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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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Default so i was driving down the road today
caught on it some

started over heating

sure enough look under the car coolant dripping with the sound of a tea kettle spewing from right below my header...

time for a new head gasket

any help in college station? i'm tool-less and garage-less
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Old Oct 10, 2007 | 11:26 PM
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damn, sorry to hear that.....but i have no garage here, either (unfortunately)....if i did, i'd be able to do my own installation of my new Koni's & Strano Springs (once the springs arrive).
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lol maroboys on another thread and he's letting me use his and we're making a day of it, are you on bvsb?
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well the same garage i'm letting khaos288 used is also available if you wanna use it to swap ur suspension, i'd be willing to help as i just did my own as well....let me know i;d be more than happy to help a fellow 4th gen
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damn, sorry to hear that.....but i have no garage here, either (unfortunately)....if i did, i'd be able to do my own installation of my new Koni's & Strano Springs (once the springs arrive).
You suck, if i had the spare cash right now i'd so be on top of a set of strano springs and konis!

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You suck, if i had the spare cash right now i'd so be on top of a set of strano springs and konis!

William
yeah, i know i suck.....cause i put in many hours of overtime to help me afford this stuff....
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Yep, I did plenty of that in my co-op. That's how my car got paid for and heads/cam...Just ran outa time before school to do suspension also

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ah.. i need konis. the car nose dives with shitty monroes on strano springs
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Yep, I did plenty of that in my co-op. That's how my car got paid for and heads/cam...Just ran outa time before school to do suspension also

William
meh...just go sell some plasma or something....of course, you might need to give about a gallon of it, but hey....whatever works, right?
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lol maroboys on another thread and he's letting me use his and we're making a day of it, are you on bvsb?
i've been meaning to stop by there, but i keep getting distracted and whatnot....too many forums, too much work, and too little time....ya know?
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well the same garage i'm letting khaos288 used is also available if you wanna use it to swap ur suspension, i'd be willing to help as i just did my own as well....let me know i;d be more than happy to help a fellow 4th gen
we'll see how things are once i get all my parts....how hard is it to swap the fronts? i think the rears will be pretty easy, it's the fronts that i'm kinda worried about a little.....
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i was just wondering if the garage was still available? i've received both my shocks & springs, i just need to get them installed now. this coming week, i'll be off work on mon/tues, then fri/sat/sun.....the next week will be just the opposite, i'll be off wed/thurs only.
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i was just wondering if the garage was still available? i've received both my shocks & springs, i just need to get them installed now. this coming week, i'll be off work on mon/tues, then fri/sat/sun.....the next week will be just the opposite, i'll be off wed/thurs only.

I could help you out next week if you need a hand. I'm gonna be putting those on in the next year so I want to see how the install will be and how it rides.
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i wouldn't mind if you come along to watch, but my main thing is that i need a place to do it other than at my place....the management here are real ****'s about "auto repairs", and i'd rather not have to slap the bitch and get , you know?
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when do you wanna knock it out....just give me a time frame and i'll have the garage clean and ready to go man!
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you got PM over on BVSB, lemme know if you didn't get it....still not used to the forum software in use over there....
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got it man......its cool with me if you wanna do it there....i could help you next weekend.....and i don't have the fork either
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