Give Jason an attaboy

mikiec · #1 (**permalink**) 07-01-2002, 11:20 PM

Folks,

As much as we kid Jason with his nick names...I have to give him credit.

Jason does not have much mechanical experience but he jumps in and does the job.

Who says old Marines can't learn.....

Mike

GASKETBOY · #2 (**permalink**) 07-02-2002, 08:39 AM

Been following this subject and its good to see that you dove in. This must be the season to take apart your ride.

Took mine down for some general maintenance and to replace a few parts, Jet Hot the pipes, etc.

Jason, if you ever need to borrow some semi-specialized tools I am right down the street from you at 35th and Paradise Lane. Drop me a line and let me know what you need - the garage is fairly well stocked and you are welcome to whatever you need.

Jeff Guisto

Jason Lee Nye · #3 (**permalink**) 07-02-2002, 04:17 PM

Thank you Mike & Jeff. I would like to take this time to thank .....oh wait that is for a different occasion. Actually Jack had a large part in getting it done. It was funny how it started to play out in the morning starting with the shocks being the wrong kind. We were not sure if I was going to be able to get anything on.....then I JUST HAD TO HAVE NEW BUSHINGS, even though the stock ones were fine. Jack pointed this out to me....so I give him credit for sticking with me and not just going home. Then we had a problem keeping the lower control arms level on the press. Mike runs home to get a part that might help.....I mention the burning because my buddy did it for his Mustang. ....Jack again was patient and entertained me......we started burning them...OH THE SMELL!!! I could still taste rubber in my mouth the next day.......burning was taking a long time and we stopped to see if we could press them, just this GOOOO STICKY CRAP.... well we decided to head back to my house. We figured that I would just finish burning them out. Mike went home (can't blame him). I guess Jack wanted to make sure he got his beer and hamburgers: LOL:

So while we ate the bushing burned more and I guess Jack had enough of watching me burn bushings and called it a day. (Did I mention I bought a pencil torch tip....real small....HEY it was my first time operating a torch!). I was sitting there looking at the bushings...they were only burned about halfway...GOD I thought this is going to take forever! I grabbed this old long screwdriver and started scraping the excess dried stuff out of it and I noticed the bushing started burning more and faster. The goo stuff burned much faster if you keep scraping it out.... They were burned out in less than 30 minutes.....YES! I will say that since putting in the different bushings, the wheel hop is much much much less.

Then came using the drummel and cleaning the area out on the lower control arms, I was all excited because I bought ALL these new kind of tips and discs............I didn't realize that the DELCO shafts were just a hair bigger than what my Craftsman Drummel was designed to use(And when I say hair, I mean thinnnnnn hair).....so here I am with my ONE little metal bit sanding out the bushings...

....you know it almost seemed like nothing was going to go my way....but I didn't give up and curse and throw my tools against the wall (BELIEVE ME I WANTED TO). I almost said $^#$% it.

So tonight I will be jacking the car up and turning the springs to add more height. Oh what surpirses await me????

Signed

Soot Boy
Formally known as Funnel Boy

mikiec · #4 (**permalink**) 07-03-2002, 01:58 PM

Jason,

Which ACE hardware store did you go to and purchase the sawzall blade? Carbon fiber correct?

I need to go get one tonight. Tomorrow is the day.

Mike

Jason Lee Nye · #5 (**permalink**) 07-03-2002, 02:04 PM

43rd ave and Bell/

as you walk in just to the left of the registers. It looks like any other blade, but it is marked "Special" it is $4.49. Yo might want to buy two because if that blade skips or hits the backside of the panel, it is going to bend.

******Hey so are you taking yuor quad shocks off for good?