darkflounder Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I'm just so happy right now! Had to post about it! My previous car got totaled (not my fault). Girlfriend had a 91 PF that had been sitting in her carport for two years and she just wanted to get rid of it. It started and appeared to have just a few problems. Body straight, no rust, and with a good interior (badly in need of a cleaning). So, for the cost of paying the back registration, it's mine (about $500). Turns out the problems the truck has are common problems. Broken exhaust studs, door locks won't unlock from the outside, fuel and temp gauges won't work. Tried extracting the broken studs with the heads still in the truck. One misdrilled hole and a snapped extractor later, go for plan b. Pull the heads and fix the studs outside of the truck. Turns out I had broken studs on both sides, so it made sense. After two days of cussing and snapping drill bits and one more snapped extractor, finally get all the exhaust studs replaced with new ones from Nissan (the twin turbo studs). Got the truck back together last Friday and the truck starts on the first crank. Spent two days finishing up, chasing down an EGR engine code (turns out to be just plugged), fresh gas, new fuel filter and off we go to the smog station. Sitting in the smog station waiting room, suddenly hear this horrible sound and see smoke coming from my truck. Turns out the tech hasn't put the truck onto the dyno wrong and the left rear tire was rubbing against a metal plate. The tech gave me the impression he was going to blow it off, but once he saw me pull my phone out and start taking pictures, he immediately says he's going to spring for a new tire. So, after the smog test (which it passed first time, yeah!), he sends me down to Firestone to get the replacement tire. Since I needed to replace both rears anyway, just sprung for the other tire and got them both done. So, a PF that sat in an automotive coma for over two years has been brought back from the grave, thanks in no small part to this wonderful community. Thank you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastpath Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 nice job! cell phone cameras are handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerranoNZ Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 Grats on saving one. Feels good eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY1PATH Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 2 for the price of 1 thats great on tires lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostTheOne Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Any pics of our resurrected comrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavefromOZ Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Congrats mate, not often you come across a find like that, dirt cheap, good condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamahawg Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Good deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KovemaN Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Excellent news. One more back from the dead. Pictures would be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowTied Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Right on!! Good for you for tackling the work, doing it right and saving a Pathy!! B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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