American cars

[sawguy21]

Neat truck, I like it. What are you going to do with it?

[Holmes]

I got a spare engine with it. It will be rebuilt and put in it. Once I see how it  runs I'll decide what to do with it.  I did want one of these for cruising thru my woods and cart paths but this is way to nice for that.

[caveman]

I bought a low mileage, bone stock '68 Bronco almost 22 years ago and like the Jeep truck you purchased, it was too nice for me to beat on in the woods so I began looking for another that I would not feel guilty about cutting the fenders, lifting, adding a bigger engine, installing a 4-speed etc.  Between my dad and me, we have five of them now along with a couple of bodies and running gear parts.  It can become a sickness. 

My 93 year old neighbor recently died and he had an old Willy's pick up.  I hope his kids don't scrap it.  I certainly do not need another project but I would adopt it to keep it from getting crushed.  Old iron, especially trucks, are the cat's meow (old saying).

[Kbeitz]

Yea.... Wish I still had my Dad's old truck...



 

[John S]

I had a 1990 Toyota 2wd pick up, 4 speed, carb, 22R engine.  Sold it in 2003, 434,000 miles, changed the clutch at 398,000.  Currently driving 2008 Tundra, 165,000 miles.

[Den Socling]

My 2005 Tundra has about 60,000 miles. I expect it will be the last truck I ever buy.

[sawguy21]

Is that a young Jed Clampett without the hat?

[Just Me]

  

 


I picked this 1957 Jeep FC up around Thanksgiving. These where made from 1955 to 1963.  The restorer did a great job .He is moving and chose not to take it with him.  It needs a lot of finishing touches and an engine overhaul.  1957  Flat head 6 cyl. 108 hp although I would say right now it has 8 hp. That is actually a dump bed on the back.  The wheelbase is about 8'.

OMG! I love that thing!

I hunted with a guy that had one when I was a kid, always wanted one after that but just never found one worth buying. If I had to build one that one is close to perfect, except I would yank that Hurricane out and put in a 2.5 liter TBI Iron Duke. Love the dump bed, solves the problem of the wonky looking stock box.

Would be the perfect UP back roader.

[Al_Smith]

My father rebuilt and restored about a dozen Jeeps in his life time .I have the last one he ever did being a 1962 CJ5 .It was made from the parts of two or three .

It's got a 4 cylinder "hurricane" engine ,134 cubic inch intake over exhaust design .Long stroke low RPM .It's got enough power to climb a tree if it could get traction but going down hill with a tail wind would be lucky to run 50 miles per hour .

All things considered he did a pretty good job on it but he was 80 years old when he finished it .Some things aren't exactly right .The engine misfires badly at much over 3000 RPM.That's from worn bushings in the distributor. I have another when I get the time to install which won't happen until the weather warms up . So as it stands it's work in progress ,runs but needs some attention  . It's on my to do list which seems to be getting longer .

[Ox]

What is your father's old truck, Kbeitz?  I'm sure you have some good stories about it as well.  ???

[Kbeitz]

What is your father's old truck, Kbeitz?  I'm sure you have some good stories about it as well.  ???

1937 chevy. First thing I ever drove.

[Don_Papenburg]

That looks more like my 29 chevy  from years gone by

[Kbeitz]

That looks more like my 29 chevy  from years gone by

I think your right... I keep getting my old Buick and Dads truck years mixed up...



 

[Babylon519]

My favourite vehicle ever was a 1984 Jeep Cherokee - this was the first model year that AMC downsized from the bigger Cherokee, and was the poster-child for a new category dubbed S-U-V. I have often heard you shouldn't buy "the beta version" of a resigned model, but I put 475,000 km (300,000 miles) on that Jeep. Oddest thing was that it had been repainted when I bought it in'86 from its original champagne colour to a dark brown. A body man found evidence that it had been in a write-off accident before I got it! I was bummed out to hear that at the time, but when I retired it 14 years later it didn't owe me a penny! - Jason

[Kbeitz]

I got an older Cherokee... I'm very happy with it...
I use it more for a work truck than my real truck...



 

[TKehl]

I'm a pragmatist and go for American full size trucks and Toyotas for smaller stuff.

1997 3/4 ton Suburban 321k miles, no issues, minimal rust
2005 4 cylinder Camry (244k miles, no issues, no rust) (FYI, the 4 cylinder has a timing chain, the 6 cylinder has a belt)
1993 Explorer woods toy 4k mils on 5 digit odometer (104, 204k...?) 4.0L, 4x4, 5 speed, and lifted.

Just about everyone has a decent drivetrain anymore, but the little bits go bad if you keep a vehicle long term like I do.  Have had 3 different door handles break off my wife's minivan, the rear heater line rust through, and the blend door motor go bad so there was no heat until wired open.  That's just the past year.   :(

Had a couple Subaru's that lasted a long time.  The 2000 Outback developed the head gasket issue and was never the same after rebuild.

Promised the wife a newer minivan this coming summer and will probably be a Toyota or Dodge. 

[Al_Smith]

The one saving grace when it comes to repairs of newer cars is the internet.If you are persistent just about any subject is covered .For that matter on just about any subject it's out there some place .Then again you might go about half blind staring at a computer screen before you find it .

[Den Socling]

You are right, Al. I have Googled the most impossible questions and get hits even before I'm done entering the question. It is amazing!