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There's a reason Ive owned two b21ft cars that each had over 500k miles on them

nice to know the battery tray will be there once the rest of the car rusts out. Do the plastic protection tray help the metal last longer? or does it just trap more acid?

crush your car immediately

How to build a shade tree mechanics stethoscope: get a garden hose or auto hose about 3 feet long (1 meter for communists) tape a funnel to one end and hold that funnel over your ear. with the other end of the hose put it in different areas of the engine until you find where the noise is coming...

stock engine? non turbo? auto trans then advance it slightly. manual trans straight up is usually best for A and B.

time to get someone to weld sensor bungs into tstat housings for $14.99 shipped

an efficient way of gauging head temps is using a spark plug temp gauge. Since you are out of room for gauges you could use a trail tech at the switch console. Put it on cylinder 4 since that tends to run the hottest...

The hard water probably sped up the process. I remember testing the water at home and it was like 300 Hardness PPM / mg/L. I've never seen a redblock do this in a relatively short amount of time. Maybe in previous ownership the coolant was neglected. This is the 3rd water pump Ive had to do...

why is nothing deburred these days? edges gonna cut holes in hoses right away. spent 30 minutes fine sanding edges off everything. All new parts.

this, find a west coast or desert 240. People crush their running cars because they don't pass emissions here. keep your car for engine and interior parts. once you get a new car use a pressure washer to wash undercarriage once a week.

So I'm looking at locations to mount a water filter, and the only place that makes sense is under the evap canister. I can even bolt to the same bracket. Just seems like 3 miles of 5/8" hose is a bit long coming from the water heater lines.

This seat also needs Junkman Freeway overpass rebar mesh seat reinforcement grids

weave mesh is for poors I have 1x1 grid welded wire solid brass laying around at the shop. Only the best for my Children

probably should have just used a sheet of plywood. That rebar is gonna wear your ass out.

might need to change the spring rate since you stiffened up the chassis. seats are measured by fart count, not mileage