Posted by fixerupper on December 11, 2016 at 09:31:44 from (100.42.83.79):
In Reply to: Time to park it? posted by rrlund on December 11, 2016 at 08:11:11:
I would push sentiment aside and send it down the road.
I went through this with my 79 Power wagon a couple of years ago. I believe I posted some pics on here at the time. I replaced the floor pans in the cab, cab corners, rocker panels, new rubber floor mat with insulation mat under it, new tank switching valve (two tanks), fixed the rear tank ending unit, replaced the mechanical fuel pump with electric, complete new rear brakes, the backing plate is the only original part left back there, new parking brake cables and maybe I forgot something. Oh, I had the seat recovered for $500. Now last summer I put another $1300 in it to replace front wheel bearings, tie rod ends and front end alignment. I had a shop do all that stuff. Whew!
What I have in the end is a tight dependable old pickup that still gets 7.5 MPG and is only driven in the spring and fall during field work. It's a pickup I bought new and nostalga kicked in at the wrong time. To make it look pretty it needs new doors and fenders but the buck has stopped changing hands!
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