[Painter D]

Mods move if necessary.

I discovered an exhaust leak today on my 69 at the collectors. So I'm thinking no big deal I'll just get some new gaskets ,put'em in, problem fixed. It didn't go that way though ,they still leak even with new gaskets. So as I was laying under my truck in frustration it got me thinking back to other issues and situations, and I realized. My truck fights me every step of the way!

So then I really started thinking back to every single thing I've done ,and nothing ,yes nothing went as smooth and as easy as it should have. Even really simple stuff ,such as changing the oil. I've had two oil filters get stuck on my motor so bad I had to use an air hammer to get them off. When I upgraded my motor the first cam I had went flat, then on the second round with a new cam I had a major oil leak. Finally with the motor out for the third time it worked out normal. Why does this truck hate being worked on?

Then I got thinking more and realized every......single ......little.....thing...that should go smooth and be easy, didn't go that way. WTF? As easy as these trucks should be to work on for some reason mine isn't. The truck's almost finished now but it's been a hard road for some reason. This isn't the first vehicle I've gone through and built either ,and I'm an automotive tech. So experience and connections weren't an issue at all.

So as the title states: Does your truck fight you every step? Or is mine just cursed.