My favorite JRitS posts of the week, Vol. 168

"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
07/05/2020 at 13:00 • Filed to: justrolledintotheshop, Reddit, wrenching, Fail

Reddit’s !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! is a veritable cornucopia of the many !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! of shop lyfe. You never know what’s gonna roll in. Here’s what caught my eye this week.

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It was... a little old lady. I think that helped, because any more than 90lbs of payload and it was gonna die. I’m a pretty big dude and when I sat in it I could feel it breaking underneath me.

...it’s getting parted out. The frame is too far gone, I was honestly shocked that it made it to the shop.

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...the one bracket is bent and the roof is damaged so I think he may of fitted it wrong then opened the boot.

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With bonus punji straps!

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A guy I work next to was the recipient. I also thought it was really cool and it meant a lot to my coworker. Incredibly nice gesture, and best believe that thing is getting the VIP treatment next visit.

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Have to do what the boss says

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...This one... was about 50k going by the vehicles previous history.
89’ Cadillac el dorado.

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Video: D_stegg

Wasn’t torqued down properly, miraculously the thread in the head is fine. The injector pipes and seats have seen better days.

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It’s out of a Nissan pootrol that blew its radiator apart...

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2008 Pontiac g3 (?) 3.5

Came in with a no crank no start. As I was testing fuses in the box, my test light layed across the ECU housing and was dimly illuminated from the 7 volts shorted to the ecu housing lol

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...The vandal was arrested and charged. The vehicle owner is going to have to pay out of pocket for this...

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Well that was easy

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...all of the other seatbelts were in the same condition but 1. C/S dog did it

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... A F18 launcher off the catapult and the starboard engine blew and seized right after takeoff.

It was a GE-F414. Turbofan with afterburner. The whole OBD split when the engine seized up and that carbon fiber isn’t cheap, let alone the internals.

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...all told, 2 defunct alarm systems, a trunck release solenoid, 4 aftermarket gauges, underdash lighting, undercar lighting, remnants from a GPS tracker, “hacked out” amp/RCA’s, and several.... Miscellaneous wires....

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Obligatory brake post

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Obligatory tire post

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DISCUSSION (10)

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Urambo Tauro
07/05/2020 at 13:41

I’d seen that brake disc post on reddit and definitely thought it was a clutch, I guess a bunch of others thought the same thing as well.

Nom De Plume > Urambo Tauro
07/05/2020 at 14:02

Ah, Manifold Destiny and Muff Pots bring back some memories. Nothing like getting where you’re going for a picnic and having a hot meal ready that perfectly complements the cooler of beverages.