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Newbie Here
- Thread starter sdufeu
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Welcome aboard!
Always great to see another K5er. Welcome and enjoy the ride.
Welcome!
Welcome
Good-looking truck! Nice car to give to wife. What do you drive
CrpMag122
1/2 ton status
Welcome. Beautiful ride!
I have an Infiniti QX60 as my "family trickster" DD, and a '93 Vette for fun
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Looks like it's in great shape! You going to do anything with it or just drive it as-is?
Thanks, it really is - looked around for a while before biting on this one.. gonna keep it mostly unchanged with some ongoing resto. Dash pad and carpets first..
I think the rear window motor/regulator might need attention.. steering feels a little loose even for a truck, but linkages look fine.. heard about a newer Jeep shaft swap (?) and replace/upgrade the stabilizer shock up front..
Just to start.. along with whatever other surprises she might throw my way.. look forward to sharing and consulting here
Thanks, it really is - looked around for a while before biting on this one.. gonna keep it mostly unchanged with some ongoing resto. Dash pad and carpets first..
I think the rear window motor/regulator might need attention.. steering feels a little loose even for a truck, but linkages look fine.. heard about a newer Jeep shaft swap (?) and replace/upgrade the stabilizer shock up front..
Just to start.. along with whatever other surprises she might throw my way.. look forward to sharing and consulting here
Yea, I was wondering if there was something under that carpet dash pad or not. The NOS dashes are pretty expensive now, and will likely require a vinyl paint to match. But it is nice to have if you can find one.
Carpet, ACC is a real nice replacement. I got mine from stockinteriors.com. They can send you a carpet sample too for picking the right color. I matched under my seat where the least amount of fading happened.
The Jeep steering shaft does help. Check for frame cracks at steering box too. There is a weld-in fix for this common problem. You could also add a steering brace to give it more support.
2nd this
Nice truck
Don't spend any money on it until you've got a few thousand miles racked up. Rock the dash and carpet as is for now. Nothing like using money to polish a potential turd.
It will till you where it wants the money spent
(engine/trans mounts,fluid changes,brakes, steering, leave spring bushings, misc repairs)
Don't spend any money on it until you've got a few thousand miles racked up. Rock the dash and carpet as is for now. Nothing like using money to polish a potential turd.
It will till you where it wants the money spent
(engine/trans mounts,fluid changes,brakes, steering, leave spring bushings, misc repairs)
