Why cars are better than wives

[Seanzyyy]

Ok, so. Promised an update of all my projects, so here goes:

computer: still Frankenstein, but working. Picture your laptop with a 21" .19 dp screen. Superwhamadyne hi-def (as far as laptops go)

girl: we'll call her "Susie". Susie and I have been taking it slow, as we both have "ex" baggage. We both acknowledge that we really like each other, but neither of us is ready for a "relationship", so we're just friends with very obvious overtones.I got a call from her tonight. She wanted to call me to let me know that she had met someone.Crap.

More time/money for the car!

exactlyyy! besides, girls will come and go. brush it off your shoulder pimp

[PapaSmurf2k3]

She wanted to call me to let me know that she had met someone.Crap.

Sorry to hear that buddy! Hopefully you got to stick it in a few times before she jumped ship.

I hope you plan on sticking around NICO even if you get rid of your car. There are tons of people still here that don't own a nissan product anymore.

That hatch rust actually doesn't look half bad compared to some of the ones I've seen.

[sandcrabsailor]

No, no sticking. I've been pretty monk-like since my honeymoon....in 07....

Papasmurf, if/when I ditch this one I will immediately be picking up another. S13 Hatch FTW!

In the meantime I'll be practicing all my skills on this one, much like one practices ones driving "skills" on a rental car. Take this evening for instance! My first attempt at body work! I managed to (mostly) pull a dent, and I even mixed up some body filler to kill the leftover spoiler holes! I'll most likely be sanding it all back off and trying again, but it was a fun and educational experience.

I also managed to re-loop the heater core. I HAVE HEAT!

I'll post pics as soon as I take them. I ran out of daylight.

I feel a bit like George Castanza from Sienfeld when he swore off women. He had all this energy, became very productive, and saw a boost in his intelligence!

I am, however, DISTINCTLY aware of every low cut top and pair of booty shorts in a ten mile radius.

Oh well. Life's a garden, dig it! hehehehe

[PapaSmurf2k3]

I feel a bit like George Castanza from Sienfeld when he swore off women.

haha! Classic!

[nissangirl74]

What you need to do is make her famous. Smear her name all over the internet and any other type of media who is willing to listen to your story. Tell it in detail. Make sure that everyone knows that while you were overseas fighting for the good of our country, she was playing the two-bit whore with every Tom-d!ck-and Harry. Tell the legal battle that you are struggling with.Hell, if she's gonna take everything you have, make her pay the price for it.

[PyR0NiAk]

What you need to do is make her famous. Smear her name all over the internet and any other type of media who is willing to listen to your story. Tell it in detail. Make sure that everyone knows that while you were overseas fighting for the good of our country, she was playing the two-bit whore with every Tom-d!ck-and Harry. Tell the legal battle that you are struggling with.Hell, if she's gonna take everything you have, make her pay the price for it.

Theoretically good advice, but what happens when she starts making up lies about him and slandering HIS name everywhere? The advice earlier to be calm and quiet, is honestly the best thing he can do. If I were the OP, I would definitely be going after the other military members for sleeping with her. Definitely a violation of the UCMJ, to have relations with a married person.

[240pav]

my wife ( gf at the time ) threatened to leave me on my second deployment when we were about 2 months from coming home...long story short, kept the 240, got married...now getting a divorce !!! hell yes !

[sandcrabsailor]

Unfortunately, conducting a smear campaign, as satisfying as it would be, would ultimately land my butt in trouble. My best bet is to keep my cool. The way I see it, if I can keep my head when bullets are flying and stuff is blowing up, then a two timing, backstabbing, traitorous, filandering, money grubbing, manipulative, evil, sociopathic....you get the idea, spouse should be small beans.As to the other guy, charges were filed and invesigated. He lied during the investigation, was caught, and the whole thing was brushed under the rug with a "stern talking to" by his chief. Unfortunately, the AW community has a rather nefarious reputation. I do think he got out of the navy, though, because his enlistment was up.As to the ther guys, there's no law (in CA or WA at least) about civilians sleeping with someone elses spouse. I can hope for a scorching and publicly limiting case of something to happen. Privately, of course. I'm a good guy, and I gotta keep up that idea, lest I slide into being evil. This isn't one of those cases of "if you can't beat em, join em"And of course, keep my eyes open for a single, mechanically minded woman who can deal with the military lifestyle with honor. Preferably easy on the eyes. On the plus side, I'm much wiser, and can now help my ship/squadmates who might run into similar issues.That being said, I sometimes think that my purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.
Modified by sandcrabsailor at 9:17 PM 3/13/2010

[PyR0NiAk]

That being said, I sometimes think that my purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.

