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[Updates] I recently did a spray paint job on the hood of this car, and it got rid of my problems with the burns in the hood, even though the paint doesn't look that great, it's rust protection to me that matters right now. I literally just noticed some rust on the front doors, on the bottom corners, and I need to fix that fast, before it becomes a problem. Currently, I'm just trying to work out the rest of the issues. There's new images for the resprayed hood. I did my best possible work under a streetlight at night, since I ran out of daylight, and there's no more good weather days soon, so it looks pretty bad, but it protects the car.
I also found some issues with the suspension, and I am going to need to replace my tie rods, ball joints, etc. I'll probably just get a bunch of crap to basically rebuild the whole thing, just for future proofing. There's 150K miles on the car before I owned it, and I might as well replace all the worn out stuff.
[Original Post]
This is my '88 Fifth Avenue that I picked up. I've had it since September, and it runs nice, despite some small issues.
It's still original - and for the most part I intend to keep it that way. So far, I've fixed the front brakes (new caliper on right side, new pads on both wheels), the windshield wipers (bushings needed to be replaced... old ones dry rotted) and my rear lights (Just took a bit of sandpaper to the corrosion of the sockets).
Preventative maintenance so far has just been an oil change (using 10W-30, conventional), brake fluid (the old stuff was this brownish, milky and watered down looking fluid. Almost like someone dropped dirt into the master cylinder), and then a new set of spark plugs and distributor.
The only issues left now are that my A/c and heat don't work (nothing happens when I press the buttons), and alignment is off, since I have to hold the wheel about 10 degrees to the left to keep the car straight.
I'm planning on driving it a lot, so in terms of mods, I'm just looking into stuff I can do for MPG mostly. Possibly an economy tuned turbo? (Sounds odd, but just looking into possible routes.)
I also found some issues with the suspension, and I am going to need to replace my tie rods, ball joints, etc. I'll probably just get a bunch of crap to basically rebuild the whole thing, just for future proofing. There's 150K miles on the car before I owned it, and I might as well replace all the worn out stuff.
[Original Post]
This is my '88 Fifth Avenue that I picked up. I've had it since September, and it runs nice, despite some small issues.
It's still original - and for the most part I intend to keep it that way. So far, I've fixed the front brakes (new caliper on right side, new pads on both wheels), the windshield wipers (bushings needed to be replaced... old ones dry rotted) and my rear lights (Just took a bit of sandpaper to the corrosion of the sockets).
Preventative maintenance so far has just been an oil change (using 10W-30, conventional), brake fluid (the old stuff was this brownish, milky and watered down looking fluid. Almost like someone dropped dirt into the master cylinder), and then a new set of spark plugs and distributor.
The only issues left now are that my A/c and heat don't work (nothing happens when I press the buttons), and alignment is off, since I have to hold the wheel about 10 degrees to the left to keep the car straight.
I'm planning on driving it a lot, so in terms of mods, I'm just looking into stuff I can do for MPG mostly. Possibly an economy tuned turbo? (Sounds odd, but just looking into possible routes.)
