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BigAls87Z28
08-19-2006, 04:51 PM
And it wasnt in the 72. They started to work on it at 4pm today, and they close at 5. They called me up at 430, asking me questions about what needs to be done, so I head down there, and talk to the mechanic (who I used to work with) and the owner. They tell me that they wont be able to get it done today, because they close at 5. They arent open tomorrow, like it matters, so they wont be able to get it done, maybe, till Monday afternoon.
So...yeah. Im pissed, real pissed. This whole week feels like a waste of time.
GP99GT
08-19-2006, 05:06 PM
drive it with open headers.
WayFast84
08-19-2006, 09:05 PM
drive it with open headers.
word or jerry rig a muffler on their
Firebird67dude
08-19-2006, 09:14 PM
word or jerry rig a muffler on THERE

Its a nice sweet ass 72 maro. He's not goin to do a WAYFAST jerry rig on a nice car like that. Myb if he had a pos 84 firebird he would.

OoO and i fixed ur spelling.
BonzoHansen
08-19-2006, 09:15 PM
Wow, that sucks. WTF happened there?
BigAls87Z28
08-19-2006, 09:24 PM
Well, the shop was doing it on the side for me as they have good relations with my brothers shop. So we called them up, they said they could do it Firday before 7. Well, they never got to it because they had a lot of other work to do. So they told me they were gunna work on it first thing this morning...but didnt start till 4pm.
Im really pissed, and so is my brother since he now feels like an ass for sending me there.
Firebird67dude
08-19-2006, 09:26 PM
Man that sux. Just dont go all out EMO. You'll have the car back b4 u kno it.
BigAls87Z28
08-19-2006, 09:28 PM
Yeah, well I go back to work on Monday, and I wont get to enjoy the car as much as I wanted too.
Firebird67dude
08-19-2006, 09:31 PM
Yeah, well I go back to work on Monday, and I wont get to enjoy the car as much as I wanted too.


Tur tru. next weekand u can cruz around in the hotrod.
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 09:33 PM
Bring it to Jackson Friday.
BigAls87Z28
08-20-2006, 09:42 PM
I only have one day off, and Im sure my boss gave me that one day as Sunday. I doubt Ill have any days off this week.
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 09:43 PM
6 days a week you can't use a lift? Ugh.
Tsar
08-20-2006, 09:45 PM
wtf u cant use a lift? i could use any of the tech lifts after 5pm and the one we had downstairs i could use anytime when i worked for nissan :scratch: ur boss sucks teh ****.
j0n
08-20-2006, 09:46 PM
i think his problem is that he needs welding done...and i dont believe that sears is insured for welding
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 09:48 PM
I may have misunderstood something in another thread. I thought he said he couldn't use a lift.
BigAls87Z28
08-20-2006, 09:49 PM
I used to be able too, but now we have a Nazi store general manager, and on top of that, his bosses are down almost every day, wanting to know every single detail.
Yeah, the start of this month, they made it manditory that you have to work 6 days a week. Thats not gunna fly when it comes to school time. I might have to take a demotion, or look for a new job.
And correct, we dont have a welder so it wouldnt matter.
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 09:55 PM
You need a new job. They guys I know in the car business say they cannot find good help.
Tsar
08-20-2006, 09:58 PM
I used to be able too, but now we have a Nazi store general manager, and on top of that, his bosses are down almost every day, wanting to know every single detail.
Yeah, the start of this month, they made it manditory that you have to work 6 days a week. Thats not gunna fly when it comes to school time. I might have to take a demotion, or look for a new job.
And correct, we dont have a welder so it wouldnt matter.
um..if my boss told me that without a huge pay increase i would've told her to put my penis in her mouth...
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 10:04 PM
um..if my boss told me that without a huge pay increase i would've told her to put my penis in her mouth...Would that make you stay?
:D
Tsar
08-20-2006, 10:09 PM
Would that make you stay?
:D
if that lead to a pay increase then yes :lol:
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 10:23 PM
if that lead to a pay increase then yes :lol:Some might call that 'fringe benefits'. Benefits always need to be considered as part of the total compensation package, afterall....
BigAls87Z28
08-20-2006, 11:16 PM
Nope, no increase in pay.
BonzoHansen
08-20-2006, 11:18 PM
You aren't hourly? Damn.
BigAls87Z28
08-21-2006, 12:02 AM
Nope, Im salary. There are 2 options that I will leave in the hands of the store manager.
1- Cut the 6 day **** now, and put us back on 5 days a week so I can go to school
or
2- Find a new manager. Ill take a demotion and back to what my pay was before I was promoted.
Ive worked pretty hard at this job to have it thrown back in my face and force me to work 6 days a week.
BonzoHansen
08-21-2006, 07:28 AM
If you aren't bonus eligible, the changes in the OT laws may require them to pay you OT.
BigAls87Z28
08-21-2006, 08:13 AM
Yes, I am bonus eligible. I have no punching in or out of work.
BonzoHansen
08-21-2006, 10:28 AM
So much for that idea.
BigAls87Z28
08-22-2006, 11:58 AM
Said it would be done Monday..that day came and went.
They said Tuesday around noon...still no car come back later at night
I dont know what I should do....off to work now.
BonzoHansen
08-22-2006, 12:36 PM
take it somewhere else.
BigAls87Z28
08-22-2006, 07:24 PM
ITS DONE!! I have a nasty exhaust leak from the header on the passanger side, so its kinda killing the buzz, but when you focus on the exhaust...oh Magnaflow will be going on every car I ever purchase ever again. Customer for life.
As for the shop, they didnt charge me and when it comes down to it, they really did me a solid by doing it on there free time. Its a small shop and yeah they had it for a while, but it got done and its great work.
baddest434
08-22-2006, 08:31 PM
cool you got your car back al. sometimes things like that happen when it's not costing you anything. very understanding if their too busy to work on your car if they have a paying customer's car to work on. i know it's aggravating but the price was way right!

didn't they notice your header leak?
BigAls87Z28
08-22-2006, 08:44 PM
yeah they did, they called me to tell me. i looked at he header, and the flange is a little bowed out, so maybe in a bit ill go out there and tighten her down, and take her out for a noiseless cruse.
I have a thing with the gas tank. I was filling up, and it stopped at 11 gallons, but the guage said I only filled half a tank?
NJSPEEDER
08-22-2006, 10:23 PM
according to my 1976, 1971, and 1980 owners manuals the gas tank in second gens is 21 gallons. so that would be about right for 11 gallons.
i have had trouble at several stations recently with pumps that cut off long before the car is full. maybe it is a plot to piss us all off even more everytime we fill up.
BigAls87Z28
08-22-2006, 11:31 PM
Sons of bitches....
I figured that it had something to do with the tank being an older car, that the fumes backed up and caused the pump to shut off.
21 gallons? Damn thats big. Maybe thats late 2nd gens? Im gunna snoop around Nasty and find out, do a little search.
And I gotta get a haynes manual for the car. I have 2 vaccum lines that I dont know wtf where they go to, but they werent uncapped before? One is a line from the carb, to a T fitting that is attached to the PCV valve, and the other side of the T fitting has nothing...and then there is another smaller vaccum line that is just open, no idea what that does. There is also something attached to the bottom of the air cleaner that looks like there needs to be something there.