97 Crew cab project
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97 Crew cab project
I’ve owned a couple of “high mileage” Xtra cabs and always wanted a Crew cab short bed. Last year I found my truck, a Blk 97 F250 CC, org owner with 150k, and so the journey started. Well I got deployed to Afghanistan shortly after the purchase and didn’t have any time to work on the truck. While I was deployed the wife had a rust spot cut out of the roof (rail) new tires installed, trans serviced, and windows tinted. When I got home we decided to take a trip to Colorado (Rocky mountains), and needless to say traveling from California with the wife, 2 kids and a dog I was a little concerned the high mileage 97 would have issues on the 3000 mile round trip (trust me I loaded a fair share of tools for a roadside repair) . The 150k 460 preformed flawless, averaging 13MPG on 33s with 410 gears @ 70-MPH and neither the falling snow, dirt roads or 11,000ft elevations proved problematic for our 14 year old truck. I thought I would just share my experience…The Ford F series once again impressed me. 
She got rewarded with a fresh interior shampoo, new radio, speakers, sub and amp.
She got rewarded with a fresh interior shampoo, new radio, speakers, sub and amp.
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Ditto.
I really feel sorry for all our young troops that have to go there. It's too bad you guys are fighting a lost cause that really isn't helping us back home. The Russians failed there years ago and we should have learned from their mistakes.
Awesome truck!
I really feel sorry for all our young troops that have to go there. It's too bad you guys are fighting a lost cause that really isn't helping us back home. The Russians failed there years ago and we should have learned from their mistakes.
Awesome truck!
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1st I'm not a young troop (got almost 20 years service with 2 combat tours and 15 months boots on ground in that country) 2nd its not a lost cause or a failure, but I also understand that is your opinion from "over here". I won't get political or even open this for discussion in this thread; However, I would ask people to have a "two sides to every story" vision ......and also understand the media controls your side...for what it's worth!
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Not all of them made it either.
Same propaganda machines working then and now.
Stay safe.
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2nd its not a lost cause or a failure, but I also understand that is your opinion from "over here". I won't get political or even open this for discussion in this thread; However, I would ask people to have a "two sides to every story" vision ......and also understand the media controls your side...for what it's worth!
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