Guest shadetree77 Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 You ever have one of those days working on your car where, at the end of said day, you sit down and think to yourself, "Why didn't I get more done today?" Sometimes it seems like you work your butt off all day and then have nothing much to show for it at the end. I spent all day today working on putting my new bumper bullets back on and at the end of it, not only are they not put back on, but I have discovered that my bumper is slightly bent on one side causing the bullet on that side to not match up right. I guess it's been that way since I bought it but it's one of those things where you don't notice it until you're working on it. It didn't help either that when I began trying to put the new bullets back on I realized that they were bent pretty badly in several places. I had to hammer and bend them as well.....ahhhh well, just another day in the life of a car nut!! Thanks for listening to me vent. Hope you had a more productive day than I! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Yep, I've had those days but, I've also had days where I went just to tinker with the car here & there and ended up getting ALOT DONE !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Yeah, I have those days occasionally, but they sure do seem rare!! Had a slightly better day today. Got my torque converter drained. Man, that ancient transmission fluid stinks!! One more thing done in my ongoing battle with the oiling system. Also got my bullets back on. Had to do some "rigging" to get them lined up half way decent. They're still off some and there's now a gap between them and the bumper, but with my bumper bent up like that it's never gonna be perfect. Guess I need to add a new bumper to my ever-growing Buick wish list. Got my freshly re-painted hood ornament put back on too. Looks pretty good. Other than the cold rain and busting the crap out of two of my fingers, I'd have to say I had a pretty good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Yeah, I have those days occasionally, but they sure do seem rare!! Had a slightly better day today. Got my torque converter drained. Man, that ancient transmission fluid stinks!! One more thing done in my ongoing battle with the oiling system. Also got my bullets back on. Had to do some "rigging" to get them lined up half way decent. They're still off some and there's now a gap between them and the bumper, but with my bumper bent up like that it's never gonna be perfect. Guess I need to add a new bumper to my ever-growing Buick wish list. Got my freshly re-painted hood ornament put back on too. Looks pretty good. Other than the cold rain and busting the crap out of two of my fingers, I'd have to say I had a pretty good day.LOL, Christmas is coming, now is the time to complete that list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Harold Phillips Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 From an old body man, before you wrench the first bolts tight get all started and align and center as you go. A couple old screw jacks to support and level really help,and if you can split the difference it might help. hope this idea helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Century55sedan Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Well, it took me 6 months to get rid of an entire 1955 century totally dismantled, every useable part taken off, cut to shreds and hauled away. Now its time to actually put the car back together. I usually notice my time is taken up by drinking beers and kickin the bs with my friends who keep me company while I work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Well, I have consumed my fair share of beers but none of my friends are into cars. I work alone 90% of the time so I don't have an excuse! I usually get quite a bit done, but every now and then I just have "one of those days". Wish I had the patience to stop and take pictures of everything while I'm doing it and start a little daily entry on this section of the forum. I really like reading your entries Century55sedan and others like member "Smartin". They really are motivating and informative. I always forget to stop and take pictures though. I get caught up in what I'm doing and when I get done I think, "Man, I should have taken pictures during all that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 The picture taking part is very valuable but a royal PIA. Once I'm greasy I hate to pick up the camera for fear of ruining it. then again, when I've finished some work project I didn't like the results and I didn't have the guts to post the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspeedyt Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 feel good about getting something done.(no matter how little.) sure beats getting nothing done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Caribou Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Yeah, I've had a couple days now where I broke more things than I fixed. Usually that means it's time to find a nice comfy chair and a bottle of single malt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 The picture taking part is very valuable but a royal PIA. Once I'm greasy I hate to pick up the camera for fear of ruining it. then again, when I've finished some work project I didn't like the results and I didn't have the guts to post the pictures.I know what you mean..... I keep looking for one of those kind of cameras like what Smartin must have. The kind that makes everything look perfect. ....and easy...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smartin Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Those types of cameras are very expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick5563 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I have the white version so I don't like to use it when my hands are greasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Those types of cameras are very expensive!LOL... Maybe expensive camera type but well worth the cost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 I keep looking for one of those kind of cameras like what Smartin must have. The kind that makes everything look perfect. ....and easy......I thought you already had one of those camera's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Century55sedan Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I have one of those fancy new cellular telephone with camera and flash, so it makes it easier than getting the big camera dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rob McDonald Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 My camera's fine, it's the hours of PhotoShop work, trying to convince you heros that I've also been out to the garage, that I find tedious.Hey, at least he's Canadian - LincVolt - Repowering the American Dream - Fueled by Design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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