Message from @ThatShadyVandal

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2020-10-27 03:24:33 UTC  

Ping me if you ever need help with it. I've gotten quite familiar with these trucks

2020-10-27 03:25:01 UTC  

Thanks! I appreciate it.

2020-10-27 03:25:15 UTC  

My knowledge is worthless if I do not share it

2020-10-27 03:26:10 UTC  

Besides, if you're willing to get your hands dirty, they're easy trucks to wrench on and you can save a shitload of money by doing the work yourself

2020-10-27 03:27:19 UTC  

Yeah. My dad has been helping me with it a lot.

2020-10-27 03:27:32 UTC  

He fixed the caliper for me 😂

2020-10-27 03:28:24 UTC  

He’s been teaching me some about fixing it up

2020-10-27 03:28:47 UTC  

Your dad sounds like a smart man looking out for his daughter

2020-10-27 03:29:08 UTC  

I envy you in a way

2020-10-27 03:30:48 UTC  

He is indeed.. and how so?

2020-10-27 03:31:20 UTC  

My folks never taught me anything in the way of practical skillsets when I was a kid. I had to go discover everything I know now on my own

2020-10-27 03:31:55 UTC  

The skill level I would have today if I would've gotten started doing what I'm doing now a few years earlier...

2020-10-27 03:33:39 UTC  

I’m sorry to hear that.. with that said, I’m impressed with your knowledge and motivation

2020-10-27 03:34:04 UTC  

Heh. Thanks

2020-10-27 03:34:27 UTC  

I like to think I've learned a few things in my life, and I have, but really I know just enough to know that I don't know shit

2020-10-27 03:35:02 UTC  

Still, time permitting, I could rebuild that truck of yours almost in its entirety

2020-10-27 03:36:35 UTC  

I think that’s the way most people should look at it.. regardless of how much you know, there is always so much more to learn.

2020-10-27 03:37:03 UTC  

> Still, time permitting, I could rebuild that truck of yours almost in its entirety
@ThatShadyVandal And I don’t doubt that for a second.. you seem to know what you’re doing 😂

2020-10-27 03:37:29 UTC  

I like to think I do, too... sometimes, I may actually! Lol

2020-10-27 03:37:53 UTC  

You know what's funny, is last Saturday I took one of these and rebuilt it

2020-10-27 03:38:35 UTC  

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/722868148637794415/770491608172199967/001.png

2020-10-27 03:38:52 UTC  

This is a holley 4-barrel, spreadbore "double pumper"

2020-10-27 03:39:12 UTC  

First time I ever did one... buddy of mine watched me work the whole time. Didn't believe me that it was my first time

2020-10-27 03:40:14 UTC  

I just take things slow when I work, but I went about it so gracefully that he thought I'd done it before

2020-10-27 03:42:20 UTC  

I’m gonna be honest, I’m not entirely sure what that is. 😂 but congrats. like I said, you seem very knowledgeable, and you’re mentality seems as if you’re always willing to learn. That I suppose is the best way to succeed in life

2020-10-27 03:43:09 UTC  

This is something called a carburetor. It's a mechanical way of feeding fuel to your engine. They used to be common up until around 35 years ago

2020-10-27 03:43:30 UTC  

Oh, I see

2020-10-27 03:43:38 UTC  

You're a smart, young woman if you recognize the value in that approach

2020-10-27 03:43:47 UTC  

It'll get you far in life

2020-10-27 03:44:33 UTC  

Thank you. I attribute that to my parents, in the way that they raised me.

2020-10-27 03:45:08 UTC  

You've got great parents. They did a very good job raising you

2020-10-27 03:45:24 UTC  

At least, based on what I know of them so far

2020-10-27 03:46:01 UTC  

Indeed I do.. they’re good people.

2020-10-27 03:47:31 UTC  

I'd tell em that personally, if I could. It's hard to find people like that anymore, at least out here in Cali

2020-10-27 03:49:53 UTC  

We’re in AZ.. but yeah, younger generations have been more spoiled than raised.. I admire the effort they put into it, with the homeschooling and all.

2020-10-27 03:50:50 UTC  

Damn. They went the extra mile

2020-10-27 03:51:18 UTC  

You've got a bright future ahead of you. I know it

2020-10-27 03:52:16 UTC  

Thank you. I was working in a dental office, and preparing to train for an assistant position

2020-10-27 03:53:01 UTC  

That's a good field that pays very well

2020-10-27 03:53:17 UTC  

And there will always be demand for them

2020-10-27 03:53:36 UTC  

Indeed.. my grandmother is an assistant