does this rust look bad- if not I'm buying this thing
1997 - undercarriage rust ( is this Bad??)
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AlaskanWheeler
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it's bad imo... from Canada or east coast, it's normal... personally I'd pass.
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Somewhat questionable wiring. Not sure what's going on in the upper, right corner.
I notice the battery retainer only has one nut. This inevitably leads to the battery tray tearing. It's supposed to have a locknut, too.
The rust doesn't look too bad, but the worst spot is usually the back side of the axle, rear suspension, and underside of the body. I don't think it's worth $6500 unless it has a list of recent work.
I notice the battery retainer only has one nut. This inevitably leads to the battery tray tearing. It's supposed to have a locknut, too.
The rust doesn't look too bad, but the worst spot is usually the back side of the axle, rear suspension, and underside of the body. I don't think it's worth $6500 unless it has a list of recent work.
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Somewhat questionable wiring. Not sure what's going on in the upper, right corner.
I notice the battery retainer only has one nut. This inevitably leads to the battery tray tearing. It's supposed to have a locknut, too.
The rust doesn't look too bad, but the worst spot is usually the back side of the axle, rear suspension, and underside of the body. I don't think it's worth $6500 unless it has a list of recent work.
thanks a bunch for your help
Malleus
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My thoughts, exactly.Somewhat questionable wiring. Not sure what's going on in the upper, right corner.
I notice the battery retainer only has one nut. This inevitably leads to the battery tray tearing. It's supposed to have a locknut, too.
The rust doesn't look too bad, but the worst spot is usually the back side of the axle, rear suspension, and underside of the body. I don't think it's worth $6500 unless it has a list of recent work.
If the rust is surperficial, that is to say, if there are no holes behind it, I'd scrape it off and encapsulate it (with Ospho, or equivalent). That truck is too nice to throw away. It wouldn't bother me, but I'm a glutton for punishment.
Holy chit. Really? That truck is 21 years old and has over 200K miles on it and obviously has been well taken care of, look how clean that interior is. And your gonna toss it aside for a little surface rust on the suspension and a missing nut on the battery hold down? Seriously?
It's not like there's one for sale on every street corner. This was the last year they were made. Buy that thing!
It's not like there's one for sale on every street corner. This was the last year they were made. Buy that thing!
thatcabledude
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What rust?
its got another 200K in it.
Pull the trigger and buy it - then fix that wiring next weekend.
Dude buy it
Looks like a very clean rig. Im sure it was taken good care of.
1973Guppie
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to me that rust looks like it is starting to bubble and expand, which means it may or may not be through the metal. I would poke at it with a awl to see if it goes through. A frame repair could be costly if you have to pay for someone to fix it. However if you have welding skills it could be easily fixed.
You people have no idea what rust looks like.
A quick wire brush and some paint with an annual fluid film treatment, it'll last another 20 years.
A quick wire brush and some paint with an annual fluid film treatment, it'll last another 20 years.
Does it have lockers??? When they have lockers it's like wearing no-see rust glasses...it just magically is gone! Anyway I wouldn't even consider that rust! Come to Minnesota and show you want rust really is. I'd buy it.
It's good to see a little push back and the voice of reason coming out in some of these threads, finally. I think the zero rust thing is a nice perk, but in the grand scheme of things, it's not a deal breaker unless the body is showing major rust holes, bubbling around windows and other seals, fully corroded frames with holes or notable thin spots. etc. A rust free truck can still have a lot of issues with paint, interior condition and mechanical issues due to living in areas that are hot as hell and dry. Unless people are buying these as investments that will fetch top coin as classics in the next 25 years or they are planning on dumping $30K worth of mods into them, then a truck with this much rust will likely still be in decent shape in 25 years and could still be driven with good maintenance habits. It probably won't be a show truck at any point in its life, but it'll be a damn good car for whomever buys it as long as they take care of it.
You are spot on about the rust situation in Minnesota and in Northern Wisconsin. I have never seen anything like some of the rust buckets people are still driving around up here, nor can I believe how quickly it takes over if you do nothing.
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I think you need to get the prescription on your rust goggles checked.
That is no where close to having rot holes in the frame. That is just the factory paint bubbling up and it hasn't ever been knocked down with a wire wheel or other abrasive.
The frames on these trucks are waaay more beefy than what something like the Tacoma had from this era. They are fully boxed for almost the whole thing and that part of the frame has to be at least 3/16" thick. Drop that cross member, clean it and the frame up and treat both with POR15 or Chassis Saver if you can get it down to mostly clean steel(use a little acid to get the final bits out if you want) and bolt it back on. It would be fine for the life of the truck if you spray the whole frame with oil twice per year.
LS1FJ40
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That rust is horrible! Give me the guys number so I can call him and give him my money err I mean, a piece of my mind!
Makes mine look like a pile of ****. Buy it fool!
