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Hi all, thanks for taking the time to look at this post. I've got an 89 Eliminator I bought back in February of 2010 with 79k miles and its been a wet dream of mine to keep this truck forever but now I'm realizing that’s its just not possible for me to maintain and repair as I'd like. I didn't know of anywhere else to ask my question but here. People have told me its worth anywhere from $300 to $500 but I'm sure its worth more than that if in parts alone. I'd like to know what’s a fair price I can put on my vehicle, as it's in a rough condition. I'll set this up as the good, the bad, and the ugly... and if you've got some time and sage words, perhaps you could help me out. Good: I've got a clean title for the truck, with current registration and inspection. I've got a tubular, custom-made 1/8" rear bumper with built in hitch receiver. Tires are still healthy but no longer Michelins as in the picture, but Generals. The A/C runs ice cold and hasn't been converted to R134. Not much body damage is on this vehicle besides the occasional scratch or minor dent. It’s got a straight frame and absolutely no accidents from the previous, original, owner (as per the Carfax) or myself. The guy I bought it from only had it for a week in which he realized his daughter that had just got her license would never drive this so I’m not counting him. It's also got a 3" lift that the person that sold it to me had put on, not that 3" is much but it makes it distinguishable in a lot of cars. It has been a good truck for me, carting my motorcycles around and its even taken me from Dallas to Buffalo, not once but twice. As it stands now, it's got 115k miles. Bad: It has numerous problems such as coolant leak from the water pump gasket, the engine has an oil leak at the front main pulley, and the top end has been replaced along with the radiator from an overheating incident about a year and a half ago. I haven’t had a chance to replace the u-joints but they’re sitting in the center console. I’ve done all the work myself on the vehicle. The interior looks like a crime scene with the headliner tattered and the dash cracked in many places. I know this car isn't a looker, as it had red paint at one time but now the hood is all faded to gunmetal and some minor rust has settled on the top of the roof. Ugly: It's had a broken steering column since I got it, which just started shorting out my A/C on wide turns. Sometimes, turning is a bit difficult, as if the power steering doesn’t want to kick in until you turn the steering wheel a little more than an 1/8th of the way. The transmission goes into a false neutral sometimes when I get off the gas, which sounds to me like it could be a solenoid problem. I couldn’t figure a good, true valuation on my Eliminator, and when some friends asked, I threw out a wild guess. Considering I paid $2250 when I first got it and subsequently poured more and more money in up-keeping it, I thought $1500 would suffice. Thanks again for reading this, I would really appreciate your help.

And at NAPA it was only like $20 for each half. Thank you guys very much! :bowdown: the part numbers from NAPA were an exact match for me. Next to the new engine mounts and spark plugs, these were the cheapest things I've bought so far

Hi all! I've got an 2x4 89 Comanche eliminator and I'm in the middle of getting the head machined due to a unchecked overheating issue. In the process of taking off the head I broke a lot of the hard plastic vacuum tubes and am also in need of all new hoses for the cooling system. Basically I'm trying to renew as much as I can since the truck is so old and sat in the sun from the previous owner. Where can I find these hosts and tubes? Will I have to make them myself? I've got a 2600+ mile road trip coming up and have to make sure the mj will make it. Thanks for reading