Doing a little bit of work on my 80 project I drug home a few months back. Now that it runs and drives and has functioning 4wd it’s time to start the build. I pieced together a lift consisting of Old Man Emu springs, 2850J front 2863 rear and a...
Wow. Not sure if it is inflation or the market but I got my 40 in 2011 for $4k and it was complete and driving…although needed some work. I guess I am just an old man yelling at the clouds now.
Valve cover gaskets. Oil is leaking on the exhaust manifold and cross-over pipe. You can try to snug down the 10mm bolts on the valve cover and see if that takes care of it or slows it down. If not replace the valve cover gaskets.
She’s filthy but is running smooth on all 6 cylinders. Good oil pressure and no overheating, even has working air conditioning 😁. Time for a serious bath/degreasing and I will be able to see what I got and figure out what direction I will go.
@dnp couldn’t look past the running boards. I gave up Craigslist stalking when it dried up a few years back. Glad you found a deal and didn’t lose any organs in the process.
Had a fun adventure today. Went to look at a white 96 80 that @dnp found on Craigslist. It is overwhelming disgusting, not running and sitting on 4 flats. DNP passed on it so I negotiated a deal that included the exchange of $100 bills and beer...