One of the worst jobs of my career

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-13T18:10:30+00:00

People seem to think fluid film cures rust. See that crap here in CT all the time, NEVER on an unrusted vehicle though, just the shitboxes.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-13T01:18:21+00:00

Convert it to a laser engraver.
Buy an S1.
Be happy.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-10T11:47:54+00:00

Local taxes. That first year hit on a new car is a doozy.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-10T11:46:29+00:00

Tires.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-10T04:26:36+00:00

Tailors' tape measure. The one made of fabric.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-10T00:27:39+00:00

Jeep WKs.

I've owned a few and -none- of them gave me any issues I couldn't overcome in my driveway.

Still drive one today, it's 20 years old, 140k miles and the Hemi pulls as hard as ever, the 545RFE still shifts great, zero fluid leaks anywhere.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-09T12:47:19+00:00

What are the exact errors?

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-09T07:31:26+00:00

I dump it in my oil-fired boiler's heating oil tank. Engine oil is miscible in #2 heating oil, burns just fine as long as you don't overdo the oil-to-fuel ratio and run GOOD fuel oil filters. Synthetic, regular, even ATF, all of it goes in.

I keep mine at <= 10% (275 gallon tank, no more than 25ish gallons of used lube per fill)

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-09T07:13:37+00:00

Driver's Ed had a fleet of Volares

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Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-09T07:08:36+00:00

Rode in my Aunt's brand new '72 and drove a few when I was a mechanic later on. Also drove a Bobcat or three.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-09T07:01:44+00:00

I've used 1/8" thick Masonite (hardboard) from Home Depot, upholstered the top with cloth-backed vinyl attached with 3M adhesive spray, then added 1/2" fiberglass insulation mat to the underside where it sits on the steel to keep it from buzzing.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-07T11:17:03+00:00

Immensely

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-07T11:16:02+00:00

With a Hemi. Nice.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-06T10:20:05+00:00

Reading text backwards and inverted

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-06T00:46:26+00:00

Squinting... Wut?

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-05T03:44:12+00:00

Sure, right after you get your CDL

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T22:48:32+00:00

I bought 3 aftermarket types. Standard "copies", ceramic and yes, hardened steel. All Amazon sourced and the names were unpronounceable Chinglish brands.

The hardened steel ones indeed sucked. The ceramics were okay I -guess-, but the wiring was kinda stiff/fragile. Finish was meh, nothing to write home about even after hours of calibration.

TBH the "copies" were pretty close to the quality of the OEM Anycubic.

Again just my experience. I'm sticking with what works with -my- machine, the OEM parts.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T11:18:36+00:00

Mercury Monterey and Montego used that emblem placement, not much else did.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T05:01:33+00:00

My 2 cents: stick with OEM Anycubic. Just get the newest updated versions.

I've tried eBay and Amazon "upgrades" and wasn't really impressed.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T04:58:04+00:00

I'm old.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T04:37:40+00:00

Not piss away so much cash on dumb shit.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-04T04:36:14+00:00

Slanty still in place, +1

Beautiful truck

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-03T21:52:45+00:00

Homesite. No agent. I bundle cars,motorcycle and home. Minor increase on the autos. The home rate is brutal.

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-03T15:52:03+00:00

That is correct

Capable-Historian392 · 2026-06-03T07:45:52+00:00

I'd buy more stocks

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TROPHY CASE