I've managed to scrape all the paint off, so now I've got to tape off everything and paint it. While waiting for it to dry, I'll borrow a car and trailer and buy a new beater to carry all my crap around. --- Post updated --- Here's my new work horse, a Gavril Roamer. It doesn't run well and the suspension is sagging from its years as a wood carrier. If I can fix up the engine I'll have gotten a great deal. The paint is also done on my Moonhawk, which is great. Eventually I'll probably lift the Roamer, or at the very least put all terrains on. For now, I'm hoping to get the engine running well. --- Post updated --- I actually did way more work than I would have thought today. I did regular work on the Moonhawk, oil change and such. The roamer, however, I did a lot to. I did some work on the suspension, bringing it back to like new condition, I added extra frontal lights, since the current ones are faded. All terrain tires were also added. I'm also thinking of building a roof rack for it, although I'm not certain I need that. Suspension lift is a maybe. I think this thing is capable enough as is, although building a full off-road truck would be cool.
Today @Marxon came to pick up the 200BX that he bought from me. I also tried to sell the D15 work truck. Instead, I came back with a really clean black 1993 Hopper and $1000 off of a trade deal. Not what I needed at all, but it has 84K miles and had recently been hauled in from Utah, so there's absolutely no rust on this unit. 4.0l backed by a 5-speed, not bad. That's $4,500 total, which will be nice to help me pay off my recent misfortunes of being robbed and losing my ETK in the explosion. (@DavidJ305 I added you to the Discord group)
To prevent my new car from being stolen, I parked the roamer behind it. @Denis15 sold his Caprice to @Tuner from America , so he drove the Moonhawk home, which was helpful because I had two cars to drive home. After hanging out at home for a couple hours, it got dark and I decided to head to bed. This night, though, I stayed sober, and slept with my revolver in my hand. I woke up the next morning, and turning on the TV, I saw that the other Firwood neighborhood had been robbed. --- Post updated --- Yesterday, I also took my roamer out for an offroading expedition and it did pretty well. I also recall seeing some sketchy people hanging around in the neighborhood that was robbed as I drove home.
I have done a lot today... Rented a trailer to get my old junk out. Got to my garage loaded all my things and got to the buyer. Then took my old junk engine to the junkyard While I was driving my Caprice I heard a sound it was from the engine and the engine stalled. So I started to think and my idea was to build my engine so I got to the car part shop and bought all the parts that I will need for the new engine also bought new exhaust and got the chrome thing and new fuel pump. While I was at my garage I got a call from @brien_w that I can come to a garage and they will help me to work on my car. After a long time, I finished building my engine, replacing the fuel pump and adding a new exhaust. Sold my 305ci V8 engine and got 600 dollars and sold my Caprice to @Tuner from America for 9k and 500 dollars. Also decided to sell my Autobello as I am planning to buy Cherrier Vivace or Electric SBR.
I have a lot of money from moving. The farmhouse sold for a lot. That's probably why my car buying addiction has started.
I'm addicted to buying cars and I don't even have that much, although, I did recently move to a smaller house, so I have got a little to spare. The 200BX that I bought from @Cory5503 is super fun to drive too! It drives like a charm. The Hopper made it home safe. Everything is fixed and it runs as good as new.
I bought @Denis15 's Chevy Caprice today. I wasn't originally intending on buying it, but after he swapped in a 454 Crate motor I just had to buy it. I will be honest I don't have a use for it, But I'll find one for sure.
When I arrived at the garage, @Cory5503 was hard at work there. When I got out of the car, he had a few words. Cory: Did you just buy another car? Despite the fact that you already have a mint muscle car? Me: Yeah... but this isn't a muscle or sports car. Its the dreaded Bolide 336, the one with a Bruckell V6. Don't worry though, it's a manual. Cory: Brien... you're hopeless. Me: Yeah, I know. *Phone dings* Oh my god! Cory! In Utah they're selling a retired border patrol truck. It looks very off-road capable. Cory: That's neat. Too bad you just bought the Bolide. You can't buy two cars in a day. Me: Cory! I bought it for 8 thousand! It has a diesel. Cory: You're kidding? Right? You didn't just buy a pickup truck? Me: I did, and I need a ride. Cory: NO! *Hours later* Me: Hey look... there it is. Isn't it awesome? Cory: Yeah, sure is. you better hope it runs or you're gonna be stranded out here. *Cory shoves me out of his car, and drives off* Me: This truck better run. --- Post updated --- So here is my new truck. I have a couple hours to get home in it
I'm not sure which one to work on first. The Park Ranger really just needs the livery removed, so I guess I can do that first. It'll also need new tires before I can drive it, and probably the usual regular maintenance. I can get most of that stuff, though the tires will need to be ordered. I'll place an order on those, do everything I can on the truck, then start work on the Bolide. --- Post updated --- I've done everything I could on the Park Ranger, so until the tires come in I'm shifting my focus over to the broken Bolide. I'll be working on that for a while, as I still have a full day ahead of me. --- Post updated --- It started! I'm gonna take it for a test drive and see if I can fix the popups. If all goes well I'll be able to take it home. --- Post updated --- It isn't exactly impressive, although it's very nice to see it moving. It feels like a less powerful version of my Moonhawk, although I'd say it's cooler just cause its a Bolide. I might be able to sell it for something. --- Post updated --- Nice. I've just upped the value of this car by a lot with a few hours of work. I might sell it, or keep it. I won't be able to take it home, as I can't drive two cars at once and I trust the Roamer more to get me home.
After getting a text from @DavidJ305 saying something along the lines of "Screw you" I hopped in the roamer and rushed home. When I got there, I saw a crappy red Sunburst smashed into the drivers door of my Moonhawk. On the inside of the Sunburst laid papers signing the car to me. After taking a couple of deep breaths, I decided that everything was fine. I signed the papers that gave me ownership of the Sunburst, drove it into the back yard, and parked the Roamer. I then got in the Moonhawk, planning on heading to the garage to fix it. --- Post updated --- I've arrived at the garage, so hopefully I can get rid of the dent. it should be pretty simple, the hard part is getting a new window, as I've had to order it. It'll be here fairly soon, hopefully. --- Post updated --- I'va managed to take my Bolide home. Tomorrow I guess I'll take the bus up to the garage so I can bring the Moonhawk home. --- Post updated --- I fixed up the moonhawk and drove it home from the garage. I then ran up to the store to buy some duct tape, which I used to fix the bumper of my sunburst. --- Post updated --- I've decided to start using the Sunburst as a daily until it dies, which should be any day. It has the best MPG of all my cars.
@Tuner from America , @brien_w , and @shade-S were all at my old shop giving me a hand loading up my spare car parts, tools, and other equipment in order to bring them to Austen's new shop, where I'll be doing all my work from now on. At this point, a suspicious looking Roamer had made at least two trips past the shop, back and forth, with no headlights on. When it passed us this time, we decided to follow it, keeping our distance. It led us to sketchy dirt road. To keep us from being seen by the driver of the Roamer, we stopped short of the dirt driveway and spoke about what we should do next. I volunteered to walk up to them and confront them about what we suspected, and they all agreed to cover me with gunfire, if need be. I walk right past the Roamer RoadSport, my pistol holstered, rifle strapped to my back, and my feet soaked. And I speak to the driver, who is unloading another round of, you guessed it, stolen items. "Well, no shit! I bet my TV's in there too, isn't it? Matter of fact I can see it from here! You fuckin' shithead!" *I shoot him in the foot without thinking* "I'll shoot you again for each thing you stole from me, then I'll call my buddies in to do the same! God, I hate thieves!" Next thing I know, I'm surrounded by what has to be twenty different guys with all sorts of guns. "Ohhh shit!" I run down a bank and take aim with my rifle, as they rush around trying to find me. They shoot in every direction like crazy and I return fire. It's at this point that I see Brien's Sunburst come flying down the dirt trail in and mow over a group of guys, before landing in a ditch. Next comes my truck, driven by Austen, and Isaac's Hopper following suit. They both swerve off the road and end up in the swamp water. "My truck! Damn it!" I make a break for my truck while they cover me. Austen, who was shooting from the bed of my truck hops out, and that's the last I see of them before I drive out of their like a bat out of Hell, with my truck full of bullet holes, running awful, and not wanting to drive in a straight line whatsoever. We end up meeting at Austen's house to discuss what the actual fuck just happened. He wound up taking the thief's Roamer, along with Brien, who he dropped off at the hospital because of a gunshot wound. We called the Firwood PD and told them a skewed version of what went down. They said that they would investigate the scene tomorrow early in the morning alongside us. Isaac's Hopper suffered some major damage, too, but he was able to limp it home from the shoot out.
