Res Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 This is my project truck, 1995 f150 212k miles 302 V8. I got it off my grandpa, he paid $800 for it because the guy thought the motor was knocking and the trans was stuck in 1st gear. My grandpa paid some pretty bad mechanics a lot of money to fix the problems on it but they misdiagnosed a lot of the issues so ultimately nothing got fixed, my grandpas health deteriorated really fast but both of us loved this truck (Which is unusual, im not a ford guy) so he wanted to give me the truck, but I insisted on paying for it.. I ended up fixing mostly every major mechanical issue -- the "knocking" sound the motor had was the flex plate backing off the torque converter, after making sure all was well with it I cleaned it up and added locktite to the bolts. Transmission wouldnt shift out of 1st because the TPS was bad. Now I got a nicely running truck for $2.7k~ Just got to fix the cosmetic issues now, interior is clean too except the dashboard which is cracked pretty bad Link to comment
thegreatwha Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 Hey, nice job! Sounds like you got a pretty good deal out of it. Link to comment
Xtrm Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 I wish I was a car person. I would love to fix my own issues on my car instead of spending a million dollars to get someone to fix it. Link to comment
Res Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Xtrm said: I wish I was a car person. I would love to fix my own issues on my car instead of spending a million dollars to get someone to fix it. My first car was an old Jeep, I didn't have much choice in the matter haha. After getting scammed by the mechanic that my grandpa highly recommended I learned pretty quick. Doing your own oil changes is a great place to start Link to comment
Grizzly Vert Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 I like watching videos on car repair / upgrades but have not done many repair / upgrades my self I did just replace my spark plugs on my 2011 F150. Link to comment
10BILL Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I'm a car guy for sure, I'll get good deals for like 1500$ and fix them up to be worth like 5000$. here are a few photos of my builds. Link to comment
badbad buffy Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 nice truck. i too like a good truck for trucks really are versatile. Link to comment
MrsDewwBerry Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 def a car person soon as i find a good picture of my mustangs i will post a pic Link to comment
Billit Posted March 15, 2022 Share Posted March 15, 2022 Awww, car guys My first car was a 68 Chevy pickup truck (USED, I'm NOT that old, lol) ..and i did EVERYTHING to it; pulled block and did complete rebuild kit, pull trans, did complete rebuild..loved it.. My first NEW car was a 87 (ish) Nissan.. something?, lol.. went to change oil? 2 hours later, i sold all my tools- didnt look back!! Link to comment
Trans-Girl Posted March 24, 2022 Share Posted March 24, 2022 im pretty sure were all humans i think car people are a myth i mean i know there are ppl sexually attracted to there car but i dont think a car can have a baby or inpregnate you so would be hard to get car people....ohhh you mean ppl who like cars my bad thought you meant a half person half car Link to comment
ZootedMiner Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 My first car was a chevy s10 that i rode into the ground XD Link to comment
pow mia30 Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 thats a sweet truck. My first car was a 1965 ford falcon. Was a two door boat that you could put 12 teenagers into ( trust me we did). I paid 3600 bucks for it redid the interior did some work on the tranny rebuilt the engine. My step dad sold that car when I moved out for 2800 bucks without telling me. Link to comment
Cids Tea Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Love cars!! I actually work on them for a living, I specialize in Toyota and Lexus. Most of my projects have been Nissans though, funnily enough. I do plan to build an overlanding Land Cruiser here in the future, now that I have lifts in my home garage. Here's a couple of my last projects Edited November 28, 2022 by Cids Tea Link to comment
PungentSpice Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 8:14 PM, Cids Tea said: Love cars!! I actually work on them for a living, I specialize in Toyota and Lexus. Most of my projects have been Nissans though, funnily enough. I do plan to build an overlanding Land Cruiser here in the future, now that I have lifts in my home garage. Here's a couple of my last projects Very cool Silvia! I don't think I've actually seen one IRL. Link to comment
Cam L Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 On 11/27/2022 at 7:14 PM, Cids Tea said: I do plan to build an overlanding Land Cruiser here in the future, now that I have lifts in my home garage. You should 100% post pictures/updates of this once you start, sounds like an awesome project. Link to comment
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