You take it apart You clean it remove the rust paint it buy new hardware re-***emble it with loving care, and; it don't ****in' fit. It's the bane of every car freak; the damned thing is just ONE **** hair off...don't care if it's a gasket, a bolt, a flange - it never fails; stuff that came apart *just fine* refuses to go back together with ease! Never ceases to amaze me. Nearly 30 years and 40 cars later, the old adage rings true. The good news? 30 years of experience has taught: 1) Don't force it. That little *ting* noise cast parts make when they break is WAAY worse than being a hair off. 2) Don't lose yer cool. The parts still won't ****in' fit after you've whipped a wrench thru a plate gl*** window. Then you still gotta fix the fit after you've replaced the window (read - lost time on project) 3) Don't rush it. There's a reason they don't fit; you gotta figure it out to avoid 1) and 2), above. Building a car is an engineer's crossword puzzle...if it was easy, you'd see Kevin Federline doin' it instead of flippin' patties. 'scuse me...I gotta go outside and whip a wrench to feel better. From the house of ill fitting speed and chrome, Chuck.
And I thot it was just me that had that problem...and if you paint it...there just ain't no way it's going back on with out scratching something...!!! R-
Sure glad to know someone else has the same damn problem and I don't build near the cars you do.It sure pisses you off some times.
where I work we do whats called "precision clearencing" at that point. aka: grind the **** outa it n make it fit!
thanks, Mac. I shoulda known better; I'd just played bumper pool off a stone wall with the MotherShip ('95 Buick Roadmaster wagon), and was umm...unsettled as I began to re-***emble the front end of the Track Roadster. After bouncing a backing plate off the floor (read paint chip), putting the WRONG plate on the right side (they're marked RF and LF for a reason), discovering one of the chromie acorn nuts for the backing plates was NC instead of NF and the chromie bolts for the wheel cylinders were a thread too long - I'd realized it was better go inside, have a gl*** of wine, and ***** electronically. Less damage thataway.
I'm glad I didn't stop by this evening. I might have either caught the wrench or the shrapnel or gotten between the mothership and it's illegitimate landing site!
it sounds goofy but i think it took me about 5 years of breakin bolts, crossthreading them when i start them, things not lining up, then i started to get "my good hands", sure once in a great while i'll run into trouble but for the most part i'm not sure if it is repe***ion or knowledge.Next time you have a friend over who's not into cars(probably not friend then), have him put something together for you, and watch and remember a time when yourself was once like that
Or when you do get it on after twisting, turning, banging, prying the son of a ***** falls off when you reach for the nut to hold it on.
Or spend 60 days in a cast for punching the wall, and finding the wall stud. No ****. really happened, was in my late 20's. Now the only thing I'll hit is a nice Merlot..
I heard a saying once, Anything can fit with enough ignorence(sp?) and a bigger hammer.(or something to that effect) I have seen more co-workers than I can count using both in over-abundance.
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