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Originally Posted by 1993_f350_2013
the only downside of the obs is that they dont make them any more....
HAHA! Best answer so far!
 
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HAHA! Best answer so far!
haha you got that right
 
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duallies suck in the snow,2wd or 4wd.you can convert it to 4wd if you really want,but i'd keep the better fuel economy of the lighter 2wd if it only snows a few times a year. just hitch a ride in to work and enjoy your truck the other 99.999999999999% of the year.
it's not as if you can build a 4wd dually off road truck anyway....well you could but for show,not for function.you'd just get stuck all the time still anyway.
enjoy her for what it is.if your bored and have $ to spend,then nothing short of buying new is going to cure the itch if that's what your into.
 
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Old 05-31-2013, 10:33 PM
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Yea converting to 4wd seems like a lot of work for something I MIGHT use a few times per year. Not to mention this truck rides like a dream compared to the last 2 4wds iv had.

I think Ill save my money and get some A/Ts and sand bags and cross my fingers lol
 
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Ok, On Board Strippers? Old Beatup Sumbitch? Overly Blatant Supercharger? What's OBS stand for? I gotta know haha
 
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Weve all been there lol

O-Old
B-Body
S-Style

Then of course you could probably guess what NBS stands for lol
 
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lets see...down side of our trucks, crappy gas mileage....
Know how I can tell you're not driving an IDI?

23 MPG isn't good enough for you?
 
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Downsides, well there really ain't any that I can think of but it depends what you need out of your truck. Newer stuff can have better tow ratings, if configured right.

Upsides: big open cab, parts are easy to come by, less electronics than newer trucks, more room to work on components, can use parts from older trucks or Bronco's, vent windows (try and get THAT on a newer truck!), decent amount of space in engine bay and under chassis to mount accessories, real bumpers that can take a hit without the rest of the truck falling apart, and... they just look so durn good!

Took me 6 months to find my current OBS truck. I wasn't gonna settle for anything else.
 
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Old 07-24-2013, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by flainn
Know how I can tell you're not driving an IDI?

23 MPG isn't good enough for you?
Iv never heard of an IDI getting more than 20. Mine got 16.5 religiously
 
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Iv never heard of an IDI getting more than 20. Mine got 16.5 religiously
Would you like my mileage records?
 
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ok i had a whole big thing wrote up, but... arnt you rebuilding the engine? and keeping your obs? cause i don't blame you one bit, these trucks are great.
 
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Originally Posted by flainn
Know how I can tell you're not driving an IDI?

23 MPG isn't good enough for you?
id be down for that, and yes I do want to get an IDI but sadly they are kinda hard to find where I live, least ones that arnt going for double of whats a fair market value for it and most that I did test drive ran like.....poop...poor maintence and all... but I agree as for what my truck gets on MPG im quite happy, infact I just completed its tune up and it runs much smoother
 
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id be down for that, and yes I do want to get an IDI but sadly they are kinda hard to find where I live, least ones that arnt going for double of whats a fair market value for it and most that I did test drive ran like.....poop...poor maintence and all... but I agree as for what my truck gets on MPG im quite happy, infact I just completed its tune up and it runs much smoother
I couldn't be happier with mine. Now if only it would quit marking its territory all the time ... oh well.
 
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wow, well one good thing that I love about my truck is I can work on it, and I KNOW whats been done to it so I can confidently say I know its history


other then that the fact ford doesn't make these trucks is the biggest down fall...

oh another one, is modern trucks are too much like cars...
 
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Originally Posted by flainn
Would you like my mileage records?
Would you like mine lol. You must have 3.55s and a stick to get anywhere close to 20
 


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