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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 01:01 AM
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So my truck should have a cattle guard because people lower cars to the point of not being safe??? My truck has 2" lift springs that have dropped to factory height due to heavy diesel. I don't believe I should have to add extra equipment due to some racer boy scraping pavement.

I saw one the other day with the severely angled rims. I would bet you couldn't get a deck of playing cards laid flat under the lowest part of the car. That cars gong to cause a major pileup when it hits it's first pothole. If one of these idiots ends up under my truck because they drive like morons, so be it.
In full agreement. I to have wonder why the hell people buy this crap and stance them out and make them look ridiculous and not functional. Apparently it is because they are cheap to buy and mod.... Most kids these days barely work or don't work at all. They spend their money on stupid stuff like video games or drugs and accept the handouts and then expect for free stuff. So when mommy and daddy stop paying their way they get a minimum wage job part time and then buy some Honda and decide to rice is out as we call it here. So now we have the next generation of kids who are lazy butts, rather be stoned then work, and drive this crap around and cause trouble and drive like idiots. I don't understand where this laziness and entitlement attitude comes from. I was born in 1993. I was never allowed to have a video game system. If I was bored I was expected to go hunting, fishing, or work on a car. And in my opinion I turned out fine. I own my own business at 22, I have cars that the old timers think are cool and respect and I am a functioning member of society. The rest of my generation not so much. The WW2 kids were the best I think America has ever had personally.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 10:37 AM
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Your falcon is the nicest thing I have looked at today.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 11:06 AM
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Your falcon is the nicest thing I have looked at today.
X2! Definitely nice, but I have a soft spot for Sprints.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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Your falcon is the nicest thing I have looked at today.
agreed. That is one sharp falcon and the stance is perfect and the modern rims look great with the classic looks of the black and new look of the rims without being to "blingy"
Well your falcon and this murdered out ford..lol

 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by mountain dewd
Your falcon is the nicest thing I have looked at today.
Originally Posted by mikeo0o0o0
X2! Definitely nice, but I have a soft spot for Sprints.
Originally Posted by axidjw
agreed. That is one sharp falcon and the stance is perfect and the modern rims look great with the classic looks of the black and new look of the rims without being to "blingy"
Well your falcon and this murdered out ford..lol


Oh thank guys! Means alot. I agree the wheels make the car. I spent alot of time getting this old bird the way I wanted it.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 10:57 PM
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SuperDuty93 I mean this as a compliment.
You're the "oldest" 22 year old I've ever met.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 11:08 PM
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Funny you mention it, I'm actually 22 as well, have a beautiful 1 year old daughter . Ive been on my own since I was 17. Bought my own house and land at 20. Been working 50 - 60 hours a week as a diesel tech for a western star dealer since I was 18. Building a new 24x24 shop this summer. I've got a bad addiction for anything vintage. Always have several project vehicles on the go at once. Self taught everything I know about anything mechanical. Currently converting my 4x2 '79 into a 4x4.

I was always told you grow up quick when you grow up poor
 
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Old Apr 28, 2016 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by mikeo0o0o0
SuperDuty93 I mean this as a compliment.
You're the "oldest" 22 year old I've ever met.
Haha thanks mike! And no I get what you mean :P

Originally Posted by ShaneNP123
Funny you mention it, I'm actually 22 as well, have a beautiful 1 year old daughter . Ive been on my own since I was 17. Bought my own house and land at 20. Been working 50 - 60 hours a week as a diesel tech for a western star dealer since I was 18. Building a new 24x24 shop this summer. I've got a bad addiction for anything vintage. Always have several project vehicles on the go at once. Self taught everything I know about anything mechanical. Currently converting my 4x2 '79 into a 4x4.

I was always told you grow up quick when you grow up poor
Hey sweet! Good for you dude that's awesome. I didn't grow up "poor" but my family definitely raised me and my brothers right. Id marry my girlfriend right now and have a house but California is so damn expensive. Gotta wait another 2 years we decided
But yea I love the vintage stuff! Newer isn't always better.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by axidjw
agreed. That is one sharp falcon and the stance is perfect and the modern rims look great with the classic looks of the black and new look of the rims without being to "blingy"
Well your falcon and this murdered out ford..lol



damn! not gonna lie I got a chubby from that one...... so sexy.


also 23 here and working on buying a house, grew up **** poor and I can proudly say i have worked my *** off for pretty much everything I have, and I to have an addiction to old things with motors and things that go bang....
 

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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by belshe92
damn! not gonna lie I got a chubby from that one...... so sexy.


also 23 here and working on buying a house, grew up **** poor and I can proudly say i have worked my *** off for pretty much everything I have, and I to have an addiction to old things with motors and things that go bang....


There is some sort of great satisfaction pulling a trigger and watching something like a watermelon blow up....
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 01:42 AM
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Originally Posted by SuperDuty93
There is some sort of great satisfaction pulling a trigger and watching something like a watermelon blow up....
Indeed there is, also rather satisfying to ring a piece of steel from 400 yards
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by belshe92
damn! not gonna lie I got a chubby from that one...... so sexy.


also 23 here and working on buying a house, grew up **** poor and I can proudly say i have worked my *** off for pretty much everything I have, and I to have an addiction to old things with motors and things that go bang....
You sir are my kind of person. I live my life by the old ways. I drive an old truck and build flintlock rifles. Doesn't get much more old fashioned than that. I am grateful to have a kindred spirit.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by ShaneNP123
Funny you mention it, I'm actually 22 as well, have a beautiful 1 year old daughter . Ive been on my own since I was 17. Bought my own house and land at 20. Been working 50 - 60 hours a week as a diesel tech for a western star dealer since I was 18. Building a new 24x24 shop this summer. I've got a bad addiction for anything vintage. Always have several project vehicles on the go at once. Self taught everything I know about anything mechanical. Currently converting my 4x2 '79 into a 4x4.

I was always told you grow up quick when you grow up poor
Love it! Good for you, Sound like you know where your going and how to get there. Kind of rare in your gen and the next one coming.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 11:42 AM
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You sir are my kind of person. I live my life by the old ways. I drive an old truck and build flintlock rifles. Doesn't get much more old fashioned than that. I am grateful to have a kindred spirit.
Haven't quite gotten into Flint lock yet still trying to find a kit that I like
 
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Old Apr 29, 2016 | 11:54 AM
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Haven't quite gotten into Flint lock yet still trying to find a kit that I like
PM me and I can get you pointed in the right direction. I am nuts about black powder.
 
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