Date:         Sat, 21 Nov 1998 14:30:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Gary Shea <shea@GTSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: front end work -- advice?
Comments: To: "Robert A. Alexander" <satcong@vol.com>
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Bob -- Done it before, have you?  Well, it's not going too badly at
this point.  Got the upper ball joint off and the tie rod ball
joint off and have twisted off both ends of one of the lower ball
joint adapter bolts, uh oh!  That sucker is now soaking in a
virtual bath of Liquid Wrench while I take a break.  So far so
good.... I only plan on doing one side today ;)

I'm having at it!

        Gary

On Sat, 21 Nov 1998, Robert A. Alexander wrote:

> Gary - IF you're short on funds, triple the amount of time you estimate
> it'll take you to accomplish this task, quadruple the amount of
> home-brew you mentioned, talk the wife & kids into spending the rest of
> the weekend with the grandparents, make sure you have a friend (sober)
> to keep an eye on you and have at it
>
> IF you have the bucks, put all your parts into a box, drop the VW off at
> your front-end shop at 7AM Monday and enjoy the home-brew this afternoon
> & tomorrow watching football along with your buddies who you talked into
> bringing over several party-platters from Red Lobster.  Check it at the
> Grandparents, though, to see how the family's doing.
>
> BOB
>
>

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea