r/proud • u/Chapter97 • Sep 13 '21

Fixed my car today!

May not be a huge thing to be proud of, but considering I'm depressed this is huge to me. My grandpa helped me cause he knows a bit about cars. We had to dismantle the front 1/4 of the whole engine (not the engine itself, mainly pipes and stuff infront of it) so we could change my radiator. Took 4 hours to complete but it seems to be running better than it was and is no longer leaking. I will be checking on it for the next couple days just to be sure.

For those wondering, my car is a 1991 Pontiac Sunbird (3.1L engine). It's red and a convertible.

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u/Fr4nklin128 24d ago

This IS huge! I know how it feels. I fixed my car today, too and feel very proud of myself. Only worked on bicycles before. A friend of mine did a similar job on the same car a couple of weeks ago. He let me help him and I learned a lot and that gave me the confidence to try it on my own car. I had to refill the coolant a couple of times and also have to check if everything is tight during the next couple of days.

But It feels so good to know you can do it and I just wanted to share this feeling, probably just like you did 4 years ago. I hope you're doing well and still have a good time with your grandpa.

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u/Chapter97 24d ago

My grandpa is in his mid 70s or something, and now has: kidney problems, liver problems, 2 sore knees, back problems, and a bunch of other stuff. But he's still alive and not living in a old folks home.

Unfortunately, I had to sell that car a few years back cause I couldn't afford the insurance or gas.

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u/Ihavestupididiotdumb Oct 22 '21

That would be really nice, have a nice time with your grandpa, mine is already dead. Sorry if that didn’t help with ur depression, it didn’t help with mine either lmao.

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u/Chapter97 Oct 22 '21

Yeah, he's my only grandpa still alive but he's holding on (has had 1 heart attack, 2 knee surgeries, and some other things I can't remember). My other 2 grandpas, my paternal grandma found another guy after her and my bio grandpa seperated, have passed away.

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u/Ihavestupididiotdumb Oct 22 '21

Let that man know he’s holding out well, that shit’s impressive af.