tablebeast Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I just picked up this little gem the other day. It will get a: desmogging, weber 32/36, thorough tuneup, and fluid flush. The guy had it in the local Craigslist for $700, then dropped it to $500 the next day. In the ad he didn't say that it wouldn't start so he had a LOT of calls from folks wanting a running truck. Me, I'm weird, I wanted a non-running truck! Its got an auto and some damage to the passenger fender and door, but BARELY has any rust and has what looks like a nice original paint. Auto tranny which I don't like, but for the money... I'll suck it up! Anyway, so I show up and the body is so nice I don't even bother to start it up. I just tow it the 10 miles home as-is. I mean nice body and clear title, what more could I ask for @ $500. If it happened to run, then that would be gravy. Get it home, slap a new battery in it, turn the key and... nothing. Not a gurgle or sputter, nothing. Key alarm dings, but headlights won't come on, so battery is connected to SOMETHING and since I know IT has a full charge, we head tot he fuseblock next. All the fuses are good, but when we pull them out one at a time a few of them looked like they had gotten wet and/or had corrosion on them. A little thumb-polish and they were popped back in. Car cranks and cranks and then finally starts up and then backfires LOUDLY! Wait a minute and fire it back up, this time it idles just fine. Yard drove it a bit, but then it decided to flood out whenever I put it in reverse. That is where I am at now. Next up is the full tuneup, rip out all the smog bullshit, and then put in an ol' Weber 32/36. Here are some pics. Quote Link to comment
Tinman Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 NICE!!! :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Hyspeedz Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Very nice score. Good luck and keep us posted. Quote Link to comment
thatguy Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 That's a killer $500 find. Quote Link to comment
Guss517 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 Not a bad deal!?!? Quote Link to comment
musicman Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 A nearly unbelievable buy; I cannot figure how this was let go for $500. What is the condition of the interior? stock? Let's see the engine! Congratulations. Quote Link to comment
SoundByte Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 That's hilarious. I just got an '84 720 king cab in the same color as my first Datsun for $400, after they had it originally posted for $600. I'll have to get some pictures up. Yours is much cleaner! Quote Link to comment
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