Davidhud29
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Well I sold my Dodge and bought this. Found it on Craigslist in Huntsville AL. Body is in great shape. Hood has a bad spot right in front that needs some metal filling, the floor boards have some rust through but not too bad at all. Definitely a better choice than the old rust bucket 57 I was looking at and thinking of trading for. Oh and this is running an automatic with floor shift 3 speed and a 460 in it. I will be on the look for a 4 speed. 3 speed and 460 might be fun til about 50 mph but after that its bye bye gasoline. Not that I'm exactly driving a hybrid but with the 3 speed it's kinda ridiculous on the mpg. There's a few things that need some fixing. Fuel gauge doesn't work, brake lights, turn signals, wipers, speedo. There is a clank in the front end in turns. Makes me nervous. I know he told me he replaced the brakes. Which are still drums. I will be looking into a swap to disk asap. Makes me wonder if something is loose. He wasn't the sharpest knife in the box. He told me it didn't come with turn signals or brake lights from the factory, they were added on later.
Many other things he said made me realize he aint not so brite. For example he says he cross threaded the oil pan drain bolt and the only way to fix it is buy another oil pan. Umm what about over sized oil plugs? Or take the pan off weld a nut on it and new bolt? Which makes me nervous about the whole truck. I did register it in my name today so that's one thing not to worry about now. Not sure where this truck will end up. Paint for sure. I don't like the 50 series tires in back. There wide enough 295's but to short to me. Tranny like I said, button up elec., etc.. Oh by the way I scored this sucker for $1000 plus $250 to tow it from Al to Tn.
Many other things he said made me realize he aint not so brite. For example he says he cross threaded the oil pan drain bolt and the only way to fix it is buy another oil pan. Umm what about over sized oil plugs? Or take the pan off weld a nut on it and new bolt? Which makes me nervous about the whole truck. I did register it in my name today so that's one thing not to worry about now. Not sure where this truck will end up. Paint for sure. I don't like the 50 series tires in back. There wide enough 295's but to short to me. Tranny like I said, button up elec., etc.. Oh by the way I scored this sucker for $1000 plus $250 to tow it from Al to Tn.
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