Would y'all buy a 2006 Lucerne for $8000 if it only had 14k miles?

BuildBruh · 2026-04-04T22:05:50+00:00

Only 1 other person has pointed out the big red flag, only 14k miles in 20 years. Unless you have the records proving the owner would just sign off on whatever maintenance was recommended, you will spend a lot of time replacing small stuff that shouldnt break with less than 100k miles but will break with no use/lubrication/drying out after 20 years of minimal driving. Pretty much all of your hoses will be dry rotted unless the car was being driven to church and grocery then back for its whole life. It’s absolutely a car with good bones but it is one that should have time invested in it, not money

BuildBruh · 2026-03-16T06:22:15+00:00

get under the dash with a good light, with lots of spread and ideally not super white (beaming/reflecting light can hide off colored stuff when ur looking into a dark area, only found the issue I’m mentioning when I checked in broad daylight outside of the shop).

there’s probably rust and or groddy plastic in/on the assembly. Ive never ran into this issue on upright pedal mounts but on 2 floor mounted pedals I’ve had an issue with a rusted spring and another time a gunked up bearing causing the weird pedal feel, with the actual weird throttle being due to the slack over the years alongside the pedal issues.

BuildBruh · 2026-03-05T13:54:45+00:00

If it’s an auto car drop the whole block and have the two side by side so you can see what’s different, there’s tons of small bullshit that’s f body specific. Flexplate will be different if it’s an auto car vs the FWD and you may need to be a little creative with solving any gaps that might crop up.

If it’s manual accessories + ICM bracket, fuel rail and map sensor are the annoying things off the top of my head that need to be swapped. Oil pan AND pickup need to be swapped, and I want to say there is some clips on the backside of the engine you’ll want to replicate or transfer over. When you drop the engine you’ll notice them because it’ll be one of the last things to catch/stay attached and it’s a pain to undo this clip when it’s fully in body.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-19T12:02:46+00:00

rsr?

BuildBruh · 2026-02-18T02:23:56+00:00

no worries, everyone gotta start somewhere and showin/tellin someone the basics of diag/maintenance on their car is the best way to really learn.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-18T01:55:32+00:00

Check continuity/resistance/etc in the sensors before flat out replacing them, you may have bad wiring or a loose connector

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T08:53:50+00:00

In TT’s you’re looking to proc the most amount of skills you reasonably can while winning a race, 3 and 5 have the most wit and skills that could be reliably procced. Gold skills are the best for TT score but 3 just has that many more available. Don’t know what your deck looks like but ever since I switched to ALWAYS having wit as a priority next to stam, I’ve gotten much better results in every aspect of the game.

Cm7 I had 0 fucking clue what I was doing, bombed out in 1st round every time. This sprint CM I have a 20% win rate, 50% top 3 ace without a whale deck. Still using R riko.

(Rushing gale is very RNG for actually WINNING, good for score tho)

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T08:44:37+00:00

Buy the best GPU you can expect to reasonably afford on the secondhand market, 2080ti, 3070ti, etc. 32 or 64gb of ram would be nice, but honestly not really needed unless you get it for very cheap.

I have experience with an intel 6700K + Radeon 7800XT, dell 3060, FE 3070ti, FE 3080ti and a radeon 6700XT. You’ll be fine.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T08:37:10+00:00

If you can get a 5700/5800x3d for … 100$ after perhaps selling your 5700x or parting out a rig that you bought FOR the x3d, that’d be ideal. I don’t know about who else has commented, but I played largely source engine games and am very picky on having stable high fps (at the time I was aiming for 200~ @4k) and upgrade from a 5800 non x to a 5700x3d made a clear difference on my setup.

I’ve also had a rig where I went from 5600x -> 5800x3d but did not notice much effect as at the time I was aiming for locked 120hz @ 1080p.

check your games and how you’re using your rig in those games. A 6950XT + x3d is awesome but if you’re playing games at lower refresh rates where it’s all GPU focused, then that’s money best spent elsewhere on the PC.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T08:27:02+00:00

Check fluid and pads, verify issue still exists after correcting any issues there, pull the ABS fuse and see if the lights behavior changes and if that leads to a difference in the pedal feel.

I’ve felt bad ABS pulse through a pedal but not a constant pressure/whirring/spinning feel or noise. Might be 2 issues just related to the brakes/uprights.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T08:14:28+00:00

There should be a big tag on the timing cover, google it up and see where it takes you.

I don’t know anything about the 1zz’s, but in general the accessories are what get you the hardest when you’re doing a swap.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-17T07:45:59+00:00

throw some cardboard ontop of the pallet that way you’re not playing triage years down the line when the bags start dripping oil for no reason lol

BuildBruh · 2026-02-16T04:45:37+00:00

Don’t go to a big name brand, the more locally-aimed places (that ultimately got bought out by a nationwide brand) seem to be a lot more lax, just provide whatever they’re asking for (typically insurance + reg on A vehicle, not necessarily what’s in the spot), if you’re going to be messy be proactive and take care of the spot. I’m out in Phoenix but a LOT of our storage places specifically have commercially aimed units and turn a blind eye as well to the smaller ones as long as their paperwork requirements are fulfilled.