As I was driving towards the shooters, they got my shoulder. I was able to stay on course and hit them, but after that I lost control and smashed my crappy mistake into a wet ditch, and water began to leak in. I was able to shoot a few of the guys who were shooting my friends, but once my revolver ran out of ammo, I just hid behind the door. They fired a lot of shots at the side of it, taking out tires, windows, and letting water leak in through the various holes. Somehow, I wasn't hit again, which was lucky, but I still had problems from the one wound. As water rushed in and gunshots lessened, I stumbled out of the car through the shattered passenger window and started heading for the Roamer to escape. @Tuner from America appeared from somewhere and helped me get to the Roamer, and he then drove me to the hospital. --- Post updated --- --- Post updated --- I’ve gotten out of the hospital... and the bills are expensive. I think I’m gonna have to sell some of my beloved cars. Even selling all of them though... it won’t be nearly enough.
Got drunk at an old friends house while attending a party, Cory was nice enough to come pick me up. But warned me on whether If I should leave my Caprice parked where it was, I assured him that it would be fine and that nothing would happen to it during the night. He then sighed, and pulled away to drop me off at my home. The next morning I got 32 missed phone calls and 18 voicemails from my friend, all with the subject heading of ~Your Caprice!~ I immediately knew that something wasn't right. So I got Cory (again) to drive me back to the pier, and as we rounded the corner my heart sunk. The Caprice was under fucking water... ...I didn't know what to do, I tried walking into the water and towards it, But decided against it as the water was freezing cold. My same friend who invited me then got his Roamer and tried to tow me out with it, but ended up blowing his motor after 400K miles. I then gave in and called a expensive Tow Truck all the way from the town to the Fishing village, In which I finally got my car towed out and returned back home somewhat safely. Upon inspecting my car later in the day, the salt water was already at work, eating through the nice new paint leaving bubbles all over the paint, ruining my interior and electronics, and then all suspension components along with the frame. Overall the car's totaled. The motor wasn't thankfully Hydro locked, so I can sell that before insurance comes and install a cheap 305ci in the car along with installing some cheap wheels and removing the rear plate spoiler.
-Fast forward one week- Well, I just couldn't help myself. I bought a 1988 Gavril D25 dieselfor $6,000 to replace my truck that was written off in the shoot out, which had been a farm truck its whole life, before sitting these past two years but it still has over 200 thousand miles. I wasn't worried though, as I know these 6.0l diesels are incredibly reliable when left stock. I brought with me a new battery, starting fluid, some fuel tank de-sludger, and a 5 gallon can of fresh diesel. Within half an hour, the truck was running phenomenal and was ready to be driven directly to the shop. My plan was to scavenge parts off my old truck, such as the suspension, engine and trans, and push bar. To keep the already high costs down, I used that suspension and push bar on my new truck. A weekend's worth of work was all it took to wrap up the first phase of the new truck project. It's pretty sluggish with the stock diesel, even with the 5-speed stick. In other news, I also picked up an incredibly rare Holy Grail unicorn car: It's a one of ~1500 factory manual 1992 Grand Marshal, and it even has the 5.5l V8 and only 78K miles on it! But it set me back another $7,150. These two vehicle purchases put a huge dent in my wallet, and I'm sitting in more debt than ever. I really need to find a way to get back out, and fast!
@Cory5503 (Can i join your group my discord is truckman#1219, Well im in likw 2 mutual servers with you so ill just send you a req.)
The hopper is dead. A Roamer driver was on the wrong side of the road. I swerved to avoid them, my front wheels dug into a ditch and I went into a roll. I was retrieved from the hopper and took a ride to the hospital, as I was pretty beat up. The Hopper was towed, as there was no way it would drive. I have no idea what's going on with the roamer driver. I'm just glad to be alive. There was a chance I could have hit a tree and the roof had made my head the crumple zone. Not sure what I'll do now - I'm sat in hospital with a broken arm and my only car a 200BX (not complaining about that part)
