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Get the first truck my wife and I bought when we were first engaged. A long time ago I bought this truck. First truck we owned together as a couple. Later on we outgrew it and we sold it to my wife's son really cheap. 15 years later he has company trucks now and no longer needs it. Truck is old. 380k on the original motor used as a work truck has some dings and dents never wrecked interior is in need of a redo. Basically the whole truck needs a rebuild. I want it back to tear it apart and rebuild it to factory condition. Parts are relatively cheap and plentiful at the junkyard or online new from repop places.Its a 1989 GMC Sierra short bed regular cab. Not exactly a classic car but meh
Wife thinks I'm completely nuts and is already quacking at me
My boss said I can leave it at the shop yard as long as I want to.
It's one thing if the vehicle had some sort of sentimental value for the both of you, but I'm guessing your wife thinks it's a piece of crap that's not worth sinking a dime into... and I'd have to agree.
Awesome E4Y No matter the Condition a Car/Truck that holds some deep sentimental value to the owner is priceless nI would love to have my Old College 1983 Full-size Bronco or my old 1985 IROC-Z Camaro with the 305CI L-69HO with a whooping 190HP which was my first real sports car I ever owned.
But my guess is they were abused and beat into the ground beyond repair and due to the strict Aircare/Smog Regulations we have they were sent to the wreckers and crushed over a decade ago
Lol well it just has sentimental value for me. If I just wanted another truck I would just go buy one. I guess it's not about needing a new truck. My wife isn't as sentimental about it as I am about it. She's not exactly against it. She just sees it as pointless. I guess I'll take it back and then I'll evaluate what I want to do with it see what it really needs. Hell I may give it away to some kid that just needs a ride.
In her defense of sentimental she still has some of the notes we left each other from 20 years ago. Where as I would of tossed those long ago. I guess were sentimental about different things. My sentimental note has 4 wheels and is about 16 feet long.
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You may be nuts for wanting to restore a stock 1989 GMC Sierra, but sentimentality usually isn't logical. If you have the space and can afford it, why not? You won't get your money back out of the project, but there are certainly worse things to spend your money on.
Who knows, in another 25 years maybe it will be a classic.
You may be nuts for wanting to restore a stock 1989 GMC Sierra, but sentimentality usually isn't logical. If you have the space and can afford it, why not? You won't get your money back out of the project, but there are certainly worse things to spend your money on.
Who knows, in another 25 years maybe it will be a classic.
Selling it for money wasn't even a thought. I told her I could just buy another boat. She ran screaming from the room. Something about divorce and lawyer. I couldn't understand the rest. Huh go figure.
Be prepared to spend at least three to five time more than you originally plan on. With that kind of mileage on it, there isn't a part on it that isn't worn out.. Everything from top to bottom, front to back will need to be rebuild or replaced.. Those projects never go as planned. Most likely it will end up being torn apart and cluttering up the shop for years after you lose interest in it and go fishing..
Not trying to be a downer but having been in the business for way too many years, I can tell you the odds are it will never be finished. Listen to your wife and save yourself a lot of time, money and disappointment.. Good luck..
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