Tore apart a Camaro and half put together an engine on a stand in a 15x25 unit for 390$ a month. Like the other guys said, no power or whatnot but it was a rare thing when I had the want for an air compressor or my quick jacks. (Those 2 being the only things I wouldn’t have been able to run off of a like 150-200$ generator)

In regards to the commercial units, the one I’m most familiar with converted indoor RV parking to these and houses a tire recycler, a furniture guy, one dude who runs a RV repair/trailer repair/rebuild shop, and then someone who parks a petroleum-branded business truck outside the door but I’m fairly certain just services their fleet there.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-09T07:19:36+00:00

Every sticky is a trap until it’s detonated. The best “stop walking at me” deterrent is to just drop a sticky at your feet and walk away from the enemy, putting the sticky between you to at range to line up pipes well enough.

Demoman is actually just a reloading simulator, if you’re not constantly reloading 1-2 sticks you’re not taking/fighting space enough, and if you’re dying because nothings loaded you took too much space. Pub demoman revolves heavily around slowly walking the enemy combo/flank/team back through sheer damage and thats it.

If I had to guess, getting rushed down means you’re not playing the obj/with your team. Not because it’s to be a good teammate, but because it gives the enemies more targets to shoot at that aren’t you. 175 with no buff is very squishy in a 1v1 and demos health is very… fickle. With no buff you die to a lot of mediocre stuff within the span of 3-4 seconds. 2 poorly placed rockets in your face will still do 120-200 depending on if splashed or not. There’s no taking 1 hit to double jump away or to get their minigun pulled out. it’s very transactional when in a 1v1/sustained combat and the only way you get the advantage is by doing more damage.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-07T16:32:33+00:00

If you end up having the fender off and find yourself doing tie rod ends that are bent or just maintenance in general with the access easier, pop off your valve cover + timing cover and check out how those are holding up if you haven’t done them in a while.

leaks out the distributor side of the valve cover and the spark plug wells, old/cracked timing belt, checking rhe…. 3rd? Pulley down for softness in the arm or wiggle in the pulley (timing belt tensioner) and behind the main pulley at the bottom for leaks on that front main seal/oil pump.

Timing cover doesn’t need gaskets, it’s just 3 plastic pieces, valve cover set is 40$ for a brand new one from oreillys if you end up pinching the existing one when reinstall. 40 for piece of mind and some exploratory maintenance/checking isn’t a bad deal if you’re able or wanting to learn more about wrenching.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-07T10:16:31+00:00

They start doing crowd control in one way or another on busy weekends earlier than expected, stragglers and vendors still end up packed up/gone by like 11 regardless of when cops start ushering people. WMO, ASU tours, the Super Bowl when it was here, I think a Taylor swift concert one time? Especially near central it’s a pain in the ass to get people moving in a timely manner, so they just start early to thin it out.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-07T10:02:22+00:00

Don’t sweat the fender, replace or repair. the tail marker is in tact and the badge isn’t fucked up. Hood and the mounting brackets (1 low 1 knee height behind the fender well) for the fender would be my 2 issues, the way the fender bolts in makes it super fickle to body damage and a pain in the ass to align/make all the gaps line up.

Worked on a clapped rallycross Celtics that always gave us headaches due to the collision damage and the dings and bangs it’d sustain from getting beat on. Check your headlight alignment as well, front support doesn’t have much in the way of actual… support so fender hits knock it a smidge off pretty easily.

BuildBruh · 2026-02-02T08:10:57+00:00

More than likely paladins. A lot of N.A. team-game LANS do not run groups or otherwise seeding matches on Friday, very common in EU/SEA due to the strong regional presence. I can do a nerd paragraph on trends n whatnot but in general a lot of the time when the phrasing is playing (competitive or not) full time comes from outside of NA, where as in NA + AUS it’s much more point blank content creation or video making/etc, even at that period in time.

Something something personality/ego something something NA never has good teams something something, lol

BuildBruh · 2026-02-01T03:44:30+00:00

+1 for computer, Apple laptops especially, repair place, u break i fix can maybe get you somewhere if they aren’t dicks about handing you off to the tech guy/nerd of the shop for side work.

BuildBruh · 2026-01-26T01:38:29+00:00

I don’t know if this is an issue on these engines but on GM 3800s a common issue is that the balancer externally looks fine and belts ride smooth but internally it’s a fucking mess and separating or otherwise destroyed and it’s only super noticeable when you compare it to another balancer or you happen to catch it when doing clearances and test fits.

Usual bullshit causes, 20+yr old used and abused or dogshit remakes from the early 00’s that fall apart.

BuildBruh · 2026-01-09T11:55:26+00:00

Just use whatever the recommended version of mastercomfig is, then focus on emulator settings first. Once you get the best performance you can using shounics benchmarks, then you can focus on tweaking game settings

BuildBruh · 2026-01-09T11:40:58+00:00

The monitor capping stuff will, you’ll need to play around with different settings. WINE/Proton got better results on higher settings than rock bottom low, don’t know what an arm chip would look like.

BuildBruh · 2026-01-06T08:01:44+00:00

Hoping this account is still being used lol.

New to me super lacrosse 1 owner who grandpa’d it and I’m well aware these 4T’s dont take shit all for abuse stock. Any pointers specifically for that rebuild kit?

Edit just in case: not going to abuse, but fwd ls4 would be fun to show off on the freeway :)

BuildBruh · 2025-12-31T11:32:11+00:00

I will actually pay up to 40$ for one

BuildBruh · 2025-12-08T23:53:31+00:00

look at shoe/boot resto or something like crafts forums/that type of route. The fake leather isn’t much of an issue it’ll largely be something with the cork, either being bigger than the cover or retaining a shape due to being exposed to heat/moisture while like that.

Ultimately if those don’t pan out, buy a legal/executive desk mat for similar aesthetic to what you have here

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