'm taking I wish I had a vacuum wiper, Jesus

GAS PEDAL FULLY OPERATIONAL FROM IDLE TO WOT

You better not use idle once.

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Adiabatic: Nov 18, 2007; What have you assholes done now?

nm posted:

You better not use idle once.

you know I'm rather surprised now that nobody suggested just pinning the throttle at WOT

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kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

djdanno13 posted:

Dave says gently caress it. We're proceeding.

I would recommend some sort of a rear brake circuit shutoff, so at least when it fails you can panic, flip the shutoff, and brake with the front wheels? (Or is there any chance a dual circuit master out of the van bolts to the truck, given GM's laziness?)

Assuming you can find something like that in town quickly that is. If not, carry on and figure it out later.

also, check your facebook messages...

# ? Dec 29, 2016 21:54

meatpimp: May 15, 2004; Psst -- Wanna buy

EVERYWHERE
some high-quality thread's DESTROYED!

Adiabatic posted:

you know I'm rather surprised now that nobody suggested just pinning the throttle at WOT

I thought that has been implied since jump?

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INCHI DICKARI: Aug 23, 2006; by FactsAreUseless

Brakes about ready to bleed

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everdave: Nov 14, 2005

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Brakes about ready to bleed

hell yes son

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Not Wolverine: Jul 1, 2007

djdanno13 posted:

We.... may have hit our first SNAFU. The brake cylinders that Larry bought for the rear. All four of them... are wrong. The existing ones look okay but Dave had been pretty adamant about having brakes.

Dave says gently caress it. We're proceeding.

As ~~bad~~ good an idea as this sounds, any Harley rider will tell you rear brakes are useless. :clint:

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Fermented Tinal: Aug 25, 2005; by Pragmatica

Somewhere much earlier in the thread Dave posted a picture of the rear brakes and iirc they looked surprisingly intact.

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kastein: Aug 31, 2011; Moderator at http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/and soon to be mod of AI. MAKE AI GREAT AGAIN. Motronic for VP.

Yeah, but how did the bores and seals of the cylinders look? That's what's going to screw things over if they fail.

A few decades of moisture accumulation and corrosion in the bore of a cast iron brake cylinder is bad news. Hopefully I'm wrong and they're fine.

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Fermented Tinal: Aug 25, 2005; by Pragmatica

Well, I imagine Dave's next post will be "rear brakes are hosed" or "rear brakes are functional." We'll know soon enough.

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Rhyno: Mar 22, 2003; Can't post for 10 years!

"Rear brakes worked too well, stopped rotation of the planet"

# ? Dec 29, 2016 23:18

joat mon: Oct 15, 2009; I am the master of my lamp;
I am the captain of my tub.

djdanno13 posted:

We.... may have hit our first SNAFU. The brake cylinders that Larry bought for the rear. All four of them... are wrong. The existing ones look okay but Dave had been pretty adamant about having brakes.

Any chance the bore diameters are the same and you can just swap out the new rubber bits and lightly hone the old cylinders?

# ? Dec 29, 2016 23:38