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Found a Typhoon that's about an hour away from me. It has 103,xxx miles on it. Its repainted a silver color with decals etc. The body kit is there (front passenger fender clad is broken but that can be fixed hopefully), along with the entire interior, Awd, Turbo etc. Guy wants $2900 for it. Obviously for this price its not perfect. But I don't know much about them. Ive heard they are notorious for blown heads, turbo failure and other things. What else should I be looking for?
What I know about it:
Its originally a green body. It may or may not be rebodied because hes selling it as a 1989 and obviously we know its not. However it has a clean title so who knows. This is a make it-or break it problem also because I don't want to buy a stolen truck.
Paint on the roof is peeling.
Leaks about a 1"x5" puddle overnight. Owner says oil is on the bottom of the motor hard to track, Im thinking it might be a oil line, but who knows. Obviously this can be a make it-or break it problem.
Says it runs good but has a very slight miss at idle, this could be something small like a vacuum leak or it could be god knows what else.
Dont get ne wrong, all signs point to it being a mess. But a little project would be okay since I can always drive the blazer while I work on it. SO I figured I would ask my friendly neighborhood S10f gurus about these trucks because obviously if its legit I don't want to miss out on owning a great piece of GM history (especially since I think prices are just going to continue to rise).
BRB with pictures :haha:
BRB'er just saw the ****ing checklist. :rant::rotf: - Nevermind links don't work lol
What I know about it:
Its originally a green body. It may or may not be rebodied because hes selling it as a 1989 and obviously we know its not. However it has a clean title so who knows. This is a make it-or break it problem also because I don't want to buy a stolen truck.
Paint on the roof is peeling.
Leaks about a 1"x5" puddle overnight. Owner says oil is on the bottom of the motor hard to track, Im thinking it might be a oil line, but who knows. Obviously this can be a make it-or break it problem.
Says it runs good but has a very slight miss at idle, this could be something small like a vacuum leak or it could be god knows what else.
Dont get ne wrong, all signs point to it being a mess. But a little project would be okay since I can always drive the blazer while I work on it. SO I figured I would ask my friendly neighborhood S10f gurus about these trucks because obviously if its legit I don't want to miss out on owning a great piece of GM history (especially since I think prices are just going to continue to rise).
BRB with pictures :haha:
BRB'er just saw the ****ing checklist. :rant::rotf: - Nevermind links don't work lol