That's almost as depressing as your story itself.

[sandcrabsailor]

Did a few more things this weekend.I took out the passenger seat and tried the Duplicolor Fabric spray stuff. I didn't get a full "before" pic, but I remembered half way through.It goes on pretty easy, and dries surprisingly quickly. A good washing beforehand helps. The spray was ridiculously easy to get even, despite the breeze. Watch out though, the fumes are retard strong. And by that, I mean the fumes are strong and turn you into a retard.

I also popped my bondo-cherry. Like most cherry popping experiences, it was a disaster. It started off with sticky stuff everywhere, and ended up with hard stuff everywhere. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? I kid, I kid...So I ran down to the store to grab a sanding attachment for my cordless drill (Merry Christmas from the folks, part of the Bachelor 2.0 Re-Install Kit) and took it all back off. The resulting layer of pink dust on the hatch window:

After I quit screwing around, I got to work with the sander again.



My buddy has a welder, and after he stopped laughing at my for my filler-faux-pas, he agreed to let me come up this weekend and fill those holes. Until then, duct tape is wonderful.

Thats all for now.I can't wait to take this thing back out to the moutain and throw her around some curves. Like this guy! (yes, the USS Nimitz has been known to do this stuff from time to time)

[Breezo]

okay so i was pissed off when i read this.i got even more pissed off when i read about the cats.i don't like cats but, i LOVE animals and that to me is so messed up.then you said what was wrong with them and i sat here just starring at the computer wondering what goes through peoples heads.

i'm glad to see you're handling things well!the car doesn't look bad either. keep up the good work.



page 5!

[sandcrabsailor]

Did a little more this last weekend.I know the primer black is overdone, just bear in mind this is a transitional thing, not an end product.I have a date with a buddies welder this weekend to plug the spoiler holes, and then I shall try my hand once more at body filler (this time with adult supervision), and the weekend after that I'm pulling the valve cover for a cleaning, buffing, and paint, since I'm replacing plugs and wires. It's slow going, but it keeps me busy, and she's come a long way from the sputtering, smoking, gutless, trash and prophylactic-strewn mess she was when I got her.

Anyhoo.... Just about finished with the primer coat. Took some pictures from the roof at work.

Gotta figure out how to re-do the trim and stripping, it looks like she has crows feet and wrinkles, and she's only 17!



Took out the rear seats for cleaning and color

Ran around with only the driver seat for the day, then realized that I needed to put the passenger seat back in before I got pulled over for seat belt law violations and such. I had my friend helping, and she rode on the floor the three blocks to carwash, giggling the whole way, and waved to a cop at an intersection. Irritating, but funny.

It looks so new compared to the driver seat! That ones next!

Came across this and thought I would share

That's all for now. Thanks for all the well-wishes!

[240sxJoe91]

Hey nice update....i actually think the primer looks sick...and im glad to see that your still working towards making things better and not giving up, that's pretty funny that you all passed a cop with no passenger seat and her sitting in it...( is this a new relation ship i see coming ) good luck i cant wait to see more...and how much was the primer? and all i need to do bodywork on my car and was thinking when i do do it im going to primer until i can afford good paint...

[PapaSmurf2k3]

The car looks good man! Lots of good progress. You got lucky with the cop though.

