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Sold the old blue '74...
And bought an 03 SuperCrew 4x4...
Cost of upgrade? $500 difference. I enjoyed my dentside, but 4x4 is needed around here.
It sucks, man.
The memories of driving around with your daughter in an '03 will not be the same. My daughter learned to drive in my '79 4x4.
Next tax return, I plan to get back to the pre 80's as a second truck. I will have to be 4x4, have to have power steering, power brakes, and automatic. Ideally '78/'79 would be my first choice just because of the running gear but since I was born in 1972, that would be cool to roll in too.
Memorial Day.. a day to respectfully remember and miss even more, my friends like Scott Rose and the rest of the crew on Blackhawk tail #92-26431. They all paid the ultimate sacrifice on 7 Nov 2003.
And bless all of you that have served this country. You all carry the scars from the work that all of us civilians seem to take for granted 364 days per year.
I still have my 51 International L-120 to make memories... and a camper to make memories. At some point you have to choose which toys to keep and which to let go. It went to a good home.
Pretty much disappeared off the face of the forum for about 3 years. Went to school (still in it), started designing and building race cars, and learned how to CNC.
Freshman year car, no designing
Sophomore year car, brakes and controls team lead
Junior year car (this year), brakes and controls team lead + suspension component redesign
Brand new hubs I designed
1 piece front knuckle and spindle assembly new design by me
I am always on craigslist looking at trucks. I want a cheap deal, but have no money for the right deal anyway, lol.
I have come to hate sellers.
I hate any ad saying "Rare". Rare to me means that they didnt make many for a reason, or that there arent many left because they all broke. Your shortbed is not rare because you dont have any others in your little town. Rare means that parts are nonexistant. Rare means they tacked on several more $$ based on sentimentality.
Rust free- stop! The pics clearly show rust!! Unless it is a frame off, it has rust.
Restoration- If it isn't "restored", that means to it's original condition, then it isn't. You can't add a lift and offroad seats and call it restored. You can't get to restored without spending all the money, you just can't. Restored is an expensive and earned word, stop using it.
Stepside- If you are trying to sell your flareside, stop looking ignorant and act like you know what it is, it is a flareside.
Highboy- I hate this whole thing. I hate that people somehow feel superior over a slang term that workers in a factory making $5/hour said to each other. And that it completely stopped in '77.5, never to be uttered again until it rebirthed and coveted 30 years later.
But yeah, it drives me nuts when it is used on a f150 or a '78/''79, etc.
Engine pics- You say your engine is rebuilt? Then where are the pictures?! Aaargh!! Adding an air filter is not rebuilt. Changing the carb, is not rebuilt. Adding a Holly double pumper to a fe 360 is not rebuilt. Rattle canning your engine, I can see the overspray on the hoses, is not rebuilt!!
Smog legal- Anything 1976 and newer, here in California, needs to have Ca emissions equipment. It sucks but your out-of-state plates are a dead giveaway that it will not pass. If you spent $20k on your frameoff 2wd and deleted the emissions equipment, your truck is a $20k paperweight. Sell it out of state. Anything '76 or newer that has no visible smog equipment is worthless.
Ran when parked- lol, ok. The titanic ran when parked too.
Covering up your tags with your friggin finger- Really?! So the hundreds of people that see your truck everyday can do what? Steal it? Geezus. Let people run the tags through the local Inspection website and see the results history. Do you really want to have to deal with it through email? Find a buyer that wants your truck without having to hustle.
Vin- It has a spot fot it, type it in. Again, let people do a bit of leg work. Here in Ca, if any vehicle is not reregistered or Non opped for 2 years, it is about $1100 in back fees.
Out of DMV so no back fees- Here in Ca, there is no "Out of DMV", I don't know about anywhere else.
I am always on craigslist looking at trucks. I want a cheap deal, but have no money for the right deal anyway, lol.
I have come to hate sellers.
I hate any ad saying "Rare". Rare to me means that they didnt make many for a reason, or that there arent many left because they all broke. Your shortbed is not rare because you dont have any others in your little town. Rare means that parts are nonexistant. Rare means they tacked on several more $$ based on sentimentality.
Rust free- stop! The pics clearly show rust!! Unless it is a frame off, it has rust.
Restoration- If it isn't "restored", that means to it's original condition, then it isn't. You can't add a lift and offroad seats and call it restored. You can't get to restored without spending all the money, you just can't. Restored is an expensive and earned word, stop using it.
Stepside- If you are trying to sell your flareside, stop looking ignorant and act like you know what it is, it is a flareside.
Highboy- I hate this whole thing. I hate that people somehow feel superior over a slang term that workers in a factory making $5/hour said to each other. And that it completely stopped in '77.5, never to be uttered again until it rebirthed and coveted 30 years later.
But yeah, it drives me nuts when it is used on a f150 or a '78/''79, etc.
Engine pics- You say your engine is rebuilt? Then where are the pictures?! Aaargh!! Adding an air filter is not rebuilt. Changing the carb, is not rebuilt. Adding a Holly double pumper to a fe 360 is not rebuilt. Rattle canning your engine, I can see the overspray on the hoses, is not rebuilt!!
Smog legal- Anything 1976 and newer, here in California, needs to have Ca emissions equipment. It sucks but your out-of-state plates are a dead giveaway that it will not pass. If you spent $20k on your frameoff 2wd and deleted the emissions equipment, your truck is a $20k paperweight. Sell it out of state. Anything '76 or newer that has no visible smog equipment is worthless.
Ran when parked- lol, ok. The titanic ran when parked too.
Covering up your tags with your friggin finger- Really?! So the hundreds of people that see your truck everyday can do what? Steal it? Geezus. Let people run the tags through the local Inspection website and see the results history. Do you really want to have to deal with it through email? Find a buyer that wants your truck without having to hustle.
Vin- It has a spot fot it, type it in. Again, let people do a bit of leg work. Here in Ca, if any vehicle is not reregistered or Non opped for 2 years, it is about $1100 in back fees.
Out of DMV so no back fees- Here in Ca, there is no "Out of DMV", I don't know about anywhere else.
**rant deflated**
This was a good read, I'm not in CA but I can relate to everything else lol thanks for the chuckle!
hope any body and there truck that lives in texas surrvives the hurricane
and another thing to add about craigslist
barn find- just because you took your truck to a car wash then put it in a barn doesnt mean it is a barn find
true surrviver- just because your truck has little rust doesnt mean it is a surrviver
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