The Chronicles of Dr Tweak

[Dr Tweak]

So, as some of you may know, I've been working on a 3SGTE swap into a 6th gen Celica for the last couple months. Anyway, it was supposed to be done this last Wednesday and the owner wanted to come pick it up. I wasn't sure it would be done so I said come up Thursday, which he did.

Long story short, we ran into some time-consuming problems and the car finally was finished around 9pm. So they had a 6 hour drive ahead of them and I told them to give me a call as soon as they get home so that I know they made it safe and the car went good. (So I'm expecting a call around 4am).

So my wife and I chill out a bit ( :naughty: ), head to bed, and I just fall asleep when the phone rings around 1:30 am. And right away I'm like, uh-oh, that's not good...

So sure enough, there seems to be some problem with the car and it won't run, they had to get it towed off the interstate and are now sitting at a gas station. I knew that the problem was simple and I tried working them through it on the phone (including the tow truck driver who kept telling me it was a clogged injector  :nono: ), but they couldn't figure it out... I kept telling them that they could do it, but the owner was on the phone with me and he's like, "Please, can you come down?" and he sounded really sad that his car wasn't working right, so I'm like... oh boy....

So, it's 2am, and I get up, put all my tools together, attach my car dolly (in case it was a more serious problem and I needed to tow it), my wife decides to come along, and off we go. About and hour into the trip, I'm hauling along at like 80, and through the fog I spot a deer. OH CRAP! I slam on the brakes and dodge left, right, and left again, just missing him by a couple feet! PHEW! That could have been a quick end to that trip! Almost three hours later I'm with the car, and it's fixed in less than 15 minutes (defective hose clamp failed causing a massive vacuum leak, just as I suspected).

So off they go and made it home without incident.

And here we are after being up pretty near 24 hours, 3 hours from home, with a car dolly... what to do. Well we went and found a hotel not too far away and ate some breakfast, crashed for the morning, and then made a phone call to this other guy who's car I've been planning on picking up, he was a few hours away in a direction that could sort of be along the way, so we set that up and headed out.

So I'm driving in traffic with my car dolly, sitting at a stoplight. It turns green and I start to take off and then I hear this loud crash from behind me, and the Jeep shakes! I look in my rearview mirror and I see a newer F250 pickup truck ON my car dolly (well just about). I jump out and the driver is just sitting there like a retard, I'm like "BACK UP!!!" (I'm pissed). The guy backs off the car dolly and I check it. Thankfully it's very rugged and there was no damage to it or his truck, so that was that. I guess forgot it was there and couldn't see it over his hood, and the took off to take up the distance between us when the light turned green, and bam.

Anyways we continue on and finally locate the residence and the MR2, I take care of business and get it loaded on the car dolly. We head back north stopping every little bit because I kept having trouble with the car dolly swaying REALLY bad. Finally I figured out that I had to keep the speed to 55 or else it would just get out of hand, so I had to creep home making the regular 3 hour driver stretch out even longer... man oh man.

So all in all, quite a little adventure in a couple days, and LOTS of miles covered.  :cool:

[TheTruth]

now thats a fucking mechanic... hoped we had someone like you around the tri-state. Doc when i get my MKIII im definately hittin' you up for my swap.

[CadetLee]

Glad you (and your trailer) are alright..

You must have quite the reputation - I've heard that some guy drove up from Florida to get some tranny work done..now who would do that..

[Dr Tweak]

Glad you (and your trailer) are alright..

You must have quite the reputation - I've heard that some guy drove up from Florida to get some tranny work done..now who would do that..

Obviously someone who doesn't have their head on straight  :lol:  8O

[CadetLee]

Glad you (and your trailer) are alright..

You must have quite the reputation - I've heard that some guy drove up from Florida to get some tranny work done..now who would do that..

Obviously someone who doesn't have their head on straight  :lol:  8O

Obviously.

At least they weren't stupid enough to move up to northern NH just before winter kicks in..

Err..wait...  :oops:

[Dr Tweak]

Glad you (and your trailer) are alright..

You must have quite the reputation - I've heard that some guy drove up from Florida to get some tranny work done..now who would do that..

Obviously someone who doesn't have their head on straight  :lol:  8O

Obviously.

At least they weren't stupid enough to move up to northern NH just before winter kicks in..

Err..wait...  :oops:

BUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!  :lol:  :brick:

[corollamadness]

doc i always said u da man, i wish i had money so u can take care of this AE86 for me but im also glad that F150 didnt hit u when u had the MR2 attach whoosh, but good to see that the 3SGTE swap is done another one under ur belt.

im saving my pennies doc even it takes me until next yr lol...

[Darkchylde]

The EAST COAST's GREATEST DEDICATED MECHANIC AWARD goes to . . . . . . .I think we all know. Your THA MAN in my book. Shop[ mechanics could learn a thing or two from you instead of playing dumb and charging for the bad acting.

[laz]

Good work Doc! but, all that adventure and not one single pic? :brick:  :bottled:  :reporter:

[aaron7]

Yikes! What a day... or two. Hopefully my SR5 makes it home OK from your shop! That's a hell of a drive! lol

[logangaudreau]

Hmm ... August 27th ... That sounds about the time you were supposed to pick up my MR2, wait a minute, that must be my mr2!! Aww hell nahh that f250 is LUCKY he didn't crash into ur dolly with the mr2 in it or you know id take this damn florida train all the way back up to NH to tell him whatsup! :twisted: Anyway, nice job avoiding disasters doc, hope the project goes well.

[Dr Tweak]

Welcome to the forum

Be sure to introduce yourself to everyone  :cool:

[logangaudreau]

Well did aaron have to do that?
j/k, where should i post this... introduction?

[Dr Tweak]

Well did aaron have to do that?
j/k, where should i post this... introduction?

http://www.northeasterntuners.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewforum&f=22

Everyone has to!