I picked this one up about a month ago, and got rid of my '89 pickup with a blown HG at the same time. Its got some rust, but for a '85 in the rust belt its pretty clean. I believe it was a Arizona truck originally, had a AZ sticker on the side window.
Here she is the night I drove it home
First thing that had to go was the purple windshield banner
Couple of pictures after removing the stickers and cleaning it up a bit.
The rear bumper has got to go
The first weekend I had the truck, I couldn't figure out why the radio wouldn't turn on at first. It worked the first night I had the truck, after fiddling with the buttons in the dark. After thinking about the fact that it worked at night, I turned the lights on and gave it another go, bingo
So either the main feed or memory feed was pulling from the light dimmer rather then a 12v source. Turned out the 12v constant was hooked up wrong, but it was a easy fix.
Also the rear tail gate window didn't work, and the PO had blocked the window up using 2x4's. I tore into it and found the rear window motor mounts had worked loose. I pulled the assembly out and tested the motor by jumping it to a 12v source. The motor worked, so I put everything back together and tried the stock switch. I could hear the relays kicking, but it wouldn't power the motor. The wiring in the back was a mess, so for now I wired up a 12v 3 way toggle switch direct to the motor. I have a line up on another tailgate, I'll give the stock wiring another go once I replace it.
I've also had to replace the intake gaskets, after it started blowing steam out of the exhaust. The list of engine work is already pretty long, but its running like a champ and pulling 19.5-21MPG right now. Only major things left right now is to heli-coil the rear lower exhaust stud, and replace the oil pump seal.
Friday when I went to lunch, I heard air hissing from the front drivers side tire
The tires had dry rot, which had me worried. But I had hopped they would at least last me through the end of summer till I had saved up for some MTR Kevlars. I jumped back in the truck, and went to the nearest gas station to get some air back in the tire. After work, I went home and put my old 33" swampers on the truck. I hated having to drop down to 33's, they looked goofey with the bushwacker flares hanging so far past them now I had planned on removing the flares when I got the new tires, and I knew I would have some rust to repair underneath them.
So here are some pics as it sits now, no flares and swampers.
Current specs
-Stock gearing
-LCE headers
-MSD coil
-Roundeye headlights
-15x8 4"BS Cragar soft 8 rims
-33x12.5 Super swampers
-3 inch procomp springs up front
-3 inch rear lift blocks
Future mod list
-Dual cases
-Hi steer
-15x8 3.25" BS Cragar soft 8s
-35x12.5 MTR Kevlar tires
-Full body armor
-Rear aussie locker
-Dual Tcase crossmember
-Rears Up front
-Chevy rear springs with sky's kit
-Softtopper
Should keep me busy this summer
Here she is the night I drove it home
First thing that had to go was the purple windshield banner
Couple of pictures after removing the stickers and cleaning it up a bit.
The rear bumper has got to go
The first weekend I had the truck, I couldn't figure out why the radio wouldn't turn on at first. It worked the first night I had the truck, after fiddling with the buttons in the dark. After thinking about the fact that it worked at night, I turned the lights on and gave it another go, bingo
So either the main feed or memory feed was pulling from the light dimmer rather then a 12v source. Turned out the 12v constant was hooked up wrong, but it was a easy fix.Also the rear tail gate window didn't work, and the PO had blocked the window up using 2x4's. I tore into it and found the rear window motor mounts had worked loose. I pulled the assembly out and tested the motor by jumping it to a 12v source. The motor worked, so I put everything back together and tried the stock switch. I could hear the relays kicking, but it wouldn't power the motor. The wiring in the back was a mess, so for now I wired up a 12v 3 way toggle switch direct to the motor. I have a line up on another tailgate, I'll give the stock wiring another go once I replace it.
I've also had to replace the intake gaskets, after it started blowing steam out of the exhaust. The list of engine work is already pretty long, but its running like a champ and pulling 19.5-21MPG right now. Only major things left right now is to heli-coil the rear lower exhaust stud, and replace the oil pump seal.
Friday when I went to lunch, I heard air hissing from the front drivers side tire
The tires had dry rot, which had me worried. But I had hopped they would at least last me through the end of summer till I had saved up for some MTR Kevlars. I jumped back in the truck, and went to the nearest gas station to get some air back in the tire. After work, I went home and put my old 33" swampers on the truck. I hated having to drop down to 33's, they looked goofey with the bushwacker flares hanging so far past them now I had planned on removing the flares when I got the new tires, and I knew I would have some rust to repair underneath them. So here are some pics as it sits now, no flares and swampers.
Current specs
-Stock gearing
-LCE headers
-MSD coil
-Roundeye headlights
-15x8 4"BS Cragar soft 8 rims
-33x12.5 Super swampers
-3 inch procomp springs up front
-3 inch rear lift blocks
Future mod list
-Dual cases
-Hi steer
-15x8 3.25" BS Cragar soft 8s
-35x12.5 MTR Kevlar tires
-Full body armor
-Rear aussie locker
-Dual Tcase crossmember
-Rears Up front
-Chevy rear springs with sky's kit
-Softtopper
Should keep me busy this summer
I scribed new lines 5 inches over using my digital calipers. After a little more cutting and grinding I was able to mount the bumper and crack open a beer 
