insuficiente
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Hi! I'm a complete newbie, and I the only vehicle me and my wife own is an old ambulance.
I plan on recording the process here, and hopefully you will be able to advice and encourage me
Original Craigslist advert
Engine: Amazing milage
see it running here see engine running here:
how does it sound?
Bought it for $1400 after I discovered a huge patch of rust on the floor pan:
This are the things I've already fixed so far:
* dealt with rust first, removed driver seat, cut off carpet, cleaned and applied rust spray, 3 layers, I also bought aluminium sheet
* fixed the puncture on rear left tire! It had a slow leak, i patched it good!
*replaced both batteries, $270 total, ouch.
* washed inside and out, but i still need to do a more though clean inside
* removed useless furniture inside, still to remove floor etc
* fixed driver side door lock! I found it under the driver seat! All i had to do was fit it, i added some silicone to make sure it doesnt move again.
The bad parts:
* Carfax says its been in 3 accidents..
and I can tell the wing has been repainted because it looks a lot newer:
http://i.imgur.com/Hk1aSpc.jpg
I think the damage is just cosmetic, but I dont know this vans that well. this is the only damage on the rear:
* Missing driver side lock. But you can lock it from the inside, and unlock from the passenger side.
* Missing ambulance light covers all around (not a big deal, planned on removing them anyway
* Missing back ambo lights and there a giant hole, it tells me water must have gone in, but it looks fine, I will block with fibreglass or some kind of cover
* Electronics inside are a bit of a mess
* Some damage, I plan on sanding it down, cleaning it and use Plasti Dip to give it a nicer finish.
The worse part is the rust under the driver side, everything else seemed clean otherwise, but I didnt have a good look under the whole car, I could have a better look tomorrow.
Picture of the rust:
* It has a tow package!
* The plastics and door cards look brand new:
* brand new spare tire. and the rest of the tires are good, apart from 1 of them which leaks air through the valve I believe, easy fix.
I promise to update and post more pictures!
I plan on recording the process here, and hopefully you will be able to advice and encourage me
Original Craigslist advert
Engine: Amazing milage
how does it sound?
Bought it for $1400 after I discovered a huge patch of rust on the floor pan:
This are the things I've already fixed so far:
* dealt with rust first, removed driver seat, cut off carpet, cleaned and applied rust spray, 3 layers, I also bought aluminium sheet
* fixed the puncture on rear left tire! It had a slow leak, i patched it good!
*replaced both batteries, $270 total, ouch.
* washed inside and out, but i still need to do a more though clean inside
* removed useless furniture inside, still to remove floor etc
* fixed driver side door lock! I found it under the driver seat! All i had to do was fit it, i added some silicone to make sure it doesnt move again.
The bad parts:
* Carfax says its been in 3 accidents..
http://i.imgur.com/Hk1aSpc.jpg
I think the damage is just cosmetic, but I dont know this vans that well. this is the only damage on the rear:
* Missing driver side lock. But you can lock it from the inside, and unlock from the passenger side.
* Missing ambulance light covers all around (not a big deal, planned on removing them anyway
* Missing back ambo lights and there a giant hole, it tells me water must have gone in, but it looks fine, I will block with fibreglass or some kind of cover
* Electronics inside are a bit of a mess
* Some damage, I plan on sanding it down, cleaning it and use Plasti Dip to give it a nicer finish.
The worse part is the rust under the driver side, everything else seemed clean otherwise, but I didnt have a good look under the whole car, I could have a better look tomorrow.
Picture of the rust:
* It has a tow package!
* The plastics and door cards look brand new:
* brand new spare tire. and the rest of the tires are good, apart from 1 of them which leaks air through the valve I believe, easy fix.
I promise to update and post more pictures!
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