first things first
Fleet Owner
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Oh man, you need to put up more info than that. For me, the first thing is always the brakes. Do you want to upgrade them? Are the brake lines rusty? If the truck won't go you can always stay home, but if it won't stop ....
How are the body mounts? Got rust? How's the bed? Radiator good and clean? What's the interior like? Good windshield? So much depends on the vehicle...
Is this going to be your daily driver while you are doing the work?
We are here to help.
How are the body mounts? Got rust? How's the bed? Radiator good and clean? What's the interior like? Good windshield? So much depends on the vehicle...
Is this going to be your daily driver while you are doing the work?
We are here to help.
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New User
Joined: Jun 2006
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Drove it home today and it stopped fine; however, the bottle of brake fluid may be a sign. The seller did mention it was leaking fluid from the right front (he thought). Sound like that might be a good place to start.
Freshman User
Joined: May 2005
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From: Hewitt, TX
I recently purchased a '70 that was sitting for 15+ years. I decided I wanted to drive it rather than tear it totally apart, so here's the things I did to get it going.
Changed all fluids, new set of plugs, new battery, new battery cables, new starter solenoid, new voltage regulator, a few new hoses and it was running. I also put some fresh tires on and cleaned up the rims.
For the brakes I changed the master cylinder, all wheel cylinders, repacked bearings, new rubber lines all around, visual inspection of all brake hardware to ensure it was in good working order.
I also went over the electrical system and got all the lights and accessories back up to spec.
I've been tuning it here and there for the past few weeks and drove it to work the past 2 days. I have it just about where I want it and now it's little things that need attention.
Hope this helps, good luck with yours.
Eric
Changed all fluids, new set of plugs, new battery, new battery cables, new starter solenoid, new voltage regulator, a few new hoses and it was running. I also put some fresh tires on and cleaned up the rims.
For the brakes I changed the master cylinder, all wheel cylinders, repacked bearings, new rubber lines all around, visual inspection of all brake hardware to ensure it was in good working order.
I also went over the electrical system and got all the lights and accessories back up to spec.
I've been tuning it here and there for the past few weeks and drove it to work the past 2 days. I have it just about where I want it and now it's little things that need attention.
Hope this helps, good luck with yours.
Eric
Last edited by Eric21477; Jun 13, 2006 at 10:27 PM.
