Don't make 'em like they used to
First, something off topic. The picture below describes a benefit of living in southeastern Iowa. On my way home from work at about 2pm on a Saturday. Just look at that traffic.....
Today, since I only worked 'till about 1:30, and it was sunny and 50F outside, I decided to try and bash the fender out on the truck, where the turkey so kindly smashed into it on Christmas day. I needed to do this, because the door kept catching on the fender every time I opened and closed it. This is bad for two reasons... 1. it takes the paint off the edge of the door and fender, and 2. it makes a sickening sound that pisses me off.
So, in order to bash out the fender, I had to take the inner fender out. I have done this job on my 1965 Chevy Impala several times, and I wasn't looking forward to it.
40 minutes later I was done!!! Cheap ass truck (2004 Ford Explorer, in case you care) uses 8 little screws and 4 plastic 'christmas tree' clips to hold the plastic inner fender on. By comparison, my 65 Chevy has a huge heavy gage steel inner fender held on by at least sixteen 5/16"x1" machine bolts.
No wonder SUV rollover is a concern. The dadgum thing would disintegrate. Might as well put it together with chewing gum, it might hold better.
All in the name of progress I guess. Need to reduce costs so we can get those DVD players, and GPS navigation systems inside the truck!! We need to be entertained, and we don't want to get lost while we ride around in the flimsy P. O. S.
Today, since I only worked 'till about 1:30, and it was sunny and 50F outside, I decided to try and bash the fender out on the truck, where the turkey so kindly smashed into it on Christmas day. I needed to do this, because the door kept catching on the fender every time I opened and closed it. This is bad for two reasons... 1. it takes the paint off the edge of the door and fender, and 2. it makes a sickening sound that pisses me off.
So, in order to bash out the fender, I had to take the inner fender out. I have done this job on my 1965 Chevy Impala several times, and I wasn't looking forward to it.
40 minutes later I was done!!! Cheap ass truck (2004 Ford Explorer, in case you care) uses 8 little screws and 4 plastic 'christmas tree' clips to hold the plastic inner fender on. By comparison, my 65 Chevy has a huge heavy gage steel inner fender held on by at least sixteen 5/16"x1" machine bolts.
No wonder SUV rollover is a concern. The dadgum thing would disintegrate. Might as well put it together with chewing gum, it might hold better.
All in the name of progress I guess. Need to reduce costs so we can get those DVD players, and GPS navigation systems inside the truck!! We need to be entertained, and we don't want to get lost while we ride around in the flimsy P. O. S.
posted by jamie at 4:34 PM
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