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It's already running again. Vice Grip mode on the ignition..
Good enough for another 50k miles
LOL, since the Vice Grip method sheared all the lock tumblers, now I can just turn the ignition by hand, no tools necessary now, not even a screwdriver.
Yeah yeah, almost anyone could come along and try to steal it at the moment, but the battery also has a bad cell and only charges up to about 11.5 volts max, it currently requires the help of jumper cables to start right now, and I disconnect the negative battery terminal after I park it and shut it down.
Ultimately, if we don't sell it first, I'm planning on replacing both the ignition lock and the battery, along with the driver's side door, because the lock on that is also fucked and currently rigged up with a padlock.
If I get that far into repairs, the price is going up to $1500, but as is, simple proof the engine runs and it drives, as-is $1000.
I dunno, time will tell, but I ain't about to go much further into any more repairs until I can get all the paperwork and title sorted out. The original owner passed away and didn't exactly leave a will..
It never hurts to have a beat up truck to do beat up truck things.
We had an old S-10 and it just had a panel of switches for starting the fuel pump and ignition. It was later completely gutted and we installed a big block 380 and supercharger, roll cage and racing slicks for drag racing, but that's not dull enough for this place.
Damn! Dude I used to work with Had one with a 350 in it. Insane little truck lol.
It was very ridiculous.
The body work was last, so mid project it looked like a rust bucket but ran like a demon. Even mild acceleration with the exhaust cutout was basically a war crime on traffic.
Gas mileage wasn't so great...
Whatever the future of this truck is, I dunno yet, until we sort out the paperwork. But in the meantime, it does have at least one beater truck duty to handle soon. We gotta remove the love seat sofa he used to sleep on at my mom's, the thing is nasty stinky..
Bonus points, the truck already has about half a tank of gasoline in these otherwise trying times...
Keep that in the tank and, in a few months, you may be able to buy a new truck!
Damn yo, yeah gas expensive and just going up these days.. ☹️