Mission Creep on a D-150
Just in case there is someone still tuned into this first-class thread hijack, The story of the truck is over.
Hey, wait a sec - where is the truck? Oh, it is outside because I moved it under its own power. It is done, barring some unforeseen disaster. It runs, drives, is registered and insured, and has about 80 miles on it so far.
Here's the mangy mess, getting ready for its first bath in at least 3 years and probably quite a bit longer.
Four hours of hard labor later, it's about 27 shades whiter.
Three buddies came over for a bit to help wrestle the hood back into place.
Here's the superb job done on the new exhaust. This guy was a master craftsman of tubing. He didn't even use angle measures on anything, just eyeballed it, measured for length, and started bending tube. 90 minutes and $500 later I'm driving away with my snazzy new exhaust.
Seat cover is installed. I'll have to fiddle with a bunch of small things that you never know about until you drive the thing, but it's good enough to take out on the streets. New tires this weekend and I should be good to go.
Barring some hideous disaster, the self-hijack of the Start of a Dart thread is over. The truck is done with the wheels cleaned up and painted, new tires, and AFAIK everything works with no leaks that I can find.
It's time to drive this bad boy for a while. Yoo-Hoo, Mr. Dart, best to awaken from your 8-month siesta. It's time to get back to work...
Just in case there is someone still tuned into this first-class thread hijack, The story of the truck is over.
Hey, wait a sec - where is the truck? Oh, it is outside because I moved it under its own power. It is done, barring some unforeseen disaster. It runs, drives, is registered and insured, and has about 80 miles on it so far.
Here's the mangy mess, getting ready for its first bath in at least 3 years and probably quite a bit longer.
Four hours of hard labor later, it's about 27 shades whiter.
Three buddies came over for a bit to help wrestle the hood back into place.
Here's the superb job done on the new exhaust. This guy was a master craftsman of tubing. He didn't even use angle measures on anything, just eyeballed it, measured for length, and started bending tube. 90 minutes and $500 later I'm driving away with my snazzy new exhaust.
Seat cover is installed. I'll have to fiddle with a bunch of small things that you never know about until you drive the thing, but it's good enough to take out on the streets. New tires this weekend and I should be good to go.
Barring some hideous disaster, the self-hijack of the Start of a Dart thread is over. The truck is done with the wheels cleaned up and painted, new tires, and AFAIK everything works with no leaks that I can find.
It's time to drive this bad boy for a while. Yoo-Hoo, Mr. Dart, best to awaken from your 8-month siesta. It's time to get back to work...