New Life for a truck passed its prime

[flattopwill]

What a night. One of those nights where nothing goes right and everything gives you problems.

I tried one more time to get the ps pulley to go on after it soaked in PB penetrating lube for two days. Its still wouldnt go on so I decided to take it off and try something else. Trying to get it off, the lip on the pulley broke using the puller so I used a 3 arm pulley that just bent it. The bitch isnt coming off. My friends think that the shaft is bent and thats why it wont it wont go on and now wont go off. Great, now I have to buy a new pump.

We tried coating my headers with this Techline Colorguard Black ceramic coating and that didnt go well either. We didnt have the area lit well enough so when we got done we realized we missed some spots. Then, my buddy was in a hurry and unhung them too soon so there are spots where they made contact with something too early. Plus, Im out of coating. Great.

Then, I got pissed bout the motor mounts. I tried for 10 minutes to even get the swiveled socket on the nut before I got pissed and gave up. If I dont get any help tomorrow then Ill just try it long enough to tighten the old mounts back down. Whoever came up with that is retarded. They could have just welded the nuts in solid before they finished the crossmember and then it would have been easy.

At least the motor is ready to go in (minus a power steering pump). I even got the adapter plates and mount cups on and ready to go. The wiring is 95% finished. If I can quit having these little bullshit snags then I can have this thing going before the end of the week.

I was going to work on it till I went to class at 9am but after all this I got frustrated and just left. I think if it hadnt been for these snags then I couldve had the motor mounted in tonight. I feel so close yet so far away. All these little things keep giving me bullshit problems that keep me from finishing it. This shit better start workin or Im throwin a grenade in it.