sleeper
Former LOD President
Here's my new-to-me ride. About $1800 so far, but that will go down when I return some unused stuff to murrays and go up as I do a few more little things to it. Having it "done" for under $2k isn't too bad, just a bit over budget. I couldn't seem to find a nice one anywhere near that cheap, gen 1 or 2.
The suspension was fubared when I got it. The front end was slammed, rear end in the air. The previous owner had plugged the air lines from the compressor to the front bags and ran them to a schraeder valve instead. Had to fix that, replace the compressor (vent solenoid was shot), replace the RF sensor and both front bags. Fixed some underbody damage from dragging. Replaced both rear brake lines all the way back, they were crimped from being slammed then rusted by the gas tank. fixed a crimped fuel return line and a fuel vapor line. Rebuilt the passenger rocker out of expanded metal, expanded foam, and bondo. Check out the picture, from where the pinch weld is missing, back was missing (except an inch by the wheel well) and there were big holes from there forward. Fixed some huge vacuum leaks. Removed the intake silencer(s). Replaced the front brakes. Fixed a bunch of little dents. Sprayed it with cheap $1 a can flat black spray paint... and here it is!
I forgot how much fun these things are to drive. I still have to replace the upper rear shock mounts, and likely the shocks (i may just leave them attached to the mounts). It clunks like hell, but that'll get fixed this weekend. The thing turns so much better than the navigator, and is way faster too. But it's rather cramped inside by comparison. I took the seat out thinking it wasn't going all the way back, but apparently it is. The thing drives pretty straight and the ride isn't bad (except for the noise from the rear shocks). It corners flat. The tranny hiccups every now and then, if it craps out i'm just putting a newer junkyard one in it.
It had an air bag light, an ABS light, and a check engine light. The air bag light was apparently a bad ground where the sensor mounts, i just ran a jumper wire from the bracket to the core support. The ABS light is gone with a relay and a fuse. The check engine light went away after a few drives and a few WOT pulls. I'll probably still pull the code and see what it was. And I have some spark plugs to throw at it.
The suspension was fubared when I got it. The front end was slammed, rear end in the air. The previous owner had plugged the air lines from the compressor to the front bags and ran them to a schraeder valve instead. Had to fix that, replace the compressor (vent solenoid was shot), replace the RF sensor and both front bags. Fixed some underbody damage from dragging. Replaced both rear brake lines all the way back, they were crimped from being slammed then rusted by the gas tank. fixed a crimped fuel return line and a fuel vapor line. Rebuilt the passenger rocker out of expanded metal, expanded foam, and bondo. Check out the picture, from where the pinch weld is missing, back was missing (except an inch by the wheel well) and there were big holes from there forward. Fixed some huge vacuum leaks. Removed the intake silencer(s). Replaced the front brakes. Fixed a bunch of little dents. Sprayed it with cheap $1 a can flat black spray paint... and here it is!
I forgot how much fun these things are to drive. I still have to replace the upper rear shock mounts, and likely the shocks (i may just leave them attached to the mounts). It clunks like hell, but that'll get fixed this weekend. The thing turns so much better than the navigator, and is way faster too. But it's rather cramped inside by comparison. I took the seat out thinking it wasn't going all the way back, but apparently it is. The thing drives pretty straight and the ride isn't bad (except for the noise from the rear shocks). It corners flat. The tranny hiccups every now and then, if it craps out i'm just putting a newer junkyard one in it.
It had an air bag light, an ABS light, and a check engine light. The air bag light was apparently a bad ground where the sensor mounts, i just ran a jumper wire from the bracket to the core support. The ABS light is gone with a relay and a fuse. The check engine light went away after a few drives and a few WOT pulls. I'll probably still pull the code and see what it was. And I have some spark plugs to throw at it.
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