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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 05:52 PM
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Itza Ghost!

naw... im not dead r nuthin.
just been more busy than i care to be lately.

about the only thing recent to report on my truck has been new rotors and a caliper up front... vacuum leaks all taken care of so my 4x4 all works like its supposed to again... (came in real handy on our trip to denver not too long ago(over new years)). in the last week i have finally gotten around to changing out the 2 front hub assemblies that had been sitting behind my passengers seat for ever...

a box came for me today tho that will have me under the hood again.



im fairly excited to see my economy climb back from 9.5mpg that im seeing lately... 431k on this set of injectors is the limit. i went with stock remans from full force.

though not specifically 7.3 related... automotive anyway... some more stuff i have been up to...

Wife's cop car getting some fresh front end whatzits and doo dads...




her "Lil Bro's" cop car...
before final tape off deconstruction:



after:




we thought it could use some toughening up.



with any luck the universe will align just right and we can finally close on our place here in the next week or so.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 06:16 PM
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Good to hear from ya brother!
 
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Love those big Fords, they look really, well..uh...Manly yes that's it.... Manly.
One of my customers has an older Taurus SHO what a screamin demon that car is!


Nice shop BTW.
 
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by SkySkiJason
Good to hear from ya brother!
yah it has been a minute or two eh?
how you doin with your truck rebuilding gig?

Originally Posted by bigb56
Love those big Fords, they look really, well..uh...Manly yes that's it.... Manly."Official Tough" lol
One of my customers has an older Taurus SHO what a screamin demon that car is!
these interceptors arent spring chickens anymore but they will for dang sure get out of their own way. The one that got spray armored is possessed or something. its like there is a program on te pcm, or its chipped or something has been done to it... dat ting iz scare me!

Nice shop BTW.

Its my everyday dayjob shop I call home.
im actually just learning how to operate the big green grease gobber pictured in the background. I'm a mill guy but want to eventually work my way up to gunsmith... gotta learn lathes..
 
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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If you are learning lathes I invite you to join up over at Weldingweb.com


Lot's of lathe guys over there
 
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 09:11 AM
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Christof...you sure like that LineX, doncha? Holy smokes, if that thing drives past you fast enough, it might peel your skin off just from the air friction! Ha! Looks sharp!
 
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Christof13T

im fairly excited to see my economy climb back from 9.5mpg that im seeing lately... 431k on this set of injectors is the limit. i went with stock remans from full force.
that might be the most miles i've heard of on originals. nice, gives me hope for mine that i just re-ringed at 203k
 
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stevedrums
that might be the most miles i've heard of on originals. nice, gives me hope for mine that i just re-ringed at 203k
also...
hpop and ipr are factory
fuel pump too.

International made these powerplants to go a long dang way.
 
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Tailgate77478
Christof...you sure like that LineX, doncha? Holy smokes, if that thing drives past you fast enough, it might peel your skin off just from the air friction! Ha! Looks sharp!
Its good stuff Brother.
you still off in la la land?
did you end up selling your ex?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 06:02 AM
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Yes, and no. Thank God, I have been driving both these beasts and doing just fine. All the "naysayers" who said "It's too big for D.C." have been proven wrong. It's my only consolation for living in out here...
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 10:40 AM
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How do you wash those vehicles?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by dn29626
How do you wash those vehicles?
it sprays clean pretty easy with the pressure wand at the car wash.
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Christof13T
...with the pressure wand at the car wash...
Has any blown off at the wash?
 
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Old Apr 26, 2015 | 06:37 PM
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That would look good on the front cap of the 5er - Would'nt see the bugs anymore either.
 
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Originally Posted by Christof13T
also...
hpop and ipr are factory
fuel pump too.

International made these powerplants to go a long dang way.

Still on my original injectors, hpop, fuel pump, and ipr at 319k. Although the ipr will likely not make the week, got a new one due in this week and change out for suspected issues. But everything else is still kickin, i can notice she done have the pep she used to, but still got it goin on....
 
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