[QUOTE=Exigent;51616117]What do you mean by this?[/QUOTE]
We're too cheap to afford mechanics and caught the go fast bug.
I don't think anyone here has not turned a wrench..... except cubeman.
Why do grills have to be complex, I just want to know if you want to date why do u keep sending me skimpy photos but rejecting me on going out to xyz for dinner.
Watching Mad Max Fury Road for the third time and I just noticed one of the mounted machine gun/harpoon gun cross hairs is a Mercedes hood star. :v: Jesus Christ they put so much detail and creativity into those vehicles.
[QUOTE=Sonador;51615991][t]http://i.imgur.com/FTz9MWf.jpg[/t]
:hypeisnotreal:[/QUOTE]
Oregon DMV doesn't give a fuck, I've seen WVVWWWW driving around before. I can understand blocking plates like that or like something racist but yours isn't even bad.
[QUOTE=Exigent;51616097]Is working on cars something y'all do for a living or is it just a hobby for some of you?[/QUOTE]
I work in a shop where we do oil changes, tire installs/repairs/balance/etc, headlights, batteries, simple stuff like that, if that even really counts as working on cars. All it has taught me is just enough to know I don't know much at all. I don't do too much wrenching on shit at home as a hobby because it's the last thing I want to do after doing it all week most of the time. :v: And now that the Dart is done, I don't have much to wrench on. Well, except for the god damned exhaust on my Xterra rattling around.
Most I do at home for fun is washing and a little detailing here and there, that's about it, really. Granted, it's all useful stuff to know.
[QUOTE=DPKiller;51616362]We're too cheap to afford mechanics and caught the go fast bug.
I don't think anyone here has not turned a wrench..... except cubeman.[/QUOTE]
Instead he directly contributed to the death of another
[QUOTE=DPKiller;51616362]Why do grills have to be complex, I just want to know if you want to date why do u keep sending me skimpy photos but rejecting me on going out to xyz for dinner.[/QUOTE]
Good chance she could be seeking validation/fishing for complements. You're an easy stamp of approval that she needs.
I always see it as if a girl really wants to go out with you, she'll find a way instead of veigely dragging you on, at the very least she'd propose a day that works for her and stick with.
Thats just my take though, I'm pretty callus towards women, been through enough to understand genuine interest and when to give a damn/put in equal effort.
[editline]3rd January 2017[/editline]
As for wrenching, I do it as a hobby/personal pleasure. I dont know whether I love building vehicles more or driving them. I would almost lean towards building them because the combined research of doing something correctly along with the scavenger hunt and planning to see it through is fun in itself.
My current project is to built the best truck I can, and build it to last me my lifetime. My second project is a big block swapped muscle car for goin' fast, after thats done I think I'll focus on finshing my rotisserie dodge dart.
Could never see doing this as a career, unless I owned a shop/managed one. I like working on my stuff, not Biff Douche's honda civic that he washes once ever 3 years.
[QUOTE=pentium;51615184]I've never understood people who washed their cars in the winter.
The instant you leave the driveway it's gonna be filthy by the time you reach the main road.[/QUOTE]
Winters usually pretty dry here.
[editline]3rd January 2017[/editline]
Dry and cold or wet and slightly less cold anyways
[QUOTE=Exigent;51616097]Is working on cars something y'all do for a living or is it just a hobby for some of you?[/QUOTE]
Both for me.
[QUOTE=Exigent;51616097]Is working on cars something y'all do for a living or is it just a hobby for some of you?[/QUOTE]
i don't actually like working on cars i just do it to keep it running for races because driving is a hell of a lot of fun
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when anything over 5 years old is basically a pile of rolling iron oxide here it's a bit difficult not to run into major pain every time you jack the car
Heh, speaking of rolling iron oxide, a friends of mine had her front brakes lock up in the middle of US 19 yesterday and we had to get her car towed to my house so I could fix it. Not only is it RIO, but its basically a rumbling bumbling rolling oil spill as well.
Now I gotta change the master cylinder, bleed the whole system, get the passenger rotor turned and and throw new pads on it.
