Least Favorite thing to work on a car.

[rp23g7]

Bored at work again, slow day.

I search for this, but didnt find it. 

So, we all love working on our old MoPars, but there has got to be at least one job on it that you must absolutly hate doing. 

What is it?

Mine?

I have had to drop the tank on ever old Mopar to replace the float or sending unit, or to clean the tank out, hate that job.  Getting ready to do it on the Coronet.
Such a pain.

I worked at Mazda for a while, hated doing timing belts on 6 cyl MPV's

Worked at Chrysler once too, want to replace a horn on a Cirrus, I had to take half the stuff out of the front end.

I will never buy a older car with AC again after having my heater core go out on a 79 Ford LTD, that car had it in for me.


Whats yours? Everybody must have one.

[Brock Samson]

 I have to say IMHO working under the dash,.. In fact i really can't physically do it anymore, I did when I was in my 20s and 30s - but now?..  laying on my back upside down is pretty much impossible,.. let alone upside down streched across a transmisson tunnel with my glasses falling off, i have to tape them to my face these days...
swapping a starter recently was near to impossible... don't get old! I'm 52 now BTW.. leaning into an engine compart. is relatively easy. removing and swapping dash pads wasn't at all fun as I recall...

[68X426]

at least one job on it that you must absolutly hate doing. 

Trying to explain new parts to the wife.    No, really.    No, really, I mean it. 

OK, it's electrical. Anything electrical. Hate it.

[Charger´69]

Rust, I really HATE it and always try to buy a car without rust issues 

[defiance]

I actually enjoy electrical, and usually end up going way overboard any time I touch a wire...   But as for hated work...  Agreed on the gas tank.  Pretty much anything to do with fuel lines I completely hate.  I can't stand getting fuel on me and I never manage to avoid it.  In fact, make that anything where fluids have to be released

[rp23g7]

I have to say IMHO working under the dash,.. In fact i really can't physically do it anymore, I did when I was in my 20s and 30s - but now?..  laying on my back upside down is pretty much impossible,.. let alone upside down streched across a transmisson tunnel with my glasses falling off, i have to tape them to my face these days...
swapping a starter recently was near to impossible... don't get old! I'm 52 now BTW.. leaning into an engine compart. is relatively easy. removing and swapping dash pads wasn't at all fun as I recall...

Yeah under dash work sucks, another reason i wont buy a AC car.  Cant wait to tackle the starter on the Coronet, it has a mini on it and it looks like i have enought room to yank the header off if i need to.

[rp23g7]

Rust, I really HATE it and always try to buy a car without rust issues 

Me too, thought i escaped rust when i bought the Coronet, but it has some starting on the rear quarters under the bumble bee stripe, dang it.

[lisiecki1]

removing and installing the headers on the hemi in dads 67 is a pain....but worth it 

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Anything having to do with freshly painted/restored parts & installing them..... 

[LeadfootBob]

Brake jobs have a special place in my heart, this after spending considerable time on my Toyota Starlet when the calipers seized up every other week or so, got to the point where I lost my tempar and kept driving until the pads caught fire. Ended up selling it to some rally driver from finland, hope he has more fun with it than me.
Any job can end up on the bottom of the fun list when it just HAS to be done - you can't drop the tools and catch a few hours of diversion, because that car better be done by morning or you're not going to work. Sure takes the fun out of wrenching when it happens too frequently.

Strangely enough I found it very fun to rebuild the floor on my '70, the before/after shots are a great confidence builder. Soothes the soul to rip out old rotten metal and lay down a fresh coat of paint once the new stuff is welded in

[Sublime/Sixpack]

Here are a few that come to mind:

Working under the dash is something I have never really enjoyed, and as I get older I enjoy it even less.
Installing a Mopar four speed tranny while lying on my back is something that I don't especially look forward to.
And changing spark plugs (when the engine is hot) on a big block A-body or B-body that has the stock exhaust manifolds.

[tan top]

i'm with Brock !! when i first had my charger  at 17 could lay upside down up under the dash with my legs hanging over the seatback/headrests !! could still do it u until about 25ish  , cant do it now    
also hate doing any work / job on modern stuff  , from 90 on wards !!  & 2000 onwards the most !!  , back in the old days  when humans designed cars & stuff they figured in how to replace parts should they malfunction    ,     not no half the car is built around any part that needs to be changed & you spend 2 hours removing stuff to get to what needs to be changed   ,   another example ! change spark plugs on a  impetza turbo   got to take the motor out !!  
  nother one  ,  removing  the plastic mud shields under the fenders , all then little plastic screws , normaly round off soon as you look at them
perhaps i'm just getting  old & im- patient , but  when i started  as a mechanic etc  nothing would  wind me  up , i would just get on & do it  
 but know i take one look at some jobs & think   as i know how much trouble they are to do , compared to working on old cars
ok sorry guys got a bit carried away  

[69bronzeT5]

Anything electrical wise, can't stand it. I also remember doing the side windows on my Charger with my dad and the '70 GSX we restored was a major bitch.

[bull]

Electrical or anything that's hard to get to.

[Rolling_Thunder]

LOVE: Electrical Work...    I guess I just have a knack for it...     I also love all the detail work - it is the little things that make a car beautiful...     I have seen way too many "High Dollar" cars (ie. Foose, Strope, Delaney) that have complete SHIT work when it comes to details...     I pride myself on things like Hose routing, electrical routing, and overall cleanliness...

