TheKirbyMan's '81 F150 Build Thread
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03-29-2011, 05:43 PM
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Actually, I think it should mandatory for getting a drivers license, to prove you know how to check/add/change all fluids/lights/tires on a vehicle......
I see cars driving around with 1/2 the lights not working, low tires, and all kinds of other problems, and I think to myself "Doesn't anyone bother checking this stuff anymore?"
~30 years now I've been driving, and in all that time, I've performed underhood and walk-around checks of any vehicle I drive, at least once a week.
Washer fluid, I'll let go. Everything else gets immediate attention.
I see cars driving around with 1/2 the lights not working, low tires, and all kinds of other problems, and I think to myself "Doesn't anyone bother checking this stuff anymore?"
~30 years now I've been driving, and in all that time, I've performed underhood and walk-around checks of any vehicle I drive, at least once a week.
Washer fluid, I'll let go. Everything else gets immediate attention.
I started doing it at home....wife goes nuts.
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03-29-2011, 07:04 PM
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03-29-2011, 07:42 PM
#19
03-30-2011, 01:30 AM
Originally Posted by qbenplaya00
awesome truck mate 
Originally Posted by billt28
Nice truck Kirby. I love that instrument cluster, that really looks cool with the colors you've selected. Keep us updated on how it goes.
Thanks again.
Thanks again.
Originally Posted by first today
I just repped you for doing so much on your truck, for the people here you help, and what you do for your family. You are a very bright kid. Keep up the good fight. The truck sounds great.
#21
03-30-2011, 01:23 PM
#22
03-30-2011, 08:31 PM
Hotshot
#23
03-31-2011, 12:35 AM
#24
03-31-2011, 08:47 PM
Another driving video. This one's alot longer lol. Excuse my haphazard lane changes, it's a little distracting having to keep the camera from shaking too much lol
YouTube - 1981 Ford F-150 Longer Drive
It cut me off at the end
YouTube - 1981 Ford F-150 Longer Drive
It cut me off at the end
#25
04-27-2011, 02:46 PM
Adjusted the timing and carb a little (well, my uncle did it for me lol), and it runs MUCH better.
YouTube - 1981 F-150 Exhaust Sound - After Tuning
YouTube - 1981 F-150 Exhaust Sound - After Tuning
#26
04-27-2011, 10:55 PM
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#27
02-08-2012, 11:43 PM
Short drive. Sounds a little different since I played with the exhaust a little. The part after I stop at the light makes me grin every time. Didn't realize how good it sounds. lol.
Cruisin' ('81 F150) - YouTube
Cruisin' ('81 F150) - YouTube
#30
02-15-2012, 01:16 AM
Thanks guys. I think my dad would want his truck back if he were to get a look at it. lol
And mine is a Kodak Z760. Needs a new battery quite badly, but it gets the job done.
Oh and FYI I didn't run the red light at the intersection, it turned green right as the light went out of the camera frame. lol
And mine is a Kodak Z760. Needs a new battery quite badly, but it gets the job done.
Oh and FYI I didn't run the red light at the intersection, it turned green right as the light went out of the camera frame. lol