phoenix

I finally got the new offset trailing arms installed and the leaf spring bolted on.

Then, I see it.... Drip.... drip.... drip.... Brake fluid.

It seems that Bubba in his infinite wisdom, (before I bought the car) bent the metal tab holding the rear brake distribution block. There is now no room for the brake line before it hits the trailing arm.

The new T-arms have sharp edges (powdercoated) and sliced right through the brake line.

Now I need a new brake line, bend back the metal and rebleed the entire system which is what I was trying to avoid by leaving the lines on in the first place. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Oh well....

vettfixr

You should do what I do. Right from the beginning break as many things as you can. That way there are fewer surprises later on. :lol:

Roscoe

And I thought it only happened to me :yesnod:

I think we do more good than we give ourselves credit for. We just remember the bad things :)

virtue4u

I found that old cars become "brittle" with age. One must be careful in torques and wreaking havoc on other items around the work zone.

page62

Always be sure to take a ballpeen hammer and bash wildly around the area in which you are preparing to work. That way you break stuff in advance and can get all the parts you need before actually starting the job!

:jester

StingRay327

If it anit broke, fix it till it is! :smash:

Rich80

I was just trying to get a spark plug loose. The socket dropped off and hit the the starter. I saw a load of sparks and my burglar alarm is now Toast! Great Job!! :smash:

Ken73

Well, it's either that or the "while I'm in there" disease.... which I seem to have caught!!

Now my motor and transmission are sitting in my garage.. :lol:

Fasteighty

:lol: :lol:
Hey Rich sorry for laughing. That kinda stuff always happens to me. Glad to know i'm not alone.

ED DINAPOLI

I was in the process of changing intakes, when I broke the inlet tube on the heated core removing the hose. It cost me $5.00 to have it resoldered and tested. But what a job to replace. :mad
Ed

Brettmc

I feel your pain. Bubba had my car before I bought it. He worked reeeeaaaal hard on it. The way I figure it, at some point, I'll have the entire car unbubbacized. Keep on wrenchin!!

Brett :thumbs:

The Money Pit

Feels kind of wierd not breaking anything for almost three months now.Still haven't recurved the distributer though,so there's still hope! :smash: :smash:

8T1-7T9 BIONIC VETTE

ROTFLMAO.... :lolg:
That's a good idea....I never thought of approaching repairs like that. Very Funny :D :seeya Cappy

Ryan77

I usaully don't break too much, I get the while I'm there disease....badly :yesnod: . The while I'm in there leads to while I'm doing that why not do this, and it just repeats over and over again until I'm out of money :banghead: . For example, I'm buying one of the 470 hp AR Racing 383's this summer. I was just gonna have my mechanic install it, so I could be back driving it within a couple of days. Now, I'm waiting untill next winter to install the motor, along with buying an engine hoist and stand, detailing the entire engine bay, putting in a Centerforce dual friction clutch, heavy duty u-joints, and whatever else I see "while I'm in there" :banghead: :rofl:


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72rdstr

Yep, starts with just replacing the bad idler arm, hmm those ball joints look old, wow look at those bushings, darn calipers are leaking, oops wheel bearing are loose, need alignment now....... Sound familiar guys?
My whole front end is new except for the steering box... RAN OUT OF MONEY!! :lol: :rofl:

Schmucker

Luckily I haven't broken anything extra... Bubba broke it and barely fixed it enough to work so it comes apart as soon as a tool touches it. Thanks Bubba.... ya butthead.