Grr!

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

You all know the feeling. The feeling when you're just trying to get something done, and it's just not working. It's not necessarily some climactic cotastrophe, just something that annoys you enough to piss you off...

So I'll start from the beginning.

I bought my truck five years ago. I'm its second owner. The spare tire was laying in the bed of the truck when I bought it because the hoist underneath the rear of the bed that holds the spare tire had broken at the end of the cable. All that was needed to repair it was a U-bolt and something to trim the frayed ends of the cable. No big deal, I thought. I never really needed to repair it because I've always been able to haul things with the spare tire in the bed as well.

About a year ago, I had to have the rear half of my exhaust system replaced because the muffler and tailpipe were giving up. The muffler had loose baffles and the tailpipe was starting to rust through, so I took it to the muffler shop and let them get at it. Now, keep in mind, the spare tire was in the bed the whole time. Originally, my truck had a single tailpipe coming out of the right rear, but when they got done, it had dual exhaust pipes coming out the back on either side of the license plate.

So this brings me to this afternoon... For reasons that will be disclosed at the proper time, I've decided that I need to finally repair the spare tire hoist and put the spare tire back where it's supposed to go. So I get some tools out and start working on it. I get the hoist cable repaired and start to raise the spare tire up underneath the bed... but it won't fit any more. Argh! The guy that replaced my exhaust ran the left tailpipe too far away from the differential, and now the spare tire won't fit in between the pipe and the rear splash panel (where the bumper would normally be, but my truck doesn't have a rear bumper).

So needless to say, I'm just a bit irritated. I just have to figure out how to get that damn tire to fit in there now. I'm going to need all the room I can get, and I can't leave my spare tire behind... especially considering where I'll be going.

[Dark Ninja]

did you want a twin exuast like that sgtfuzzbubble99
if you did`nt maybe you could go back and talk to the manager of said garage

[John M]

just get a can of fix-a-flat and throw it in your glovebox. it saves weight, so its just like adding stickers!

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Oh yeah, those stickers give me 30 extra horsepower. Now all I need is a giant wing to stick on my tailgate. That'll really get me moving.

But seriously, I don't trust Fix-A-Flat. I feel much better knowing that I have a full-size spare tire on my truck somewhere. I was thinking about taking it back to the shop that did the work and getting them to change it, but right now that's just more hassle than I feel like going through. I guess I'm just going to have to figure out some other place to put the spare.

[John M]

if it was mine i'd weld up a new tailgate that attached on the side and swung out. hell of a lotta work, and not sure it would look right on an SS, but it would work.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Well, as long as I can find a place for the spare just for the time-being, I'll be alright. I can put it back in the bed once this is over with.

[John M]

where the hell are you going? if youre going by yourself, you can just put it in your passenger seat and spend the duration of the trip talking to 'Michelin' or 'Goodyear'

[NJK]

Sarge , you are so right not to trust fix-a-flat
the chemicals in that bottle fills your flat tire but it also slowly eats away the rubber, once you used a bottle the tire is gone forever. you need to replace it asap.

buy some rope and trow the spare on the roof of your truck.

Is this trouble for a tire what I think it is ???????????

[MidnightViper88]

You could hook up a small trailor to the back of your truck and tow a spare tire around...

Racers do the same thing when they don't have any space inside their cars to place a full set of slicks...

If it works for a racer, why can't it work for a commuter?

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

I don't have a trailer hitch on my truck. It's an SS, 'member?

the chemicals in that bottle fills your flat tire but it also slowly eats away the rubber, once you used a bottle the tire is gone forever. you need to replace it asap.

That's what I figured. I'd just never talked to anyone that's actually used the stuff.

where the hell are you going? if youre going by yourself, you can just put it in your passenger seat and spend the duration of the trip talking to 'Michelin' or 'Goodyear'

To a galaxy far, far away... Well seriously, just far away. But anyways, I'll talk about that later. I don't think I'll have any room in my passenger seat. I've got things I'm going to have to keep there that I can't put in the bed. If I don't have any room left in the bed, I might have to do what spaceplay said and find somewhere to tie it, like the roof. That would suck, but it would work.

[squakMix]

Or you could tie it to the BACK of the truck (on the little truck back door thing that flips down to allow stuff to easily move in and out of it) with bungie cords.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

There's a thought. But I would use cargo straps instead of bungie cords to tie it to the tailgate if I do have to do that. The spare's too heavy, plus I don't have any bungie cords anyways.

[MidnightViper88]

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
I don't have a trailer hitch on my truck. It's an SS, 'member?

So?



This makes as much sense as a Chevy Nova powered by a Ford 427, so it might make a little more sense with your truck, SS or not...

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Oh, I know. I could easily have a trailer hitch put on my truck, but I'm just trying to save as much money up as possible right now. And what I meant by "It's an SS, 'member?" is that it didn't come with a hitch from the factory, not that I wouldn't be able to put one on.

[sgtfuzzbubble011]

Grr!

Not that it's a serious problem or anything, but I have to fix my damn passenger side mirror now. On my way home from work this afternoon, I clipped a garbage can that was sitting on the edge of the road with my mirror. Amazingly enough, it didn't break the mirror housing. It just slammed it inward into its folded position and caused the mirror itself to fly out and land in my passenger seat. It's a damn good thing I had my windows down. The mirror itself didn't break either, but a small mounting joint on the back of the mirror (the part that attaches the mirror to the mirror housing) had chipped apart. Now I have to see if I can JB-Weld it back together.

Sorry fuckers need to learn how to take their damn trash out. I really could have done without this shit, especially right now with all that's going on here. But I guess I should be glad I didn't have to replace the whole thing. That mirror assembly costs $80.