Yay! Uber Mechanic skilz

[AlienCraft]

The passenger door window, that is.

They have these cool nylon rivet / screw thingies that I used to replace the originals.

Yay. Saved $95.00 from the estimate at the glass shop, and got the window for $85. + tax from the wrecking yard. The glass shop wanted $185 .00 for the window.

Yay

 

[Lithium381]

Congrats!

 

[dudeman007]

DIY FTW!!!!!!!!!

 

[fbrdphreak]

:thumbsup: Cool

Been doing a lot of that lately, with help from a friend

*Temp sending unit
*Coolant temp sensor
*Fan switch
*Front struts
*Rear shocks
*Rear springs
*Front/rear swaybar bushings & endlinks
*Inner/outer passenger/driver side tie rods & adjusting sleeves

Along with some huge wiring messes and an ongoing cooling fan issue...

 

[SampSon]

There arn't many better feelings than fixing your own car.

 

[Viperoni]

Originally posted by: SampSon
There arn't many better feelings than fixing your own car.

It feels even better when you have to repeat a big job 2 weeks after doing it the first time.
Alternator and PS pump. Good times :|

 

[Rumpltzer]

I was in the lab yesterday and one of the engineers was complaining about a microscope camera not working. She had reported it to maintenance, and they spent half a day trying to figure it out.

She called me a genius because I traced the problem back to the wall socket in about 30 seconds; it wasn't plugged in.

Uber maintenance skilz for me???

 

[j00fek]

good job skip!

 

[waggy]

oh i did a DIY myself today. my daughters light went out. so i changed it. man it was hard.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I have a DIY job under my belt too. Last night my brother's room... light bulb went out. Then we noticed the clock, computer, and radio also were non-functional. All plugged in to different outlets.

It was tough, but I managed to amble down the 17 steps to the first floor, open a door to the garage, unclasp the C/B panel access door and.... with a mighty summoned force of ungodly strength... flip the breaker back over. Whew! And there was much rejoicing.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
I have a DIY job under my belt too. Last night my brother's room... light bulb went out. Then we noticed the clock, computer, and radio also were non-functional. All plugged in to different outlets.

It was tough, but I managed to amble down the 17 steps to the first floor, open a door to the garage, unclasp the C/B panel access door and.... with a mighty summoned force of ungodly strength... flip the breaker back over. Whew! And there was much rejoicing.

Yo the MAN! woot! you go DOG!

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: giantpinkbunnyhead
I have a DIY job under my belt too. Last night my brother's room... light bulb went out. Then we noticed the clock, computer, and radio also were non-functional. All plugged in to different outlets.

It was tough, but I managed to amble down the 17 steps to the first floor, open a door to the garage, unclasp the C/B panel access door and.... with a mighty summoned force of ungodly strength... flip the breaker back over. Whew! And there was much rejoicing.

Yo the MAN! woot! you go DOG!

*bows*

thank you, thank you! I'd like to thank my family; my two cats; my truck; my bottle of beer and of course my king-sized comforter.

My next project will be to apply that nasty-toxic WD-40 to a squeaky outdoor gate hinge... while it's 30 degrees out!!! Oh no!!

 

[Horus]

Originally posted by: fbrdphreak
:thumbsup: Cool

Been doing a lot of that lately, with help from a friend

*Temp sending unit
*Coolant temp sensor
*Fan switch
*Front struts
*Rear shocks
*Rear springs
*Front/rear swaybar bushings & endlinks
*Inner/outer passenger/driver side tie rods & adjusting sleeves

Along with some huge wiring messes and an ongoing cooling fan issue...

I'd like to replace my shocks/struts, they're creaking like a mofo. I'd love to learn how to my own brake jobs, too. But I think I'll need the shop to replace my CV joint, that's a big job.