Just put the '96 Burb back on the road for the winter and...

[iamdub]

Still blows my mind to think we can order auto parts from of all places...Walmart? I'm still almost embarrassed at times to admit it. Anybody with me on that?

Like those shoppers in Harbor Freight avoiding eye contact with or side-eying the other shoppers cuz you're all a little ashamed to be there?

 

[iamdub]

you mean kind of like this one?

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"No sense of weight when held in hand"?

93 grams is .21 lbs. I've held 1/4 lb of meat in my hand countless times and the weight was plenty obvious...

 

[YukonGTmaster]

Like those shoppers in Harbor Freight avoiding eye contact with or side-eying the other shoppers cuz you're all a little ashamed to be there?

Up in Canada, our equivalent of Harbour Freight is "Princess Auto". Good place to shop for Single Use tools. Lol

 

[iamdub]

Up in Canada, our equivalent of Harbour Freight is "Princess Auto". Good place to shop for Single Use tools. Lol

Do those stores smell like SARS and cancer, too?

 

[B-train]

I coined the term "Snap-on East" about a decade ago when referring to Harbor Freight......it has been a big hit with whom it was shared.

I do like Princess auto though. You Canucks are creative I say der eh

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

So once I got the truck up in the air I put the tripod under the tank…

Next I sprayed some penetrating oil on the tank strap bolts on the back side of the nut…

I attempted to back the bolts out with my impact, but due to severe rust the clips holding the nuts both sheared…

 

[east302]

Do those stores smell like SARS and cancer, too?

Lol, their stores do have a certain odor to them don’t they.

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

So I resorted to plan B and used a crescent wrench to twist the straps out from in front of the tank. A 90° twist on each, with a little coercion, freed them up.

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

I then disconnected the fill and vent hoses from the fill neck so I can lower the tank…

Next, I lowered the tank far enough to get my head up there and remove the fuel pump lock ring. The repair fittings someone had installed previously were too rusted for me to remove without damaging the fuel pump or lines….

The tank finally disconnected and lowered to the ground…

Stay tuned. More to follow later when I have more time to upload…

 

[Tonyrodz]

Gotta love rust--NOT.

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

Gotta love rust--NOT.

Winter ride. This will be her last season…

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

Gotta love rust--NOT.

This sealed the deal for it being her last winter. Took this pic about 3 weeks ago.

 

[east302]

Is that safe to drive?

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

@east302 ,
If I said no, would you try to stop me?LOL

All joking aside, there’s still some structural integrity evident. Been coming on for the last couple years.

Here’s the outside side of that frame rail.
It’s solid.

 

[Tonyrodz]

@east302 ,
If I said no, would you try to stop me?LOL

All joking aside, there’s still some structural integrity evident. Been coming on for the last couple years.

Here’s the outside side of that frame rail.
It’s solid.

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Don't guys fix rusty frames like that? Doesn't appear too far gone--yet.

 

[strutaeng]

This sealed the deal for it being her last winter. Took this pic about 3 weeks ago.

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H_O-Lee Chit! That looks horrible!

It's kinda a hard area to repair because of the bend and transition from box to c-channel.

A cut-and-replace from another good donor frame is probably what I would try if I was in this situation. Is the other side similar?

Sadly, here in the South, otherwise good vehicle get sent to the crusher (beater vehicles that get stripped, wrecked, parted out, etc.)

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

Don't guys fix rusty frames like that? Doesn't appear too far gone--yet.

I know guys who would weld a patch there. I won’t do that. I’m told it wouldn’t pass NY inspection if I did that.

H_O-Lee Chit! That looks horrible!

It's kinda a hard area to repair because of the bend and transition from box to c-channel.

A cut-and-replace from another good donor frame is probably what I would try if I was in this situation. Is the other side similar?

Sadly, here in the South, otherwise good vehicle get sent to the crusher (beater vehicles that get stripped, wrecked, parted out, etc.)

I’m not fixing any more integrity issues on this rig. If it dies catastrophically tomorrow, I’ll park it for parts. If it makes it until Spring, it still gets parked permanently. I’m on burrowed time with it now already I feel.

 

[tuckerrnr1]

What are the Mopar rally wheels attached to under the car cover?

 

[Fless]

@east302 ,
If I said no, would you try to stop me?LOL

All joking aside, there’s still some structural integrity evident. Been coming on for the last couple years.

Here’s the outside side of that frame rail.
It’s solid.

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Can't see the pic. Edit and repost?

 

[iamdub]

I then disconnected the fill and vent hoses from the fill neck so I can lower the tank…

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Next, I lowered the tank far enough to get my head up there and remove the fuel pump lock ring. The repair fittings someone had installed previously were too rusted for me to remove without damaging the fuel pump or lines….

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The tank finally disconnected and lowered to the ground…

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Stay tuned. More to follow later when I have more time to upload…