The Automotive Thread

[MA_PE]

The under $10k versions of those would either have "typical" mileage (read high mileage @15k for 10 to 15 years) or they would be pretty worn.

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

^^^ yeah, those Rustangs were never designed to hold up that long...

 

[blybrook PE]

Was working on the plow truck the other night and had been noticing an increasing sag on the passenger side.

Jacked up the outer body panel under the A pillar, opened the door and found this:

Expains why I'd been seeing things that had been on the floor behind me when plowing. I knew I had a small hole closer to the transmission tunnel; didn't realize it had grown exponentially... Time for some major cancer repair.

A side note, the black & white lines you see are the fuel lines.

So I took the long weekend to really tear into this and find out how bad it really was. Ended up removing almost ALL of the remaining floor, as only a portion of the transmission tunnel remained when I finished cutting. Apparently the previous owner had already done the repair to the drivers side and forgot to get to the passenger side, or didn't care. In any case, it's fixed now.

Here's what it looked like at the end of the day on Thursday:

And here's the final product:

Neither the girlfriend or I wanted to deal with being able to reach down and grab the rear driveshaft; even if it was kinda fun to watch spinning while tooling around the property. Now the floor is solid enough to reintroduce a passenger seat as the door now works properly! I have yet to determine if I'll reconnect the hydraulics to run the rear winch or not. Probably will, but with all the smoke from the nearby wildfire, I wanted to limit my outdoor activities some. Working outside while it is raining ash isn't all that fun.

 

[jeb6294]

Maybe I'll get another one in the winter

Yeah, keep telling yourself that. I've been saying it for about 6 years now.

I believe my Malibu is dying a slow death. It seems more and more small things are going kaput, i.e. gas gauge doesn't work anymore, one of the back windows stopped working, etc. I'm thinking it might be time to seriously look into replacing it before all those little things turn in to one big mechanical issue.

We originally got it from my FIL and, long story short, we hold the title but the car is in my wife's name. If I want to trade it in, does she need to be there to sign it over? A few years ago before I deployed, we both got powers of attorney so can I trade it in with that?

Whether I trade it in remains to be seen. I looked at an '09 Dodge truck while I was off on Friday that was pretty nice. The online evaluators show my car being worth ~$3,500 in rough shape, but if they want to dick around then I might just keep it to have something to tool around in until it dies or put it on CL and see what happens. I've seen similar cars listed for $6-7,000 so even if they are in better shape, maybe I could sell it for $4-5,000 to someone looking for a reliable first car for their kid.

 

[snickerd3]

she wouldn't have to be there, she would just have to sign the title at some point. My dad was on the title my first post college car. We had him sign the title while we were up north visiting them which was a couple months before we started looking at new cars.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

This is kinda cool.

1987 Ford Ranger Step-side - $1700 (Neeses, SC)

1987 Ford Ranger Step-side for sale. 4 cylinder straight drive; fiberglass back body; runs great. Call 803-837-1549 for more information - no calls after 8:00pm please.

• Location: Neeses, SC
• it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests

Posting ID: 3938472784

Posted: 2013-07-15, 9:25PM EDT

email to a friend

 

[Road Guy]

Can't really go wrong with a ranger...

I'd drive that truck(if AC worked)

 

[MA_PE]

that is pretty neat. You don't see many Ranger stepsides.

 

[blybrook PE]

I think it'd be even better if it was a diesel instead of the gasser!

Those little turbo diesels they had for a couple of years were awesome.

 

[knight1fox3]

Looking to buy a new SUV. So far the top of list is Acura MDX, Ford Explorer, and Ford Edge. Any suggestions/comments/funny stuff? Chrysler/Dodge anything is out of the question. LOL

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^Used Lincoln Mark X or first gen caddy SRX.

All crossovers, by the way, not SUVs.

 

[Master slacker]

The Canyonero

 

[snickerd3]

Ok they totally lowered the clarence on the back hatch in the 2013 toyota siennas. This weekend was the first time since mr snick got his new car that I was taking things out the rear hatch. With the hatch up in his last sienna i could walk underneath without bending...not so much with the new one.

 

[Ble_PE]

^And you have a bump on your head to prove it, right?

 

[snickerd3]

^And you have a bump on your head to prove it, right?

you betcha!!

 

[Supe]

New front splitter is done, car is ready to go this weekend, but I'm not. It's just so much hassle/work/preparation for the next race when I've got so much going on. If the weather report looks iffy, I may just call it a year.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^Hard to believe that cooling air opening is large enough...

 

[Supe]

^Hard to believe that cooling air opening is large enough...

Over 1/3 the surface area of the HX, and ducted/sealed straight to it. Last year, without the air dam/ductwork, the motor was consistently in the 220° range. This past June, it never saw the other side of 185° after making a run at 7200 RPM. At idle, it never crept over 155°.

 

[Capt Worley PE]

^ Looks can be deceiving, then.

 

[Supe]

I was very worried that it would be too small, but some other folks reassured me it'd be fine. I guess when you consider the size of the opening that the NASCAR boys run, it seems more feasible.