I Bought A Truck: Bad Decisions ITT

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scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Get me a shipping address and I'll send a case to the operating theater.

Least I could do.

# ¿ May 12, 2016 22:21

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 01:11

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

14 BAR RIFF posted:

So since I don't have to worry about rent, a couple hundred bucks in side jobs will handle the rest of my storage and bills.

How does AI feel about throwing in on a guzzoline fund for the last of the V6 Interceptors loaded with every last tool I can fit.

Book time says 20 hours to Nebraska.

Bet I can beat it.

In.

# ¿ May 19, 2016 16:15

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

14 BAR RIFF posted:

I mean since the plane ticket was already out there, the war rig needs a pursuit special. It's yin and yang, death and taxes, icy terror and raging hard ons, it just feels right.

The plane tickets were gonna be purchased by someone's frequent flier miles, but the idea of having a pursuit special is far, far better.

# ¿ May 19, 2016 17:34

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

I DO say!

That listing is local to me and I take paypal and cash app and can leave work early to secure motor.

# ¿ May 23, 2016 20:48

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Oh, I don't care about thunder :glomp:

edit: actually I'm glad you posted it here since I didn't see that Sims was trying to find a 350 Chebby.

Transporting the motor to Nebraska sure would be a problem. HOWEVER! depending on timing I'm headed to St. Louis, MO on the 24th of June and could leave a day early to drop the fucker off.

scuz fucked around with this message at 20:55 on May 23, 2016

# ¿ May 23, 2016 20:52

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Do y'all have any inklings as to timing on the project? Before winter hits the midwest, obviously, but I had mentioned that I'd be able to take a triangle route to St. Louis and drop off an engine if it would help:

Geirskogul posted:

A 350 you say?

The plan would be to buy the thing, remove the engine, and haul the rest to a junker's.

# ¿ May 27, 2016 16:03

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

E-mail sent! The Roadmaster is useless to me besides being my foot in the door to this crazy plan. I love crazy plans.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 05:42

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

A double-post to ask a question to you all: Before I tow a loving whale home to yank out its guts, what're the odds that the following will fit in the back of a two door VW Golf:

SBC w/accessories
Bellhousing
Radiator and hoses
Flywheel

The suspension on the Golf is brand new as of last year, and I put heavy-duty springs in the back which raised the thing by about 1.5".

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 15:56

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

I did just get a welder...

So the engine and all the accessories will weigh somewhere around 600 pounds, right? Bellhousing, flywheel, and rad I'm gonna guesstimate are gonna add another hundred, and according to Edmunds, the maximum payload of my chariot is 899 pounds when properly equipped, whatever the gently caress that means. The engine + all that other stuff + me = 900 pounds unless my guesstimates are off.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 16:29

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

88h88 posted:

Well I guess there's one way to find out isn't there?

Faerunner posted:

Gather a couple fat friends and cram them in the back for a joyride?

Friend of mine has a home gym and I'm hoping he has somewhere around 700 pounds-worth of weights in there. The most I've had in the back so far are two full bass guitar stacks with amplifiers which weighed in a grand total of ~500 pounds (not including me) without breaking a sweat, really. I could chuck the whole mess into the back of my band's 460-equipped Econoline, but the operating costs on that would be something like $20/hour because of its poor MPG.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 17:25

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

kastein posted:

That Roadmaster has a completely different transmission (700R4 or 4L60e I think?) than the 1951 truck - and not only that it's auto vs manual. I'm not sure why the bellhousing is on the list?

Regardless, it will fit if you don't care about your interior or suspension, for sure. Getting it in while it's hanging from an engine crane may not work out well due to the extra height.

I do think an LT1 1951 truck would be awesome, just saying that the transmission stuff from the donor is probably irrelevant here. It also has a flexplate and a torque converter, not a flywheel.

