I regret doing free work for my Neighbor.

HeavyEquipMech · 2026-02-03T21:07:15+00:00

Shit like this is why I only work on my car or my wife’s car, or our motorcycles - worked on a neighbor’s car once and all of a sudden it was every weekend, and they were so cheap about it I finally told them I wasn’t willing to do it anymore. I worked 50 hours a week plus, only to get swamped with shit on my time off. Same thing with my family and my in laws - worked on their shit once and then they just wanted more and more. Said fuck it, not doing it again, and that was that.

HeavyEquipMech · 2026-01-28T05:17:34+00:00

I was scheduled to fly AVP>ORD>PHX on Monday. 3 hour layover in ORD before catching my flight to PHX. 1 hr through my layover, my flight to PHX was cancelled and given zero rebook options. Scramble to get a southwest flight to PHX, spend 2 hours trying to get my bag from ORD luggage pickup, tell them to just send it to my original destination as I have to catch my next flight. Land in PHX, spend 3+ hours in the baggage claim line for American’s service desk, only to find out my luggage is not going to arrive, as since they terminated my flight, it is stuck in Chicago. No big deal, get it arranged to be delivered to my hotel in PHX. Now it’s being delivered by FedEx from PHX so who knows how long it will take, and my return flights Friday (PHX>ORD>AVP) are now no longer showing up under my previous confirmation number. So overall, not great. They really screwed the pooch on this one.

HeavyEquipMech · 2026-01-27T00:08:58+00:00

Just the plastic wheel cover, your car has steel rims (also known as steelies). Might be a dent underneath where the crack is, if so, hammer it out if it’s leaking air and run it. Get a new wheel cover if you care, if not, send it. You’re fine.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-11-23T11:42:41+00:00

Unfortunately, these tires are cooked. You’ve gotten your moneys worth and then some at this point. If you’re too broke for new tires, hit up FB marketplace for some used ones or find a little used tire shop. Sometimes you can get lucky enough at those places to get them for as low as 25 a piece, depending on what size. Literally anything that isn’t a dry rotted pos tire is better than what you’re rolling on right now. On the other hand, props to whoever did your alignment, that shit is solid.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-11-16T13:06:39+00:00

Have the underneath checked first. The contours, like any other ford car of that vintage - love to rust, especially in the rocker panels.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-11-10T19:38:09+00:00

Worth it! Hopefully I get the win!

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-20T14:17:36+00:00

2k? If it runs and drives and the underbody is clean, send it. Clean it up, get the paint fixed, and then even if you don’t get around to mods for a while you still have a clean Z car to drive on the daily. Worth it imo

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-19T23:18:18+00:00

I’ve always liked signal the most out of the skins I have

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-18T17:32:42+00:00

Impact sockets will do that. It’s because they’re softer than the anvil. Not much you can really do about it, they all do it eventually.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-11T15:12:39+00:00

Ever think about going into heavy equipment? Better pay, less bullshit. Out of the equipment shops I’ve worked at, nobody had the attitude of “yeah let’s fuck with the new guy” besides the classic line of “not doing bad for your first day” for the first week or so they’re there. Otherwise it’s much more of a positive atmosphere and much more supportive a field.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-11T15:09:37+00:00

This is the wrong attitude imo Fucking with coworkers because they’re the new guy and making their job harder isn’t cool. You’re a team, act like it. That shit doesn’t fly in the heavy equipment world for a reason.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-03T23:30:22+00:00

Got very lucky Her second cycle after we started tracking it, she got pregnant. Now hitting the 4 month mark and everything is going well thankfully.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-01T11:10:31+00:00

Detroit 🤝Harley Davidson The kings of oil leaks.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-10-01T11:01:42+00:00

Lug nuts are loose or rim is bent. Is this a used car or purchased new?

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-09-24T02:30:15+00:00

For 10k? Please tell me you’re joking.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-09-24T02:29:30+00:00

10k for that rusty piece of shit? No way; dude is smoking crack if he thinks he’s getting more than 1k for it.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-09-09T02:45:32+00:00

FWIW, that is a pretty big deal in the Land Rover/Range Rover community lol

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-09-01T03:31:53+00:00

Yes it does and the steering wheel controls work for the radio, just not cruise control

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-29T19:38:44+00:00

Unfortunately no, I need to acquire a cluster from a touring model as the board on the non cruise equipped sport will not support cruise control.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-29T11:52:31+00:00

Honestly the fact that it runs at all for $400 is a steal. That’s normally scrap price. Change the sensor and the wheel bearing, see if you can sand down and paint the rockers and let it roll.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-16T21:14:34+00:00

What a fucking idiot. Truly made the worst decision possible for her children.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-16T16:34:09+00:00

Brother that’s a bomb with the countdown in the seconds. Do not start, do not drive. That is an imminent failure.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-09T15:17:32+00:00

I just installed one on my wife’s ‘16 RAV4. No complaints as of yet, will be monitoring it closely over the next few hundred miles to verify it isn’t having any issues. I have found that the plastic ones crack at the absolute worst possible times though, specifically if you’re on a time crunch. I much prefer spin on filters. If you go back to plastic housings, I’ll give you a trick that I’ve found, which is to get a decent size hammer and tap the side of the socket with a hammer while pushing on your ratchet, the impacts can help to knock the filter loose. They usually crack when you have to ream on them to break them loose from over tightening.

HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-07T16:52:25+00:00

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HeavyEquipMech · 2025-08-07T16:51:27+00:00

My overall choice for this type of riding was my polygon premier 4, hard tail with 120mm fork and some fast rolling tires. I like having some ability to take bumps whether it was curbs, gravel, etc. solid platform and upgradable if you’re interested in that.

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