HATE: Working on dirty stuff....     I used to work at resto shops and people don't care about their cars at all it seems....     Suggestion: Everyone take their car to a coin op car wash and spray their undercarriages every 6 months...    makes things like oil leaks and crap like that easier to find and your mechanic (or yourselves) will thank me...    


If you have to narrow it down to a TASK i hate...   well that would have to be changing 3rd members

[rp23g7]

Here are a few that come to mind:

Working under the dash is something I have never really enjoyed, and as I get older I enjoy it even less.
Installing a Mopar four speed tranny while lying on my back is something that I don't especially look forward to.
And changing spark plugs (when the engine is hot) on a big block A-body or B-body that has the stock exhaust manifolds.

yeah, stock manifolds and plugs

mine with my headers are magically easy to get to. I did a tune up on a Cordoba once, the guy said it had a 440, but i think it was a 400, i dont think they put a 440 in those.

The manifolds were probably 1/2 to 3/4 away from the inner fenders, this dude had just came of the freeway and wanted the plugs done now cause he was late.

It had barely enough room to get my had between the fender and the manifold. I squeezed my had beteen them gritting my teeth all the way, it was hot. No dang sleeves. I dropped on of the plugs and instictivly grabbed for it, jamming my wrist between the fender and the burning hot manifold,

MMMM Smell of burned flesh, i still have that scar.

[WHITE AND RED 69]

I'm with everyone else who said electrical. I suck at wiring anything under the dash, something usually always goes wrong.

[Tilar]

It's hard for me to think of something I don't like doing. Electrical is definitely my forte, I'm probably what you would call a hobbyist at transmission rebuilding. Engines used to be second nature but there have been tons of advancements in the last 20 years. I have dial indicators and have rebuilt and set up more differentials than I could ever count, I'm decent at body work but I'm way too picky to do it as a profession... I guess I'd have to say front end work is my "least favorite" thing to do. I think they call people like me a "Jack of all trades and a master of none." At my age I wish I could remember half of what I've forgot. 

[SFRT]

under dash is easy just take the seats out........

[khodne]

Wiring harnesses.  I'm putting this off as long as possible, it's never any fun and chasing down problems on a 40 year old harness never is a quick job.

[b5blue]

One look at my car and you will know it's body work!   Anyone around here wanna help?  

[FLG]

Dont mind working under the dash...but im 21 so i can still sit backwards on the seats!

I dont mind getting dirty, but as soon as you do the phone goes off and its a pain in the ass. I hate having to work on stuff with that 30+ year old oil crud build up on everything, makes things a big pain.

But i really hate when your working under the car, and maybe you need to bang on a part that siezed to knock it loose..something to that matter....and than with every knock you get a nice face full of dirt, rust, and crap all over your face. And if you wear glasses like me your thankful you get none in your eyes but since your covered in grease you cant take em off to clean up so you resort to trying to blow the crap off of them by adjusting your lips to blow upwards.  

Oh and sanding...i think like everyone here...i HATE sanding. And buffing, cant forget that....car looks great but compound is flying every which way and your bound to get it all over yourself around the waist area.

[squeakfinder]

  I hate anything to do with exhaust system's. Maybee if I had a lift my attitude might be better. But lying on my back pre fitting a part of an exhaust system and tacking it together, then pull it out to complete a weld, then crawl back under the car to insall that section and so on.
 
  Most everything else I enjoy doing. But I did recently install a heater core in a 72 chevy c/10 pickup without AC. I had to remove the right front tire, so I could remove the inner fender (had to be done to get the duct work off the firewall) . I destroyed 3 bolts trying to get it off. Then, it was an even bigger bitch lining up the inner fender to get it bolted back on.

[billssuperbird]

  installing a over center spring. on my car.

[rp23g7]

i'm with Brock !! when i first had my charger  at 17 could lay upside down up under the dash with my legs hanging over the seatback/headrests !! could still do it u until about 25ish  , cant do it now    
also hate doing any work / job on modern stuff  , from 90 on wards !!  & 2000 onwards the most !!  , back in the old days  when humans designed cars & stuff they figured in how to replace parts should they malfunction    ,     not no half the car is built around any part that needs to be changed & you spend 2 hours removing stuff to get to what needs to be changed   ,   another example ! change spark plugs on a  impetza turbo   got to take the motor out !!  
  nother one  ,  removing  the plastic mud shields under the fenders , all then little plastic screws , normaly round off soon as you look at them
perhaps i'm just getting  old & im- patient , but  when i started  as a mechanic etc  nothing would  wind me  up , i would just get on & do it  
 but know i take one look at some jobs & think   as i know how much trouble they are to do , compared to working on old cars
ok sorry guys got a bit carried away  

No i am the same way, its the new crap that gets to me too. 

When i was a mechanic i would just get the job and do it.  Now i choose what i want to work on, but i still hate the new stuff.  We have a 99 Explorer with the 4.0 OHC. 

Most of the stuff on it is easy to to, but tedious because you gotta uncover what ever you are trying to get to. 

It needs the lower intake gasket changed, vacume leak when cold , and the cam chain tensioner fix, both easy to do, you just have to take the whole top of the engine/emission controls garbage off to do it.  I just look at it and dread doing it.