This is why you never let a friend help
10-24-2006, 08:17 PM
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This is why you never let a friend help
Well i guess after that beating at the track and the drive home my car was pretty tired. But the best was yet to come when my friend offered to help me do my whole front suspension. 3 weeks later my strut came off on a bump. Why? because my jackass "friend" didnt tighten the bolts enough on the side he was doing (drivers side), but I digress.
So, whatever he F****ed up, big deal, sh*t happens. but it gets better. As I went to fix the problem i discovered he also didnt tighten the ball tie rod nor did he tighten the ball joint and forgot to put the cotter pin in. Well I flipped and i went to his house and knocked on his dorr and asked him to pop his hood (92 LX). as soon as he popped it I took out my screwdriver and 13/16 open end wrench and broke loose his strut bolt and said "If you got the ***** to drive around like that without tightening that back up, I wont kick your ***".
Moral: Never let someone else touch your car unless you know for a fact they know their ****. I always worked solo but with such a big job i figured I needed a hand. Dumb me.
Pictures soon to come!
So, whatever he F****ed up, big deal, sh*t happens. but it gets better. As I went to fix the problem i discovered he also didnt tighten the ball tie rod nor did he tighten the ball joint and forgot to put the cotter pin in. Well I flipped and i went to his house and knocked on his dorr and asked him to pop his hood (92 LX). as soon as he popped it I took out my screwdriver and 13/16 open end wrench and broke loose his strut bolt and said "If you got the ***** to drive around like that without tightening that back up, I wont kick your ***".
Moral: Never let someone else touch your car unless you know for a fact they know their ****. I always worked solo but with such a big job i figured I needed a hand. Dumb me.
Pictures soon to come!
10-24-2006, 08:35 PM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
holy **** dude, did it do any damage??? I would've done the same thing! I would've put that screwdriver straight into his chest (probably not really), that's what I thought you were going to say! I bet he was speechless.
10-24-2006, 08:47 PM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
damn, i tried installing my friends brandnew expensive speakers, and his little bro was helping me and he shifted the speaker while i was screwing it in, and it knocked teh screw off the head of teh driver and the head went right through his brand new speaker [:@] even though it was more his bros fault he woulda killed him so i took the fall for it... yea do it solo or shop it.
10-24-2006, 10:07 PM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
ORIGINAL: randy78045
You be responsible for your car... if you were dumb enuf not to inspect every thing, including your own work, you deserve it...
You be responsible for your car... if you were dumb enuf not to inspect every thing, including your own work, you deserve it...
10-24-2006, 10:20 PM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
that was just being an ***,I know you were mad and rightly so but, always go over things even for peace of mind I look over all my work once after I have done it....**** happens....
ORIGINAL: Old_Smokey
Well i guess after that beating at the track and the drive home my car was pretty tired. But the best was yet to come when my friend offered to help me do my whole front suspension. 3 weeks later my strut came off on a bump. Why? because my jackass "friend" didnt tighten the bolts enough on the side he was doing (drivers side), but I digress.
So, whatever he F****ed up, big deal, sh*t happens. but it gets better. As I went to fix the problem i discovered he also didnt tighten the ball tie rod nor did he tighten the ball joint and forgot to put the cotter pin in. Well I flipped and i went to his house and knocked on his dorr and asked him to pop his hood (92 LX). as soon as he popped it I took out my screwdriver and 13/16 open end wrench and broke loose his strut bolt and said "If you got the ***** to drive around like that without tightening that back up, I wont kick your ***".
Moral: Never let someone else touch your car unless you know for a fact they know their ****. I always worked solo but with such a big job i figured I needed a hand. Dumb me.
Pictures soon to come!
Well i guess after that beating at the track and the drive home my car was pretty tired. But the best was yet to come when my friend offered to help me do my whole front suspension. 3 weeks later my strut came off on a bump. Why? because my jackass "friend" didnt tighten the bolts enough on the side he was doing (drivers side), but I digress.
So, whatever he F****ed up, big deal, sh*t happens. but it gets better. As I went to fix the problem i discovered he also didnt tighten the ball tie rod nor did he tighten the ball joint and forgot to put the cotter pin in. Well I flipped and i went to his house and knocked on his dorr and asked him to pop his hood (92 LX). as soon as he popped it I took out my screwdriver and 13/16 open end wrench and broke loose his strut bolt and said "If you got the ***** to drive around like that without tightening that back up, I wont kick your ***".
Moral: Never let someone else touch your car unless you know for a fact they know their ****. I always worked solo but with such a big job i figured I needed a hand. Dumb me.
Pictures soon to come!
10-24-2006, 11:40 PM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
I totally agree is is partially my fault for not double checking this guys work but to be fair if you guys heard the game this guy spits out you would prob think hes a cocky little ****, he even tryin to show me how to do **** meanwhile telling me he is the mustang king. yeah well w/e like i said **** happens we live and learn, should of double checked em.
and as for damage, well my wheel was basically sideways on my car until i fixed it and as for the strut tower... well the strut basically chiseled its way through the tower leaving perfect circle holes all throughtout. you can even see where the strut just grazed the master cylinder.
and as for damage, well my wheel was basically sideways on my car until i fixed it and as for the strut tower... well the strut basically chiseled its way through the tower leaving perfect circle holes all throughtout. you can even see where the strut just grazed the master cylinder.
10-25-2006, 12:52 AM
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RE: This is why you never let a friend help
ima agree w. almost everyone... im sure he didnt do it on purpose... and **** man he was helpin ya out... but yea... w.e. i or anyone else,,, yes even myself does work on my car... i always look it over at the end just to double check everything... just incase...
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