[00 SS]

I've done so much car work in the last 2 weeks, I'm actually getting sick of it. Here's the list of what I've had to do.

'88 Buick:
PS Pump - leak and bad bearing
Harmonic Balance - rubber cracked and pully delaminated
Passenger side half shaft - outer CV boot exploded

'03 Jeep Grand Cherokee:
Front brakes and rotors
Inner front axle seals - passenger side was leaking and may have been the cause of the brake issues
Transfer case fluid change - it was just time
Passenger front window regulator and motor - cable broke

I've got about $750 in just parts, I don't even want to know what all this would have cost at service shops.

Anyway, just venting.

[trackbird]

I just did a job for a co-worker fixing a hack job. Someone installed air shocks on a Mustang (improperly) and we added a set of Hotpart poly-ball LCA's with weight jacks (to raise the rear a bit for her). Due to rust and mufflers being in the way, the job only took about 16 hours (yes, you read that right and I used propane torches and air tools, impact gun, air chisel and lots of other toys). I had to make upper shock mount bushings for the non adjustable Koni's from a set of Monroe shocks that I bought (just to steal the hardware), etc.

The pictures show what I started with (as far as the shocks are concerned). When I opened the trunk, I just stood there staring. These pics are with the axle dropped a few inches. The shock rods were actually an inch or two higher with the car on the ground.

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[00 SS]

I just did a job for a co-worker fixing a hack job. Someone installed air shocks on a Mustang (improperly) and we added a set of Hotpart poly-ball LCA's with weight jacks (to raise the rear a bit for her). Due to rust and mufflers being in the way, the job only took about 16 hours (yes, you read that right and I used propane torches and air tools, impact gun, air chisel and lots of other toys). I had to make upper shock mount bushings for the non adjustable Koni's from a set of Monroe shocks that I bought (just to steal the hardware), etc.

The pictures show what I started with (as far as the shocks are concerned). When I opened the trunk, I just stood there staring. These pics are with the axle dropped a few inches. The shock rods were actually an inch or two higher with the car on the ground.

Holy crap, what a hack job that was. Were you able the get them back so something resembling correct?