Dec 9, 2023, 10:10:06 AM
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Happy birthday!
Dec 9, 2023, 10:27:26 AM
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Can't complain. How about yourself?
Dec 9, 2023, 10:29:34 AM
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Exactly 🤣. Work going good and family doing well?
Dec 9, 2023, 10:31:57 AM
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Cullen has croup, and brittany has a kidney stone. Ive been laid off from abf for going on 4 months, and the company im working at has shit health insurance and im working 60 plus hours a week to make up for the loss in pay, and the doctor bills. Other than that though everything is great lol
Dec 9, 2023, 10:35:17 AM
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God dayum. Winter has really fucked you. Sorry to hear man
Dec 9, 2023, 10:35:56 AM
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Thanks. Its been rough, but we'll get through it. Hows work and the kids for you?
Dec 9, 2023, 10:38:05 AM
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Sounds like you should just go over the road for a bit 🤣 - kidding.
Work is the same. Same shit, different day. Kids are doing well. The only shitty thing this week is the mini vans oil cooler shit the bed and fucking leaked everywhere. It's a V6 and the cooler sits right in the bottom of the V. thanks dodge.
Dec 9, 2023, 10:44:32 AM
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I might as well be over the road at this point. Id make more money.
You gotta love engineers. My father in law just had to take the whole skid plate off his truck just to change the oil. He ended up making a door on the bottom for next time.
You gonna be able to do that yourself?
Dec 9, 2023, 10:51:59 AM
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My buddy is an over the road driver and is looking at making over 100/year.
Yeah, engineers don't think of the poor soul that has to change it. This is the second time I've had to. It's a plastic body and cracks. I ordered an all metal one. Yeah, it's fairly easy to do. Both intake manifolds, fuel rail, and a few other small things.
If I can take the motor out of an 07 BMW 335i on my own, clean it, reassemble it, and install it, I can handle this.
Dec 9, 2023, 10:53:07 AM
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Damn man! If you lived closer i wouldve asked for some help fixing my 01 325i
Dec 9, 2023, 11:11:15 AM
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I bought the shop repair manual. It helped out a lot.
Dec 9, 2023, 11:12:24 AM
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I hate YT repair videos. I like paper because I can take it with me and see what I need when I need it, rather than having to search back and forth in a video.
Dec 9, 2023, 11:17:20 AM
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I print out the sections I need and laminate them :)
Dec 9, 2023, 11:18:30 AM
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Lol, sometimes. It's a pain in the ass but worth it.
Dec 9, 2023, 11:18:45 AM
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Oh, how'd the bar turn out?
Dec 9, 2023, 11:19:49 AM
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Yep. And I have them for next time, if needed.
Dec 9, 2023, 11:20:27 AM
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Looks nice!
Dec 9, 2023, 11:20:36 AM
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Damn good work. Better than I'd do.
Dec 9, 2023, 11:22:02 AM
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Waiting on my fox i got last year to get mounted, and another sign. Dont mind the slant. I didnt notice tge trim was slanted until after lol.
Thanks man. Not bad for the first thing ive ever built.
Wish john was still here, couldve used his help ha
Dec 9, 2023, 11:24:54 AM
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The fox will look neat. Rarely get to see them up close.
Lol, it happens. It's difficult to do things like that on your own.
I'm sure you learned a lot. And now, bigger projects won't seem so daunting. And you've now acquired tools :).
Yeah, I could definitely have used his help quite a few times. I don't pay people to fix things for me. Haven't in years.