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Originally Posted by homade
(Post 13183911)
Jeff, you are a sick man my friend.
It's time for my life to restart. When I became a father at 17, I had to give up on stuff like this. My Ford Truck Enthusiasm had to be frozen in time. I had a '68 Bronco...sold it to a coon hunter....also my '73 Mach1....traded it in for a Pinto:( :'( 30 years of being a stand up Father (meaning I never put my kids second) I have my girls left. 15 yrs old...one biological, one stepdaughter. The rest of them are out on their own. Things are starting to pickup where I left off...Time to start enjoying my automotive enthusiasm again! I am sick! I got 30 years of catching up to do!:-X04 |
Way ta go Jeff. I can't begin to imagine anyone putting anything before the kids. I am 60 now and raising two of my grandsons since birth. They are 11 and 13 now. I guess when they leave I will be to old to do anything else but
to move in with one of them. }> :-jammin :-X04 Really I just can't imagine a life with out kids in it. Looking forward to great gran-kids one day. |
Jeff, with my wife parenting never seems to end. She smothers both our boys even though they both are over 20. I thought they got cheaper as they got older and once they're grown they go away but mine have only gotten more expensive and demand more time.
I too thought once the kids were grown I would have more money and time but it doesn't seem to work that way. Hopefully some day before I'm on my death bed. |
Look at it this way- we get to have our trucks, maybe not as nice as we would like them due to too few extra $$ to spend on them and we have our kids with too many $$ spent on them (no matter what age) but at least we still have them- think about the parents of the More OK and Newtown CT kids that didn't make it. Count our blessings and enjoy every minute of them guys I think we have more than we realize at times.
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Originally Posted by 49f3dls
(Post 13187996)
Look at it this way- we get to have our trucks, maybe not as nice as we would like them due to too few extra $$ to spend on them and we have our kids with too many $$ spent on them (no matter what age) but at least we still have them- think about the parents of the More OK and Newtown CT kids that didn't make it. Count our blessings and enjoy every minute of them guys I think we have more than we realize at times.
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Originally Posted by Jeff and Nicolle
(Post 13188015)
i am reading these from my cell phone. I will reply when i have bigger buttons to push! lol I wouldnt give up on my kids ever! Now they are more grown up and its wierd to look back on how short time seems. Everything here is good! just slow progress on my toy and thats just how it goes!
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You guys have the right perspective on things for sure! Dave, I hope your trip last weekend went well.
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Originally Posted by Jeff and Nicolle
(Post 13184098)
I have spent my entire life waiting for a truck like these. I have been raising kids since I was 17 yrs old! Sick ain't even the word! LOL
It's time for my life to restart. When I became a father at 17, I had to give up on stuff like this. My Ford Truck Enthusiasm had to be frozen in time. I had a '68 Bronco...sold it to a coon hunter....also my '73 Mach1....traded it in for a Pinto:( :'( 30 years of being a stand up Father (meaning I never put my kids second) I have my girls left. 15 yrs old...one biological, one stepdaughter. The rest of them are out on their own. Things are starting to pickup where I left off...Time to start enjoying my automotive enthusiasm again! I am sick! I got 30 years of catching up to do!:-X04 |
Jeff, have you taken another ride around the barns, be honest.
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Originally Posted by homade
(Post 13190021)
Jeff, have you taken another ride around the barns, be honest.
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Jeff, I have to admit I'm confused. Did you drive your truck to Truckfest?
The last pics we saw of your progress was back in post #236. From that, I thought you were somewhat farther away from driving the truck. :-huh :-huh |
Originally Posted by Jolly Roger Joe
(Post 13190269)
Jeff, I have to admit I'm confused. Did you drive your truck to Truckfest?
The last pics we saw of your progress was back in post #236. From that, I thought you were somewhat farther away from driving the truck. :-huh :-huh |
Jeff, you are right, I did mean Rob driving around the barns.You guys resemble each other when you behind the wheel it is hard to tell who is behind the smile, ha ha.
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Originally Posted by homade
(Post 13191099)
Jeff, you are right, I did mean Rob driving around the barns.You guys resemble each other when you behind the wheel it is hard to tell who is behind the smile, ha ha.
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Well after a rather stagnant period of time, I finally was able to get something done this past weekend. First off...I had been setup to build around a 351W in the beginning(3 years now) My brake booster fit fine with the 351W, but switching to the 5.0 EFI Explorer created an interference with the booster.
Long story short...back to the drawing board. The old booster was from a T-bird thin and wide. It was in the way of the upper intake manifold. Why did Ford design the upper manifold as they are? :-arrgh "One of Ford BETTER ideas":-roll Anyway...I had to change to a different booster. Of course the first one was a three bolt unit...the new one is a 4 bolt unit...aka square pegs don't fit in round holes. Well unless the round hole is larger...ok...I'm overthinking this.:-X04 So one step forward...two steps back...But I got it figured out now. The new unit is from a Ford Explorer since I have an explorer motor, rear disc brake (explorer) axle, might as well be a darkside purist???:confused: |
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