Back the Golf up on ramps, blammo. And no, I don't really care about the interior, and I can replace the rear suspension for something like ~$75 if anything goes wrong (what could go wrong?). As for the bellhousing/flywheel nonsense, I was just following orders without putting two and two together and I don't think I ever told Sims about the Roadmaster being an automatic. :doh:

Let's fix that:

Hey Sims, the Roadmaster's an automatic so the transmission components won't work; Ken just said so :buddy:

I imagine you still want the engine, though.

Edit: buddy's home gym has ~700 pounds of weights, so test run is a go!

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 17:38

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Loading it in will be something of a fabricobble (thanks for that word, btw) adventure since the only strong dude I know is TheFonz and my back sucks at the moment. What I'm most worried about is what to do with the rest of the loving car after I've robbed it of its treasures. I could just drop it off at a junkyard or leave it by the side of the road since there's no title, but that's rude.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 17:49

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Leperflesh posted:

scuz what year is your golf?

2002 2.0L engine code AVH why? :buddy:

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 18:13

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Leperflesh posted:

I've got an owners manual from my dear departed 2005 GL, but I just realized I got rid of my old MkIV Haynes. Anyway I can confirm you'll be able to shove all that poo poo into the car, the capacity in the MkIV is pretty big once you fold down the rear seats. You're gonna want to put as much weight forward as you can, to try to keep the car from being too overloaded over the rear wheels, and even with the cushions re-positioned the rear seat won't lay totally flat. If you can strap the engine onto the back of the rear seat with some tie downs or jam something in behind it to hold it forward, that will help. Also obviously drive slowly and carefully, no sudden hard turns, etc.

Yep, mine's the GL of the MkIV line and I've already moved the vestigial back seats to my attic, lots of room! I found the tie-down anchor points and I've still got the manual and the Bentley service and repair manuals

I believe in this little guy, just gotta get the timing worked out and figure out whether the Roadmaster is still for sale or not heh.

# ¿ Jun 1, 2016 20:15

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Augh, I'm back. Sorry for the hiatus, I had a frantic-as-gently caress weekend.

I left the dude a message on Friday asking after the Roadmaster, whether I could haul it away on Tuesday (tomorrow), and never heard back. Come back to work on Monday, refresh the ad, and the motherfucker found the title and wants $800 now. Good news is that someone could drive it all the way to the job site, bad news is that it's $400 more. I've also just noticed that the car's location has changed. Dunno what to make of that.

Edit: This is probably good news since you'd have a complete donor on-site that just went through a ~4 hour test drive to make sure everything's okay. All we need now is the money and someone to drive it there. I would drive it there, I would need to find a way home, though.

scuz fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Jun 6, 2016

# ¿ Jun 6, 2016 20:01

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

The SBC in my area that we had targeted isn't going for what I can afford, and at this point, I've run out of time and money

I'm a bad AI'er and feel bad. I sent an email to sims expressing my regrets.

# ¿ Jun 17, 2016 19:49

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

I am so excited for this :five:

# ¿ Oct 26, 2016 16:02

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

ReelBigLizard posted:

Being productive is the best therapy.

Can we team up with some video production goons and make our own 14-inch / warboys themed roadkill-a-like youtube show where we send 14 around the country in a ~~war-rig~~ RV, buying random clunkers and getting them running? I'd patreon that poo poo in a heartbeat.

Have you seen any of the programming on Velocity TV? Something like what you've described would be a great way to liven up their line-up.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2016 16:49

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Applebees Appetizer posted:

*googles skinwalkers*

Did the same. Exact. Think. " :stare:

" and all.

# ¿ Nov 10, 2016 17:22

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

My balls are just the bluest.

# ¿ Nov 14, 2016 22:27

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Small towns :allears:

# ¿ Nov 14, 2016 22:57

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

# ¿ Nov 16, 2016 22:08

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Rhyno posted:

I have been saying he should just travel the land righting the automotive wrongs!

He'd at least have to get his cat first. And we'd have to find him like a semi truck or something. Oh! With a travelling hoist in the back.

....who has money? We have ideas.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 05:43

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

14 BAR RIFF posted:

Nah dude I've been in -5*F so I know what cold is.

