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Looking for some help... Updated 11/15
I can't really go into some details, but basically, I have a problem. I have to have surgery which is scheduled for the week before Christmas. Because of this, I will not be able to drive a manual transmission vehicle for likely 3-6 months, which means I need an automatic to drive since nearly all of my trucks are manuals (and unfortunately only my work truck is currently drivable, the 4.0 in my choptop blew up over the summer). I started work on putting my 88 back together, but it's crunch time and I still have a long way to go. My injury that requires the surgery has been limiting how much paid work I can do, and also has been limiting my ability to work on my 88.
I chose to post this in the General forum because I'm asking for essentially two things:
1) Anyone who can come and help for a couple hours or a day here or there to help me get it back together. I'm located in Butler, PA. A few miles south of Butler City. I can't really offer much for the help other than food and drink right now, but after my recovery I would be willing to donate time or whatnot to help anyone who helps me.
2) I still am in need of a few odds and ends. Specifically my seat tracks are shot and the seats aren't in the best of shape either. If I can only get a set of good tracks, I'll make my seats work for now. Eventually I'll need a good tan headliner, good tan door panels and other such things too, but that stuff isn't overly important to me right now. I certainly will not complain if anyone wants to help a little with money for parts because it will still need an exhaust done too. Also need to come up with a blower motor, blower motor resistor, and heater core (although I think I may have a heater core somewhere).
Now, where I'm at on the project....
Front axle needs positioned and radius arms welded (I have the mounts made up and all, it just needs to be joined and plated at the axle, if I can get the welder dragged over to it, I can weld it up).
Front axle needs new U-joints. I have the joints. Front driveshaft will have to be put back in afterwords.
Front and rear brakes need done. Hard lines, soft lines, pads, calipers, rotors, shoes, springs, drums, wheel cylinders, brake cables. I have most of the hard lines made up and a few installed already and have all of the brake parts.
Body mounts need replaced and the bad mounts repaired. I have all the pieces. Original idea was to replace all the mounts and put on a 1" body lift, but at this point I would be fine with just replacing the front 6 bushings and worry about the back 4 and the body lift later. I just need the truck functional asap.
Last of the interior needs gutted. Headliner, trim, rear seat backs, front drivers seat. I'm only concerned with replacing the two front seats and tracks right now to make it usable, but I need to clean out where mice have made homes.
2.9L needs put back together. Block is in the truck, but the whole top end and all accessories need put back on. I'll probably be working on getting the heads ready to go between today and Sunday. I have a full gasket set and all that fun stuff.
Front clip needs put together. Fenders, radiator support, lights, grill.
I never expected this project to become this involved or taken this long to complete or I would have just picked up a beater for a few hundred. It seemed like a good idea because I had collected a lot of the parts that I'd need over the past several years, but we all know how projects go, lol. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, anyone over 21 that helps is welcome to sample some of my home brewed beer, lol.
Anyone who would prefer to donate money, here is a Paypal link or you can PM me if you would prefer some other method. https://www.paypal.me/lilBlueFord
I can't really go into some details, but basically, I have a problem. I have to have surgery which is scheduled for the week before Christmas. Because of this, I will not be able to drive a manual transmission vehicle for likely 3-6 months, which means I need an automatic to drive since nearly all of my trucks are manuals (and unfortunately only my work truck is currently drivable, the 4.0 in my choptop blew up over the summer). I started work on putting my 88 back together, but it's crunch time and I still have a long way to go. My injury that requires the surgery has been limiting how much paid work I can do, and also has been limiting my ability to work on my 88.
I chose to post this in the General forum because I'm asking for essentially two things:
1) Anyone who can come and help for a couple hours or a day here or there to help me get it back together. I'm located in Butler, PA. A few miles south of Butler City. I can't really offer much for the help other than food and drink right now, but after my recovery I would be willing to donate time or whatnot to help anyone who helps me.
2) I still am in need of a few odds and ends. Specifically my seat tracks are shot and the seats aren't in the best of shape either. If I can only get a set of good tracks, I'll make my seats work for now. Eventually I'll need a good tan headliner, good tan door panels and other such things too, but that stuff isn't overly important to me right now. I certainly will not complain if anyone wants to help a little with money for parts because it will still need an exhaust done too. Also need to come up with a blower motor, blower motor resistor, and heater core (although I think I may have a heater core somewhere).
Now, where I'm at on the project....
Front axle needs positioned and radius arms welded (I have the mounts made up and all, it just needs to be joined and plated at the axle, if I can get the welder dragged over to it, I can weld it up).
Front axle needs new U-joints. I have the joints. Front driveshaft will have to be put back in afterwords.
Front and rear brakes need done. Hard lines, soft lines, pads, calipers, rotors, shoes, springs, drums, wheel cylinders, brake cables. I have most of the hard lines made up and a few installed already and have all of the brake parts.
Body mounts need replaced and the bad mounts repaired. I have all the pieces. Original idea was to replace all the mounts and put on a 1" body lift, but at this point I would be fine with just replacing the front 6 bushings and worry about the back 4 and the body lift later. I just need the truck functional asap.
Last of the interior needs gutted. Headliner, trim, rear seat backs, front drivers seat. I'm only concerned with replacing the two front seats and tracks right now to make it usable, but I need to clean out where mice have made homes.
2.9L needs put back together. Block is in the truck, but the whole top end and all accessories need put back on. I'll probably be working on getting the heads ready to go between today and Sunday. I have a full gasket set and all that fun stuff.
Front clip needs put together. Fenders, radiator support, lights, grill.
I never expected this project to become this involved or taken this long to complete or I would have just picked up a beater for a few hundred. It seemed like a good idea because I had collected a lot of the parts that I'd need over the past several years, but we all know how projects go, lol. Any help anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
BTW, anyone over 21 that helps is welcome to sample some of my home brewed beer, lol.
Anyone who would prefer to donate money, here is a Paypal link or you can PM me if you would prefer some other method. https://www.paypal.me/lilBlueFord
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