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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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Business closed for a week what to do?

Got a week off work for remodeling since it is slow season, what can I do 8 hours a day? I do NOT have a jack or stands and only basic craftsman tools (my snap on toolbox and all my **** was stolen less than amonth ago)

I'm bored with nothing to do for 8 hours a day someone give me an idea of what I can do to my thirdgen for appearence or general matience, or heck just something to make her look perty.

I need ideas i'm bored as he77
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 02:40 PM
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Car: 1992 Camaro RS AKA Big Nasty
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Try learning to polish. I wish i knew how.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 02:44 PM
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Car: 1987 Camaro SC, 1999 Z28
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Axle/Gears: 3.42 Eaton 7.625, 3.42 Zexel Torsen
clean everything and then detail.

afterwards it'll be so clean you might not want to drive it again, haha

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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 03:11 PM
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I agree... starting taking things apart and clean them to perfection. There's not much like a good detail job.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 04:02 PM
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I agree... starting taking things apart and clean them to perfection. There's not much like a good detail job.
just don't armor all the steering wheel, dad did that one time w/ the jeep....

...talk about trying to steer
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 06:20 PM
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i wish i had 8 hrs a day to work on my car. I would clean the crap out of it. make look like new!!
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 06:44 PM
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3 or 4 stage polish, paint clean and glaze. You will also get a good arm workout. I would take off some parts that you may want to polish. Good metal finishing/polishing takes time.
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Old Dec 14, 2004 | 07:01 PM
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do a full frame off if you do nothin but work on it 24 hours a day thats..... 168 hours you could completly disassemble your car and clean every nut bolt bracket and acessory!


HA jp but in relaity if your not into the cleanin you could go throught and check all the mechanical things on you car if you havent done it ina long time

Tranny fluid
rear end lube
oil
coolant
plugs, wires, cap, rotor
allt he fun lil stuff ull never know what you might find to keep you busy

i always find somethin to keep me busy but usually its when im already busy haha


Kevin
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