I've never met a mechanic that is completely "trustworthy". Not saying they aren't out there, they just seem to be few and far between. That being said, I have done a lot of business with this place over the years. Not like that means much these days, but still. And the repairs do need to be done. I wobbled the wheels around myself when it was up on the lift and observed the bushings crumbling to dust. And it might be there longer than Monday. Today I decided that while it was getting work done under there I might as well get a whole bunch of stuff taken care of that I had on my "To Do List", anyway. So, the work order looks like this now:
- gearbox
- upper and lower ball joints
- sway bar
- sway bar rubber bushings
- brake job
- 4X new leaf springs
- 4X new shocks
- new steering stabilizer
I just bought this thing a month ago yesterday.
I still have 3 or 4 more things I need to get done to it after this. Gotta do a valve seal job to try and eliminate the smoking at startup, get and exhaust leak fixed and install 2X Flowmaster Series 70 mufflers, get some electrical issues worked on, then install a new stereo. After that I can hopefully concentrate on some interior and exterior work I have planned. Need to adjust the carb too as it seems to be running a little rich.
Today I spent the afternoon cleaning up the back seat that came with this thing. It wasn't in the truck when I bought it. Instead it had been sitting under a pole barn for God only knows how long. Previous owner had a gravel driveway so it was covered in that nasty wind-blown silt. Some squirrels had been stashing acorns and hickory nuts inside it LOL. I removed the vinyl bottom, vacuumed out all the trash, vacuumed the cloth, cleaned the vinyl up, and dowsed it in Febreeze. I still might hit it with a carpet cleaner tomorrow.
Here is the finished seat:
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