I hate some previous owners because.....

[chevyrestoguy]

Originally Posted by TBONE1964

I will join in here and say, I wish the PO would have used his head a little better and not drilled holes all over the place.

There is not one thing that I can think of that I cannot mount in the cab or under the hood of my truck that requires boring holes all over. All it takes is a little thought.

I'm in the same boat as you. My driver's door had 10 holes in the outer skin because the owner(s) just couldn't figure out what mirrors they wanted to run. I have found other holes that just don't make any sense at all.

[HumphreyMurdoch]

Because he had the luck to double gasket the oil filter and have no problems and sells it to me that way. I, however, made it 10 miles down the highway and it blows out, in the middle of nowhere, and 50 miles from home!





Hind sight, it was for the best. The wheel cylinders were bleeding so bad I was about of out fluid.

Ah memories!

[supercharged]

If all of these stories weren't so familiar I would be hysterically laughing.

I really don’t mind poor man fixes that are reversible or are still safe, but “repairs” like gouging out holes, removing structural members and patching things up just to sell are criminal.

Thanks “LostMy65” for directing me to this thread

[Ccc925]

Cut part of motor mount to make headers fit pics to come smh

[66Submarine]

Originally Posted by Ccc925

Cut part of motor mount to make headers fit pics to come smh

Acetylene torch? I have a truck where someone cut a big chunk out of the frame-mounted perch with an acetylene torch to clear headers. Not even the most hacked thing on that POS...

[Ccc925]

Originally Posted by 66Submarine

Acetylene torch? I have a truck where someone cut a big chunk out of the frame-mounted perch with an acetylene torch to clear headers. Not even the most hacked thing on that POS...

Wow! a torch ?No they cut it with a saws all lol

[66Submarine]

Originally Posted by Ccc925

Wow! a torch ?No they cut it with a saws all lol

The same guy (presumably) beat/ripped a giant hole in the firewall behind the engine with what looks for all the world to have been a dull chisel!

[Straydog]

God I love this thread.... But I still got ya all beat, Picks soon.

[Ccc925]

Originally Posted by Ccc925

Cut part of motor mount to make headers fit pics to come smh

Here u go!

[GWs62]

They torqued the oil filter to 250ft lbs without ever bothering to oil the gasket....

[Turtleman]

And He works for NASA

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[The Rocknrod]

"Every part ever needed for this truck is there" As I attempt to put the truck together I am buying searching asking etc for the parts I need to put it together. And I'm just in the rough build stage.

[paintman]

Just take a close look at these plugs. All different lengths, some with electrodes, some without, the ones with were closed up.

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[Hollow65]

I got my 65 from a meth head. There was fork screwed to the floor with wires wrapped around the prongs. Door corner patches were filled with pocket change and bondoed over. It was many years ago, I'm sure there was more.

[Bishops Trucks]

They took wire screen and lined the inside of the passengers cab corner then poured in (what looked like) melted rubber into the corner up to the level of the cab floor. After that a little bondo was added to the outside, smoothed and painted. What a nightmare that was to get out.

[LostMy65]

Sometime between me owning my truck, and then selling my truck, and then buying it back, some dufas cut holes in the firewall. I'm guessing he wanted headers but it just got too hot in the cab. :-D Stupid :doh:

[65chevysub]

Originally Posted by chevyrestoguy

You too, huh?
What is it with guys who like to drill holes? My driver's door has 9 drilled holes in it for all of the rear view mirrors the previous owner had.

Im guilty of this obe on my own truck. I just eish I could get the original screws out of the door for an original mirror(they are stripped and bondoed over from original owner)

[62stepside longbox]

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

They took wire screen and lined the inside of the passengers cab corner then poured in (what looked like) melted rubber into the corner up to the level of the cab floor. After that a little bondo was added to the outside, smoothed and painted. What a nightmare that was to get out.

I feel your pain. Every body panel on my truck was like this exempt the hood.
At least 3 or 4 gallons of bondo must have been used.

[spacedebris]

three weeks ago, my neighbor bought a late 70's Toyota 4x4. Not sure exactly what year. Not a bad looking truck but he bought it for a toy to go out and beat on off road. Last weekend he took it for its maiden fun trip to a local off road park. He got back and said that he thought he broke the bench seat somewhere because it felt like it was moving.

So yesterday we pulled the seat out and oh how I wish I had a camera...there were 2 inch square holes where the seat was supposed to bolt the the cab floor on the passenger side. (front and rear). The PO had cut the floor out and patched it with.....PEPSI CANS!!!!!! He cut a Pepsi can and actually super-glued it over the hole, then painted over it with black paint.Then ran the seat bolts through the aluminum. All that held the seat in place was the drivers side. Before we fix, he called the highway patrol to come out and inspect it as it was sold in this condition with no mention. We will see what comes of that.

PEPSI CANS