Something always goes wrong

i feel your pain. i do everything myself too.

always something no matter how simple. always a tool you dont have you need. something always disappears from the kit. something always doesnt quite fit. on and on.

i agree, there are some great people on this site. hissin50 has been the biggest help to me in the late night hours when i come inside from the garage, pissed hoping i can try something else to fix a problem.

same here, a lotta lessons were learned while putting the 69 Mustang together. Ill always remember how something goes back together...thats for sure.

I just now after 2years feel the car is reliable. Most of the problems I blame on lack of maintenance and abuse over the years. I do have to say there were times when the phrase "when it rains it poors" was the phrase I lived by. It was one thing after another and it was this site and Corral that got me through each problem without the help of a "pro". I can honestly say I can trouble shoot my car as well or better than any mechanic around, and that's comming from a guy who two years ago couldn't change his own oil. This site is a HUGE asset to our hobby.

88SC GT, thanks for the kind words; i dont know that i've helped you much. i just happen to be the only one posting in here when you are. LOL.

Mike, that is how it goes. those of us old enough to have been around before the internet know how it goes with learning the hard way. thing is, when things go wrong, it makes one good at helping others - we know procedures intimately. LOL.

you are right - it is awesome to have access to the wealth of knowledge of the likes of Yount, Joe, Tom, Rick, Jess, Jason, Hllon et al (there are tons more - they just happened to come to mind quickly).


so what are you workin on now?

88SC, is the car running better now?

yeah for now it is running pretty good.

haven't been able to get on the car much though to see how my new heads are. between the 160-240 temp jumps, squealing, trumpet sounds and now rain.

Don't we all wish things went like they did on TV shows like "Two Guys Garage". One thing about the aftermarket is that just because it is a "bolt on" doesn't mean it just bolts on, no, its unbolt, tap, bend, bang, run to the hardware store, find that wasn't the right little peice that you needed, run back to the parts store, do some more banging and bending, then maby if your lucky it bolts on. Then you get to fix the other crap you messed up. It might not always be like that, but sometimes it is. I really have to sit back when someone says they are going to bolt on a set of heads.

I turn wrenches for a living, but I still get stuck(I'm not that good yet), and I know there's plenty on here who have been there before and can give pointers. Sometimes it's just that "two heads are better than one" and someone can put an idea on the table. Some here have really deep knowlege down to the molecular level, while some may not have that but are just smart and clear thinkers.

One thing I love about this site is that it has steered me away from the fads and hype of advertising. When you go out, you meet people and some say this and that, but here on the forums you can get advise from hundreds.

i agree.

its like the people who just sit back and pay everyone to do the work for them, then say its only 6 bolts that hold your transmission in man. ill be paying someone to do my brakes since it is a potentially dangerous thing on my part if i screw them up, though.

Jason made a good point - it is unlikely that we all have had a chance to screw up the same thing, though one or more of us has. but in this setting with the number of folks in here, someone else has done the same thing.

BTW, Jason, no need to be humble.