Embrace the SUCK

Thats my mind-set this AM,,,,

Ain’t gonna change a damned thing bitchin’ about what is: just embrace it, carry on.

I don’t have a level concrete floor, I don’t have a lift, I don’t have a shop full of tools, (amazingly, I DO have a lot of the tools that normally are shop supplied, like presses, Pullers and such. Had to start supplying those to meself when I left the shops back in the 90’s, with a slight and short return in the late aughts.)

But I has the tools, I has the knowledge, I has cardboard (to keep the tools out of the grass and gravel, along with my tender backside.) and I’ll just have to wrench between the raindrops. Keep a burn barrel handy for when the digits need warmed up. (and keep the tools close to it so they are warm too. Cold Tools kill digits.) Gotta pick up a serious amount of brake cleaner to blow out the oil passages while I am in there. Assembly lube so that things aren’t grinding together on first start up before oil pressure builds. Lintless rags so that I can keep the stuff super clean of anything that might wear pre-maturely. Running with standard sized bearings as I don’t think this thing is so worn out to warrant adjusted bearings (I may find that to be otherwise, but I can’t order 20 sets of bearings ahead of time,,, I could, but the cost is extravagant and unneeded.) Also ordered a Clutchkit w/slave cylinder: may as well do it all, eh?

The biggest downside to all of this is the WAIT,, Waiting for parts, waiting for decent weather (its raining today, gotta cold snap blowing in behind it) I hatez waiting, but the other option is to take it somewhere and REALLY pay out the nose,,,, and still end up waiting,,,

Gotta do the domestics thing today, and set me up a McGyver bag for the coming work week. things are sorta on hold due to the need of income. Gotta eat, gotta pay the (mad amounts) bills I have incurred with this investment, and I do have a reputation to maintain (Never let the downs get you down,,,)(its all illusion, I get quite perturbed, I just try to not let it show)

Embrace the suck, ‘it builds character’ Yeah, that,,, fuckers weren’t kidding, but that don’t mean I have ta like it.