a couple weeks ago i brought the Meano home.
Here are a few pics:
after giving it a quick bath to get the 7 years of dirt off of it.
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Ready for the hour ride home.
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First things first, I dont think it was in the my garage for five minuites and the topper was removed along with the 4 sand bags and other misc crap my dad decided to toss in ther back. And believe it or not, the air shocks still hold air. as you can see in the pic with the rear lifted...
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Then got the old seats out so i could get the interior cleaned up... and couldn't help checking to see how the new seats will fit. No the interior will not stay brown/tan it will be black and grey (paint too).
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And for the Bad news.
Turns out that there is a bit more rust to deal with. This was all on the side of the car that was up against the wall in my parents garage and i couldnt tell till i got it out of the garage. curse_sign.gif
Oh well, it wouldnt be any fun if it was easy... right? there are a couple other areas of rust, though none are this bad. the underside looks real clean (ill get pictures of that later) just some surfface rust on the frame, and very little surfface rust on the floor/sheet metal.
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I made some progress this weekend. while working on the wifes minivan (trying to get a stuborn strut bolt loose... sprayed alot of liquid wrench to break it loose) i decided to spend the time working on the Meano.
changed the oil, was about to chance the spark plugs... pulled one and it looked almost new (must have been changed recently before it was stored) no oil or carbon build up nice brown color. at that i decided to keep the exisiting plugs in there and save the new ones for later. installed a new battery and checked all the electrical under the hood for broken wires, there were none, then checked all the lights and accesories. everything works, except the air which hasnt worked for a while now. then i went to turn it over and make sure that the motor wasnt siezed up for some reason, turned freely. after finding out that the old man put fuel stabilizer and Heat in the tank two times while it was stored i decided to see if it would fire. Not expecting much i turned the key and with a slight tap of the throttle it fired off. Now it did not stay running for more than a few seconds. I had to hold my foot on the throttle to keep it running. I adjusted the idle to allow it to keep running and let it run for anout 1/2 hour, no problems, all seems good (except the carb) which i will be rebuilding, probably later this week. tires are good to go, no dry rot, i guess because it was stored in the garage and not exposed to the sun so they will stay on there for a little bit.
so, at this point i need to rebuild the carb, flush and bleed the brakes, and of course get it liscenced and it will be back on the road (at least then i can use it to go and get parts for the build).
Im glad one of my vehicles is cooperating for me.
Here are a few pics:
after giving it a quick bath to get the 7 years of dirt off of it.
Ready for the hour ride home.
First things first, I dont think it was in the my garage for five minuites and the topper was removed along with the 4 sand bags and other misc crap my dad decided to toss in ther back. And believe it or not, the air shocks still hold air. as you can see in the pic with the rear lifted...
Then got the old seats out so i could get the interior cleaned up... and couldn't help checking to see how the new seats will fit. No the interior will not stay brown/tan it will be black and grey (paint too).
And for the Bad news.
Turns out that there is a bit more rust to deal with. This was all on the side of the car that was up against the wall in my parents garage and i couldnt tell till i got it out of the garage. curse_sign.gif
Oh well, it wouldnt be any fun if it was easy... right? there are a couple other areas of rust, though none are this bad. the underside looks real clean (ill get pictures of that later) just some surfface rust on the frame, and very little surfface rust on the floor/sheet metal.
I made some progress this weekend. while working on the wifes minivan (trying to get a stuborn strut bolt loose... sprayed alot of liquid wrench to break it loose) i decided to spend the time working on the Meano.
changed the oil, was about to chance the spark plugs... pulled one and it looked almost new (must have been changed recently before it was stored) no oil or carbon build up nice brown color. at that i decided to keep the exisiting plugs in there and save the new ones for later. installed a new battery and checked all the electrical under the hood for broken wires, there were none, then checked all the lights and accesories. everything works, except the air which hasnt worked for a while now. then i went to turn it over and make sure that the motor wasnt siezed up for some reason, turned freely. after finding out that the old man put fuel stabilizer and Heat in the tank two times while it was stored i decided to see if it would fire. Not expecting much i turned the key and with a slight tap of the throttle it fired off. Now it did not stay running for more than a few seconds. I had to hold my foot on the throttle to keep it running. I adjusted the idle to allow it to keep running and let it run for anout 1/2 hour, no problems, all seems good (except the carb) which i will be rebuilding, probably later this week. tires are good to go, no dry rot, i guess because it was stored in the garage and not exposed to the sun so they will stay on there for a little bit.
so, at this point i need to rebuild the carb, flush and bleed the brakes, and of course get it liscenced and it will be back on the road (at least then i can use it to go and get parts for the build).
Im glad one of my vehicles is cooperating for me.
good luck with your project
