06-07-2004, 10:37 AM | #1 |
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Atlanta GA
Posts: 1,704
|
What do do?
Well My 75 Jimmy is just sitting. I bought this truck for $1. Put a year of my life in it bring it back from the grave. Built it into a real basher of a wheeler. Just not had time in 1.5 years to enjoy it wheeling. So it sits. I drive it some on the weekends.
I have another project vehicle I want to start and the last thing I need is 5 vehicles for 2 drivers. Another problem is all the wheeling is over 2 hours away. This creates a few issues. 1 9mpg sucks 2 If I break it how do I get it home. 3 No A/C sucks in GA in the summer 4 doesn't fit in a lot of places because it is so wide. This is why it looks like it has been through the thrasher. 5 lost interest as a result. So to try to cut the fleet down I need to get rid of it because it's the least practical and least used. I am looking at building a 4 runner that can run as a DD and get 20mpg and wheel. I actually have a 84 in my drive that I bought for $300 but striping what I want (axles) off it and buying a second IFS FI 4Runner and SAS with the other axle. It's a better starting point where I want to go with it. It's light enough that I can throw it on a trailer so If I do break it bad enough that I cant drive it I can still get it home. Then I will be getting 9mpg in the burb...with the A/C on, CD playing family happy. I just cant seem to get the 75 sold as a whole. This truck is built with the best parts. Detroit, Disc, the works. If you want to go wheeling it's a bargain and it's a tru turn keey wheeler. Just ad some tow straps and you and it's ready to go. It has an easy $12k in it and I'm asking $4k. I need that moeny to get the 4Runner going. So I'm down to making the decision to part it or do something different. I thought about making it a Pre runner. Get the weight way down and then I could use it to tow the Runner with and with OD I might get close to 20mpg. Lot of work to do it and if I did that I might be better starting with something else. I also don't have time. I feel like I am cutting up my friend if I part this thing.
__________________
Grim-Reaper 70 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible, worlds longest resto in progress Looking for 71-72 2wd Blazer or Jimmy Project |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|