New Cabby Owner

[kevintfn]

Hi all, i have just bought an 87 cabby. Just wanted to say hello. i will be posting pics and info later. I am glad to be joining the community.

[superquick]

welcome to the club/sickness you will find that owning a cabby can be one of the funnest things ever. keep us posted on updates

[jzinkel]

welcome to the club/sickness you will find that owning a cabby can be one of the funnest things ever. keep us posted on updates

Congratulations and welcome,
If you like the CSI TV series, you'll like working on the car. Be prepared to educate yourself well. Buy the Bentley Repair Manual (now in hard cover) asap and book mark Cabby-Info.com
You'll be reading every word on that site. Trust me............. But, in the end, taking care of the car and working the bugs out as they occur is quite rewarding. Parts are readily available but stay away from the ones marked made in China. Tip off is low, low price. They work a few days or months, then self destruct. Post your questions here and you'll always get great answers from several of the top guns. I got mine to a daily driver status with their help and the web site (thank you Kammy) in very short order. The car is an attention getter for sure, as well as a very fun ride.


Cabby 023 by jzinkel, on Flickr

[glennz01]

Welcome to the vortex. You are in for a fun ride! Looking forward to the pics and story.

[CajunSpike]

Congratulations and welcome,
If you like the CSI TV series, you'll like working on the car. Be prepared to educate yourself well. Buy the Bentley Repair Manual (now in hard cover) asap and book mark Cabby-Info.com
You'll be reading every word on that site. Trust me............. But, in the end, taking care of the car and working the bugs out as they occur is quite rewarding. Parts are readily available but stay away from the ones marked made in China. Tip off is low, low price. They work a few days or months, then self destruct. Post your questions here and you'll always get great answers from several of the top guns. I got mine to a daily driver status with their help and the web site (thank you Kammy) in very short order. The car is an attention getter for sure, as well as a very fun ride.

One of the best welcome statements I've read in a while....

[dave93cab]

I've had mine a month or so, it's been pretty non-stop fixing her up both undoing the PO(s) bodge jobs and other minor things. Loving the hell out it.

Between the Bentley manual, cabby-info and the helpful and knowledgeable folk on this here forum, you should be set!

Welcome and good luck with your new friend!

[briano1234]

Just take the time to update your profile with the year of your car, and general area of the country where you are located. So that when you describe symptoms, we can relate to where you are.

Welcome to Cabby hood.

[jzinkel]

I've had mine a month or so, it's been pretty non-stop fixing her up both undoing the PO(s) bodge jobs and other minor things. Loving the hell out it.

Between the Bentley manual, cabby-info and the helpful and knowledgeable folk on this here forum, you should be set!

Welcome and good luck with your new friend!

Yes, I agree. Previous Owners have a tendancy to rig things inappropriately. You might find all sorts of crazy things. You'll start finding these issues as you learn the car. The CIS system is real easy to understand and there are a lot of good resources here and on the Web. It really is quite facinating how simple the engine works. Warning; Just don't go throwing parts at it until you consult with the experts here. Best of luck. Post pics. Regards, jjz



mk1 by jzinkel, on Flickr

[kevintfn]

sorry for the dumb ? but i am having trouble adding pics. can sombody help me lol.
the details in the faq are not showing up in my control panel.
thanks

[dave93cab]

Sign up for a Photobucket account. Pictures have to be stored external from the forums. When you upload a photo to photobucket it gives you the forum markup which looks like [ IMG ]{link to image}[ /IMG ] (without the spaces). Copy that into your post here..

[kevintfn]

Here is a pick that my friend took. As soon as i get my camera back i will post more. Sorry he likes wierd angles lol

its an 87 cabby 2 owner. it was garage kept most of its life. seems to be in really good shape. has a few issues but nothing that cant be fixed.

only real draw back is that it is an automatic.

[kevintfn]

Oh, and thanks for the info. forgot about photo bucket.

[superquick]

another dubber from the south. the chain is getting stronger love those wheels, man. that's one clean cabby you got there

[jzinkel]

Here is a pick that my friend took. As soon as i get my camera back i will post more. Sorry he likes wierd angles lol

its an 87 cabby 2 owner. it was garage kept most of its life. seems to be in really good shape. has a few issues but nothing that cant be fixed.

only real draw back is that it is an automatic.

Looks like ya did good, real good................Enjoy. jjz

[kevintfn]

ok, sorry i have been busy. here are some pics of the new ride.
i paid $1200 for it. it was garage kept most of its life. i am the 3rd owner. it runs pretty well and the air blows cold. there are some issues but that is normal for a car this old.

[superquick]

dang that thing is clean. 1200 isn't bad at all for a cabby that well kept. you got yourself a fine automobile there sir what are your plans for it?

[wdvolks]

Looks like its in great shape! congrats.

[kevintfn]

thanks,, i am planning on finding a donnor car and converting to a manual. later i will start working on the inside and such. the first thing will be upgrading the stereo.

btw i work on nissans for a living. so this is a bit of a change. lol

here is what i spent my day on friday

[rabbitnothopper]

you should get the outer trim for that headlight plus the chrome strip....

looks good enjoy