shame you are on the other side of the divide... I've got multiple sets of tires on rims I'd trade with ya...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

It is rolling and running, well missing some fuel stuff...windows...some lights It is sitting in my driveway awaiting restoration, I just want it to look a little better till funds are available.

Well I have four but all sliced Have a good one in the 78, though as soon as I took it out....i would get a flat.

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For farm use (under 15mph, offroad) patching with glue and pieces of rubber is fine. If you're going on a hard surface, or over 15mph, or turning at any speed but an idle a sidewall patch will probably blowout on you when it flexes.

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I say leave it until you can buy new tires. Nothing you will do will be anything approaching making the tire actually usable for the road, and you will spend a lot of money and time screwing around with the busted tire. Call it hooking up an IV and busting out your sutures for a patient in the morgue.

If you want it to look better in the meantime, jack up the car and put a block under the control arm so the tire doesn't look flat

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LOL I rebuilt the carbs on my old Honda CB400T on my dining room table in college with the bike in the living room. I miss that bike.

Think that is the best idea...I have a stack of cinder blocks next to the house....will make it appear in better shape...

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When doing a turbo swap that went horribly wrong in school I knew a guy who would push the project car into a different parking spot every few days to make it look like it was moving

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How big is the slice? If it's a long slice then you're SOL, if it's just a hole then a rubber coated rope plug will fix it. I have seen up to four rope plugs in a row for a rock-induced gash, but that was to get back off the trail. Some shops also use an umbrella shaped plug/patch that may be an option if you can't break the tire down to put a rubber patch inside.
Prior to everyone suing everyone for everything, radial tires could be plugged and patched down to 1" from the bead, and I have run tires like this for up to 10,000 miles.

Britneys? We got Jack 3 months back at 8 weeks after having lost Rudy, our 13 year Britney who was the smartest dog I've ever personally been around. Hope Jack can become something close to the same.

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I would have to go look, but there was a broken steak knife by the tires so i want to say it is only a half inch on each side. I don't have the tools to break the tires down, so a plug that I can put in...from the outside would be best....I PM'd Quahog about the tires he has...

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You can break a bead by placing a 4x4 on the bead and lowering the car onto it. I've done that on the road-it's a PITA but doable.

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