I Bought A Truck: Bad Decisions ITT

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Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience?

# ¿ May 7, 2016 22:38

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 05:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

djdanno13 posted:

Do you have any idea how much that would cost? I'm not going to say how much exploding spent on getting it here but let's just say it wasn't 20 bucks.

Oh I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap. But buying everything this truck needs to be road worthy up front may be a little more hard to swallow vs. a one time shipping cost. Multiple plane tickets, getting parts that you don't even know you need yet in a town you're not from? Too many unknowns for me.

I'm automotive sanity, don't mind me. :haw:

# ¿ May 8, 2016 15:11

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

ExplodingSims posted:

Hopefully we can keep up.the pace.

I'm remaining cautiously optimistic, but basically if things aren't within reach by Wednesday I'm gonna be taking a bus home.

But it seems like there's only a few things left to do.

Brakes
ECU wiring
Lights
Refill transmission + rear end.
Lights
Tires

That's like 3 days of work tight?

With 2 people working? Only thing I'd worry about is the ECU wiring. Most of that other poo poo can be knocked out in a day or two (and 15 parts store runs).

# ¿ Oct 31, 2016 16:23

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

My last bus trip (greyhound, only about a 5-6 hour ride) I decided I'd never do that poo poo again. :v:

I don't know why people on the bus are always crazy people.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2016 12:58

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I like to think you're pounding a beer and taking that picture from your hip.

# ¿ Dec 2, 2016 20:57

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

What's the timeline look like from here? When is danno kicking you out?

# ¿ Dec 15, 2016 19:53

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Unsurprisingly, there isn't a Ritz near him. :lol:

at both the possibility and the looks he'd get.

# ¿ Dec 29, 2016 16:12

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

I'd personally just do the easy button LS swap. It'll be cheapest, easiest, reliable, and have plenty of power. Other things would be cool(er) potentially but it would be nice for this truck to not live in a field or shed for the next 20 years.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 16:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Deteriorata posted:

That sounds pretty reasonable. I think he'll need to be using the truck for a while before he really knows what his best setup will be. The LS may not be ideal, but it's probably good enough for the time being. It makes the truck functional while Sims works on the rest of it. If he thinks some other engine might be better long term after a few years, he can always do another swap at his leisure.

That's my middle name. One of my first posts in this thread:

Larrymer posted:

Oh I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap. But buying everything this truck needs to be road worthy up front may be a little more hard to swallow vs. a one time shipping cost. Multiple plane tickets, getting parts that you don't even know you need yet in a town you're not from? Too many unknowns for me.

I'm automotive sanity, don't mind me.

Of course, it's been much more entertaining doing things differently than I would.

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 17:55

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Oh man, that was awesome. This is why I love this forum.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2017 15:27

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Amtrak is awesome for going to Chicago. Cheap and I don't have to park. And you can drink a few beers if you're quiet. We recently found out that there is a "quiet car" where nobody is allowed to talk on their phone and it's mostly people sleeping. It's amazing.

# ¿ Jul 25, 2017 13:16

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

DICK DICER posted:

Real talk: What's your life plan after Nebraska? As cool of an idea as this is, we're just a bunch of random dudes on the internet (whom you don't need to entertain with these...shenanigans) and would rather see you get back on your feet. If this is part of the path, then so be it.

# ¿ Aug 6, 2017 04:49

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Now all we need is a 2nd crazy person to ride the bike from Denver to Nebraska.

Edit: or that ^

# ¿ Sep 8, 2017 00:55

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Larrymer posted:

This is crazy and I can't see it ending well, but godspeed. Why the hell didn't you just get it shipped to Florida? Just for the experience?

^ from page 4, lol

This has been a fun thread to watch. It's like a train wreck in slow motion. I still hope it works out one way or another.

# ¿ Sep 20, 2017 17:14

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Adiabatic posted:

https://youtu.be/NnP5iDKwuwk

Stay civil

I'm Wedge in this situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WBG2rJZGW8&t=652s

# ¿ Sep 20, 2017 19:52

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

kzersatz posted:

drat true, in Michigan there is a place called Fleetwood Diner, that place has the best hash I've ever had.

Line is always insane there. I've only been able to get it once.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2017 17:52

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

kzersatz posted:

Wife and I have been to the one in Ann Arbor, and Lansing, given, they're always at like 10PM when were craving pancakes

Been to the A2 one for actual breakfast once. Late night was always silly packed and I'd end up having to get drunk food elsewhere.

# ¿ Sep 27, 2017 19:26

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Don Dongington posted:

Saw 19 new posts, thought "Oh yes we have ignition!"

No, we have half a page of awful distributor puns.

This is the state of the internet in 2017. :geno:

I hate puns, they're bad.

# ¿ Oct 16, 2017 13:47

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

ExplodingSims posted:

Trucks all loaded up. Almost time to bring it home

Onward with the trailer mechanical failures! ( :ohdear:

hope not)

# ¿ Oct 22, 2017 21:39

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Elephanthead posted:

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/1953-gmc-2-ton-dump-box/6432238382.html

Some inspiration or soul crushing economic reality

# ¿ Dec 27, 2017 17:24

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 05:01

Suburban Dad: Jan 10, 2007; Well what's attached to a leash that it made itself?
The punchline is the way that you've been fuckin' yourself

Silverthorne and Dillon are cool places, have traveled there many times for work. Coming down from Eisenhower tunnel must have been an experience with what you were carrying, holy poo poo. :stonk:

# ¿ Feb 6, 2018 14:30

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