Darrin
05-04-2007, 05:33
A little has changed as of late.
My old rusted out Toyota is gone. Another forum I belong to is the Tercel 4WD forums. One of the other members on there bought my car as a spare parts car for his. My little snow turtle has gone to a good home.
My old truck has seen better days. Out of the original 5 leaf springs on the left rear corner, I've lost two out of the back half of the pack now. One was already cracked (presumably quite a long time ago if you account the rust on the broken end), which weakened the rest of the pack. I have since overloaded the truck about 20 times carrying firewood around for my heating system. In the process I lost another leaf last week. I no longer trust the truck to support anything heavier than a sack of groceries in the back.
My wife's Neon is still running strong. The engine I dropped into it a while ago seems to be doing okay now. (whew)
That truck I dragged home is making slow process.
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/oldocuk/truck/90chev2.jpg
I have since ripped the old engine out of it. I've bought a used engine from a local scrappy and done a little work to it. A lot less than I wanted to, but the weather hasn't exactly been kind to me lately. I originally bought new valves, pistons, headers, 4bbl intake, Holley 850 double pumper, Jacob's ignition, and some more goodies.
I have since gone back to the stock TBI intake, haven't even unbolted the rocker covers, and I'm selling the headers. It's all going back to stock. I bought this truck to SAVE on fuel economy.
I am putting on all new belts and hoses, fluids and filters, plugs and wires etc. I've already gotten the new tyres for it (P335/65R16LT at $104.00 a piece) and I've got new pads and shoes for the brakes. The U-joints look ok, same with the front suspension bushings.
All that remains is to actually drop the new engine in and get it running up to par, then transfer the insurance over from the old truck. I'm hoping to do the actual engine move this weekend (it's been planned for the last two weekends, but Mother Nature spoiled them both).
For those that don't know what I'm talking about, this was what I woke up to April Fool's morning.
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/chevy/aprilfools.jpg
A full-on blizzard that only subsided this morning. It's currently 12*F outside (-11*C).
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/COLD.GIF
So, when I actually get a chance to thaw the truck out enough to work on it, I'll get it running. And yes, I'll be sure to get some pictures. But I need camera batteries first. I'll also hopefully get a sound clip of it firing up the first time (with the obligatory open header pipe run of course).
The future plans for it are for this summer to cut out the little bit of rust around the rear arches, at the bottom of the rear of the cab, and the rocker panels under the doors. I can order all the replacement sheet metal for under $100 a side and do the welding myself. I'll then sand the entire truck down to bare metal and primer it with at least 3 coats. Then I'll have to save up for some REALLY good paint. I'm thinking coal black with a satin black on the bonnet to prevent glare.
I'm not going for the "Pimp My Ride" look as this will still be a work truck. This one will be completely taking over from the old one as a wood hauler, and it will also end up being my daily driver. The only thing I'm really changing from stock is to put around 100W total of ICE in it to play CD and MP3. Oh, and the twin 150W KC Daylighter HID off road lights on the front bumper, of course. To match the Sylvania Cool Blue headlamps that are already in it!! ;)
My old rusted out Toyota is gone. Another forum I belong to is the Tercel 4WD forums. One of the other members on there bought my car as a spare parts car for his. My little snow turtle has gone to a good home.
My old truck has seen better days. Out of the original 5 leaf springs on the left rear corner, I've lost two out of the back half of the pack now. One was already cracked (presumably quite a long time ago if you account the rust on the broken end), which weakened the rest of the pack. I have since overloaded the truck about 20 times carrying firewood around for my heating system. In the process I lost another leaf last week. I no longer trust the truck to support anything heavier than a sack of groceries in the back.
My wife's Neon is still running strong. The engine I dropped into it a while ago seems to be doing okay now. (whew)
That truck I dragged home is making slow process.
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/oldocuk/truck/90chev2.jpg
I have since ripped the old engine out of it. I've bought a used engine from a local scrappy and done a little work to it. A lot less than I wanted to, but the weather hasn't exactly been kind to me lately. I originally bought new valves, pistons, headers, 4bbl intake, Holley 850 double pumper, Jacob's ignition, and some more goodies.
I have since gone back to the stock TBI intake, haven't even unbolted the rocker covers, and I'm selling the headers. It's all going back to stock. I bought this truck to SAVE on fuel economy.
I am putting on all new belts and hoses, fluids and filters, plugs and wires etc. I've already gotten the new tyres for it (P335/65R16LT at $104.00 a piece) and I've got new pads and shoes for the brakes. The U-joints look ok, same with the front suspension bushings.
All that remains is to actually drop the new engine in and get it running up to par, then transfer the insurance over from the old truck. I'm hoping to do the actual engine move this weekend (it's been planned for the last two weekends, but Mother Nature spoiled them both).
For those that don't know what I'm talking about, this was what I woke up to April Fool's morning.
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/chevy/aprilfools.jpg
A full-on blizzard that only subsided this morning. It's currently 12*F outside (-11*C).
http://www.boomspeed.com/bofh1968/COLD.GIF
So, when I actually get a chance to thaw the truck out enough to work on it, I'll get it running. And yes, I'll be sure to get some pictures. But I need camera batteries first. I'll also hopefully get a sound clip of it firing up the first time (with the obligatory open header pipe run of course).
The future plans for it are for this summer to cut out the little bit of rust around the rear arches, at the bottom of the rear of the cab, and the rocker panels under the doors. I can order all the replacement sheet metal for under $100 a side and do the welding myself. I'll then sand the entire truck down to bare metal and primer it with at least 3 coats. Then I'll have to save up for some REALLY good paint. I'm thinking coal black with a satin black on the bonnet to prevent glare.
I'm not going for the "Pimp My Ride" look as this will still be a work truck. This one will be completely taking over from the old one as a wood hauler, and it will also end up being my daily driver. The only thing I'm really changing from stock is to put around 100W total of ICE in it to play CD and MP3. Oh, and the twin 150W KC Daylighter HID off road lights on the front bumper, of course. To match the Sylvania Cool Blue headlamps that are already in it!! ;)