87 Chrysler Fifth Avenue.
No windows work, shocks are all shot so it floats and many more things I don't wanna remind myself of.
Sup everyone, haven't posted in here since 'nam mostly due to college and being busy as hell.
I recently put MBRP dual exhaust on my truck, the excuse being the stock muffler was rusted and needed replaced anyways.
Loud as hell, no regrets :v:
What are some basic tools needed to start working on your own car? I've read Neons are relatively easy to work on and since I'll be buying one I figured I'd teach myself how to work on it. The first thing I want to do is replace the speakers in it.
Socket and ratchet set is pretty much a minimum. You might also need some spanners like 15,16,17,18mm for holding nuts on certain parts (suspension components come to mind), or for wrenching in tight spaces. I prefer ratcheting spanners, but they're more expensive and not really necessary (they do make wrenching in tight spaces much easier though, I only have a 10, 12, 13, and 15mm ratcheting)
Breaker bars are great for loosening stuff, especially wheel nuts and bolts. I also use a torque wrench for pretty much anything I can find a torque spec for, even wheel bolts. Other than that, start wrenching and see what you need. Research what you're going to do before you start doing it and see if it requires any tools you don't have.
For interior stuff, screwdriver set and plastic tool set. The plastic tools make removing interior panels MUCH easier and are much nice to the panels than a flat head screwdriver is. If you're also going to be doing some wiring I'd pick up a automatic wire stripper, ratcheting crimp tool, and a cable shoe set.
Depending on what you're planning to do, you can find good deals on some decent drills that will accept standard/metric sockets of all sizes with the right adapters. Pretty handy for interior stuff, but itd mostly be for convenience. Gets tedious just spinning out a million 8mm or 10mm bolts to get past some panneling that's between you and the issue at hand.
A sawzall is the only tool I'll ever need.
[QUOTE=Gulen;51618326]Socket and ratchet set is pretty much a minimum. You might also need some spanners like 15,16,17,18mm for holding nuts on certain parts (suspension components come to mind), or for wrenching in tight spaces. I prefer ratcheting spanners, but they're more expensive and not really necessary (they do make wrenching in tight spaces much easier though, I only have a 10, 12, 13, and 15mm ratcheting) [/QUOTE]
Ratchet wrenches/spanners also don't like being put under enormous strain (like a nut you just can't bust [sp]I regret nothing[/sp] without heating it, or impact wrench/adding a breaker bar).
Loosen them with a ordinary wrench/spanner, then go to town with a ratcheting.
Yeah, true. I already have regular spanners in most sizes and have yet to find a stuck bolt/nut I couldn't get a socket on though.
[QUOTE=Exigent;51618278]What are some basic tools needed to start working on your own car? I've read Neons are relatively easy to work on and since I'll be buying one I figured I'd teach myself how to work on it. The first thing I want to do is replace the speakers in it.[/QUOTE]
A basic $150-$200 tool set will get you most-all of the tools you'll ever need. A breaker bar set is nice to have around as well
A metric set of crows foot flarenut wrenches from 10-19mm and a flex head long ratchet is all I need (some sockets, u-joints and extensions for less weird bolts too I guess)
Those things are magical for weird-ass bolt placement
[url]https://www.amazon.com/WORKPRO-W009044A-Mechanics-3-Drawer-Heavy/dp/B019MDJXY4/ref=sr_1_3?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1483473540&sr=1-3&refinements=p_36%3A1253531011[/url]
Would that be a good set? It seems to have most of the stuff you guys listed.
[QUOTE=Exigent;51618438][url]https://www.amazon.com/WORKPRO-W009044A-Mechanics-3-Drawer-Heavy/dp/B019MDJXY4/ref=sr_1_3?s=power-hand-tools&ie=UTF8&qid=1483473540&sr=1-3&refinements=p_36%3A1253531011[/url]
Would that be a good set? It seems to have most of the stuff you guys listed.[/QUOTE]
sears/craftsman has a 300+ set (something like 315 pc iirc) for about the same price. craftsman is good quality stuff and has a lifetime no questions asked warranty. cracked a socket using a 20 foot cheater pipe? they'll replace it. been using your ratchet as a hammer? no problem. left your whole set of tools outside in a tub of salt water? they've seen worse.