[sandcrabsailor]

HA! No, no relationship. We trade labor for knowledge. She, the experienced artist type, helps me keep the paint even. I, the (somewhat) experienced mechanic type, show her the inner workings of that wonderful little monkey on all our backs, the internal combustion engine. She also has the tiny hands to get into the small spaces.She now knows how to change every fluid in her *shudder* PT Cruiser, change a tire, the basic science behind how her engine, turbo, radiator, fuses, and transmission, as well as some basic diagnostic skills. She's gone on a chrome kick, and now there is stick on chrome ALL over that thing. I shouldn't have shown her the accessories aisle in Pep Boys while I was hunting for Royal Purple.I'll try to snap some pics of the PT when I get a chance. It's mostly orange, lots of chrome, and all funny.

Papasmurf, you have NO idea how lucky that was. The previous week I got pulled over on base yesterday and yanked out of the car because I matched a description (apparently I look like someone else, and I almost got handcuffed on behalf of some E-3 that has authority problems), the city rejected my illegal tow claim (throwing the $1600ish tow bill into small claims court), and a parking ticket while I was rummaging around in the back of the car. Yes, the parking officer wrote me a ticket while I had the hatch open and my legs in the air, because I was parked in front of my garage. I parked, popped the hatch, started disconnecting the cloth from the back of the back seat, and saw a ticket on my windshield when I looked up. Apparently San Diego Parking Enforcement is now hiring Ninjas! However, this weekend was cop karmic balancing. I saw the ex-wife pulled over by a cop. I know her little honda can't pass smog, and her plates belong to the previous owner and are over a year expired. It made me giggle the rest of the day.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

However, this weekend was cop karmic balancing. I saw the ex-wife pulled over by a cop. I know her little honda can't pass smog, and her plates belong to the previous owner and are over a year expired. It made me giggle the rest of the day.

b****in!!!

[Space Monkey]

This is definitely one of the best threads ever produced! Looks like you're doing good on the build man. Keep it up!

[sjbsuperman1425]

i have this EXACT thing as my background on my laptop lmao

but to the OP, FU_CK that b****. You are over serving our country and she has the nerve to pull s*** like that? Do what everyone is saying. Sue her and run her life into the ground. She is a parasite that deserves nothing more to get a nice curb-stompin. I've been cheated on and its the worst feeling, and reading this actually made me fairly upset. I hate to see/hear about good, honest working people getting f***ed over. Personally, I would've beat the s*** out of her, no questions asked.

Good to here the kitties are ok now!

As for the 240, treat her right, and she'll treat you right. This is one thing in your life that will not f*** you over unless you f*** it over.

Best of luck with everything. The whole NICO should meet at this b****es house and take turns with a b**** slap. I'm down, who's with me?!?

[bersh240]

who's with me?!?

bersh is in.

[SirSilvia]

i have this EXACT thing as my background on my laptop lmao

but to the OP, FU_CK that b****. You are over serving our country and she has the nerve to pull s*** like that? Do what everyone is saying. Sue her and run her life into the ground. She is a parasite that deserves nothing more to get a nice curb-stompin. I've been cheated on and its the worst feeling, and reading this actually made me fairly upset. I hate to see/hear about good, honest working people getting f***ed over. Personally, I would've beat the s*** out of her, no questions asked.

Good to here the kitties are ok now!

As for the 240, treat her right, and she'll treat you right. This is one thing in your life that will not f*** you over unless you f*** it over.

Best of luck with everything. The whole NICO should meet at this b****es house and take turns with a b**** slap. I'm down, who's with me?!?

AMEN

[breadbox]

Can we grill too? Screw that I'm going to LaHoya Beach.

[CrazyKoukiS14]

May I have an address in which I can find this succubus leach blood-sucking female, so that I may stab her?

Otherwise, I wish the best to you and your 240. Please get the best out of that car.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gigabit240]

To bad you couldn't run some unforgivable s***

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...annel

[sandcrabsailor]

Hahahahaha!!! Totally awesome! I almost peed myself from laughing so hard!

