The mYstErIoUs Twuck

Sadly, I am not able to do much with Twuck right now. Da’s rack and pinion came in the same day I picked up Twuck, so that takes precedence in my little world.
But there is a mystery here. Title clearly states “2000” as date of manufacture, but GM stopped producing the OBS style body in 98,,, And Twuck is CLEARLY OBS,,,, Just looking under the hood screams 90’s model. but that date is repeated in several places, including the door tag.

I don’t know for certain, but I can say with confidence, despite the condition of certain parts, mostly due to sitting and rusting, things look extremely promising. Parts are readily available, and going with online purchases, reletively inexpensive. Example being in a brake caliper. I can pick up a caliper for less than I bought pads for Buffalo (had to buy local since it was a “right now’ repair.) I can pick up all the cables for the P-brake for about the same amount as ONE caliper. Serious parts are gonna cost more, obviously: like if I need to ,major surgery on that rear end, things are gonna get pricey quick,,, BUT, that rear end is built like an M1A1 Abrahms!!! SOLID is a good working term for it. (I wasn’t kidding in comments that I think that, “just” the rear end of Twuck weighs more than Buffalo complete. Theres more steel in Twucks leafsprings than there is in Buffalos frame and body panels.

I know some of whats wrong, obvious stuff. Then theres the unknowns (like, is that master/slave cylinder for the clutch FUBARed or just needs flushed and bled?) SO,,, right now, My sole purpose is to get that engine running. Everything else gets sidelined until I know that she can start and run. Her current status, brakes, exhaust, any electrical problems behind the cab,,, all can wait until that engine goes VROOOM (loudly, since its basically an open header at this point.)(thanks to catalytic converter theives)

I’m not even going to clean the junk and gunk out of the bed until I can move her up to my place ON HER OWN POWER.

Battery. Ignition switch and new key, and some McGuyverism on my part (cut cables, gotta sort out what goes where. Thanks to battery theives.) and likely a couple trips for fresh gas and fuel line cleaner, and antifreeze. Plus some other repairs noted under the hood (heater hoses need replaced, should replace the upper and lower while at it, Cheap insurance.)

If she can’t move on her own, stopping is moot. Engine no run, no brakes needed… Thats priority.

And the new shoes can wait until she has brakes to stop her. (Though,,,, I may pull that drivers front and re-seat the bead so its not a slow leaker like it is currently. can fill it up today and its flat tomorrow, and I watched the bubbles forming at the bead while filling it up.)

Yeah, I’m just spilling my thoughts out here, ‘tracking’ for me to keep things in order, and maybe provide a little entertainment for you as you follow along.

BUT, I feel this’uns a TRUE Keeper,,, Serously, I see examples of this style and age of truck, in running order, going for 10K plus!! I won’t spend that amount getting her up-n-running and back on the road. Just gonna take some time and busted knucks and a spider-web filled wallet. The arachnids are gonna be missing out on greenback company for awhile. I knew that when I made the call “GET THIS!!!” (and right now, the stress of the last two weeks, wondering, waiting for a title, stressing over getting the paperwieght home,,,, GONE! Its now something more in my control: Do-able!)

It’s an investment, and not (just) in a truck, but ME and MY FUTURE.

<a promise to my readers: WHEN I get the engine fired up, there will be video with sound. > note, WHEN, not IF,,,

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