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No matter the age of my vehicles and the way they look over the years of owning many I have always took care of them. I really get so mad when I see vehicles look like that. I think my headliner is shot but the photos I have don't do anything justice to really know for sure. As long as things are salvagable and fixable this thing will look like new once I get my hands on it. It might be a play toy but I still plan to revive it.
Mine is the same Black and Tan. And I thank you for your service...
Thanks buddy! 14 years of sevice and only 6 more to go until I retire. I can't wait Then my wife and I can have our lives back and do what we want to do for a change.
I really hope it is just dirt and grease I don't mind some elbow labor getting it cleaned. If it is mold I will have bigger problems and probably something may not ever recover from. I have asked the guy and he said it was not mold so I want to take his word for it. Again, I don't normally buy things like I did here but since I'm not home and struck a sweet deal on it plus the guy was willing to hold it for me I couldn't pass. Worse case scenario I part it out and make more than my money back and buy another. Hopefully that is not the case!
I don't think it is mold. See how there is more in certain places than others? It appears to have accumulated where normal work truck human activity and dirty hands would happen. Real noticeable on the left rear door. Looks like it was "handled" more than the right rear door. Same with the back of right front seat, those look like hand prints. And where you would grab the top of the rear seat to fold it down on both sides. Yep, looks like typical work truck activity happened in here. lol
Thanks buddy! 14 years of sevice and only 6 more to go until I retire. I can't wait Then my wife and I can have our lives back and do what we want to do for a change.
Right on! I hope those last 6 finish out smoothly for you! What branch?
You could be right, but here is another photo that doesn't make it look promising. Seats look like they are great shape but certainly this thing is filthy.
He does work for a towing truck company so that could be why that and I think this owner and possibly those who owned it before him played with it and just didn't care much about it. Don't worry girl your in good hands now lol.
Really bad spot on drivers floor with that carpet who knows what the heck that is.
Had to shrink file on photo it was too large so I may have made it too small to really see any detail. File size was like 17mb originally. These are all photos he took for me. I'm still waiting on a few more like engine bay area and undercarriage but he is slow moving on that.
You could be right, but here is another photo that doesn't make it look promising. Seats look like they are great shape but certainly this thing is filthy.
He does work for a towing truck company so that could be why that and I think this owner and possibly those who owned it before him played with it and just didn't care much about it. Don't worry girl your in good hands now lol.
Really bad spot on drivers floor with that carpet who knows what the heck that is.
Oh, I know Junkyard trucks well! That looks like spilled coffee and soda! lol
And you can bet the front of that was soooo bad that someone "attempted" to start cleaning it. Notice how clean some of that is compared to the back? They probably figured there was no way they could sell it the way it was and actually tried to clean it up a bit.
Oh, I know Junkyard trucks well! That looks like spilled coffee and soda! lol
And you can bet the front of that was soooo bad that someone "attempted" to start cleaning it. Notice how clean some of that is compared to the back? They probably figured there was no way they could sell it the way it was and actually tried to clean it up a bit.
You sure have a way to give me high hopes and good spirits that it is nothing bad. He did say if I didn't mention already that the passenger rear floor board is rusted I can't see from his photos because the carpet is still intact but if that is the case I would be willing to bet I have more cancer spreading which worse case is entire floor will be rebuilt and then rhinolined. Panels to replace it will run me roughly $300 unless I just put basic sheet metal down.
Two options:
Basic sheet metal and weld in or rivet
Buy the actual floor pans and fix it right and weld it in.
Both options will work with rivets but I honestly not a fan of doing things half ***. The good thing is though I will never see it after floor is done and rhinolined because I will just put carpet back in.
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Navy and picked up Chief promotion little over a year ago. So that is E7 for those non-Navy folks!
Great! My oldest daughter did 5 in the Navy as a Corpsman. She contemplated staying in but there was much more opportunity, advantages and money for her to get out and enter the civilian healthcare industry. And because she was in the medical field she turned out to be right.
You sure have a way to give me high hopes and good spirits that it is nothing bad. He did say if I didn't mention already that the passenger rear floor board is rusted I can't see from his photos because the carpet is still intact but if that is the case I would be willing to bet I have more cancer spreading which worse case is entire floor will be rebuilt and then rhinolined. Panels to replace it will run me roughly $300 unless I just put basic sheet metal down.
Two options:
Basic sheet metal and weld in or rivet
Buy the actual floor pans and fix it right and weld it in.
Both options will work with rivets but I honestly not a fan of doing things half ***. The good thing is though I will never see it after floor is done and rhinolined because I will just put carpet back in.
Got to stay positive! I have to be honest and admit that even though I have done a little body work, I really don't know the ins and outs of body work like those who have done body work. I have a buddy that I send all the body work to. lol
Great! My oldest daughter did 5 in the Navy as a Corpsman. She contemplated staying in but there was much more opportunity, advantages and money for her to get out and enter the civilian healthcare industry. And because she was in the medical field she turned out to be right.
Thanks to her for her service as well! I did 4 years as Operation Specialist which is considered Ship navigation/Air traffic controller. Then I got out for a year and a couple months then came back in as Military Police which is what I do now. I couldn't see myself doing anything besides this job but when I get out, my plans will be something Emergency Managment/Law Enforcement related just not a civil cop those guys certainly have a crappy job and I have a lot of respect for those who do thier job "But we don't need to get into that debate here as some people will beg to differ I'm sure". In any case the Military has been great to my wife and 4 amazing children. Being gone away from them for extended amounts of time is a drag though and time you can never get back.
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Got to stay positive! I have to be honest and admit that even though I have done a little body work, I really don't know the ins and outs of body work like those who have done body work. I have a buddy that I send all the body work to. lol
Yea I agree my body work is nothing worth a damn but with time and patience I will make it work. If it was the outside of the vehicle and I wanted it to look pretty then I would let the professionals handle that work. Inside on the floor as long as it is solid and sealed up no more rust I can care less.
Last edited by XJIrish4x4; 10-07-2017 at 07:39 AM.
Thanks to her for her service as well! I did 4 years as Operation Specialist which is considered Ship navigation/Air traffic controller. Then I got out for a year and a couple months then came back in as Military Police which is what I do now. I couldn't see myself doing anything besides this job but when I get out it my plans will be something Emergency Managment?Law Enforcement related just not a civil cop those guys certainly have a crappy job and I have a lot of respect for those who do thier job "But we don't need to get into that debate here as some people will beg to differ I'm sure". In any case the Military has been great to my wife and 4 amazing children. Being gone away from them for extended amounts of time is a drag though and time you can never get back.
I completely understand the military family situation. The security and benefits are great but like you say being away from home sucks. But look at it this way... It isn't very much different than being a longhaul truck driver, they have the same problem and their family is always only 500 miles away and still can't get there but once every couple months or more or on the big holidays.
10-07-2017, 06:59 AM
