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Originally Posted by Cobb
Frank, you mention car and show your truck?  I know trucks to roll on forevar, even on the original motor and a lot of the service is from driver error or abuse. Tree falls on your truck bed, you get another bed. Tree falls on the rear of your car, its totaled.  |
I've been meaning to post up one or more of the cars as well.
For example, ALL I've put into the '59 over 14 years is:
Replaced fuel tank and sender with old used parts
One set of shocks (but if I can locate one good OEM shock I can put three of the originals back in)
Exhaust system
Eight spark plugs
Different carburetor (but will put original back on if I find a few parts to fix it with)
Four headlight bulbs
Four wheels and tires (still have OEM wheels)
One oil filter
Hoses and belt
Cups in rear brake cylinders
Can't remember- did I replace that front blinker bulb that was acting up or merely clean it?
Put "upscale" Buick gas pedal and day/night mirror in (have originals)
That 55-year-old buggy has been treating me pretty well. The story that came with it was that it had been untouched, unstarted, and undriven in a garage since 1968. I can't vouch for how many replacement parts it may have gotten pre-'68 but as a nine-year-old car with 28,000 miles, it couldn't have been much.