The first guy had his head in the wrong place....view clouded by brown.
Peter C., you gots yours in the right place.
Nice story.
Geoff Branch
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter C." <nosimport@mailbag.com>
To: <b-evans@earthlink.net>
Cc: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Part #710. Not politically correct. Some automotive content
> It wasn't about price. It was about his head, and where it was.
> A guy yesterday with same situation 98 Civic. The 710 cap was leaning
> between the radiator petcock and the chassis rail. Nice guy.I showed him
> where it was, and gave him a rag for the engine bay.
>
> Then there was the father and son yesterday. Father had called to buy a
> kingpin reamer for his B. I had never heard or seen the guy before. Lives
> an hour away. I told him we had one in our shop, and I would be happy to
> ream his bushes for a minimal charge. He showed up with his son, about 16,
> and 2 stub axles with bushings already inserted. Turns out the kid was
> doing the work, and learning. I looked at the bushings and noting they
> weren't real round, offered that he could use our shop and reamer. I then
> told him that when you install bushings you want a mandrel to hold the ID.
> He had used a vise. It took the kid 15 minutes to grind his way through
> the first one.... even after I deburred it for him. Second one a little
> less. He's smarter now...., and a whole lot stronger! Too good to watch.
> No charge.
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