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Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/14/24 9:38 p.m.

Feel like this has happened once already

 

i bought back the z32 less the engine/trans/interior/lights. He left all the new suspension and brake parts, tons of extras, half his immaculate brown/tan interior including a crack free dash, better t tops than it left with, and some of the extras that I tossed in when it sold. Will be parting it out and scrapping what's left. 
 

also bought a honda dream that is slightly more nightmare and will probably have to part that over the winter to get my money back and make a little. 
 

getting back on track on ebay listing consistently, working through the backlog, and stocking stuff in an organized manner so when something sells I just need to tape it up and send it out. 
 

definitely want to find the right home for the 57 chevy that isn't my home. Have yet to sell the virago or the 3 wheeler even though they've been replaced. Have my sister's old buddy 125 up at the cabin and my dad's old dirtbike is mine now and waiting for me to clean the carb. 
 

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/17/24 5:58 p.m.

classicJackets (FS)
classicJackets (FS) SuperDork
10/17/24 7:54 p.m.

Quick work!! Those are still such good looking cars

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/18/24 6:02 p.m.

It's gone to the big scrapyard in the sky. Actually it's at reed's salvage and probably crushed and on their mountain of scrap. I got complemented on just how far I stripped it, so I've got that going for me.

 

Also of note: sold the ridgeline for a $50 profit to a junk car buyer guy. 

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/22/24 8:54 p.m.

Ebay store firing on more cylinders. Sales doing well, got upgraded to top seller and with that I'm now allowed 5 million listings or dollars in sales a month, which while cool, will not happen ever. It's nice to know I won't have to pay to get more listings or sales though. Consistently sending out around 15 packages a week, this week 11 have already gone out. still playing catch up but have around 160 listings and still probably 100 things to list and more coming every week so I set a goal to average 10 new listings per day 5 days a week. 
 

also dragged this home sunday from dculberson. Had a nice day, hung out and had lunch and Abby played with his daughters the whole time. 100/10 vehicle purchase experience. 
 


 

tomorrow evening I'm picking up a white southern rust free hood for it. The core support looks ok, may need a tug on the left down low. the hood latch mount got bent and that's what sucked the hood under. I am keeping an eye out for another left fender but it looks resprayed in the factory color so I should be able to fix the fender if I don't find one and respray it and the door after fixing the leading edge. Have trim rings for the wheels, 94-98 mirrors, and I'll have to decide if it gets the work truck grill or the silverado one. It may go to my uncle as his 96 olds cutlass ciera got obliterated from behind last week. 
 

also excited because looooonnnngggg time forum member mazdax605 is swinging by tomorrow night or thursday morning. He's coming to pick up the suspension from the Z32 for a friend on a discord server with both of us. The Z32 once again has proven profitable and has been squished and I got $43 for the shell. Woof, there are times it would have been closer to $200. 
 

put new steps on the truck last week. Had to cut the hardware to get the old ones off  but the rockers are still solid. I hosed them inside and out as well as all the mounting bits for the steps and everything i could get to with fluid film again. That's the only reason my 8 year old ohio truck doesn't have any holes. Have a little on each rear wheel arch to repair then cover with factory style flares. The plan is to fix the 2 bigger dents and spray the bottom and the flares in silver like the factory 2 tones. My silver cap will blend in better too. 

 

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/23/24 10:17 p.m.

 

hood acquired off craigslist for fifty bucks

dculberson
dculberson MegaDork
10/23/24 11:41 p.m.

Hell yesssss

golfduke
golfduke Dork
10/24/24 8:35 a.m.

Glad to see the Avalon still kicking ass and taking names! 

 

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/24/24 9:13 a.m.

It's like a sewing machine. Due for an oil change, need to order a filter so i can knock it out before it gets cold. Best "free" car I've ever been given

 

chris aka mazdax605? Good dude. He was going from MA to MI and back for a mazda rotary pickup bed for his son's truck and stopped by to take the Z32 brakes and suspension back up there for me. 

Patrick
Patrick MegaDork
10/24/24 4:16 p.m.

 

core support was pushed in a little and the hood latch brace was bent inward. Put strap around a stump and used the ratchet to bring all that back into the right planes. That fixed the door gap to the driver's fender. Think I can save the fender if I take the inner out and use a bladder against the side of the cowl to push it back out. 

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