Hi, John P. checking in from 'The ATL'. Long way from CO....
Anyway, I Just bought a 1971 K5 & know very little about these great vehicles, but want to scale that learning curve.
Anyway, this vehicle is the following condition:
1) It has a solid body, but needs to be finished (some minor rust repair, filler/sanding & full paint work). All Glass is good. MIght need to get some trim.
2) Top is Good, but the rear hatch has a crack in the fiberglas @ the Rt Side Hinge
3) Interior is basically non-Existant except for the Dash, which is good (& seems to have a rare tachometer in the cluster). As such, I need to equip it w/ some seats, ditch the mini-doofus steering wheel & whatever else (floor covering?) was inside.
4) Suspension looks very solid & seems to be tight w/ no play.
5) Previous Owner says that I need to get new Driveshafts b/c the ones on there now were not done by a professional shop - I guess they're not balanced? Hopefully that didn't cause any damage to the drivetrain....
6) Engine looks OK, but did not have a starter, so I didn't hear it run. Hopefully it runs as well as described, but for the price I ain't expecting much. Same w/ the Transmission (3-on-tree) - btw, a small amount of fluid leakage (a couple of tablespoon-fulls over the course of a year) has dripped out.
7) BRakes - Allegedly good. They look OK, but won't know until I try to stop, right?
8) ELEC - nothing looks hacked.
Overall, this truck looks like it was fairly well kept & not run in the mud.
So fellas....can ya'll point me in some directions? I thank you in advance for all of the expertise to come.
Best Regards,
John P.
'ArchLAB'
Anyway, I Just bought a 1971 K5 & know very little about these great vehicles, but want to scale that learning curve.
Anyway, this vehicle is the following condition:
1) It has a solid body, but needs to be finished (some minor rust repair, filler/sanding & full paint work). All Glass is good. MIght need to get some trim.
2) Top is Good, but the rear hatch has a crack in the fiberglas @ the Rt Side Hinge
3) Interior is basically non-Existant except for the Dash, which is good (& seems to have a rare tachometer in the cluster). As such, I need to equip it w/ some seats, ditch the mini-doofus steering wheel & whatever else (floor covering?) was inside.
4) Suspension looks very solid & seems to be tight w/ no play.
5) Previous Owner says that I need to get new Driveshafts b/c the ones on there now were not done by a professional shop - I guess they're not balanced? Hopefully that didn't cause any damage to the drivetrain....
6) Engine looks OK, but did not have a starter, so I didn't hear it run. Hopefully it runs as well as described, but for the price I ain't expecting much. Same w/ the Transmission (3-on-tree) - btw, a small amount of fluid leakage (a couple of tablespoon-fulls over the course of a year) has dripped out.
7) BRakes - Allegedly good. They look OK, but won't know until I try to stop, right?
8) ELEC - nothing looks hacked.
Overall, this truck looks like it was fairly well kept & not run in the mud.
So fellas....can ya'll point me in some directions? I thank you in advance for all of the expertise to come.
Best Regards,
John P.
'ArchLAB'
