unruhjonny
OBS Enthusiast
Greetings from Calgary Alberta, Canada!
I thought I made a "hello" post before, but it looks like i haven't, so I'll remedy this now;
I was referred here from a facebook group, when I asked for a good forum for my truck.
I have a 1992 Chevrolet Sport 4x4;
The truck is white paint on red cloth interior;
The truck has never left the family.
My grandfather bought it new, then after about a decade of ownership he passed it on to his youngest son, who passed it to his two sons, then after years of gentle prodding, I was rewarded last spring with a phone call from my cousin with an offer to sell.
Pros:
Family ties (this is the most special part to me)
Never modified*
Very well maintained
Not a rust bucket
Short box/fleetside
Cons:
Has original "defective" paint
Has the start of rust in one cab corner
Has surface rust on the front passenger side of the roof from being paintless for so long
The stereo EQ seems non-functional
I am starting to notice parts might be a bit hard to find for this truck.
When I got it from my cousin last spring all it needed to pass a safety was have the idler arm replaced.
I have observed since that time I have an intermittent "brake" light, which I am assuming is from a switch somewhere tied into the parking brake(?), and that the oil pressure (on the gauge) reads low when the truck is sufficiently warmed, and stopped/at idle.
Regarding the "not modified*" bit, my grandfather had a snap-on vinyl winter grille cover added to the truck, an alarm system added, had a flat full length fibreglass box topper installed, and added a hitch to tow his boat.
Unfortunately for me, my grandfather was so meticulous on the care of his truck that during his ownership he never required to take up GM on their complimentary repaints. My uncle took great care, and went through many bottles of touch up paint - when it did finally start to come off in small sheets rather than lakes, he just gave up, and passed it onto his eldest son.
I would like to if possible, buy a replacement drivers door panel**, a replacement dashboard gauge pod holder***, and a replacement centre dash vent panel****.
I was thinking about buying a colour match cup holder.
I need to buy a replacement rear window latch, because my boy (four at the time) promptly broke it (thankfully my grandfather made little painted wooden "locks" for the rear glass).
I will also need to replace the rear bumper, as the passenger side is rusting away quite badly from what I can only assume is twenty-eight years of exhaust fumes creating condensation on the back of the bumper.
** = this is because the cloth is thin on the top from years of my cousins driving with their arm out the window!
*** = if that's what it's called; it attaches to the dash and holds the gauges ect.
**** = because the alarm "armed" light is mounted here, so a hole is drilled in it directly above the vents.
When the weather warms up, I will verify the oil pressure and take it from there, as well as remove the alarm, fix a slight steering wheel alignment, and look into why the stereo has stopped making sound out of the passenger side speakers.
I will get around to replacing the grille, but in the grand scheme of things, this is further down the list.
I recently found and purchased a replacement set of 1992 correct "Sport 4x4" box side decals, then today I came across this link: HERE
Can any of you tell me if those production numbers are correct?
That is incredibly low!!
With a total production of 385 (149 for Canada), it's no wonder I had such a hard time finding someone who offered the correct box side decals!!
It took a while to fumble through it, but I finally figured out how to load pictures, so here are some pictures of my truck.
/\ I just noticed this picture was taken BEFORE I did a thorough cleaning of the truck... so please look past the dirt ect.
Well, there it is, and here I am.
I'd appreciate any tips, advice or information that members might be able to offer.
I thought I made a "hello" post before, but it looks like i haven't, so I'll remedy this now;
I was referred here from a facebook group, when I asked for a good forum for my truck.
I have a 1992 Chevrolet Sport 4x4;
The truck is white paint on red cloth interior;
The truck has never left the family.
My grandfather bought it new, then after about a decade of ownership he passed it on to his youngest son, who passed it to his two sons, then after years of gentle prodding, I was rewarded last spring with a phone call from my cousin with an offer to sell.
Pros:
Family ties (this is the most special part to me)
Never modified*
Very well maintained
Not a rust bucket
Short box/fleetside
Cons:
Has original "defective" paint
Has the start of rust in one cab corner
Has surface rust on the front passenger side of the roof from being paintless for so long
The stereo EQ seems non-functional
I am starting to notice parts might be a bit hard to find for this truck.
When I got it from my cousin last spring all it needed to pass a safety was have the idler arm replaced.
I have observed since that time I have an intermittent "brake" light, which I am assuming is from a switch somewhere tied into the parking brake(?), and that the oil pressure (on the gauge) reads low when the truck is sufficiently warmed, and stopped/at idle.
Regarding the "not modified*" bit, my grandfather had a snap-on vinyl winter grille cover added to the truck, an alarm system added, had a flat full length fibreglass box topper installed, and added a hitch to tow his boat.
Unfortunately for me, my grandfather was so meticulous on the care of his truck that during his ownership he never required to take up GM on their complimentary repaints. My uncle took great care, and went through many bottles of touch up paint - when it did finally start to come off in small sheets rather than lakes, he just gave up, and passed it onto his eldest son.
I would like to if possible, buy a replacement drivers door panel**, a replacement dashboard gauge pod holder***, and a replacement centre dash vent panel****.
I was thinking about buying a colour match cup holder.
I need to buy a replacement rear window latch, because my boy (four at the time) promptly broke it (thankfully my grandfather made little painted wooden "locks" for the rear glass).
I will also need to replace the rear bumper, as the passenger side is rusting away quite badly from what I can only assume is twenty-eight years of exhaust fumes creating condensation on the back of the bumper.
** = this is because the cloth is thin on the top from years of my cousins driving with their arm out the window!
*** = if that's what it's called; it attaches to the dash and holds the gauges ect.
**** = because the alarm "armed" light is mounted here, so a hole is drilled in it directly above the vents.
When the weather warms up, I will verify the oil pressure and take it from there, as well as remove the alarm, fix a slight steering wheel alignment, and look into why the stereo has stopped making sound out of the passenger side speakers.
I will get around to replacing the grille, but in the grand scheme of things, this is further down the list.
I recently found and purchased a replacement set of 1992 correct "Sport 4x4" box side decals, then today I came across this link: HERE
Can any of you tell me if those production numbers are correct?
That is incredibly low!!
With a total production of 385 (149 for Canada), it's no wonder I had such a hard time finding someone who offered the correct box side decals!!
It took a while to fumble through it, but I finally figured out how to load pictures, so here are some pictures of my truck.
/\ I just noticed this picture was taken BEFORE I did a thorough cleaning of the truck... so please look past the dirt ect.
Well, there it is, and here I am.
I'd appreciate any tips, advice or information that members might be able to offer.
