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Thing of beauty

Iykyk damn 🥹😂

Another one going back home.

Kubotah SVL97-2 rebuild #4

Making Another Customized Tool For My Ford

I lathed down this 24mm deep socket to change the oil pressure sensor on a 2000 Ford Focus. It's located right next to the Oil Filter. The gap around the nut, to the housing, is so tight it's impossible to fit any sort of deep socket on there. Mine is leaking like a sieve so I shaved this down as… read more

Customer complaint

"You just did shocks yesterday, and then my car didn't start this morning" "Ma'am, you're 7k miles overdue on an oil change." I wonder why it wouldn't start... 🤔🤔🤔🤔

I’m a mechanic!!

Gotta love the classics

It's easy to get distracted in the shop when I work on these beauties

Another Day.. Another Dollar.

You're looking at a Kubotah SVL97-2 i've torn apart.. a slight peak into the life of me wishing i was doing my nerd stuff instead.

Finally added nitro to my truck

I know what I’m doing

Uk heat

Best thing I ever brought for work in this heat

Replaced The Rotor On My Motorcycle

After another bad brake failure & rotor damage it was time to change it. Hard to capture just how messed up it got. Went easier than expected. This 2nd set of pads failed again after water penetrated the rear of the pads after a short period of time. I wont name the brand, but make sure you buy… (edited) read more

98 Camaro project

Race Car project im starting on soon, incredibly clean car for being almost 30 years old. Will be getting a 500hp N/A 6.2L ls3 that i have already aquired. More pictures to come in the future!

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Ram 4500

It can't be only me that hates doing the maintenance on these.. why is the oil filter in such a dumb spot?

Timing plates?

Anyone else prefer normal timing chains or is it just me?

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Gotta love blue collar work😭

Half the day spent moving gearboxes but no end to the amount left

Todays Job - Replacing A Cracked Valve Cover & Coil System

Fun Times! Good thing its warm out today!!

Gonna be working on my car

Just found out my car battery needs to be Changed. Gonna be ordering a new battery and I’m gonna fix it myself hopefully before Christmas

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Only real car guys can name this part without a google image search

A big pain in the neck

Remind me to not have to replace upper control arms on an ifs suspension again 💀

Get better soon

Daddy will be waiting for you🤕

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What is it and what does it do?

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Today’s Job - Bearing Replacement

Today I will press out and replace this wheel bearing that I've been putting off for a while now due to the cold, but it has reached a point where it needs to be done. I also have a new shock to put in, and I'll replace the CV axle and pump out/replace the manual transaxle fluid while the CV axle… read more

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Guess Im Not Taking It Home On The Motorcycle!

I could joust with this thing! My exhaust fell off last week on the highway, using my motorcycle while the weather is nice. I’ll install this and the other exhaust parts this weekend. It never ends!

Mechanic

Small problem, big effect Mitsubishi 6d15 engine

New Glow Plugs Day

Long Hose Leak.

Genie lift, hydraulic leak. These Hoses are like 100ft long 😅 snaked through the entire machine. (edited)

Success!

Sometimes it comes from the smallest accomplishments.

Bust tension spring

Anyone any idea where I could order a replacement spring? I have two pm5 pressure switches, both with the same broken spring.

Plenty Of Life Left

Pulled out of my Dodge Dakota. Good for a few more years 😎

I'll never understand people who let their gas light come on

Imagine coming in to get your car serviced not even having enough gas to leave it running (edited)

Weekend Job - Brakes, Rear Drum, Some Other Stuff - And a Dumbass Rookie Move!!

Yesterday I replaced the front brake pads on the car, and took care of a failed rear drum tensioner that caused some damage to itself and the drum. Installed a new drum, new rear axle nut etc. and repaired the tensioner enough that its now working correctly and doing what it's supposed to. I didn't… (edited) read more

Behold!

Ford officially has the cheapest & flimsiest headlight connector the world has ever seen 🤣Found this beauty while installing LED headlights on my Ford Focus

Two more blocks

They just keep coming 😭 its like the 6th one this month.

Pumping Fluid From A Manual Ford Transmission

240,000 miles. Thick, treacle-like and smells terrible. Replacement fluid is $44 a quart. Car drives and sounds a hundred times better.