The Elantra Sold!

I don't know how many of you have heard about the Hyundai Elantra that I had for quite some time. But after four months in the shop (with many parts being replaced or rebuilt) it has finally gotten out, and last Saturday it SOLD! Praise the Lord!

Also, since it was finally out of the shop, I got a chance to get some pictures of it. Here are a couple of them.

My new truck

A couple weeks ago I got a new truck! I've been looking for a Diesel to possibly convert to run on Vegetable Oil, but haven't found one that had what I wanted within my price range. Basically I was looking for three things:

• I wanted a GM pickup, (or Suburban or Blazer).
• It had to be a 1993 model or older (in 1994 they started using electronic fuel injection which is no good for vegetable oil).
• I also wanted it to be 4x4.
• I also wanted it to be a 1993 (since that was the only year that they made a 6.5L Turbo Diesel engine with mechanical fuel injection)
• It had to be under $1500
  

I would have been fine with one of the older non turbo 6.2L diesel engines, but ideally I wanted a 1993 with the 6.5L Turbo Diesel.

Basically what I wanted, and the price it had to be didn't match, so I was having a hard time finding anything half decent until...

This truck came along.

This is a 1993 (YAY!) Chevy (YAY!) Pickup (YAY!), with 4x4 (YAY!) and the 6.5L Turbo Diesel (YAY!). Best of all they were only asking $1200 (YAY again!).

The problem was that the ad said the engine was seized-up (Grr, not so good!). I decided to call the guy anyway and ask what the symptoms of the problem were. He proceeded to explain the problem, and I got to thinking it was more of a starter problem than an engine problem. I went to look at it and it wasn't even a starter problem! The only problem was that one of the starter bolts had broken, and the other had bent! So with $10 I headed over to Napa Auto Parts and picked up two new starter bolts.

Now have have a great running truck that I couldn't have found anywhere else for less than $3500 at the least! I am so excited. It has a new:

• Transmission
• Torque Converter
• Alternator
• Gas Tank
• Radiator
• Tires
• Exhaust system
• and now it even has two new starter bolts :-).

This truck runs and drives great, and has almost no rust at all! Oh, it also came with fender flares, mud flaps, and a tough looking chrome farm bumper (on the rear)! I couldn't have asked for a nicer truck at this price. I can't wait to get it converted and start driving it for free!