by "LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly)
Published 03/23/2017 at 12:00
by "LimitedTimeOnly @ opposite-lock.com" (limitedtimeonly)
Published 03/23/2017 at 12:00
Tags: Wheels
; GTI
; VW GTI
STARS: 1
All I want to do right now is leave work, ignore professional and domestic duties, and go home and put on my new wheels using my newly replenished array of tools.
It has been fun getting all the tools needed to readily swap wheels (floor jack, torque wrench, correct size sockets in metric, jack stands, and today a caliper to double-check that the seller didn’t accidentally mix in the wrong length lug bolts since the seller had some that went with a wheel spacer).
I haven’t cared much about wanting to work on my own cars since I sold my Integra 16 years ago , because I haven’t really been emotionally invested in my cars since then, even though I still loved cars. I have generally decided that my time was more valuable than the cost to have others to work on my cars, but now I’m almost curious to see if I decide to do anything else myself since I’ve started going back down this path.
Darn being a responsible person (aside from slacking off to write this).
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
03/23/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 2
Tell me about it. I work from home, and I’m really trying to fight the urge to go out in the garage and get my new hard brake lines in, so I can then reassemble the rest of the front end.
"vicali" (vicali)
03/23/2017 at 12:16, STARS: 1
I love swapping wheels.
Our two vehicles get done, and then I do the three cars of our friends who live across the road (single mom, two girls, three cars)..
I usually take an afternoon, get our the floorjack, impact, and torque wrench, and pretend to be a pit crew.
This year new tires are going on the truck, so that’s extra fun.