Well, I pulled the trigger Thursday afternoon and bought me a new place to piss my money away on. I rode my bike 230 miles up to take a look at this old truck and for the price, I just had to risk it. Loaded the bike up in the bed and drove it home... With a few minor issues... Bald tires and a monster rain storm just north of Chattanooga equals slow going... Wipers worked though
. Battery had dead cell in it, and I didn't find that out until I stopped to put gas in it and the damn thing wouldn't crank back... Had to buy a new battery to get back on the road (closest place was 2 miles up the road, but a very nice Indian fella gave me a ride there and back...Thank Goodness!!!). Made it to within about a mile of my exit and the lights started dimming to the point of NONE, made it off the interstate safely and pulled into a parking lot and it died. Had to get my girlfriend to grab a battery out of my mustang at home and bring it 25 miles...at 10:30 at night to me. While I was waiting I got to fiddling with the alternator wiring and tracked down a break in one of the wires, cut it, spliced it back together and put some duct tape on it (all I had with me) and once I put the new battery in...It was amazing how much brighter the lights were
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Oh...and did I mention that I drove it all the way home with
NO brakes...NONE!!!
Well, here are some pics to begin the thread...The morning after!!! I know it's ugly, but it's a starting place
03-17-2012, 04:48 PM
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