Not So Pro 3

[Dream]

delusional

Well, somebody is.

 

[dall]

Well, somebody is.

every ford owner is who is delusional

 

[Lnk]

Well, somebody is.

Some people love to hate. I have both a Ford and a Chevy. I guess some of us don't care.

 

[Stump Shot]

Not a fan of the twin beam stuff either.
1979 was the last year of the solid front axle in the 1/2 tons.
The 3/4 tons and up still had solid axles last time I checked though.

F150 is still the best selling vehicle in the world, even if most purists agree that older designs were better suited to their purposes.

 

[dall]

F150 is still the best selling vehicle in the world, even if most purists agree that older designs were better suited to their purposes.

ford uses a dildo as a seat belt in the new ones

 

[Stump Shot]

F150 makes the top ten best made vehicle as well, only American made car maker to make the list

 

[Mastermind]

My 83 F350 is a twin I beam....or were y'all talking 4x4s?

 

[Stump Shot]

My 83 F350 is a twin I beam....or were y'all talking 4x4s?

4wd's post 79 other than the F350 had a solid axle.
The half tons wouldn't hold up snow plows any longer without helper air bags in the coils.
Dodges still had the Dana straight axle and were much tougher and they upped the use of galvanized sheet metal lasted the best combined with a 318 that could go 300 thousand miles. There's still a few around here still pushing snow.

 

[dall]

4wd's post 79 other than the F350 had a solid axle.
The half tons wouldn't hold up snow plows any longer without helper air bags in the coils.
Dodges still had the Dana straight axle and were much tougher and they upped the use of galvanized sheet metal lasted the best combined with a 318 that could go 300 thousand miles. There's still a few around here still pushing snow.

fords have all rusted away
here fords came from factory rusted
not sure how many spring mounts and bumpers rusted out within a couple year in the late 90s

 

[JoeDirt]

lol youll never finish it

We'll see.

fords have all rusted away
here fords came from factory rusted
not sure how many spring mounts and bumpers rusted out within a couple year in the late 90s

I haven't seen a GMT800 Silverado that still had rocker panels since they stopped making them in 2007.

 

[Dream]

3/4 tons too, finally went away with the advent of the Super Duty.

Maybe that was what I was thinking of.
I just know that we got half a million miles with the late 90s Ford diesels and not much work if any to the drivetrains.
The 7.3 diesels may not have been dragsters off the line, but they would pull whatever you wanted, at 100 mph if you wanted to, and they still got 18-20 mpg doing it.
Work trucks here, not your play toy.

 

[Dream]

fords have all rusted away
here fords came from factory rusted
not sure how many spring mounts and bumpers rusted out within a couple year in the late 90s

You did a good job replacing those rocker panels and doors on your awesome trucks.
Musta been body damage.
Probably got mugged by a Ferd.
Damn slacker, they all rust.
Hows Maddie?
You owe her a backrub when you get off work...

 

[dall]

You did a good job replacing those rocker panels and doors on your awesome trucks.
Musta been body damage.
Probably got mugged by a Ferd.
Damn slacker, they all rust.
Hows Maddie?
You owe her a backrub when you get off work...

https://youtube.com/shorts/7_JCPfbJVj0?feature=share

 

[dall]

We'll see.




I haven't seen a GMT800 Silverado that still had rocker panels since they stopped making them in 2007.

You did a good job replacing those rocker panels and doors on your awesome trucks.
Musta been body damage.
Probably got mugged by a Ferd.
Damn slacker, they all rust.
Hows Maddie?
You owe her a backrub when you get off work...

mine are 20 years old
The fords was 2 years old when I was doing mechanic work
I remember changing ball joints in a 98 f150 at 16000 miles

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Evening boys.
Despite being borderline rough, the boy had a great day. Landed his best fish so far, 62cm at 4.4kg (24 inch at 9 3/4 lbs?).
Followed up with two very similar at 4 kg. ( I may have hooked and handed the first two, but number 3 was all him).
Handled them like a seasoned pro, which I guess he kinda is, even at ten y.o.
I was left with a deflating but respectable 58cm at 3.6 kg.
Landed a couple of smaller ones too, but returned what we could as an offering to Tangaroa, god of the sea.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Doyle found the title for the old truck.

He bought it in May of 86, put about 1000 miles on it hauling pallet length logs on it out of a hole that he was turning into a pond. Tore a brake line off of it, and parked it. It's been in the same spot for 32 years. When Bubba first talked to Doyle about getting the truck from him, he said he figured it had been sitting there for about ten years. LOL

That is a fantastic "find".

delusional

Big word Dallas.

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

 

[USMC615]

Morning taterheads...58 to 85 and clear. Flying thing time again.

 

[jcf86mod]

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Looks good Adam. Is that in Bream Bay/Hen & Chickens

 

[Kiwioilboiler]

Looks good Adam. Is that in Bream Bay/Hen & Chickens

Whangarei Harbour Julz. Ten litres from the ramp and back.