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U-Haul Equipment specifications: Tow Dolly
U-Haul tow dolly is a low-cost, car towing rental option for front-wheel-drive vehicles.
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I had this same issue when trying to get my lc home. I looked at the uhaul trailers. I’m not sure what a lc weighs but I think it is more than the capacity. Others I’m sure will know more on weight and towing than myselfU-Haul Equipment specifications: Tow Dolly
U-Haul tow dolly is a low-cost, car towing rental option for front-wheel-drive vehicles.www.uhaul.com
what did you end up doingI had this same issue when trying to get my lc home. I looked at the uhaul trailers. I’m not sure what a lc weighs but I think it is more than the capacity. Others I’m sure will know more on weight and towing than myself
I ended up paying someone to tow up the lc. This definitely wasn’t my original plan but it got the job done. I had 200 miles or so for the tow.what did you end up doing
In other news, In my time of pondering and hitting my head against a wall at my parents house waiting for my only car to be done, I’ve come upon the idea that I should just become a mechanic.
If there’s this much f***ery in the industry, people can’t find parts, there’s a shortage of mechanics etc there must be an opportunity here etc.
I went to school for fine woodworking and luthiery. I loved and lived guitars with a passion. I’ve played for 20 years and went $20k into debt to learn how to make them. I loved school and it taught me so much in a short amount of time.When I was 24 I ditched a budding career in IT go through a mechanical trade school. The lessons I learned, trade schools are a scam. I learned exactly 1 thing for my ~$20k, read the service manual. Seriously, the whole experience was just repeating the same thing over and over again. Once "in the field", I learned that 99% have low, or no, ethics when doing work. I honestly blame the system of having to beat book rate to make a fair income, not the mechanics... but it doesn't change the fact that it's a constant uphill struggle to have a good reputation. ONLY independents (like Trail Tailor, Valley, etc...) ever get a good reputation, and it's almost always because it's 1 person who won't settle for less than the best. And that's the last thing I learned, you have to Really love it to be willing to put in the time it takes. That's a double edged sword though, because you can completely destroy your passion... I know I did. Went from being a avid motorcyclist (went 8 years without a car, 2 wheels only ~ road raced for 5 years, had a half dozen bikes and Loved the community), to now when I haven't even owned a motorcycle in over a decade. FWIW, I went back to IT... where I had no formal education, no certificates, just hands-on education and my last job was as the head of the technology department (now I "make" more money by staying home and doing the things we used to pay others to do).
That said, I think your idea for the next year sounds great. Going your own way with the manuals or working as the shop whipping boy are probably the one 2 good ways in, where you get the Practical knowledge needed, not the theory that has little to do with anything. As OSS said, just diving in works too... I mean, it's broke already, not like you'll make it MORE broken (lol, usually, need a smidge of sense to not do things like hitting sensitive stuff with sledgehammers), might as well try to sort it yourself. Having a mentor you can bounce questions off ought to give you all the confidence needed... and that's really the most important aspect to being a mechanic. Confidence to try.
But I agree, there's opportunity. There are threads on here about people waiting MONTHS to have someone change the oil, at prices I couldn't stomach no matter how much income I had.
It’s also why I think that a 2007 or newer GM 4200 would make a great swapper for the 60. It’s like a low cost 1FZFE. In stock form they are a decent power and torque for a 60. But they can be turbocharged too for some big gains.$7k is about on par
For other full on rebuilds of a 2F unfortunately. As in everything done. You really get a feel for why when faced with the decision a lot of people just go to a v8 swap
Landed the job at the dream job shop! Starting out part time per their wishes for now, very excited. Wrenching a 1-2 hours a day for free training as a bonus for my business side stuff I’ll be doing. For this victory alone I’m glad I stuck with the process, it’s been Brutal being semi unemployment the last few months searching for the right opportunity.Good news and bad news guys.
Good news is interviews are going well and one of the shops is a total dream job sistuation where I'd be working with my degree doing business development type stuff for them (they are JDM import for mitsubishi vans), and they'd let me help the head mechanic out 2 hours a day and learn as a favor. It's a startup and my brain loves the creative realm.
The bad news is I just got a very high quote from the mechanic, and it looks like I might just pull the whole plug on the thing and have the cruiser shipped up to Idaho, or have my parents who are already coming back up from cali uhaul it back behind our family truck. Who knows maybe ill fly down if I have to at a later date, or in the next few days before they drive back up and help out. I don't like making my problems other people's problems and shipping the car with all the parts will be a total s*** show but perhaps a necessary s*** show.
Also considering contatcting a mudder to ship it and help out with parts collection, but when I tried that 3 months ago he wanted $2700 to ship it...
What all you guys were saying is very prescient for what's actually happening with me.
Unfortunately they've already started assembling the engine according to the mechanic.
Have a gander if you so dare at the invoices below that I won't dare pay, I told the guy not to go above $3800 or i can't afford it and it seems that's happening anyway.
I'm also considering telling the machine shop to go f*** themselves and just pick up the machined parts as well. I guess the silver lining would be I would be doing my own work on the car, and am at home still so would have access to said second car.
I'm going to be optimistic about the s*** show and trust in the process. Seems like everything is coming to a head at once and I'm trusting that that is for a reason. I'll know a lot more in a couple days.
Defintely don't want me to have to leave the first week of work for this s*** show either unless they're really cool about remote work or me starting later or something. At the end of the day its just money, and I feel im uncovering more opportunities in the induustry by the second the worse and worse my situation gets almost symbolically. The struggle journey is the only one worth taking.
Best,
Beehanger
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Not going to pay it! $3400 for the engine rebuild, going to pay for the original labor to pull the engine but will do the rest myselfCongrats on the gig.
But paying nearly $8k for a 2f engine is very far beyond my comprehension.