1995 ECSB BlueJay

[Bret Johnson]

Hey Guys/Gals. Just joined the forum a couple of weeks ago. Acquired my Father in Laws truck. He bought it new off the showroom floor. It is a Country Coaches Conversion. He passed away in 2012 and I have been its caretaker until 2 weeks ago when my MIL decided to give me the truck as she was not using it and it was just sitting in the garage.

I don't have big plans right now other than fixing a few minor things. I have 2 other projects I am finishing. It has 167,*** miles and in great mechanical condition. I have all original documents for her and all repairs done over her lifespan. My Father in Law paid $31,800 for her new.

Here are some pics. First thing I did was remove the Tonneau cover and give it away I am not a fan. I have the original chrome rails to put back on it.

Day i picked her up.

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After a day cleaning.

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Bed is brand new.

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Interior shots.

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Thanks for looking,
Bret

 

[Jay33089]

Nice truck!

 

[1BigCarrot]

Gidday mate, welcome and yes, nice truck. Hope you don't regret giving away that cover, good part of that is why the bed still looks fresh.

 

[Supercharged111]

I love these conversions, yours looks clean as hell too.

 

[gstubbz]

Wow, didn't expect to see the 5 speed! That's sweet to see in a conversion.

 

[Bret Johnson]

Thanks Guys.

BigCarrot I won't miss it. I wanted to get rid of it day one buy my mother in law wanted to keep it. I'm not super concerned about the bed. This truck will be used as a truck. The 64' Stepside I am restoring will have the nice bed.

Gstubbz if it didn't have the 5 speed I don't think the 305 could get out of it's own way. It still runs strong and has good oil pressure so I will keep it for now. But when it is done I will definitely got to a 350 or bigger. I changed the oil yesterday and added Rislone zinc additive and my oil pressure is almost 70 at startup. I think the IAC might need to be cleaned or replaced because it keeps high idle long after it is warmed up. Also saw how ridiculously small the down pipe is. I will be replacing it and the cat with the Magnaflow unit. It has a Dynomax muffler so see how it sounds after the new down pipe.

Was going to wax it today but 30* blew in last night so I will be in the woodshop with the heater on all day.


Thanks for stopping in,

Bret

 

[2 Sweet]

Beautiful truck! That Camaro looks good too!

 

[mars2878]

welcome aboard

love the 2tone fade

 

[Bret Johnson]

Beautiful truck! That Camaro looks good too!

welcome aboard

love the 2tone fade

Thanks guys. I love the 2 tone fade as well. At some point I would like to get it repainted. I fear it will be hard to find someone who will do the fade paint.


Picked this up at work for $6 on clearance. Normally $19.97. I figured if anything I could use the polish and the powerball.

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The headlights on the 95' are pretty crusty. So I thought I would try out this kit. I plan to order some new Spyder housing here soon that Shovelbill has in his light thread.

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Not to bad for about 10 minutes worth of work.

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I've got new parking lamp lens from TYC on order from Amazon. Both lights are being held on by 1 screw each. Should really freshen up the front end.

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I also pulled the bug guard. I think it is much cleaner.

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Then I noticed the hood was out of alignment with the fender.

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A quick pop of the hood and turned the adjuster up a few turns and much better.

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Next up is getting this thing cleaned up. I ordered a rebuild kit for the TBI and going to add the pod spacer and a mild polishing.

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Thanks for stopping in.

Bret

 

[Supercharged111]

Fade ought to be able to be done by amyone who works in a body shop. The technique is very similar to blending.