Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

ShuggsRR

Donating Member
Yeah so let the work begin... :rant:

So here is the WHOLE story on this truck...

The guy is a 66 year old man and is the origional owner. He looked all over DFW to find one and one dealership had one. It was out on a test drive with a Dallas Cowboy. The Cowboy didnt buy it and the salesman called to say "Its here come get it now!"

The Ty was his daily driver. Just to the office and back. Never raced, or beaten much at all. One day it was in the dealer for service. One of the porters liked Typhoons and took it for a test drive. The truck had no oil in it and he blew the engine. The dealership replaced it with a new short block. About 100 miles later the check engine light came on. He parked it out behind his buddy's warehouse one day. Then the next time he went to start it, the truck cranked over but didnt fire. There it sat for almost 1 1/2 years.

It has 86,397 miles.
- Newer tires
- new shortblock
- rebuilt turbo
- new alternator
- newer exhaust
- new serpentine belt
- new radiator
- new heater core
- always used Mobile 1 oil
- new brakes
- Keyless entry/alarm

Comes with window sticker, all 4 glove box manuals, all original dealer paperwork, 3 factory service manuals, wheel lock key, etc

Here is the current status and damage assessment.
- It has badly worn paint and needs a re-paint. Some surface rust where paint is peeled off
- Front right cladding missing front tab and has a crack on the outside behind another tab
- back right corner cladding cracked and in need of replacement
- bumper pushed in in the rear (have a spare)
- dash is cracked in a few spots
- it was smoked in
- clear on rims is messed up a bit here and there. One has slight curbing
- cladding on left side is sun baked on the top of the rear pieces
- one small dent on door
- wiper and defront buttons to the left of gauges are faded a bit
- Needs battery
- needs rear window shocks

I am keeping it at my buddy's shop with my other trucks. he has a paint booth there and will help me paint the trucks. hehe i also have a wrecked Typhoon with running drivetrain in great shape... So I hope to be driving this one soon!

And yes, I did pay under $4500 for the truck. heh


Pictures here
http://www.tycloness.com/igallery/viewer.php?albid=253&stage=2


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unloading
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front
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back
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Driver
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Wheel
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Passenger
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Back seat
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glove box books
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trunk goodies
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engine
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MikeRenz

not stock
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

at least you won't have to use any wax remover. Looks like a fun cleaner-upper
 

Norm

Donating Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

That looks like a bit of work. But damn it's all there, you have the parts to get it fixed up, and with your buddy 's paint booth it'l be fixed up. Nice find. I sure like the green ones.
 

SyTyJedi

Jedi Council
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Badass man! Congrats!

You have a buddy with a paint booth? He may have to be my buddy too :)
 

5SpdTy

Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Looks alot better than the pics on the other thread. nice find!
 

Jimmy

Banned
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Good deal.Now hopefully you can fix the no start problem and just drive it like it is.
 

ShuggsRR

Donating Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Thats kinda the plan till the Tyclone is complete.

Step 2- Get the Ty running and on the road.
Step 2- Finish the Tyclone.
Step 3- Finish the Typhoon

Once the Tyclone is done I'll drive that and my girl can drive the Typhoon.
Maybe she and I can each take one to Nats. hehe
 

Black Knight

I Glow Therefore I am
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Good deal, It looks pretty straight, yeah it needs paint but that's no biggie. I always liked that that color combo.
 
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Congrats!! Good Luck with the Fix, I am gonna start the same problem with the SY
Brent
 

bezerk

New member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

congratz..
green, grey, i really hoped you got a rare color there, but green is really cool
 

12secondSY

Syty Killer :(
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Not bad. I would have bought it too. Are you going to paint it green again or something different?
 

Baythan

SY2TY2SY2TY
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Congrats! Second truck rescued this week!

Oh, and welcome to Club Green/Grey! :tup:
 

ShuggsRR

Donating Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Well I spent a good part of the afternoon cleaning, washing, vaccuming, etc the Ty. I am VERY please with how it has turned out.

When I touched the paint green came off on your fingers... ack...

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Then when scrubbing it turned the water and soap suds all green as well!

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It sure looks pretty when its wet!

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A little cleaning inside and a vaccum... Looks new!

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Baythan

SY2TY2SY2TY
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

That's just oxidation! Keep rubbing! :rotf:

Looks 100% better already!!
 

ShuggsRR

Donating Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

Oh it came with keyless entry remotes, one still sealed in the package. Has brand new knit gloves in the back with the spare as well. The back seat and passenger seat feel brand new. The drivers seat is what most tys feel like to me. I dont think he ever drove anyone around in it. It also has an alarm with keyless entry that works just fine.

im happy so far... Lets see how far I need to go to get it to run!

Oh and yes, it will return to original green/grey paint. Bone stock minus the Firehawks lol
 
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SY2455

70's Veteran
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

I knew it was just a matter of time before you jumped in again. Congratulations, One of the
1st things you need to do is lower the back some as it has the 3/4 ton look. :tup:
 

ShuggsRR

Donating Member
Re: Finally Bought A Typhoon! WOOOT!

IT RUNS!!!! IT RUNS!!!! heh heh

Click here for video!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1723941667

My buddy came over tonight to help me get it started. It was the alarm. the Ty has an alarm that had the starter disabled. Fired right up within seconds of my buddy coming over. Seriously. We put in a new battery and he saw the alarm LED on and got under the dash, messed around and turned the key. Started right up!

Damn am I happy now!!!
 
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