Original owner (for 2 years) was a Delta pilot
Second owner: 1984-2014 (I overlook any odd things he did; I’m mighty thankful he sold the 40 to me!)
Kinda like the trash bags..... one on each door
Things your PO did that AIN’T so bad....... (1 Viewer)
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Original owner (for 2 years) was a Delta pilot
Second owner: 1984-2014 (I overlook any odd things he did; I’m mighty thankful he sold the 40 to me!)
Kinda like the trash bags..... one on each door
I’d love to find the rednecks that painted my LV
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
Nothing.
The only P.O. mod that I kept were the jeep mirror arms. He drilled and tapped holes in the windshield hinges to mount them. The chrome mirror heads were ugly and after a tree broke one, I swapped on some OEM mirrors and new paint. They fold up nicely and I can see behind me no matter what top, door or windshield configuration I'm in. They're useful so I kept them on all these years.
Bear
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Huckleberry,
I'm no pilot, but that handle you pictured on the ambo door sure looks a lot like a toilet paper roller. If you also came across a 5 gallon bucket in the back, maybe the guy frequently found himself out in the Boonies without modern facilities !
I'm no pilot, but that handle you pictured on the ambo door sure looks a lot like a toilet paper roller. If you also came across a 5 gallon bucket in the back, maybe the guy frequently found himself out in the Boonies without modern facilities !
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Awww sh!t......... That would explain the little ‘exit’ sticker too!
Radiator started leaking, so I ordered a new one, and decided to repaint the support while waiting....
Found the PO made it quicker to uninstall by not bolting it down.
Found the PO made it quicker to uninstall by not bolting it down.
GA Architect
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This would fit into the thread nicely. ❄
So the po of my 78 pig installed
Keeper list...
-15 inch pro comp rims (with 33 inch pro comp tires I sold)
-2 1/2 pro comp lift
-custom roll cage
-arb Bull bar with IPF spotlights
-warm 9k winch
-BTB aluminum tub
-tuff box console
-h55 5 speed tranny
-smog delete
-custom exhaust
-and a bunch of other misc items
Not so bad
Keeper list...
-15 inch pro comp rims (with 33 inch pro comp tires I sold)
-2 1/2 pro comp lift
-custom roll cage
-arb Bull bar with IPF spotlights
-warm 9k winch
-BTB aluminum tub
-tuff box console
-h55 5 speed tranny
-smog delete
-custom exhaust
-and a bunch of other misc items
Not so bad
I’ll trade you a pocket full of magic beans for the 5 speed 
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Jackpot there!
Michael B
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The best the P.O. did with my 45 was sell it to me! 
I can't complain about the radio hole being enlarged, as I doubt that I would cut the dash.
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1911
chupacabra
The best thing my PO did was to keep it in a dry barn; the rust was very minimal. Other than putting fugly wheels on it, he didn't do anything too egregious.
Left a heavy duty toggle switch in the dash. Whatever it had been wired to was gone when I got the truck, but I needed a toggle and it was already there. I like having a V8, and some parts of the swap are okay. Other parts, not so much.
I forgot to mention that I believe the original? rear step was removed, which gets in the way of loading the rear cargo area of a non-drop-down-tailgated 40 when you are standing outside of it, and there was a piece of heavy angle steel bolted to the rear bumper for attachment during a recovery operation. After all, there are two factory hooks on the front bumper.
Rainman
Wondering what my next vehicle will be...
PO of my 45 spent 15 years buying original parts for a total rebuild. Never used them and sold it "back" to me with NOS parts still in the boxes.
First, my PO was totally honest about the vehicle. Second, he coated nearly every fastener with anti-seize compound. Finally, he offered to hold some "old parts" for me and dig them out of storage if I came back to get them. I did, about 6 months later. One item was this:
sterling
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