View Poll Results: Shall the nickname of our trucks and this forum be "Bullnose?"
Yes, I like Bullnose as the nickname
58
80.56%
No, it should be something else (please post your suggestion in this thread)
14
19.44%
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Shall the nickname of the 80-86 trucks and this forum be "Bullnose?"
#46
03-27-2011, 01:15 PM
It's not nick-naming your personal vehicle, it's referencing a generation of trucks. Calling them "7th Gen F-Series" like I usually do in conversation gets tedious, and often leads to blank stares and an explanation. They look kind of like a Bull's nose, and people get a visual idea of what style truck is being talked about right off the bat.
Your truck can be named Ol' Blue, Black Knight, Big Red, Mean Green, etc... and still be referred to as "a Bullnose Ford". Doesn't bother me; besides, mine has a new nickname everyday anyway.
Your truck can be named Ol' Blue, Black Knight, Big Red, Mean Green, etc... and still be referred to as "a Bullnose Ford". Doesn't bother me; besides, mine has a new nickname everyday anyway.
#47
03-27-2011, 01:49 PM
More Turbo
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1980 - 1986 F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
Discuss the Bullnose Ford Trucks
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...or similar. Which I think would look more in keeping with the rest of the sub-forum listings... right now it's:
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1980 - 1986 F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
1980 - 1986 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350 and larger pickups
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The subheading is a reiteration of the main heading because we don't yet have a nick-name.
#48
03-27-2011, 06:10 PM
This space for rent...
I'm still down with the bullnose. As it's been mentioned eight trillion times, it's kind of hard to differentiate three gens of trucks that have the same body line by using a side term. Plus, why do we have to be a _____side? Why can't we do something different?
The front end is easily the most visible difference between the 80-86, 87-91, and 92-97 trucks. Besides the changes in the grilles, headlight bezels, and front turn signals within the 80-86 trucks, the front end is still the same structure. Just as the terms "dentside" and "bumpside" cover the various changes between their gens year differences, "bullnose" will do the same for our gen.
And for the naysayers:
Yep, nothing cool about "bullnose"
The front end is easily the most visible difference between the 80-86, 87-91, and 92-97 trucks. Besides the changes in the grilles, headlight bezels, and front turn signals within the 80-86 trucks, the front end is still the same structure. Just as the terms "dentside" and "bumpside" cover the various changes between their gens year differences, "bullnose" will do the same for our gen.
And for the naysayers:
Yep, nothing cool about "bullnose"
#50
03-27-2011, 06:42 PM
So, is the guy in the hockey helmet named "Ch*vy"? That works on so many levels...
#52
03-27-2011, 07:08 PM
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dose any one other than me notice that one of the sponser stickers on the top of one of the gates in the top of this pick is ford trucks
and the banner behind the gate says ford as well as the gate itself
By the way i still like the name bullnose, i think its cool
and the banner behind the gate says ford as well as the gate itselfBy the way i still like the name bullnose, i think its cool
#53
03-27-2011, 08:26 PM
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I do LOVE that "Built ford tough" banner behind the gate. Prolly why I have one for my avatar.
Still not crazy about bullnose, though.......
Still not crazy about bullnose, though.......
#54
03-27-2011, 09:34 PM
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dohc_chump ftw!! That sums it up. Also, we're not Chev heads, so not everything is standardized or interchangeable
btw, 'chump...that's a lot of p!$$#d hamburger!
Also just realized, pretty good counterpart reference to a "buckin bronco".
btw, 'chump...that's a lot of p!$$#d hamburger!
Also just realized, pretty good counterpart reference to a "buckin bronco".
#55
03-28-2011, 05:36 PM
Of course it says built ford tough its the built ford tough tour for the PBR. I have to say I agree with Rogue I just am not feeling the "bullnose" thing...
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03-28-2011, 08:12 PM
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OK, I guess it fits??? it used to bronk like that
Cause mine bucked and jumped like that until I got the feedback carb and dynaspark system fixed...heheeheehhee.... nit it just idles fast??? maybe it's running like a bull? or is that just bull?
#57
03-29-2011, 04:11 AM
I don't think you need to name them by what they look like (probably end up being called 'block of flats' if you did that). Call them 'The Wanderers'. If you've ever driven one, you'll know why....
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03-29-2011, 06:03 AM
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The only truck I've ever had wander on me was a 78 ford on out of round 44's...plus it had worn steering, and (obviously) no trac bar, so it had reasons. If the axle pivot joints are ok, I can't fathom how these trucks would begin to wander...???
#60
03-29-2011, 12:35 PM
"Bricknose" fits the 1987 - 1991 better.
Look at those pictures of the bull's face posted earlier, and it is obvious that the 1980 - 1986 trucks look like a bull from the front.
Look at those pictures of the bull's face posted earlier, and it is obvious that the 1980 - 1986 trucks look like a bull from the front.
