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clutchdust

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Life just likes to kick the crap out of you.
Some of you may know I'm currently unemployed and fighting cancer. I also have a battle with the IRS I'm fighting because they think I owe them money for going bankrupt a few years ago.
So flash forward to today, I'm sitting in the house when all of a sudden I feel this crash against the house. Turns out it was a dust devil. For those of you who have no respect for dust devils, they can be quite potent with all the effects of a real tornado, with wind speeds over 60mph.
Today this dust devil hits the house. I felt it and at first thought it was someone in the garage breaking shit or whatever. I checked stuff and it all seemed OK. I go out about 30 minutes later and happen to look over in the neighbor's driveway and see all this broken glass. I'm thinking, "holy fuck, I hope somebody didn't just break into their brand new truck". I go looking around and can't quite figure out what this glass is from. Then I look over at my car and notice some rubber stripping laying over the side. I go look at my tops and sure as shit, that goddamn dust devil ripped the glass clean off the frame and threw it 20 yards into the neighbor's driveway.
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
 
Oh Man....

First - I am glad no one was hurt. Second - your house seems to be OK. The glass T-top can be replaced eventually. Which side did it take? I am sure that we can all get together to help you out with a T-top. The monetary shit is easy, lets get you back into a good frame of mind so you can fight the cancer thing.
 
Guys, look, I appreciate it but I can handle this shit. I'm just one of those guys who needs to vent. I already found a pair of tops over on another forum for cheap. They're not what I want, but at least they will keep the shit out of the car. I already have an ad for one of my surplus rifles for sale. When I sell that, I'll buy the tops and I'll be better off than I was this morning.
 
Wow....that sucks...shit always seems to happen at the wrong time. I've seen pics of the dust devils but never know how powerful they could be.

What rifle you got up for sale?



DV8...you are a good man:thumbs:
 
clutchdust said:
Guys, look, I appreciate it but I can handle this shit. I'm just one of those guys who needs to vent. I already found a pair of tops over on another forum for cheap. They're not what I want, but at least they will keep the shit out of the car. I already have an ad for one of my surplus rifles for sale. When I sell that, I'll buy the tops and I'll be better off than I was this morning.
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We are here for you, venting or otherwise....
 
DeeVeeEight said:
Whaddaya say gang?

Can we pitch in and help out with a glass T-Top? I am sure that we can find one on ebay or Craigslist. Count me in!

:drink:
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Count me in too :thumbs:

clutchdust said:
Just a Yugo SKS. It's the most losable rifle I have.
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I had an old SKK years ago. I was able to access an AK47 and examine the folding stock mechanism. I then cut the butt off my SKK and duplicated the folding stock set up on it. I shortened the barrel a few inches and ended up with a damn good "scrub gun" :D

From memory, I think I messed with trigger assembly too... :p
 
DeeVeeEight said:
Whaddaya say gang?

Can we pitch in and help out with a glass T-Top? I am sure that we can find one on ebay or Craigslist. Count me in!

:drink:
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Me too.....:drink:

clutchdust said:
Guys, look, I appreciate it but I can handle this shit. I'm just one of those guys who needs to vent. I already found a pair of tops over on another forum for cheap. They're not what I want, but at least they will keep the shit out of the car. I already have an ad for one of my surplus rifles for sale. When I sell that, I'll buy the tops and I'll be better off than I was this morning.
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Sometimes we all need a hand brother.

Fuck it!

Come on! Make us feel worth a shit. Let us help out!:D
How much are the tops and where?

Or better yet. I'm in Tampa, not too far from "The Corvette Shop" as well as more than a few friends who have parts.
Tell us what you're looking for, I'll source them, see what I can beg borrow or steal (the civilian version of the military verb-Appropriate:wink:) and we'll pitch in and make it happen.

As a matter of fact, I have a former client who has a garage full of shit she knows nothing about and has offered to let me nose around as part of my payment.

Let me see what she has (boy! talk about a double entendre?)
What year and specifics are you looking for?

And venting is good for the soul. Ask my old lady. She hears me "vent" all the time:harhar:

I would much prefer it if you'd allow us to deal with this little setback, and you deal with getting better....ok?:beer::beer:

Gordon

(ps-you can email me at [email protected] with the info or post it up here. I'll get on it tomorrow and monday.)
 
Guys seriously, I really appreciate it. I appreciate you guys just listening to me bitch more than anything. As for the top, I located a cracked one here locally. It's all busted to hell but it's one piece so I can at least seal the car. I needed to have them both refurbished anyway so aside from the part where the glass was great, it's no big loss. The whole car is probably at the lowest point I hope it ever gets, and the tops weren't in any better shape.
 
What year car is the top for?

I drove through one of those dustdevils in Nevada, that thing was violent, threw us a couple lanes over, I wasn't even expecting it to be anywhere that violent.
 
Twin_Turbo said:
What year car is the top for?

I drove through one of those dustdevils in Nevada, that thing was violent, threw us a couple lanes over, I wasn't even expecting it to be anywhere that violent.
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:shocking: I don't HEAR of you all over there getting tornados, and hurrycains, and dust devils.....

but do you???

:search:
 
In all fairness, the glass was coming loose from the frame. I had tried several times using various glues to reseal it but everything was temporary. I didn't know how they were glued on anyway. It is amazing how light that frame is without the glass. Looks like they just used some kind of super adhesive double sided tape to stick them. If I had known that I would have pulled it off completely a year ago and figured something out then. But I really just wanted to get them refurbished when I did the interior. Probably still will. I just wish I still had the good glass. Oh well.
 
glass or fiberglass - the locking mechanism is the same ... not ??? Did it rip the glass off the frame ????

No dust devils here in FL ... but anyways..... count me in on the Clutchdust support effort :thumbs:
 
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