This vehicle was purchased from one of my buddy's late uncle 3 weeks ago. He was the original owner and had really tweaked the wiring system and emission related items and had sat for 5 years. It was a killer deal of only $500 from the my friends grandma and came with 8 (so far) brown widow spiders and about 25 (so far) egg sacks.
First off, the vehicle had about 5-10 lbs of extra wire routed and shoved in various spots, 4 different alarms with each set of wiring still there from each, and random switches which led to nothing. No wonder my buddy or his father DIDN'T want it. From a glance it looked like a nightmare, but i was willing to tackle it.
So my first objective was to strip the interior and set all wiring back to factory settings.
I was told that the motor is fairly fresh and there are no drivetrain or coolant leaks. However, there is a broken windshield, broken grill, rusty windsheild frame w/holes rusted through, rotted tires, some dents, leaking brake master cylinder, leaking clutch master cylinder, rust in the gas tank (surface only), ceased up fuel pump, jacked up fuel level sensor, cracked vacuum lines everywhere, ceased starter, and no seats.
Here are some pics for you guys.
So far the brakes system is fixed and bled, clutch system as well, fuel system has been cleaned and gotten a new pump, filter, level sensor. There was a missing VSV (fuel reg) which I found among all the extra parts that came with this project and hooked up, replaced all baby vacuum lines and hooked them up correctly, replaced the starter, replaced engine oil/filter, new spark plugs, and new cap and rotor, plug wires look brand new.
First off, the vehicle had about 5-10 lbs of extra wire routed and shoved in various spots, 4 different alarms with each set of wiring still there from each, and random switches which led to nothing. No wonder my buddy or his father DIDN'T want it. From a glance it looked like a nightmare, but i was willing to tackle it.
So my first objective was to strip the interior and set all wiring back to factory settings.
I was told that the motor is fairly fresh and there are no drivetrain or coolant leaks. However, there is a broken windshield, broken grill, rusty windsheild frame w/holes rusted through, rotted tires, some dents, leaking brake master cylinder, leaking clutch master cylinder, rust in the gas tank (surface only), ceased up fuel pump, jacked up fuel level sensor, cracked vacuum lines everywhere, ceased starter, and no seats.
Here are some pics for you guys.
So far the brakes system is fixed and bled, clutch system as well, fuel system has been cleaned and gotten a new pump, filter, level sensor. There was a missing VSV (fuel reg) which I found among all the extra parts that came with this project and hooked up, replaced all baby vacuum lines and hooked them up correctly, replaced the starter, replaced engine oil/filter, new spark plugs, and new cap and rotor, plug wires look brand new.
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