Okay...2 questions I have to ask.

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Mike, These old trucks are only worth what someone is willing to pay. The thing that drives up the high numbers for these trucks is the people who are so passionate about owning a 45 that they briefly forget about reality and spend way more than they should. That in turn sets a ball park figure that makes owners think they have gold! No pun intended!The 30k 45's on ebay make me laugh,we all know the people buying those trucks are not very passionate about 45's. You got a great deal,and unfortunately everybody on the web knows how great of a deal you got.You will have to wait for that passoinate cruiserhead who has to have a 45 to spend 8 to 10k on a truck that will need another 15 or 20k to restore.Dont get me wrong,your lv is in great shape and is a worthy candidate for a frame off resto. If you sold it tommorow for 5k it would sell right away,but 8 or 10 k you might own it for a while...//ps I really should'nt get on the computer after several jack and cokes...:beer:
 
Wow Mike...who called you a pig? You got a good deal, and you are selling it to make a buck...isn't that the American way?

I recently spoke to someone local who had a Cruiser for sale. Fantastic price...really, he could have added another $3000 to $5000. Anyways, he is not a Cruiser guy, so he did not know. He felt bad, but what can you do...he already made a buck, so hey, that's how it goes some time.

I do have to agree with the above. There was a nice 45 on here for sale for along time...and considering all the hard work was already done, it sold well undervalue. You will still make a buck, (you purchased it for a ridiculously good price), just how much, who knows. I've seen cr*p sell for a high price, and really nice older rigs sell for really cheap :meh:
 
You are totally free to make as much money as possible, I have no issues with it and think you would be dumb not to. I am a capitalist if you cannot tell. As for my earlier comments, I was simply saying that there does not seem to be too many folks that have much money to spend on these LV's. Lots of lookers, not too many takers. If I had seen your truck three years ago before I started my LV I would have been interested. As for rust, it is never as simple as it looks. I would be willing to bet that whatever you see is much less than what is really there, that is if you want to fix it the right way. You can always patch something and have it look ok for a while. Keep up the good work.
 
merbesfield said:
You are totally free to make as much money as possible, ....
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Mark, I agree, Mike can try to get the highest possible price.
Asking price is the one thing, demand the other,
bid and ask , it`s easy ;)...
~res tantum valet quantum vendi potest~ ... a thing is worth only what someone else will pay for it.

Cheers
Peter
 
"......but I'm much better now!"

Thanks for the good words, guy's. A couple PM's from unknowns (to me) were a bit harsh.

I'd work on the truck today but bein' as it's Mother's Day, well...........You get the picture.

I'll have more pix shortly
 
It's ALL good!! Ahhhhhhahahahahahahahaha........

Got the carb finished and the new idle solinoid I was waiting for. Fired up the motor and it cranked right up then flooded and died. I looked in the carb and gas was pouring into both throats of the carb....float!!

I pulled the carb top and sure enough the float was funky. I did a little bending here and there, put it back together and ...."varooooom"....it fired right up and stayed up. The idle is nice and even and it tached right up.

The clutch was a concern before so I left it totally disconnected. I figured if I put it in 1st and cranked the starter it would jump if the clutch was good. The clutch is good!!!!

I got a replacement kit in the mail today from SOR and will bolt it all in tomorrow. When properly adjusted it should be just fine. I'm keeping all the replaced parts in the event the next owner wants it to look bone stock.

I drove it around the neighborhood using 2nd and 3rd and the truck has a lot of guts. The motor held up just fine and the acceleration was very impressive. The steering is very good and the brakes worked great....4 wheel drums.

I have to say....This is one great truck with a huge amount of potential since the next owner will not have to deal with the motor or drive train. A few hours on the floor pan and a few more on the exterior dings, then paint. Hell, It'll take 2 to 3 years to wear out the tires and the cornering was better'n Elvis.

ALL my friends and neighbors are leaning on me to keep it because it's so cool. My wife, on the other hand, is not even considering it. God I hate being whipped! :(
 
Investment, well......

I'm hovering at 3k dollars now but it was well spent.

There's a 4x4 gathering in Placerville on Saturday and I may do a For Sale drive-by to see if any eyebrows raise.

Later today I'll take it out for some wheeling to check out the front diff and x-fer case for any vacuum issues. :steer:
 
Really no point in selling it now, there's nothing wrong with it. :D



Though given what you paid for it I can see the temptation to flip it. Look at it this way - it will never be worth less than you paid and you will never be able to replace it for that much.
 
I know.

I'm in full agreement with every point made as to why I should keep this truck. I WANT to keep this truck! I could end up LIVING in this truck! There-in lies the rub............

I haven't taken pix yet but it's hard to explain just how good it looks under the hood. You can't appreciate how well it runs since the tune up and arb rebuild. If only the freaking clutch was solid........

I almost finished it up today but I snapped off a bolt when removing the water pump. It appears to be the original 42 YO unit. So you can imagine how funky the threads were on the bolts.

I had watched an "old school" dude remove a real bad stud like mine about 5 years ago and I applied his method to my issue. It worked like a charm.

Assuming you have at least a nub to work with.....heat it up as best you can with a propane or MAP tourch. Mine was in the block so lots of heat got sucked away so you have to perservere. When you get the stud warm enough you either drip or touch candle or parafin wax to the threads and heat it some more. You can see the wax percolate into the rusty threads.

Get something on the stud...double nut, PB Blaster, vise grips, and rock the stud B&F if it will move. Repeat till it comes out or snaps off. The wax thing is truely amazing.
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Wax huh? never heard that one before... cool. We do a lot of busted stud removal over in the welding repair shop here at work. Different techniques are used for different situations. Most times they build up the stud with TIG filler until they can get a grip on it. The heat of welding usually breaks the bond between the stud and studee. Your method doesn't need a TIG welder though :cool:.
 
I'm sure your way is much quicker and more efficient and I would certainly opt for it in a pinch. If you're working with limited options, like me, the wax thing can be a real blessing. Who wants to go thru drilling, tapping, threading and heli-coil? :cheers:
 
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I know these aren't all bidders but I can't remember when I had this many interested parties in a sale on Ebay.

It closes in 18 or 19 hours but the reserve has been met so it deffinately has a new home, just don't know where yet.:cheers:
 
looks like there will be some furious action in the last 60 seconds :clap:
 
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