newbi bought a truck from a tweeker
#91
been following this thread for awhile and just looked at the new posts and wow that pre 98 dashboard is indeed worth its weight in gold, my 95 literally doesn't have a dashboard lol....or instrument cluster panel, then again, my 01 didn't either :P
if it just needs the trans fixed to be good and driveable I'd do that personally and save to fix your other up, then you'd have two decent working trucks, not sure how much trouble it would be to try and fix the dent, if that's even possible
I agree too though it's very hard for me to justify buying a new really expensive vehicle, I'm personally going today to get a new trans crossmember and probably new trans mount put in just for good measure, when I got my dual exhaust cherry bomb extreme put on the other day the mechanics saw when the truck was lifted up that an old owner must have run over a tree stump or something because the trans crossmember is all dented and bent up, I never knew though, truck drives fine....they said if it breaks though the trans would fall down and bust the driveshaft and engine up......so for what the junkyard part costs plus 75 in labor for major peace of mind I figure why not get it done....then I'll be good for years hopefully...when these used tires I got wear down I may get some new Hankook A/Ts, they're the cheapest new name brand decent tires I see online and locally
if it just needs the trans fixed to be good and driveable I'd do that personally and save to fix your other up, then you'd have two decent working trucks, not sure how much trouble it would be to try and fix the dent, if that's even possible
I agree too though it's very hard for me to justify buying a new really expensive vehicle, I'm personally going today to get a new trans crossmember and probably new trans mount put in just for good measure, when I got my dual exhaust cherry bomb extreme put on the other day the mechanics saw when the truck was lifted up that an old owner must have run over a tree stump or something because the trans crossmember is all dented and bent up, I never knew though, truck drives fine....they said if it breaks though the trans would fall down and bust the driveshaft and engine up......so for what the junkyard part costs plus 75 in labor for major peace of mind I figure why not get it done....then I'll be good for years hopefully...when these used tires I got wear down I may get some new Hankook A/Ts, they're the cheapest new name brand decent tires I see online and locally
Last edited by WhiteSnake91; 08-18-2017 at 04:36 AM.
#92
if it just needs the trans fixed to be good and driveable I'd do that personally and save to fix your other up, then you'd have two decent working trucks, not sure how much trouble it would be to try and fix the dent, if that's even possible
as for the dent, i'm gonna borrow his porta power and try to get it straight enough to get a window in it. she'll never be a magazine truck, but if i can keep water out i'll be happy.
I agree too though it's very hard for me to justify buying a new really expensive vehicle,
the trans crossmember is all dented and bent up, I never knew though, truck drives fine....they said if it breaks though the trans would fall down and bust the driveshaft and engine up......so for what the junkyard part costs plus 75 in labor for major peace of mind I figure why not get it done....then I'll be good for years hopefully...
when these used tires I got wear down I may get some new Hankook A/Ts, they're the cheapest new name brand decent tires I see online and locally
that said, for cheapies i would probly go with mastercrafts. i can get just about any big size i want for under $800 and guys seem to really like them off road.
#94
would have wrote something sooner but felt like I had a chestburster coming out with food poisoning the other day lol. Got the new trans crossmember and trans mount put on, need to track down a small coolant leak, might be water pump gasket or water pump leaking, not too hard of a job from a youtube vid I watched though....has to be something in that area, it's not the radiator or its hoses, it's leaking farther back that that...only had to add from the "low" to "full" marker in over 200 miles though...debating if I should do the timing chain and gears while I already have all that stuff off too. If the truck drives and idles good though I'm sure the current timing chain is good, I don't put very many miles per year on a vehicle anyway, only had to add the water after 3 months. Besides the coolant leak, I'd like to get that rock solid ram fix for my steering wheel, has a little play to the left and right, when I was down under it doing the oil before I saw somewhat newish springs(could still see the tags on them plus even radiator hoses) and ball joints, and the steering itself is accurate, so I'm thinking it has to be something with my actual steering shaft or possibly the steering box
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not 100% sure, but i would think it should clear 33's. 3" on just about any truck will clear 33's.
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#99
using it as a dent puller? a 4ton hydraulic ram couldn't move it.
i do think a stud welder and slide hammer might work, but mine shorted out fixing the blue truck.
at the very least it's good enough to put some plexi over it, silicon for any gaps and rivet/screw it. never be a show truck, but it can be dry
i do think a stud welder and slide hammer might work, but mine shorted out fixing the blue truck.
at the very least it's good enough to put some plexi over it, silicon for any gaps and rivet/screw it. never be a show truck, but it can be dry
#100
using it as a dent puller? a 4ton hydraulic ram couldn't move it.
i do think a stud welder and slide hammer might work, but mine shorted out fixing the blue truck.
at the very least it's good enough to put some plexi over it, silicon for any gaps and rivet/screw it. never be a show truck, but it can be dry
i do think a stud welder and slide hammer might work, but mine shorted out fixing the blue truck.
at the very least it's good enough to put some plexi over it, silicon for any gaps and rivet/screw it. never be a show truck, but it can be dry