I've seen cars in the junkyard painted with what looks like latex house paint.

 

Had a 71 bronco that had been wrecked and repaired with parts from bout 3 different yrs. had 4x4 blocks in the rear for a "lift kit" and had honda civic seats. My 85 is fairly normal but its got a very hagard exhaust and a bad ebrake causin 1k in brake repair.

 

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Originally Posted by 00Boss

....a bad ebrake causin 1k in brake repair.

Are you referring to US Dollars? Or miles? or kilometers? Or what?

If it's dollars you're talking about, a dollar sign in front will make it MUCH
easier to read.

 

brake repair should cost no where near $1K, all of the parts for the rear should be had for less than $100... it's all too easy to do it yourself

 

New everything even seals, sorry bout the typo yes $

 

I seem to have forgotten about my fuel pump in the previous post. When I got the truck, it had two fuel pumps, the original mechanical pump on the block, and an electric fuel pump bolted to the inner fender. Instead of removing the old mechanical pump and putting on a block off plate, he just crimped the lines and left it on. He also robbed one of the emissions wires from the carb to power the fuel pump. I still don't really know where that wire needs to go.

And then... He stripped out the threads on the oil pan, and the threads separated from the skin of the pan. So he put a bolt with a castle nut in to hold the oil. That didn't work one bit.

On a smaller note, one of the rubber plugs was missing in the floor behind the seat, and a cap from a laundry detergent bottle was put in.

 

My F150 XL is just full of suprises,

The ignision key sticks so the PO installed an under dash push butten, and wired it in with an extension chord (at least it was the orange outdoor kind.)

The old gas tank was held up with two tiedown straps, one of those cheep metal straps that have holes in them and a bike cable with lock (and he dident even give me the key.) Due to the hole rusted through the tank I had to replace it with out geting new straps because the hole that the strap hooks in has rusted away.

the flat bed is bolted directly to the frame and I think this has contributed to the CRACK that goes all the way through the frame (an honest man would have mentioned this to someone buying a truck)

something is wrong with the starter, still cant get it to mesh right and the flexplate has lost teeth as a result.

Used original filler hose when installing the flatbed and it causes the gas pumps cut off when you lock them in the on poition (and in new jersey I have to explain this to a non english speeking gas attendent untill he finaly gives up and lets me pump my own gas)

and there is more but I'm geting too depressed to talk about it.

 

I bought my 85 4x4 extended cab longbed diesel in August and I am still finding crazy rigged up stuff everytime I work on it! I pulled the starter the other night and only the 2 bottom bolts were installed.

Here are some other things the farmer did to the truck:

All battery cable to battery connections on the dual battery setup had either a hose clamp, a C clamp, or vice grips making the connection.

Custom bailing wire FM antenna

homemade steps to get into cab complete with 2x4 wood stud spacers bolted to bottom of cab.

The cold start advance, glow plug circuit, and fast idle were all wired to switches that were danging under the dash. None of them worked and sparks shoot out from somehwere when you hit bumps.

There is a custom cut piece of 1x4 installed in the passenger door that holds the window up.

The drivers door panel is riveted to the door.

The headache rack and toolbox were not bolted down and almost blew off on the highway.

The rear brake adjusters were missing and the rear brakes were covered in gear oil from blown seals.

He proudly showed me where he tore a small hole in the air intake tube where you can spray starting fluid.

There is a copenhagen can used as the power steering pump lid. Doesn't really matter bc the plastic housing is separated from the pump ao it leaks it all out in an hour anyways.

Even though he used over 125 pounds of steel to make a custom trailer hitch, it is still cracked and bent, and about to fall off.

Also just in case anyone wants some more old time farmer advice, massive power steering fluid leaks are not really a problem. Just use your used motor oil to fill it up every morning and every afternoon! Try not to park near the wifes flower bed!

Also, rear brakes are only for sissies. Worrying about cracked rotors is also girly man stuff.

Barely surviving everything that you do on a day to day basis, and never paying a dime to do anything right, means you are a real man!

ok, rant over, thanks

 

Many many on my truck but the best was using refrigerator water hosing as vacuum lines hahahahahaha

 

I've noticed that the guy I bought my '80 F100 from was not mechanically inclined at all!! The trailer harness is falling apart, the mechanical linkage for the clutch arm is chain linkage connectors duct taped together, I found a garden hose on the smog setup and I just removed the whole smog crap. My speedo wasn't even connector to the instrument cluster, my ashtray was under the dash panel, half of my light connectors have rock hard putty in them, some won't even hold the bulb or even let me get the bulb in, the battery ground cable was house cable. Needless to say I've fixed a lot and found more and theres still suprises to be found.

 

Dad had my brakes overhauled while I was in New Mexico over the summer. Cost $1,100 for the overhaul. Everything new except the pedal, brake lines and wheel bearings.

 

Remember, these boneheads walk among us....scary. I stopped buying used vehicles because of all of these examples. This is my original factory ordered non-boogered up F250. I don't have to deal with some morons "repairs" 'cause I bought it new, so there!

 

Once I restore my truck itll be all done right. Might as well be factory done in my opinion. Shell be gorgeous, still workable though.

 

I don't even know where to begin with this... There are so many things, and I've only just dug into this truck. Oh let me count the ways...

ACV removed, pipe plug in place

Improvised battery tray, which caused battery to slam into headlight plug, breaking low beam term. off... connector shorted, melted all insulation off ground, so they just TIED the wire back together again.

Oh, and my current headache, the timing mark on the crank pulley doesn't line up to ANY of the cylinders TDC...
I can't wait to dig into this thing more...

Mine may not be latex, but it was definitely painted with a paintbrush. Thinking odds are it was previously owned by a painter, seeing as the battery tray was a used paint tray, and under it was one of those mud trays (to keep it horizontal of course).

 

my xlt came from the factory sans radio, PO wasnt happy with this so he got the trim and 2 shaft radio out of a junker and two 6x9 house speakers in boxes in the back and gerryrigged the cigeratte lighter to power the radio... Can anyone say Fire Hazard???
the battery is held in with a rubber strap, and there are electrical wires everywhere that go to nothing. the spare tire carrier is totally gone... and the tailgate will fall off in the down position if not babyed.
the tailgate is first on the list.