Today has been good.
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towtruckerfour
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Today has been good.
At my job I get paid flat rate which sucks. It is not working for me financially to stay at the dealership doing detailing. I went on a job interview today for a shipping position and got it. I now have a hourly job and don't have to work saturdays anymore except on special occasions. Then I came home and worked on the new motor for the 68. I have been fighting the bolts holding the flywheel on. After a little heat from a torch and some gentle persuasion from a wrench and hammer, I got them loose. I tried the flywheel from the 390 and it fits the 352. Now I just have to swap distributors and oil pans and it should be ready to go in. I'm getting closer to having the highboy up and going. I can't wait.
Troy
Why is it that the trucks are always the best running vehicles in the family?
Ford means "found on road daily"
70 F100 Custom-352 w/68 Highboy 4x4 frame. My play/project truck
70 F250 Explorer-390/C6 auto. My work truck
04 Mitsubishi montero-family car
Why is it that the trucks are always the best running vehicles in the family?
Ford means "found on road daily"
70 F100 Custom-352 w/68 Highboy 4x4 frame. My play/project truck
70 F250 Explorer-390/C6 auto. My work truck
04 Mitsubishi montero-family car
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ForingaMex
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Re: Today has been good.
Good for you Troy, I'm happy for you and hope it works out in the long-run.
-Jake
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln
-02 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
-72 Ford F100 LWB 390/C6 (Retired for now till I can rebuild/transform it)
-2000 Ford Windstar (Family Vehicle)
-92 VW Beetle (Mexican)
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." -Abraham Lincoln
-02 Dodge Ram Quad Cab
-72 Ford F100 LWB 390/C6 (Retired for now till I can rebuild/transform it)
-2000 Ford Windstar (Family Vehicle)
-92 VW Beetle (Mexican)
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Ranchero50
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Re: Today has been good.
That's cool. I'm not a big fan of flat rate work, really seems to breed greed and contempt when you can do an 8hr job in 2hrs. Seems the customer is getting cheated. I guess being on the backside of that curve would make you a slave to your work...
Jamie
Jamie
'70 F-350 CS Cummins 6BT 10klb truck 64k mile Bahama Blue
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BobbyFord
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Re: Today has been good.
When I worked for Jeep I could do (3) 60,000 mile services (plus brakes) in a day and flag over 24 hrs. in an 9 hr. period. Of course that was with no lunch, no breaks. They change the pay structure and now a lot of guys are getting paid a straight hourly rate for 8 hrs. It doesn't pay to work at a dealership anymore.