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Well hey is this the first post in this sub forum? Hot damn.
Yesterday I bought my first Ford: a 1985 Club Wagon with the 6.9 diesel v8 and extended cab. It needs a bit of work, and since I don't know anything about auto repair, it's gonna be how I learn everything the hard way. There's a leak in the firewall (wait how does the firewall work with a doghouse??), the body's got some good rust spots, some of the ticky little electrical stuff is out, and it needs a new floorbed, but the engine runs great.
Looking for a row of bench seats (didn't come with any) and new cushions/upholstery for the bucket seats...the ones in there might be the originals, but they look like a dog's been chewing on 'em for 25 years.
I kinda want to put some sort of roof rack on it which could support say 500 lbs. Beach chairs and a boombox on the roof? Yes please.
The electronics tinkerer in me is hoping this thing has an OBD system so I could hook it up to a laptop. But maybe 1985 is too old for it to have one?
...hm yeah too old I guess.
Yesterday I bought my first Ford: a 1985 Club Wagon with the 6.9 diesel v8 and extended cab. It needs a bit of work, and since I don't know anything about auto repair, it's gonna be how I learn everything the hard way. There's a leak in the firewall (wait how does the firewall work with a doghouse??), the body's got some good rust spots, some of the ticky little electrical stuff is out, and it needs a new floorbed, but the engine runs great.
Looking for a row of bench seats (didn't come with any) and new cushions/upholstery for the bucket seats...the ones in there might be the originals, but they look like a dog's been chewing on 'em for 25 years.
I kinda want to put some sort of roof rack on it which could support say 500 lbs. Beach chairs and a boombox on the roof? Yes please.
The electronics tinkerer in me is hoping this thing has an OBD system so I could hook it up to a laptop. But maybe 1985 is too old for it to have one?
...hm yeah too old I guess.
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