[sandcrabsailor]

UPDATE TIME! So, for the past couple weeks, I've been running around with big gaping holes in my hatch. Not too bad, covered them with primer and duct tape to keep the rust and dust at bay. My buddy has a welder and a garage, so we've been playing schedule tag. Last weekend we were supposed to have a "man date" but his wife was sick so he had to watch their newborn. This weekend she had friends over, so the conversation went something like"Hi Mrs. Hester, it's Christian. Can Chad come out and play?"She took off with her buddies and the kid, leaving me and Chad alone with a fully stocked garage, a couple projects, a radio blasting classic rock, and a fridge full of scrumptious suds.As a quick recap, here's what the hatch looked like

I called them "speed holes".They make the car go faster.

Took the hatch plastic stuff off, revealing daylight, and erroneous pieces. This obviously needed to come out. Not only does it look somewhat odd, stranded up there on the driver side of the hatch glass, it gets no use down here in consistently sunny Sandy Eggo. Quick rundown on how to remove your rear hatch wiperStep 1:Pry up the little plastic piece on the base of the wiper arm. A flat head screwdriver will work just fine. Be gentle but firm. It will end up looking like this.

Then you can use a socket to torque off the nut. That sounded dirty......

If you're like me, that nut has been in place longer than some of our board members have been alive. It takes some finesse. And by finesse, I mean the willingness to torque on that nut like your manhood was trapped under it.

After that, take off the wiper arm, then undo the nuts holding the wiper motor in place. Carefully take the motor out, without dragging the control arm through the hole. Badness.You will have something resembling this,

Sunlight streaming through the now ginormous hole in your hatch will depend on local weather conditions.

Now to fill the holes!

We got everything all lined up, and the welder seemed to be all up round, until we tried to turn on the gas and.......nothing. No gas. Outta gas. Dag nabbit. Next option: BONDO!

Bondo: That wonderfully ubiquitous pinkish substance that is the blessing and bane of bodywork, binding and bonding big blemishes before being bestowed blame by bodies beknighted with banality. Big blobs bemuse and banish bangs, by binding Bondo to bodywork like a bodyshop bard. My basis of being so benign to Bondo, where others are beleagured with badness, is because of my barely bang up job. You may call it simply....B.

Yeah, I got flow.....kind of....for a geeky white guy....

Anyhoo.....

My first attempt at bondo failed miserable, because I couldn't seem to get this gooey substance to stretch across the holes without falling through and creating large pinkish turds that rattled around like rocks in my hatch. THIS was the solution!

The mesh stuff can be cut to size, and is adhesive on one side. However, if there is ANY dust, paint flecks, dirt, grime or grease, it will fall away. Also, if it's too hot, it will fall off. Today was exceptionally hot, and the flat black hatch wasn't helping the heat issue any. Tape can work until the bondo cures. It comes through the mesh like a playdoh fun factory, and hardens, holding the patch and the mesh in place. Pretty nifty idea!



We hit it with what was left in the rattlecans, just barely covering it. I need to hit it with some glazing putty and paint again, but this will do until I can get everything together.



After that, I helped Chad remove the hood on his 1970 Duster, and drop the motor/transmission in it. Good stuff, yay for wrench time.

Chad is the dude lighting a cigarette next to the Duster. We've served together for about 8 years now, first on the mighty Jimmy Carter, then down here in San Diego. He helped me get started when all I knew about cars was which hole the gas went in and which pedal made it go. He's still the Yenko Yoda, especially compared to me.

More to come as it gets done!

I think when she's finally all done, pretty, show quality, I'm getting a vanity plate the reads "REVENGE"

[240sxJoe91]

Nice update, your 240 has come a quite far since you got it..

[w0nderbr3ad]

Glad to see you're just passin through a day at a time. If you need anything let me know. There's a lot of us in SD and you should roll through to the meets. Need a hand in anything or a run to the junkyard let me know.

[sandcrabsailor]

When where are the San Diego meets? I'm always down for a junkyard run. Drop me a pm?

[w0nderbr3ad]

Meets are in Mira mesa and in Chula Vista. I sent you an email since there isn't a PM system on nico.

[ScrapMetal]

I'm kind of late to this thread but damn bro I'm so sorry to hear what you've gone through. The S13 is looking great, little by little bro.