Rustbucket79
Newbie
Bought a low-prio, "do it when I have the need to get dirty-project" a few months back, 1991 K2500, extended cab, 6-lug, 370 000 km (230 000 miles).
The plan for it is to have it as a too loud and big thing to go to the beach in, move stuff, and hopefully introduce the V8-facination to the kids before all is electric...
So now I am starting to get to things that are easier if someone hold my hand during the operation.. (or done it , photographed it and posted it, whatever works..)
So I have to thanks everyone who show good how-too´s and post manuals, priceless!
Whats been done so far:
- Gear box fixed, shift kits etc. installed (not me personally)
- Some "paint jobs" to stop the worst rot on good parts..
- Removed thirty years of random electrical modifications
- Crusie control working
- New inner roof, old one was hanging like a hat on me while driving, now its very kitsch fake leather, looks way better than expected.
- Hundreds of small things just to get it road worthy again
In the near future:
- Try to reduce the growing oil stain in the garage, valve cover gasket and oil adaptor seems like two large contributors.
- Steering is loose, the kind of loose that makes it feel like you are in a discussion with the car not actually steering it.
So pitman, idler and the steering knuckles is the plan, upper and lower ball joint is a maybe. (If some technical words are wrong Im sorry, not native english speaker)
- Back up lights don't work, just irritating.
Long term:
Start welding... So much metal is just gone.
Get it back from the rust death and perhaps repaint it "proper" some day.
The plan for it is to have it as a too loud and big thing to go to the beach in, move stuff, and hopefully introduce the V8-facination to the kids before all is electric...
So now I am starting to get to things that are easier if someone hold my hand during the operation.. (or done it , photographed it and posted it, whatever works..)
So I have to thanks everyone who show good how-too´s and post manuals, priceless!
Whats been done so far:
- Gear box fixed, shift kits etc. installed (not me personally)
- Some "paint jobs" to stop the worst rot on good parts..
- Removed thirty years of random electrical modifications
- Crusie control working
- New inner roof, old one was hanging like a hat on me while driving, now its very kitsch fake leather, looks way better than expected.
- Hundreds of small things just to get it road worthy again
In the near future:
- Try to reduce the growing oil stain in the garage, valve cover gasket and oil adaptor seems like two large contributors.
- Steering is loose, the kind of loose that makes it feel like you are in a discussion with the car not actually steering it.
So pitman, idler and the steering knuckles is the plan, upper and lower ball joint is a maybe. (If some technical words are wrong Im sorry, not native english speaker)
- Back up lights don't work, just irritating.
Long term:
Start welding... So much metal is just gone.
Get it back from the rust death and perhaps repaint it "proper" some day.
