One Awesome Inch
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Well, I bought my van today. Its a 99 Ford E150 with 132K miles or 214K km. The engine and tranny are tip top and it drives very nice. It did suffer a fender bender and as a result the driver's side upper panel has been replaced. The van's frame is a tiny bit bent as evidenced by the fact that the rear barn door doesnt close 100% the way it should. It does close, but it isn't quite right if you know what I mean. The driver door is slightly off too, but better than the rear door. There is a fair sized dent on the sliding door and the area right behind it. The door still closes properly, but yeah, not too nice looking. I think the body dents and doors add up to a big reason why it was priced as it was... which works for me. The body, while somewhat important, is the least of my concerns compared to the engine and transmission. Aside from that the ignition is a bit wonky in that you have to pull the key out about 1 mm in order for the tumblers to allow you to turn it. Not a huge deal, but a consideration nonetheless. Aside from that, everything looks good. I talked him down to $2200 from $2400. Plus he said I could just keep whatever was in it as far as tools etc. The best of which is this saw:
I plan to use it for my build and then sell it. Any idea of what its worth?
I looked pretty hard for a couple of weeks and this is about as good a deal as I was going to get considering the low mileage, price and overall condition of the van.
As to the build itself its likely going to be a **slow** process. I only have a couple free nights a week I can work on it... for 2 or 3 hours at a time. It might take me til Spring or Summer.... who knows. As it stands now, I am in a situation where I can take it slow and hopefully do a good job, but that could change quickly if the SHTF quickly in my living situation.
I will take pics as I go along, but I warn you that I am no carpenter and my skills/tools are rudimentary. That said, I am a *bit* handy so I do have some confidence it will turn out okay.
Here are some pre build pics.
I plan to use it for my build and then sell it. Any idea of what its worth?
I looked pretty hard for a couple of weeks and this is about as good a deal as I was going to get considering the low mileage, price and overall condition of the van.
As to the build itself its likely going to be a **slow** process. I only have a couple free nights a week I can work on it... for 2 or 3 hours at a time. It might take me til Spring or Summer.... who knows. As it stands now, I am in a situation where I can take it slow and hopefully do a good job, but that could change quickly if the SHTF quickly in my living situation.
I will take pics as I go along, but I warn you that I am no carpenter and my skills/tools are rudimentary. That said, I am a *bit* handy so I do have some confidence it will turn out okay.
Here are some pre build pics.