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Old 01-26-2007, 04:07 PM   #1
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just do it

thats what i told myself

so today i'm heading up to napa to get me a new master cylinder and new brake fluid and i'm gonna get my truck drivable again! its been in the garage for over 2 months!
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:13 PM   #2
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good work! Is that your truck in the avatar? looks nice.
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:28 PM   #3
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good work! Is that your truck in the avatar? looks nice.
yes it is, thank you
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:28 PM   #4
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wow, why didn't you post this on deadhorse? good luck eric,hows the job going?
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:48 PM   #5
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That is the way! what was holding you back before?? you got a very nice truck and it will be nice to see it driveable again
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Old 01-26-2007, 04:52 PM   #6
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thats what i told myself

so today i'm heading up to napa to get me a new master cylinder and new brake fluid and i'm gonna get my truck drivable again! its been in the garage for over 2 months!
Wow, two months... I thought 3 weeks has been an eternity... jeez. Good luck!
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Old 01-26-2007, 06:03 PM   #7
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thats what i told myself

so today i'm heading up to napa to get me a new master cylinder and new brake fluid and i'm gonna get my truck drivable again! its been in the garage for over 2 months!
i know the feeling, mine sat bout 2 months needing brakes and rotors and two of those weeks with the new parts sitting on the seat
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Old 01-26-2007, 06:16 PM   #8
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wow, why didn't you post this on deadhorse? good luck eric,hows the job going?
cause dh is for mustangs

i havent done it before because i was to lazy to do it, i didnt ever drive the truck all that much, but now i miss it.
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cause dh is for mustangs

i havent done it before because i was to lazy to do it, i didnt ever drive the truck all that much, but now i miss it.
yes, but you start threads about stuff like this, and thought you probably would, as for mine, its been over a year now, but i am trying to get up the enthusiasm to put it back together, i didn't even look at this website for 2-3 months probably
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Old 01-26-2007, 09:22 PM   #10
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Glad to hear that you will be able to drive your truck again. Its an awesome looking truck too. I know exactly what you mean about it sitting for awhile needing to get something done.
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Old 01-26-2007, 11:36 PM   #11
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Two months? Three weeks? Try three and a half years!
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Old 01-27-2007, 12:33 AM   #12
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so the new mc is on and bled just gotta wait till sunday for angie to help me flush the rest of the system to get new fluid in there

i can already tell a difference with the pedal feel, i think my old master cylinder was in need of replacement for quite a while
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so the new mc is on and bled just gotta wait till sunday for angie to help me flush the rest of the system to get new fluid in there

i can already tell a difference with the pedal feel, i think my old master cylinder was in need of replacement for quite a while
just get danny to
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Two months? Three weeks? Try three and a half years!
Yeah well at least y'all have alternate modes of transportation. My thumb is getting kinda sore
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True enough Cliff

You gonna get your baby fired back up this weekend?
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I hope so, been planning on it. However I wasn't planning on this rain It should be, though.
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Old 01-28-2007, 05:55 PM   #17
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got all the lines bled and new fluid throughout the system!

gotta wait till tomorrow to get this battery from a friend so i can go drive it and see if it made a difference
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got all the lines bled and new fluid throughout the system!

gotta wait till tomorrow to get this battery from a friend so i can go drive it and see if it made a difference
take it out of the stang! j/k
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Old 01-28-2007, 07:26 PM   #19
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take it out of the stang! j/k
haha, baron is giving me a battery tommorow, so its all fine

i washed the stang today, it needed it
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nice to here she is ready to go for the test ride!!
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pppfftttt...try SIX years...so far!!!
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