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<blockquote data-quote="napierjohn" data-source="post: 1046811" data-attributes="member: 77757"><p>My brother raves about his 2001 that just keeps charging hard so I made the plunge and bought this 2004 XLT in southern Indiana for $4800 with 140,000 miles on it. Missing several pats to include tonneau, bed extender, center console (though bug out bag is there), and front tow hooks. It also has paint peeling from the metal. </p><p> Have lots of questions so far and will post them. Once I got home I saw the extent of the road salt rust and started replacing parts, wire brushing off underbody rust, and prime/black painting every rusty part I have touched. The engine sounds and runs fine but I will see where I really am once I am done with all the suspension and brake work.</p><p>Plans in progress:</p><p>- Remove and paint over rusted frame and suspension - everything I can reach.</p><p>- Replace rotors, rusted calipers, pads, shocks, leaf spring broken at the front eye, other leaf spring has rusted/worn bushings, rusted leaf spring shackles, rebuild rusted parking brakes.</p><p>- paint and install junkyard tow hooks</p><p>Future plans: </p><p>- Comb though engine replacing all the parts that wear (spark plugs, wires, fluids, and anything else I can think of)</p><p>- Replace fiberglass bed panel with good junk yard one I located</p><p>- Figure out paint issue (flaking off down to bare metal) - will post about this</p><p></p><p>The pile of rusted parts keeps growing.</p><p> </p><p>Glad to be on board, guys!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="napierjohn, post: 1046811, member: 77757"] My brother raves about his 2001 that just keeps charging hard so I made the plunge and bought this 2004 XLT in southern Indiana for $4800 with 140,000 miles on it. Missing several pats to include tonneau, bed extender, center console (though bug out bag is there), and front tow hooks. It also has paint peeling from the metal. Have lots of questions so far and will post them. Once I got home I saw the extent of the road salt rust and started replacing parts, wire brushing off underbody rust, and prime/black painting every rusty part I have touched. The engine sounds and runs fine but I will see where I really am once I am done with all the suspension and brake work. Plans in progress: - Remove and paint over rusted frame and suspension - everything I can reach. - Replace rotors, rusted calipers, pads, shocks, leaf spring broken at the front eye, other leaf spring has rusted/worn bushings, rusted leaf spring shackles, rebuild rusted parking brakes. - paint and install junkyard tow hooks Future plans: - Comb though engine replacing all the parts that wear (spark plugs, wires, fluids, and anything else I can think of) - Replace fiberglass bed panel with good junk yard one I located - Figure out paint issue (flaking off down to bare metal) - will post about this The pile of rusted parts keeps growing. Glad to be on board, guys! [/QUOTE]
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