Post by rhinemaiden on Oct 4, 2005 17:13:55 GMT -5
Hey all. My name's Darcy, and I'm the owner of a 1985 Chevy POS (C-10, actually).
I bought this truck last april from a guy in my unit, and I obviously had no idea what I was getting into. Or maybe I did. This thing's got about 8" of lift on it, a 350 clanking around under the hood, a modified (3-speed?) transmission, two tailpipes sticking out the back that are so huge I can fit my arm to the elbow inside of 'em and more rust than the bulkheads of the Titanic. The odo and speedo don't work, my hubs (automatic lock) for 4WD are shot/stripped, I got no fan shroud, and I'm missing part of my bellhousing that covers the flywheel... so it's easy to see that my rear main is busted, 'cause every time I drive the dag nabbit thing, oil sprays all over the underside of my oil pan and block. My brakes need workin' on, and my power steering pump definitely has had better days. Also, one of my belts are either too tight or too loose, 'cause she squeaks more obnoxiously than Fran Drescher with a head cold every now and then.
Other than that, it's a pretty good truck, I think. My dad always said, you get what you pay for, and in all honesty, I only paid $500 bucks for it.
tinypic.com/view/?pic=e9b2on
That's before I added new shocks, and ripped that ugly bugdeflector off.
Any advice for a first time truck owner?
I bought this truck last april from a guy in my unit, and I obviously had no idea what I was getting into. Or maybe I did. This thing's got about 8" of lift on it, a 350 clanking around under the hood, a modified (3-speed?) transmission, two tailpipes sticking out the back that are so huge I can fit my arm to the elbow inside of 'em and more rust than the bulkheads of the Titanic. The odo and speedo don't work, my hubs (automatic lock) for 4WD are shot/stripped, I got no fan shroud, and I'm missing part of my bellhousing that covers the flywheel... so it's easy to see that my rear main is busted, 'cause every time I drive the dag nabbit thing, oil sprays all over the underside of my oil pan and block. My brakes need workin' on, and my power steering pump definitely has had better days. Also, one of my belts are either too tight or too loose, 'cause she squeaks more obnoxiously than Fran Drescher with a head cold every now and then.
Other than that, it's a pretty good truck, I think. My dad always said, you get what you pay for, and in all honesty, I only paid $500 bucks for it.
tinypic.com/view/?pic=e9b2on
That's before I added new shocks, and ripped that ugly bugdeflector off.
Any advice for a first time truck owner?