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I just had 3 people in the store I work at wearing 1-piece mechanic suits from like junkyard wars come in looking for Outer Tie Rods for a 1995 Leather Couch. :icon_confused: Yea a motorized couch. Come to find out 1995 Toyota Corolla tie rods work perfectly. :icon_rofl:
 


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um.. i wanna see pics! lol
 

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I just had 3 people in the store I work at wearing 1-piece mechanic suits from like junkyard wars come in looking for Outer Tie Rods for a 1995 Leather Couch. :icon_confused: Yea a motorized couch. Come to find out 1995 Toyota Corolla tie rods work perfectly. :icon_rofl:

The guys were a day late...April Fools was yesterday!!!

:icon_rofl::icon_rofl:
 

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They are going to drive it in once it's finished. Much to the chagrin of local PD.
 

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I think our trucks need to meet...... i think they'd be all like hey what's up black ranger? not much black ranger, I see you have mud tires, I see you have mud tires as well. I like your black wheels, thanks man, I like your black wheels too.... wanna make out? dude no I will not make out with you!!!

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I think our trucks need to meet...... i think they'd be all like hey what's up black ranger? not much black ranger, I see you have mud tires, I see you have mud tires as well. I like your black wheels, thanks man, I like your black wheels too.... wanna make out? dude no I will not make out with you!!!

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Haha I hear you on that! But KY is a bit far from NJ!
 

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ive been asked for a metric adjustable wrench before, so i just took it out of the package and said here you go! some people.......?
 

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ive been asked for a metric adjustable wrench before, so i just took it out of the package and said here you go! some people.......?

Metric adjustable? You've gotta go to Canada for those.

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I just had 3 people in the store I work at wearing 1-piece mechanic suits from like junkyard wars come in looking for Outer Tie Rods for a 1995 Leather Couch. :icon_confused: Yea a motorized couch. Come to find out 1995 Toyota Corolla tie rods work perfectly. :icon_rofl:
Are you anywhere near Englishtown? The swap meet is comming up at the end of the month. You should see some of the stuff people have there. I wouldnt be surprised to see a couch driving around!

There is a guy thats been driving a recliner with a Briggs and Stratton engine around there for years.
 

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ive been asked for a metric adjustable wrench before, so i just took it out of the package and said here you go! some people.......?
They do have wrenches that have a scale on them though. :icon_thumby:

Probably one of the best curveballs you can chuck at a parts guy is a set of points/condenser/spark plugs for a Farmall 450 diesel tractor. :icon_thumby:

He will question, he might even argue... but it is in the book and the machine does have them. :icon_twisted:
 

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me and my friends tried to make a recliner with A 4 horse engine in the back but when it tried to go down a hill it flipped and my dumb ass friend broke his arm!!!! hahaha..... i got the idea from youtube.... fail
 

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They do have wrenches that have a scale on them though. :icon_thumby:

Probably one of the best curveballs you can chuck at a parts guy is a set of points/condenser/spark plugs for a Farmall 450 diesel tractor. :icon_thumby:

He will question, he might even argue... but it is in the book and the machine does have them. :icon_twisted:

I Got em good when I ordered a replacement rim I could NOT FIND ANY WHERE
for my 87' 2 door cavalier. Its a 4 cylinder with 13" FIVE LUG rims. Yup. I said 5 lug rims.
 

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I'm resourceful as a parts guy. I don't care if it take me 2 hours to find your $3 seal...I'll be damned if a customer goes to Advanced or Autozone.
 

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I'm resourceful as a parts guy. I don't care if it take me 2 hours to find your $3 seal...I'll be damned if a customer goes to Advanced or Autozone.
The hell with spending 2 hours for a seal, I'll come to you instead of autozone if you'll just ring me the hell up after I've picked out my stuff.
 

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