Almost had this truck a month- all fixed up... or at least I'm tired of spending money on it.
This thing had clear coat for days- buffed out pretty well:
decided to not do a junkyard chrome bumper and grill so I ordered a couple of cans of Eastwood rally wheel gray which is pretty close to the Ford Argent silver color.
It's a stick shift, bench seat, rubber floor, roll-up windows no-nonsense XL work truck. Did I mention it has AM
and FM?
Here's the 302- all 199hp of it. It ain't breaking a damn thing on the drivetrain.
So I got...
-a junkyard class 3 tow hitch,
-new front brakes and wheel bearings
-a new radius arm bushing (air chiseling rivets off the frame really impressed the neighbors I'm sure),
-an ign tune-up,
-Serpentine idler pulley (it wasn't even broke- but my last ford had me towed over this $20 wheel),
-coolant flush, trans oil, eng oil, brake flush, power steering flush,
-Replaced a broken part on the air injection (because CA),
-$4.99 Costco windshield wipers
-Found a $20 rubber bedmat.
-Tax, Lic, and registration.
-A lot of freaking cleaning...
-door dings removed from passenger door (cheap neighborhood hook-up!)
Camper shell needs paint, but I'm not sure if I will keep it.