Well this weekend I went to do some measuring and checking of dimensions and what parts I had on hand, and I ended up doing a COMPLETE brake job on my dad's 89 F150 2wd and then proceeded to work on changing the spark plugs on my mom's 97 GMC Jimmy 4x4 with the 4.3 in it. First of all, I would like to meet the person who designed that damned Jimmy and kick him square in the seeds for making changing those plugs so much fun. ARGH! My hands still hurt from turning the plugs with the socket by hand behind that steering shaft. And then there is the passenger side...
I love my dad, I really do. But sometimes working with him can make things a little harder, and a bit longer because he wants to inspect the old parts as well as the new parts being taken off and put on. It was frustrating but fun. I really do love spending time with my dad as he is getting older and is still fighting the effects of Vietnam with the shrapnel still in him, and other issues. Sometimes he's hard to be around, but I stick it out, and times like this weekend make it all worth while. It even made not being able to work on my own stuff worth it.
But this coming weekend I am to grab my ruler, my work notebook, and start planning. Money is SOOOOO tight right now, which will make it difficult to do the work at the moment, but I like to spend a lot of time planning anyway. Besides, I am getting my 89 GMC ready to have a 6.2l oil burner in the place of the 350 in it. I'm just tired not being able to make the long trips in the truck and having to borrow my girlfriends Pontiac Vibe. Don't get me wrong it's a fun car, but it's still a shoe box.
Anyway, didn't mean to steal the thread, I just wanted to express my desire to do the same conversion.
