TuRD III?

[landtoy80]

TuRD #I was an 87Chevy 3/4ton 4x4 Suburban/Avalanche called The TuRDvalanche. It was a rusted and very Junky so I turned it into an Avalanche.

TuRD#II was an 88 very rusted FJ62. The inside of the motor was worse than the outside of the vehicle, the PO never changed the oil

I went to car wash to remove the Mud from the FZJ80 so I can work on it.
As I wash it I saw more and more rust .
Add to the rust, the bent tailgate:whoops: , driver seat stitching coming out, roof rack falling off... this vehicle is well on its way to becoming TuRD #III




At what point does a $35,000 vehicle become a junker?

 

[Cruisin'Carolina]

when it is referred to as an Avalanche?

 

[locrwln1]

When it makes more sense to just cut out the rust and leave it that way.

Jack

 

[Beowulf]

Add to the rust, the bent tailgate:whoops: , driver seat stitching coming out, roof rack falling off... this vehicle is well on its way to becoming TuRD #III

At what point does a $35,000 vehicle become a junker?

It's only a junker after it's been hit hard by a real Avalanche.

Replace the tailgate with one in the same color from a boneyard.
Remove the roof rack, plug the holes with sealer, sealing washers, and some screws.
Have the seats restitched or throw on some matching cloth seat covers from GT covers.

Total $200 or so and you're good to go for another 10 years. Ignore the rust or pretend it's not there. Works for LT.

-B-

 

[GXO]

Cover it in rubber, no more rust!