[editline]3rd January 2017[/editline]
you'll just have to find your own box cutter, hammer, tape measure, and pliers. no biggie you don't often need those for working on cars
[QUOTE=butre;51618469]sears/craftsman has a 300+ set (something like 315 pc iirc) for about the same price. craftsman is good quality stuff and has a lifetime no questions asked warranty. cracked a socket using a 20 foot cheater pipe? they'll replace it. been using your ratchet as a hammer? no problem. left your whole set of tools outside in a tub of salt water? they've seen worse.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-254pc-mechanics-tool-set-with-free-1-2inch/p-00944761000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=11&blockNo=11&blockType=G11[/url]
[url]http://www.sears.com/craftsman-311-piece-mechanics-tool-set/p-00953311000P?plpSellerId=Sears&prdNo=14&blockNo=14&blockType=G14[/url]
Would there be a noticeable lack of tools between these two sets? or would the one with the case be fine?
I dunno, I assembled my toolset from HF about half a year ago and it seems that common mechanics' toolsets have a bit too much non-ratcheting wrenches and redundant sockets. I'm just a hobbyist but here's all the tools that I actually end up using on a regular basis:
- A set of short metric, 6 point 3/8" sockets
- A set of 3/8" extensions, 3", 6", 12", and 24"
- A long (2 feet or so) 3/8" flex head ratchet for grunt work
- A short (1 foot or so) 3/8" flex head ratchet for little things
- A long (3 foot) 3/8" breaker bar
- A set of long 1/2" metric sockets and a breaker bar for lug nuts and such
- Big Fucking Hammer and its softer cousin Big Fucking Mallet
- 3/8 impact U-joint (not the type with visible hinges, the type with the ball, it slips less)
- A set of flarenut crowfoot wrenches for O2 sensors, awkward bolts, serpentine bolt tensioner and the like
- Cheapo screwdriver set
- Extendy magnet tool for spark plugs and dropped bolts
- Feeler gauges
- PB Blaster, Brake Kleen, CorrosionX
- Brass brush & Steel brush for cleaning off corrosion
- Crowbar for prying on things
- Funnel, oil drain pan, bucket
- Jack & Jack stands
- Folding creeper that turns into a seat (found at walmart)
Who really uses 30 non-ratcheting wrenches and a fully redundant set of 3/8 and 1/2" metric and SAE sockets on a regular basis?
not sure exactly. if I had to guess it's missing the 8 point sockets
[editline]3rd January 2017[/editline]
oh and check yard sales before you go and buy anything. you might find dead grandpa's 50 year old craftsman socket set.
pawn shops are good for tools as well, let someone else's crack habit be your ticket in to the trade
Oh yeah ill second that. Pawn shops a full to the brim of cheap used tools.
My dad was a professional farmhand in his younger years, and is now an airline mechanic, so ive grown up spoiled being surrounded with may more tools than ill ever need. Ive ben slowly accumulating his hand me down tools so when i eventually move out i wont go into tool deprivation shock as bad.
Removed EVERYTHING that's under the car basically. Suspension, diff, supframes, brakes, hubs. all of it.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/XgpEW7P.png[/img]
[img]http://i.imgur.com/7dg9sVK.png[/img]
And now it's hanging nice n cozy
[img]http://i.imgur.com/ko7YJvz.png[/img]
Dad sent me this pic today:
[t]http://puu.sh/ta8OL.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51618907]Dad sent me this pic today:
[t]http://puu.sh/ta8OL.jpg[/t][/QUOTE]
Insurance?
[QUOTE=Strontboer;51618918]Insurance?[/QUOTE]
Yes, but the process takes forever like every insurance case.
[QUOTE=Ldesu;51618921]Yes, but the process takes forever like every insurance case.[/QUOTE]
Tell me about it... Someone backed into me while I was standing still... happend a couple of days ago. It's gonna take at least a a good 6 months before it gets repaired due to slow insurance...
[img]http://i.imgur.com/gjpOCl3.png[/img]
It was some soccermom, and she even had parking sensors. And a towhook which went right in.
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