Sunday, May 24, 2009

Company Truck






I love my truck, but it has let me down a lot. It's not the trucks fault, but it really is a bummer to be a mechanic, a shadetree, and have to get a tow. Embarrasing. So, we've decided to sell it. I've got $3500 in it and I'm looking for offers. It runs fine now except for an oil leak. Here's the skinny
The good,
new carb new tires (Hancooks)
new radiator (not installed)
new alternator w/belt
new distrubtor/wires/plugs/coil
new wiring harness, main, rear, engine, etc
original 1966 farm truck plates
original hubcaps
new front windshield and gasket (rust removed and primed black)
extra doors, hood, grill, fenders, carb, steering column
new water pump and hoses
new shocks (gabriel ultras)
new ultra white headlights
new exhaust and muffler
new battery and cables
The bad
It's in primer, but it needs to be stripped (previous owner just primed over everything without any prep)
there is rust in the usual places (rear cab corners, floor board, rocker panels, front lower fenders, rear fenders, but I have an extra set included)
rear main seal is leaking a bit






1990 GMC Vandura

This was an unfortunate car experiance. The customer brought this one to me with a knocking noise in the motor. It sounded like the lifters weren't getting oil so I dropped the pan and checked the oil pump. Sure enough, the pump was bad and there was metal covering the pan. It was too late to save this motor. The harmonic balancer was wobbling signaling that the bearings had been chewed up. The car wasn't really worth putting in a new motor so that was that. What a mess.