There were no cracks in the dash pad and the odometer read 65,000. The old man that owned painted it red which kinda sucks because it was originally the bronze brown color which is my favorite solid color for these trucks. It neede an alternator before we left town. So 50 bucks later for an alternator and a belt stopped at Walmart for fuel and headed home. Here it is getting gas to head home.
Made it home and got 10 MPG on 10% ethanol. 120 miles home. Ohh it's a 454 with a 400 turbo.
I have hauled quite a bit with it since I got it home. It has left me stranded twice both with fuel problems. Replaced the pickup and the fuel pump and have ultimately decided that the cam lobe is wore out and put an inline electric pump on it. Runs great now. Pulls a trailer like a champ.
It had a little from end shimmy at certain speeds. I jacked it up and the bearing feel loose. So I thought about just snugging them up and then pulled my head out and pulled the hub off to repack the bearings. They were the worst bearings I had ever seen. Pitted horribly.
So I ordered new bearings,races, seals along with moog problem solver upper and lower ball joints inner and out tie rods and idler arm and pitman arm. Cleaned all the crud off of everything and sent it off to the powder coater.
Along with a new rag joint rebuild and upgrade to the 9/16 ubolts for the LCA shafts.