Wesleypipesyo Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I guess this is how you do an intro to the forum. Here is my new to me truck. It is a 1988 4.0 auto rust bucket. The guy I bought it from said it was nothing but problems for him. His 8 year drove it into a guard rail, his wife left the ignition on and killed the battery, lots of little things.For me, she gets new doors. Then the bed comes off for a little rust removal on the rear frame. Then some new brakes. After that I might play with the steering some. Then it will be left alone for a while.Also, I am just noticing a lack of upload picture option. So I will pull the computer out tomorrow and link away to pictures. Lets add pictures This is my favorite part. The lady said the door is damaged. However it does close and lock. And it does not leak. hahahahaha Check out the wicked sweet interior. It has the factory radio in it. We all know that means it is work bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relyt120 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Welcome :waving: you have to use an image hosting site like photobucket and paste the IMG tag here for pictures to show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Here is the first picture. I have a few more, but this is the good side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleys Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Welcome. I picked up an 88 long bed last week that I will be building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 I wish I could have found something with a short bed. But this is most of what I want, it was in the price range. And I can fix the problems that I know about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
91Pioneer Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Around here that is not a rust bucket, it's almost a cream puff except for the door damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted December 27, 2014 Author Share Posted December 27, 2014 Around here that is not a rust bucket, it's almost a cream puff except for the door damage. The bed has a few rusted through spots above the wheel wells. The frame rails seem to be clean. The rust is on the X cross support under the bed. It is pretty bad. I am going to take the bed off and wire brush it to heck and back. There is a thread on here somewhere of a guy who cut a foot or so out of the back of his bed and put the tailgate back on. If I ever find it, I am going to mirror that. I also want to make the bed removable. I do not want to roll the thing and damage the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleys Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I also prefer a short bed, but mine is 100% rust free. I couldn't pass it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 I think I found the issue with my battery. Someone filled the cells with motor oil. So a new battery is in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well, here is the 4 month update. I fixed the battery. She cranks right up now. So that is a win. The driver side door is still a little less than water proof. And with the 2 feet of snow we have had this month that is a slight issue. Here are some other issues. And they were discovered on a 7 mile drive to Old Country Buffet and 7 mile drive home. 1) Not overly water tight. 2) The dash lights do not light up the speedo or gas-0 3) The transmission is not firmly secured to anything. It jumps like a trampoline. 4) The exhaust. See above. Also, it is very much swiss cheese. The fix for that will be a sawzall 5) The steering wheel can make a half turn before the tires move. From a quick look the steering gear box is gone. I need to further investigate 6) The brakes are nonexistent when the engine is cold. Once the engine warmed up the brakes would lock up the tires. Weird 7) The gas tank has a tiny leak. Of the 22 gallons I put into the tank upon leaving my house I used maybe 1 to drive to and from dinner. I used maybe 5 to melt the snow in the parking lot under my jeep. And another 2-3 to melt snow in my driveway trying to get it parked. Also, this truck as no @$$ to get up my driveway. The tires are all bald so they just spin. It requires 4wd to park. It is going to be a few more weeks before I have time to do any work on the truck. But the good news is that I have a bunch of side work coming up. And that means I can buy new tools. Lots of air tools, impact guns, impact wrenches, air cutoff wheels, lots of stuff. So I have that going for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustybottoms88 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 really, motor oil in the battery? Thats a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesleypipesyo Posted March 7, 2015 Author Share Posted March 7, 2015 Yup. Put the battery in, fired it up and let it run for 10-15 minutes. Then I let it sit for a week. She cranked right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackBeast Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Wowsers , I guess they thought cranking amps needed oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kickinmule Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Battery lube? Hmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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