My junk works, dammit!

I just need an excuse to quantify a purchase to the GF. "Taxes are coming back soon, honey..."

 

Aaaaaah, you'll be fine...

 

when you can embarrass a chebby owner by a one turn of the key start up while he is on his/her umpteenth try

 

When your truck is more capable and dependable on its 40th year than most trucks are on their first.

 

... you find it perfectly normal to tinker with your truck at a relatively low cost than to live with a monthly $500 truck payment for five years.

 

When you willingly make the effort to line them up and take a pic. IMO 78/79 bronco are "dents" too.

When you will walk around in 100 degree weather at a 3 day swap meet looking for any and all 73-79 Ford truck parts. Like outer grill shells, door panels, OEM push guards and bumpers, you know the rest of the list. lol

When you will make many laps around the JY in 0 degrees weather looking for any "new" 73-79 Ford trucks that might have came in thru the week.

When everybody you know, knows they can get you any give you anything for a gift that has FORD on it and that will be fine.

You have enough parts "Forded" away to build 3 more Ford trucks.

 

I was really tempted on that red and white dent!

Unk Bob

 

Atta Girl! We rock.

 

- you are more intrigued with the dent daily driver out in the parking lot of a car show and take a few moments to admire it, much to the annoyance of your companions.

 

$500 a month for 5 years is a payment on a used truck anymore..........I can tinker on all 4 of my old trucks for less than that and am still just driving a "used" truck LOL..........I always have at LEAST one of them that is in shape enough to jump in and drive anywhere I want to go........on a good day, I have my choice of 4 trucks........depending on my mood which one I want to drive today........no.....my stuff isn't junk......just usually have one of them in the shop at all times for maintenance, upgrading.......modifying......or occasional repairs.......even the new ones spend time in the shop.......mile for mile, they are in the shop more than my old ones..........been there done that not ever buying another new one.........


And another one for the list...........
You get more excited about finding another used set of Hurricane wheels for the Dent on Craigslist than you ever did about buying a new truck......

 

Amen.

- Your friends ask where your "bada$$ truck" is, and, you can, with every bit of pride in the world, tell them "It's parked in the garage for a minor fix."

 

hey. all of my gauges work....

erm.. except for the auxillary tank... front one works, rear one doesn't...


and the aftermarket tach that the shop didn't reconnect the wire of when they replaced the coil after i had an engine fire....

and sometimes only the right half of my gauge cluster lights up at night...


dangit...

 

You qualify to become part of the club. Welcome!

I do actually have 2 working mechanical gauges: oil pressure and water temp. Those are pretty important so I don't feel too blind. My willow branch gas gauge works fine and my iPhone makes a dandy speedometer, odometer and GPS.

 

You know you drive a dent when all the new truck guys need to lift their trucks to fit the tires that came stock on yours. (Fellow highboy guys know what I'm sayin).

 

Haha this is a great thread. I'll play too.

You know you drive a dent when:

- You loose your freaking mind when you hear someone say that they have a 78/79 Highboy, or say that there their 4x4 dent came from the factory with a 460.
- You can downshift your NP435 into 2nd with minimal effort.
- You can tell the difference between a Dana 60 and Dana 44 at a glance.
- You park your truck and do a double or sometimes even a triple take as you walk away.
- You are consistently being asked if your truck is for sale.
- Little kids point and smile at you as you drive by
- You always wave at other dent drivers on the road. Kinda like the "jeep wave".
- You're convinced that your dent is "greener" than a Prius because you are keeping a 37+ year old vehicle on the road rather than consuming resources on a new vehicle.
- You measure fuel economy in "Smiles per Mile" rather than "Miles per Gallon".