Hello from Minneapolis, Minnesota, home of the polar vortex which turned us into the coldest place on the planet for a whole week!

-5 doesn't even get recess cancelled 'round here :clint:

# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 17:12

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

djdanno13 posted:

Peh, I went to school when it was -50. It was dark inside the school because it was so cold the fluorescent lights wouldn't turn on all the way.

See that's the kinda poo poo I'm talkin' about. Metal as heck.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2016 17:43

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

MUY BRILLANTE!!

# ¿ Nov 21, 2016 22:49

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

The Locator posted:

Dear lord. I'm glad I'm not you when you decide to remove that.

At least he missed his eyebrows!

# ¿ Nov 21, 2016 23:13

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:

The concept of it being -10C and completely clear just fucks with my brain. Especially at midday. I've only ever been in -10C once and gently caress that poo poo.

Was a bright, sunny -2F here in Minneapolis today! Granted that was with the windchill but still, it's nearly properly cold around here now and it's swell.

In 2 hours or so, I'm gonna be all bundled up in my overalls on my back under a van to see why it won't start! :buddy:

I'm 99% sure it's cuz there's ice in the fuel lines and it got there because the filler neck is busted and allowed moisture in to the tank and well there ya go.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2016 22:00

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

djdanno13 posted:

So we really need ai help on this one. Online sources talk about moving the steering box over a max of 1.5 inches. Apparently they were using different headers however and the closest we can set the box right now is 3 inches which is literally touching the header. Take a look at the included pics but the biggest issue by far is the angle on that pitman arm. It's maxed out. Short of getting a new manifold does anyone have any ideas? This is like project ending type poo poo right here so we really need all brain power on this one. Thanks guys.

Bash those headers in.

# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 23:08

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Yeah, what kind of fabrication equipment is available?

# ¿ Dec 9, 2016 23:14

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Honestly it sounds to me like a regular-rear end semi air-horn alongside a fog horn.

# ¿ Dec 12, 2016 17:39

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Previa_fun posted:

Drugs are good and when you do em people think that you're cool.

Drugs are neat, and you can buy 'em relatively cheap.

The first time I did shrooms I barfed like nuts, got driven home to my lovely apartment, and once I got into bed I could have sworn I was transported back to my childhood bedroom and all I could think about was how awesome my mom was and how I missed her a bunch. Laugh/cried myself to sleep. Great times!

# ¿ Dec 13, 2016 16:28

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

angryrobots posted:

The Old Ones can take many forms

Including "dinner"

# ¿ Dec 19, 2016 22:26

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

That guy in that Roadkill episode made it look so easy!

# ¿ Dec 21, 2016 15:07

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Adiabatic posted:

The stubborn spirit sees the logical alternatives for what they are, and makes sure to wave at them as they pass by.

I'm gonna take up cross-stitching so that I may have that as a cross-stitch.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2016 19:07

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Astonishing Wang posted:

You can't just skip step 3, that's where the magic happens!

It's the internet video equivalent of the old pig trick where you set two pigs loose in a crowded area, one of them is labelled "1" and the other is labelled "3".

# ¿ Dec 22, 2016 22:00

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

Aww man, MSP is a sweet airport. I'm a bit biased (it's my hometown airport).

This is an awesome thread and everything that happened in it is awesome. I'm looking forward to Rosie reunion pics :3:

# ¿ Jan 2, 2017 06:17

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

daddy needs his medicine

# ¿ Feb 27, 2017 18:08

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

ExplodingSims posted:

As I proved you can lug at least a 70lb box of crap with you on a Greyhound bus, so long as you start your journey at a sketchy gas station that doesn't bother to weigh your luggage and just hands you a claim check.

I only just got your new red text :buddy:

# ¿ Apr 19, 2017 19:19

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 01:11

scuz: Aug 29, 2003; You can't be angry ALL the time!; Fun Shoe

There might not be a Florida left to which to move a poo poo show.

# ¿ Sep 8, 2017 16:41

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