nboldman Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 Geez, what was that poor thing put through before you got it? i dont know, but it was pretty bad. Its a two stroke and apparently there was alot that the guy didnt know, such as carb jetting, and that you have to up the jets for modifications adn that wasnt done so it was running lean which in turn allowed it to over heat. plus the bore was out of spec for the piston that was in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) I could not resist on buying this today: 1987 Silverado shortbed, 350 throttle injected, PW, PDL,Tilt wheel, Cruise, Factory A/C, Dual tanks and thank god it still has the factory split dual exhaust as I hate the after market exhausts added to these trucks. It's a one owner factory stock original it was bought brand new at Friendly Chevrolet here in Dallas. It has 29,754.8 miles on the odometer. The guy wanted 10,950 but I talked him down to 10,500, she is a beauty and was going to make her a daily driver but as I figured with these trucks being highly sought after for theft I just decided to leave her in the garage and stick with driving my 2001 Cavalier. Edited July 12, 2012 by MyJoeyLogano20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Thats a great looking truck you bought , heck I think you would be better off driving that as your daily driver over the cavailer, cavailers dont hold well when driven daily , least mine didn't , what POS it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Thats a great looking truck you bought , heck I think you would be better off driving that as your daily driver over the cavailer, cavailers dont hold well when driven daily , least mine didn't , what POS it was Thanks, Jonathan. I guess I've been blessed and lucky with my Cavalier I bought it brand new in 2001 and only thing I have replaced is the alternator and battery everything else is still what's on it when it left the factory. It just rolled over 103,000 miles the other day and it still looks inside and out, runs like it was the day I bought. I have also kept it serviced every 3,000 miles. I intend and plan on doing this truck the same way. Where would be a good place to buy a cover for my truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 A 25 year old truck with 30K on the odometer??? You sure that isn't really 300,000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 (edited) A 25 year old truck with 30K on the odometer??? You sure that isn't really 300,000? Nope, I thought same thing to Harry when I looked at it. But I did test drive it and took it to my local mechanic and he checked it out and said that it was all original and the mileage was correct. I have the owners manual in the truck and everything seems to add up as far as time wise. Edited July 12, 2012 by MyJoeyLogano20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mademan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 A 25 year old truck with 30K on the odometer??? You sure that isn't really 300,000? My 64 Cadillac convertible ( riecently sold) had 46,000 miles on the clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagestang Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 at 15 i dont have a car, but id do have a toy The story on it is i bought it after saving all my money for 3 years for it(birthdays, mowing lawns, helping ut with odd things here and there, etc.) I saved over 800 dollars. i bought it or 600 and thought i had some extra money to buy the parts for it that it needed, wrong!!! A week after buying it it blew up and here is some carnage So i bought the rebuild kit for the motor($200) that included: piston, gasket kit, bore & hone, bearings, wrist pin, and circlips, butt it didnt stop there. I had to save for another 6 months to get everything else i needed. After 6 months i had saved anotther 200 dollars and bought alot moe stuff to complete it. So the story goes that i ended up redoing the whole thing, by myself with no help fom anyone else, but a forum for some of my troubleshooting problems. So here is the before when i bought it: and here is now after the COMPLETE rebuild: and it still needs a new seat cover. So now since this thing is mostly done my money will go back to modeling if i can eventually find them odd jobs here and there again. Heres a video of it. [media=] P.S. Sorry about the long post Mine was worse than that. It looked like it was put through hell and back many times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 i dont know, but it was pretty bad. Its a two stroke and apparently there was alot that the guy didnt know, such as carb jetting, and that you have to up the jets for modifications adn that wasnt done so it was running lean which in turn allowed it to over heat. plus the bore was out of spec for the piston that was in it. Are those cylinders the tapered bore pinch type like the non ringed radio control ones are? I've seen several ofcthose that were so far gone that the piston went all the way through the sleeve......also seen a couple there the rod split at the little end and punched through the top of the piston and another there the truck was run in sand without any kind of filter, there was glass imbeded in the top of the piston and that and the sleeve looked like your's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MachinistMark Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 A 25 year old truck with 30K on the odometer??? You sure that isn't really 300,000? our 1952 chevy has 30 k on the clock. Original paint and original interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisin27 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 A 25 year old truck with 30K on the odometer??? You sure that isn't really 300,000? Rare but not unheard of. My 52 Ford Customline just recently turned 25,000 miles this summer and I have all the service records for it since it was new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 That's a beautiful Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyBradKeselowski Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Rare but not unheard of. My 52 Ford Customline just recently turned 25,000 miles this summer and I have all the service records for it since it was new. That is a beautiful and very good looking classic 52 Ford, it looks factory fresh and ready to be delivered... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eizzle Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 '04 Mazda 6i with a custom exhaust, cold air intake, eibach lowering springs, and some other bits added and removed. '99 Ford F-150 4x4 that I bought from my dad a few months before he passed away, it's sitting right now until I get off my butt and fix the leaking rear diff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well the Mazda3 went bye bye. Great little Sports car, Very Quick, Nimble and Low. Too low for me, Dragged getting in and out of the drive-way, A/C sucked, No back seat room for Passengers and Lot's of Blind spots. If I was 6"inches shorter, probably would have been a Great car for me. So I picked up what I had before but with a Auto. Picked up a 2012 Scion xD. Already got the windows tinted, Remote start, TRD Exhaust installed and Receiver hitch for my bike rack. Same color as the old one too.. Now just looking for a tire and wheel combo and will drop it a bit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Lol, the whole ground clearance thing is one thing I fear now that I'm D.D.ing a car again instead of my Jeep, there's one lot in Geneva that I have to leave the lot one wheel at a time out of fear for scraping..........that's the same drive that if I leave it a wee bit too "fast" in the Jeep with worn front shocks, it hits the front bump stops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 That is why I love the Scion. I sit in it like I'm driving a truck and don't worry about speed bumps. But I can still park in tight spots and make a U-turn on a two lane road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Handley Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Luckily the only scrape has been on that plastic under engine shield! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mademan Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Our roads are terrible here, and Ive never worried about scraping. If you slow down and go around potholes/manholes, etc. its not a problem. I avoid speedbumps at all cost though. Ive driven airbagged Caddys, s10s, lowered (static dropped) cadillacs and currently have an '11 Camaro that is lowered. just gott drive really vigilante. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsDano85gt Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 2004 sAturn Ion 2 "redline" 97k 5 speed manual saab tranny (gm europe parts box). 2.0 ecotec motor with a eaton supercharger slapped on, love the s/c. Whine!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvandmoviecars Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Green car is a 77 Monaco with around 66,000 original miles.... had 54,000 when I bought it a year and a 1/2 ago.. .it's my daily driver. Also have a 68 Satellite, not pictured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wanna see me 1:1 car? Well, this is my 1:1 car. At least, what is left of it. For blood's sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Wanna see me 1:1 car? Well, this is my 1:1 car. At least, what is left of it. For blood's sake. What Happened ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Ouch ! I hope nobody was hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checkmate Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 (edited) We've got a few cars our family car and the wife's daily driver is a 2004 VY Holden Commodore wagon, my daily driver is a 1981 WB Holden panel van and we've also got a 1972 HQ Holden van in the shed. We're a Holden family through and through. My daily driver. (My WB van). One of our other vans, Checkmate. Edited August 14, 2012 by checkmate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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