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Well. It would seem that the original thread has managed to get archived. I always thought that only happened if it managed to make it all the way back to the last page. Whoops. Anyways, if you don't know the story already, you can read the whole thing here: I Bought a Truck Though, you may want to read it's sister thread as well, Requiem For a Jeep The TL;DR of it: I bought a truck 3000 miles away from me that couldn't move under it's own power. A very nice goon was able to house it at his farm for me. We decided we could drive it to Florida. I bought a van to yank the engine out of. We drove up there, 14" drove from Seattle. Dave burned his Jeep down. We did all over again the next year.  Then I abandoned my project to go live on the other side of the country. Which brings us to where we are today. I'm back in Florida for....less than pleasant reasons. But, I still have some time here to get to working on this thing. Plus it helps keep the mind occupied. So here we are after 6-ish months of sitting:   Cameo by the world's worst Camero in the background there. When we last left off the truck wouldn't idle or run very well at all. After shotgunning parts at it and not finding much success, we found out a bolt fell off the started, and the solenoid was getting stuck. But we ran out of time to work on it. But today me and my dad were able to get plenty of time to work on it. And we: 1. Bolted the starter in properly 2. Purged all the gas and put in some new Ethanol Free stuff 3. Used 3 cans of starting fluid 4. Set the fuel injection assembly on fire 5. Replaced the Throttle Position Sensor with the original sensor. The result? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T_ctRgbrbM  It's finally running decently. We got it to idle smoothly for about 20 mins until we shut the fuel pump off. It's loud, it has an exhaust leak, some pulley or pump on the front is making noise, but it's finally running consistently. Throttle seems to work just fine, and it should be able to move under it's own power much easier now. Although my dad doesn't quite approve of Dave's wiring setup.  Go figure. Must be an electrical engineer thing. So, he's got some upgrades planned for it in the near future.  Who says a truck can't be a racecar?
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rndmnmbr posted:But Dave didn't get to burn down another jeep the next year. Criminally unfair to him, I say. Only because I made sure that only the highest of security clearance was needed for access.   Also, that Buick behind it is my mom's former car, and good God is that a terrible car to drive. INCHI DICKARI posted:In central Florida in late July  Meh, it's not so bad. Its been like 90 outside, but it keeps raining randomly, which kinda sucks. Managed to stay dry while working though. Also, I have Zero loving excitement for going back to Vegas now. Humans weren't meant to live in the desert. ExplodingSims fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jul 29, 2018 |
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Dagen H posted:*twitch* Meh, it's barely even a car at this point.    So fun story, I was talking to the lady who runs the storage yard, since they're getting ready to redo the parking spaces. (Also why we needed to get this thing running) So apparently this thing has been here since 1996. And the owner pays for it via money order.  So, now I'm like 99% sure there's a body in the trunk or something, because Jesus Christ. Over $16,000 in storage costs. ExplodingSims fucked around with this message at 05:15 on Jul 30, 2018 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How are they gonna move that Camero to redo the storage yard? gently caress if I know. Last time I looked at it, the wheels were already about a 1/4 of the way sunk into the ground, so whoever gets tasked with moving that is going to have a fun time. Kaptainballistik posted:$5 says the owner is in Prison... I'd put money down on some kinda crime being connected to that car. I can't really imagine much other reason to keep it in a storage yard for 20-odd years.
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:It looks like you could put your finger through that fender. I agree with the delusional diagnosis. "Yeah, I'll get around to it." Man, what kinda idiot would buy a car and leave it on the other side of the country though? Surely they can't be too bright. builds character posted:Well done. Well, now it runs, but it still doesn't quite stop. But hey, how necessary are brakes anyways?
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ionn posted:But what about in the back of a 1951 Chevy truck?  Alright, who's ready for some  ROMANCE
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So, today I did something....not particularly truck related, but something I've been meaning to do for a while now. I always told my mom when she visited, that I wanted her to come and thee the mountains around Vegas. I might hate this city, but I will admit, there is a lot of nice scenery around the city. Anyways, I promised her I'd take her up there when she came to visit. And I kept that promise.      I really wish it could have been better. I really wish I could talk to her one more time. But at least I still took her there. Tell your moms you love them people. I've honestly been in a pretty bad place lately. Been pretty down and upset at life for a variety of reasons. Feeling unfilled after moving, feeling unfilled in work, and not having my career go in the direction I want it to. But having some time up there on the mountain, just to think and sit for a while, really did help things feel just a little bit better.
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