TWT -- The Wrenching Thread (22 Viewers)

[stevezero]

That sucks, Anderson. at least it was close to home, and not out in the middle of nowhere. what year is your 80? I've got a top end from my 97 if the issue is up there.

If the 80 is truly toasted, does this apply? or too soon?

 

[JohnVee]

@stevezero C'mon man! That's an albatross. Maybe this will remind you.

 

[40LandCruising]

Well thanks to some helpful leads from @fourtrax I May be moving onto bigger and better things.....

This may turn out to be a mild inconvenience and an overall win

 

[roadstr6]

@stevezero C'mon man! That's an albatross. Maybe this will remind you.

The kids were bad-mouthing poetry the other day saying how boring it is. I came to its defense with the spooky poems of Poe and this one from Coleridge...and that gave me an excuse to play the Maiden song for them too. Who says heavy metal can't be a learning experience? Maiden brings stories to life in a most spectacular way. Love me some Iron Maiden!

 

[JohnVee]

The kids were bad-mouthing poetry the other day saying how boring it is.

Just wait until they learn about that guy from Nantucket! Or the collected works of the great Luke Skyywalker/Luther Campbell. Don't worry, y'all - I won't be posting any of that.

Back to wrenching in 3...2...1...

 

[izzyandsue]

Just wait until they learn about that guy from Nantucket! Or the collected works of the great Luke Skyywalker/Luther Campbell. Don't worry, y'all - I won't be posting any of that.

Back to wrenching in 3...2...1...

From my college days, John Valby was the poet of choice

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Well thanks to some helpful leads from @fourtrax I May be moving onto bigger and better things.....

This may turn out to be a mild inconvenience and an overall win

I'll come buy the truck if you decide to get rid of it.

 

[elkaholic]

I'll come buy the truck if you decide to get rid of it.

Do I sense another diesel conversion in the works ?

 

[40LandCruising]

@GLTHFJ60 If my plan works out I'll have an intact stock 80 with a blown headgasket for sale. I'll make you first in line.

 

[lt1fire]

Well thanks to some helpful leads from @fourtrax I May be moving onto bigger and better things.....

This may turn out to be a mild inconvenience and an overall win

Engine swap or stroker/turbo/SC build out?

Edit: just saw above post

 

[40LandCruising]

Engine swap or stroker/turbo/SC build out?

just saw above post

Hopefully a Frankenstein 80 triple locked....

 

[GLTHFJ60]

@GLTHFJ60 If my plan works out I'll have an intact stock 80 with a blown headgasket for sale. I'll make you first in line.

Don't put a 1FZ with a blown head gasket into a truck. That's silly. PM me, I'll come pick up the pieces when you're ready.

 

[RedHeadedStepChild]

Just wait until they learn about that guy from Nantucket! Or the collected works of the great Luke Skyywalker/Luther Campbell. Don't worry, y'all - I won't be posting any of that.

Back to wrenching in 3...2...1...

While out exploring some local Class VI roads this past weekend, Seamus and Aaron learned the first rhyme in the poem about that man. They had laughter aftershocks for several hours afterwards.

 

[ROBsSON]

Gutting out the interior today had a mold problem from something in the cargo area and back seats had to throw away some camping stuff I didn’t feel like cleaning up but was a good excuse to order a carpet set and bandaid the rust under the carpets till something more permanent can be done.

Also remembered that I had forgotten that the gasket that was connecting the exhaust to the header had fell apart into a bunch of pieces so I made one from a cut your own felt pro kit at Napa.

 

[ROBsSON]

I think an oil galley plug fix will be next on my list thinking back I’m pretty sure I had this happen last year but kinda forgot about it.

 

[weejub]

Just wait until they learn about that guy from Nantucket! Or the collected works of the great Luke Skyywalker/Luther Campbell. Don't worry, y'all - I won't be posting any of that.

Back to wrenching in 3...2...1...

Skyywalker . . .

I have a three strikes your out policy on music w/ the kids. Once I hear three cusswords, it goes off the stereo, mostly in the car.

So after a while, my kids were like "Dad, you don't just understand kids these days, we just listen to music that isn't as nice as when you were our age."

I finally got fed up and played them some 2Live Crew, bootleg Skyywalker, some classic raunchy Motorhead - worst stuff I could find that I listened to from time to time in HS.

Kids were like "turn it off that is horrible" and then "OK - you are right, you did listen to some horrible stuff."

 

[JohnVee]

Play them some Fat Boys. Clean language, G-rated and TERRIBLE! Except for the heavyset gentleman. He was great.

 

[roadstr6]

Motörhead? Horrible? Nah. Play them some early Pink Floyd. I’ll just pick one. How about A Saucerful of Secrets? Now THAT, my friend, is HORRIBLE!





I rest my case.

 

[Simcoe]

Motörhead? Horrible? Nah. Play them some early Pink Floyd. I’ll just pick one. How about A Saucerful of Secrets? Now THAT, my friend, is HORRIBLE!





I rest my case.

Surprised my ears aren't bleeding after that one...jesus

 

[JohnVee]

Crocodile Rock. One of the worst songs ever. No arguing. Case closed. Back to wrenching.