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Something to be said for planning ahead



I can so!
Now.
:)


Tonee Northam wrote:
> Don't listen to Nate, he can't even keep all four tires on the 
> ground.(nothin but love)
> 
> */Greg Pallett <greg.rocco@gmail.com>/* wrote:
> 
>     *smacks forehead* should have know.
> 
>     GP
> 
> 
>     On 3/23/07, Nate Mellom wrote:
>      >
>      > Been there, done that.
>      > Duh.
>      > :)
>      >
>      >
>      > Greg Pallett wrote:
>      > > Ok, I'll bite.
>      > > What's BTDT?
>      > > I know most of the other intarweb acronyms, but not that one.
>      > >
>      > > *sigh*
>      > >
>      > > Thanks.
>      > >
>      > > GP
>      > >
>      > >
>      > > On 3/23/07, julie@menloparkrandd.com wrote:
>      > >>
>      > >> If we are laughing, then its because most of us have BTDT :)
>      > >> This list is made up with some of the most competant and
>     resourseful
>      > >> people I have met yet. You are doing very well. Some thing to
>     be proud
>      > of
>      > >> actually. Look at those around you, would they even attempt to
>     do what
>      > >> you
>      > >> have done or dream of?
>      > >> Welcome to the list :)
>      > >>
>      > >> >-----Original Message-----
>      > >> >From: Lexan Blanchard [mailto:lexan_122874@hotmail.com]
>      > >> >Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 09:27 PM
>      > >> >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>      > >> >Subject: Something to be said for planning ahead
>      > >> >
>      > >> >So, I am sure many of you are mildly amused by my car-repair
>     learning
>      > >> >experience, so here's another chuckle for you.
>      > >> >
>      > >> >A few months ago, my Mitsubishi Montero Sport needed front
>     shocks and
>      > I
>      > >> >replaced them myself. No biggie. The hardest part was getting the
>      > bolts
>      > >> >loose. I onlly had to remove the wheel, no brakes, no CV
>     joints, JUST
>      > >> >wheels.
>      > >> >
>      > >> >So, now forward to Gisele (yes, I named her and she is a
>     girl). We are
>      > >> >close to road time and I went ahead and ordered shocks.
>     Nothing fancy,
>      > >> just
>      > >> >plain old Bilsteins (I am not SpeedRacer, just like to drive
>     a little
>      > >> fast
>      > >> >in a straight line). I had this crazy notion that the
>     procedure would
>      > be
>      > >> >similar to the Montero, so I figured it couldn't be that hard and
>      > would
>      > >> >maybe take me 2 hours for all 4 corners (since the Montero
>     took about
>      > 30
>      > >> >minutes per wheel).
>      > >> >
>      > >> >So, with nothing else to move forward with this evening (oil
>     filter
>      > >> wrench
>      > >> >is too big, pin is still stuck in fuel distributor and NOT
>     coming out,
>      > >> >injectors have new seals and are re-installed), I decide to
>     tackle the
>      > >> >shocks, or at least get started. So, I remove wheel #1
>     (driver front).
>      > >> >Open Bentley and begin to read about removing and supporting
>      > suspension
>      > >> >stuff and making sure things are straight... HUH?!? I was
>     WRONG about
>      > >> ease.
>      > >> > You really gotta take all that stuff apart just to replace the
>      > shocks?
>      > >> >And the pictures really don't look exactly like what I
>     bought; and
>      > >> bending a
>      > >> >wire for support? I don't have any wire hangers and don't
>     really know
>      > >> how
>      > >> >to fashion a suspension sling.
>      > >> >
>      > >> >So, I am thinking it may be time to crack a beer and see if
>     installing
>      > a
>      > >> new
>      > >> >stereo may be more up my alley. Not sure about this either,
>     as they
>      > >> laughed
>      > >> >at the store when I asked for the wiring harness for the
>     Rocc. Guess I
>      > >> will
>      > >> >be soldering?
>      > >> >
>      > >> >Maybe I will watch a movie instead.
>      > >> >
>      > >> >Lexan
>      > >> >
>      > >> >_________________________________________________________________
>      > >> >i'm making a difference. Make every IM count for the cause of
>     your
>      > >> choice.
>      > >> >Join Now.
>      > >> >
>      > >>
>      >
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>      > >>
>      > >> >
>      > >> >
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