Luckiest Man-After Pics
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wantingasy
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Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
What a score....I'm gunna drive around tomorrow and see if I can find an abandoned or neglected SYTY with an owner that doesn't know what it is and buy it...lol... :rotf: ...Seriously though, it cleaned up nice and looks good. Did you clean the engine bay also?
What a score....I'm gunna drive around tomorrow and see if I can find an abandoned or neglected SYTY with an owner that doesn't know what it is and buy it...lol... :rotf: ...Seriously though, it cleaned up nice and looks good. Did you clean the engine bay also?
martygar8
syclone #1322
Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
no have'nt clean the motor bay!!!! yet! but i will be doing that next, and yes, it used a whole bottle of back to black, that stuff works sweet!!!!!!!! looking good hugh! and thanks for all the good feedback from you guys, you guys were hard to please, but dam i still can't believe i got this truck for that price and how i came up on it. i found out they auctioned it, in a small town and nobody wanted it because it was a 91 and dirty and cladding was all dull and faded, but i think they got it for a couple of grand, so thats why he sold it me for 3200.00 and still made a profit, but they didnt know what they had. i drove it last night and power braked and let that turbo kick in and there she went pull me to the back of the seat and dam that thing went, there so quick!!!!!!!!! sorry guys i just so happy i got this truck to me its like the (holy grail of trucks) and thanks guys for your complements!!!!
no have'nt clean the motor bay!!!! yet! but i will be doing that next, and yes, it used a whole bottle of back to black, that stuff works sweet!!!!!!!! looking good hugh! and thanks for all the good feedback from you guys, you guys were hard to please, but dam i still can't believe i got this truck for that price and how i came up on it. i found out they auctioned it, in a small town and nobody wanted it because it was a 91 and dirty and cladding was all dull and faded, but i think they got it for a couple of grand, so thats why he sold it me for 3200.00 and still made a profit, but they didnt know what they had. i drove it last night and power braked and let that turbo kick in and there she went pull me to the back of the seat and dam that thing went, there so quick!!!!!!!!! sorry guys i just so happy i got this truck to me its like the (holy grail of trucks) and thanks guys for your complements!!!!
Jimmy
Banned
Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
Paint looked like chalk and the plastic was faded.
8 hours later you could read a newspaper in the paint and the plastic looked brand new. (back to black rules)
I got no doubt I doubled the value of that car with some elbow grease. ****er looked new.
Right on. About 10-12 years ago I bought my wife a 1986 Isuzu I-Mark that she just had to have,sy2873 said:
Paint looked like chalk and the plastic was faded.
8 hours later you could read a newspaper in the paint and the plastic looked brand new. (back to black rules)
I got no doubt I doubled the value of that car with some elbow grease. ****er looked new.
Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
Good call Jimmy. Each year, I like buying used DD car/truck and detailing the heck out of it after I buy it. After a few months of driving it and taking care of it, you can typically make a couple bucks or break even...sort of like renting the car for free!
It truly amazes me that many people do not wash their rigs on a consistent basis or really try to clean them up to help the sale. Based on the pictures of martygar8's truck, I bet he essentially added thousand of dollars on to the value of his Sy after his exterior detail job (granted he got a steal in the first place).
Good call Jimmy. Each year, I like buying used DD car/truck and detailing the heck out of it after I buy it. After a few months of driving it and taking care of it, you can typically make a couple bucks or break even...sort of like renting the car for free!
It truly amazes me that many people do not wash their rigs on a consistent basis or really try to clean them up to help the sale. Based on the pictures of martygar8's truck, I bet he essentially added thousand of dollars on to the value of his Sy after his exterior detail job (granted he got a steal in the first place).
Deanzsyclone
New member
Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
I tried some "simple green" on my motor then hosed it off, maybe work it around with a soft brush in your case.
I tried some "simple green" on my motor then hosed it off, maybe work it around with a soft brush in your case.
SY2932
Administrator
Re: Luckiest Man-After Pics
ZOINKS! What a difference
! Looks SWEET
! You can detail my truck anytime
! Even though the new year just started, I would say that you got the "deal of the year" hands down. I don't see anyone topping that one anytime soon... Most of us had to pay five figures easy to get into the "club".
I for one, am glad that you got it. Especially since you have shown that you a willing to take care of it and give it the respect that it deserves. There are fewer and fewer of these trucks on the road every year. It's GREAT to know others are out there are trying to preserve them and not just drive them into the ground.
CONGRATS and welcome to the forum!
With regards to the rim refinishing, you can read about it here. I am going to see if the author of that thread will send me the pics so that I can host them.
ZOINKS! What a difference
I for one, am glad that you got it. Especially since you have shown that you a willing to take care of it and give it the respect that it deserves. There are fewer and fewer of these trucks on the road every year. It's GREAT to know others are out there are trying to preserve them and not just drive them into the ground.
CONGRATS and welcome to the forum
!With regards to the rim refinishing, you can read about it here. I am going to see if the author of that thread will send me the pics so that I can host them.
