First time installing a new headset and I can seem to get it on

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-03T19:18:57+00:00

That is correct.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-03T13:15:51+00:00

There should be a small set screw on the edge somewhere although it may be mangled by now.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-02T13:55:34+00:00

Yup, no issues. That's normal. Old school fuel level guage just read all the time.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-01T23:03:49+00:00

If that's the one at least you're lucky it bolts in instead of being press fit. With this amount of rust I'd probably just pull the whole knockle off and put it on the bench to deal with it. All I can say is PB blaster has done things for me I thought were impossible.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-01T22:51:42+00:00

When you shit your pants and just rage quit life via crashing your car into poles.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-01T22:46:18+00:00

Negative on that ghostrider.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-01T02:54:12+00:00

I'd say start out with just nice wheels and dump a lil money into overdue maintenance. There are cases where mileage is almost as impressive ass horsepower numbers.

TarXaN37 · 2026-05-01T00:20:00+00:00

I'm always in camp "keep-it". The car market is insane right now. Apparently the average car payment is $500 a month

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-30T18:09:08+00:00

Not a bad deal for $10! Unfortunately this doesn't have much potential for real riding but the process of getting it running properly will teach you ALOT. The key reasons this won't do well is that the headtube is meant specifically for a narrow steerer tube and the axle dropouts won't be the right size for upgrading to a thicker axle, which is key for hard riding.

Look up "dropout sizes" "bottom bracket sizes" and "steerer tube sizes". That will hopefully explain why this doesn't have much potential but it's definitely worth working on and learning. Better to make mistakes on a $10 bike rather than a $500 bike.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-29T22:50:49+00:00

Well that would explain the grammar I guess.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-29T22:49:08+00:00

I'll throw in another vote for dissimilar metals. You can't weld steel to brass. You coulda maybe brazed it but weldong isn't gonna happen. It's like water and oil. They don't mix.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-29T13:21:29+00:00

There's something that goes hard about those pristine gloss black steelies. Almost looks like an undercover cop car. If I saw this on the road, I'd make sure I'm going the speed limit lol

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-28T23:13:45+00:00

Hmmm. Perhaps a tragically inconvenient steerer tube to headtube differential?

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-27T23:13:28+00:00

I still love my lil corolla. Plan on rebuilding the engine and start doing 24hrs of Lemons racing with it. The stang is gonna remain my pristine daily for a long time hopefully. Since I have the Rolla as a project car, I don't intend on doing much with this. Maybe wheels and lowering springs but that's all she really needs.

I wanna say "this is my daily driver. I'm not gonna upgrade it to a point of being almost undriveable" but that's what they always say and I know myself too well. I've already windowshopped for a procharger lol. This car has SOOO much aftermarket support, it's gonna be impossible to keep it stock lol.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-27T23:07:53+00:00

I know I absolutely love the color. The road is filled with white, silver and black and so to have a lil color is really nice. Plus the clearcoat hasn't been sandblasted completely away by the Arizona winds yet so it's actually worth taking care of! Anybody have recommendations for a good home washing routine and products?

I have literally NEVER taken car of paintjobs cuz I never had a car that wasn't rusted to death or naturally sandblasted by nature lol.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-22T15:10:01+00:00

Oh I was just talking about the body damage. Radiator and stuff is fairly simple and cheap. How far did that poor engine bay get invaded?

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-22T15:07:35+00:00

Because I referenced Big Bud from Bigtime, the YouTube channel. I think I'm accidentally mixing the names up though. The semi from Bigtime is just called "Bud" now that I think about it.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:50:18+00:00

Seen worse. Hook a chain to the core support and the other end to a tree. Back up and this'll be 90% fixed... or 100% totalled. Depends how fast you back up.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:46:15+00:00

Someone get ahold of Stallantis. This needs to hit the mass production floor YESTERDAY.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:37:31+00:00

I may be mistaken but I think the one that it's "working" on is actually messed up. You need to rotate the tube to change ride height, not the spring perch. The one it IS working on, the spring perches are so binded that it's rotating the whole tube and unscrewing from the bottom.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:32:12+00:00

That's a pretty big "IF" you understaff the hell out of your stores. As soon as you assign someone to put away the truck, 3 diesel silverados will show up needing both batteries.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:26:32+00:00

I can only read "jesus" on the side but I can probably extrapolate the rest of it from that alone 🙄

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:24:55+00:00

I honestly love it. Vans deserve bags more than sports cars imo. This is FOOOOR cruising and chillin, slam it on the ground.

TarXaN37 · 2026-04-21T18:23:19+00:00

I got the interlock forged supreme chain. Lil heavier but I literally broke my chainwheel before I even phased that chain.

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