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I made a big decision..... and now I have a new toy!

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Donkey_Kong:
Dude-

That thing is soooo clean, I'd be afraid to like, drive it.

Looks like you listened to your paw when he said "Put some elbow grease into it, Boy!!" 

;)

pointdablame:
Thanks!

all i can say is I'm glad you only have to clay bar a car every 3 to 6 months.  It took me about 2.5 hours to do the whole car, and that was after I washed the car and interior.

It was worth it though IMO.  It looks even better in person.

NightGod:

--- Quote from: bfauska on June 14, 2007, 12:42:03 am ---Along the lines of the excitement a used car can bring...  I recently sold a 75 Chevy pickup that was missing the clip from the throttle cable to the carb, I replaced the clip with a zip tie and forgot about it...  One day after changing the plugs (and apparently not routing the wires the same way) the zip tie caught on a plug wire and wouldn't let the throttle return.  I was proud of my quick response of killing the engine so I could coast to a stop, but steering that thing w/o the power steering and going 50mph was tough.  Now that we have our new car and can't haul anything I'm going to have to buy another old truck when I start building my house.  I am honestly looking forward to it, I like owning a car that has room for me under the hood.

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That reminds me of the time I changed the alternator cap in my truck in the pouring rain and only got wet while getting from under the hood to the cab and back-I literally fit completely in the engine compartment with enough room to work and stay completely out of the rain.

I <3 my truck.

shardian:

--- Quote from: NightGod on June 24, 2007, 05:39:04 am ---That reminds me of the time I changed the alternator cap in my truck in the pouring rain and only got wet while getting from under the hood to the cab and back-I literally fit completely in the engine compartment with enough room to work and stay completely out of the rain.

I <3 my truck.

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I'll guess a straight 6 Ford F100. ;)
I had one of those for a little while, but traded it in for an Escort for my official first car. It had overheating problems we couldn't figure out - the catylitic converter actually would turn cherry red  :o. Anyways, when changing the spark plugs I could literally sit inside the engine compartment.

koolmoecraig:

--- Quote from: pointdablame on June 23, 2007, 10:20:10 am ---Thanks!

all i can say is I'm glad you only have to clay bar a car every 3 to 6 months.  It took me about 2.5 hours to do the whole car, and that was after I washed the car and interior.

It was worth it though IMO.  It looks even better in person.

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Once you get the hang of it you'll be able to clay bar in less than an hour.  You should visit www.autopia.org if you really wanna dive into the finer points of detailing.  It's really quite addicting.

Here is their site for supplies: http://www.autopia-carcare.com/

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