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Old 09-17-2006, 11:18 AM
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what to do with my old '87 F-150. . .

So, my little bro has his own truck now and my '87 is back in "driveway limbo". . .What to do? It WAS a nice truck, but has fallen into disrepair. There have a been a series of engine gremlins that I have been unable to diagnos as-is, the cab is rusting out faster than it can be repaired, and it is a non-overdirve vehicle in this day of high gas prices. . .

So. . .

-Sell it for a couple hundred bucks to get it out of the yard
-Strip what I want off of it and part out the rest
-Try and fix it and still only be able to sell if for a little more than as-is probably. . .

Hmmm. . .this also presents an interesting opportunity. Along time ago, in a galaxy far, far away I wanted a twin-turbo I6 for my truck. . .I was swayed by the evil BB crowd. . .but now that I have a complete parts truck with a low mileage motor . . . lets see, scrap the fuelie electronics for a Mass-Air setup, but the base components are still there. . .