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Old roommate might have a website up for me within the week.
Also, I dont post sappy **** or unhappy stuff, but my aunt was put in hospice.. 3rd time fighting cancer, this time, dont look so good. Be the 5th person I loose in a year, and what kills me most is seeing how it kills my parents. Weve been getting along for 3 years now, havent had a good relationship for a while till now, but to see family torn kills me since im protective as ****. Death doesnt get to me, but to see this hurts a little. Fuuuuuuuuck me, I dont know how to handle it, never handled anything right. Im cold hearted to my parents and an ******* to everyone I know.
Also, I dont post sappy **** or unhappy stuff, but my aunt was put in hospice.. 3rd time fighting cancer, this time, dont look so good. Be the 5th person I loose in a year, and what kills me most is seeing how it kills my parents. Weve been getting along for 3 years now, havent had a good relationship for a while till now, but to see family torn kills me since im protective as ****. Death doesnt get to me, but to see this hurts a little. Fuuuuuuuuck me, I dont know how to handle it, never handled anything right. Im cold hearted to my parents and an ******* to everyone I know.
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Got up this morning and rear glass was shattered on the Patriot. Insurance deductible 250 looks like back to the junkyards today.
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@ ChiefM (thanks for the encouragement) Also Are you enjoying being home regularly?
Well Guys, I have always wanted to work on a vehicle but before it was my daily so I didn't learn I just made it happen. Since the truck is not my daily I want to take my time. 347, modern 4 speed automatic, Nostalgic AC, Trak loc (aka positraction for GMs) So I have some lofty goals. I love this site because I am learning stuff constantly. Thanks guys for being my GA Ford Family.
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SO I guess its where you go. If you think about it any retail chain has bad apples. Quality people will not work for low hourly wages if they are ambitious. And if they have no drive the will be useless I.e. Bobs experience.
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Wow! 3 pages in 3 days!! Y'all have been busy on here... I'll have to catch up reading when I have time.
Took a trip down to Woodbury yesterday to get some F550 leaf springs from the place that builds ambulances, etc. I've never been in that part of the world!
It was a beautiful day for a drive. 
I screwed around and fouled up my plan to get back through ATL before 'rush hour'. I hit mid-town at about 3:45 and it was already too late.... It took over an hour to get up to Canton. 
If that was my daily grind, you'd eventually find my brains blown all over the inside of my ride. Bless their hearts, I dunno how they do it.... 
Also bought an F550 in Conley for my next customer/project. It's getting a full build just like the one I'm doing now. Rebuilt 7.3 PSD with ported and polished heads, cut and coated pistons, Stage 2 cam, hybrid injectors, T4 turbo, etc (550hp
) rebuilding the ZF6 trans, etc, etc....
Looks like I'm gonna get a commitment in the next couple days to build a Grand Cherokee with a 5spd manual trans and Mercedes 5cyl turbo diesel. (I'm planning to build several of these) I need to clone myself!!!
Took a trip down to Woodbury yesterday to get some F550 leaf springs from the place that builds ambulances, etc. I've never been in that part of the world!
It was a beautiful day for a drive. I screwed around and fouled up my plan to get back through ATL before 'rush hour'. I hit mid-town at about 3:45 and it was already too late.... It took over an hour to get up to Canton. If that was my daily grind, you'd eventually find my brains blown all over the inside of my ride. Bless their hearts, I dunno how they do it.... Also bought an F550 in Conley for my next customer/project. It's getting a full build just like the one I'm doing now. Rebuilt 7.3 PSD with ported and polished heads, cut and coated pistons, Stage 2 cam, hybrid injectors, T4 turbo, etc (550hp
) rebuilding the ZF6 trans, etc, etc.... Looks like I'm gonna get a commitment in the next couple days to build a Grand Cherokee with a 5spd manual trans and Mercedes 5cyl turbo diesel. (I'm planning to build several of these) I need to clone myself!!!
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Well Turner i am on the hunt for a 9" rearend with Trak-loc and disks brakes. Do you think any of those yards had one?
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The 4 wheel drives are posi but not standard disc brakes. I am sure there is a kit out there to switch over.
Yes axel I am loving being home every night. Still kinda strange. Hard part so far is I can't seem to break out of the 4- 430 wake up routine yet. I'm so tired and can't hardly hold my eyes open after 9.
Drove the Jaguar to work for the first time this morning, I few things I need to address but it drove really good.
Yes axel I am loving being home every night. Still kinda strange. Hard part so far is I can't seem to break out of the 4- 430 wake up routine yet. I'm so tired and can't hardly hold my eyes open after 9.
Drove the Jaguar to work for the first time this morning, I few things I need to address but it drove really good.
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Got a good reaming at work this morning. Im not worth a ****, until the bosses found out I am sick as **** and still coming to work. Then the attitude changed. Also pointed out the jobs we have are not 30 minute jobs. Took me 3 hours to tear a rear bumper off a mercedes.......
They can lick my dick
They can lick my dick
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My daughters boyfriend thinks he may have a carb for the 79 in his garage, he wants to get it running just about as bad as I do.
We got a little sleet and a lot of rain today. Should be back in the 70's by midweek.
Guess I am going to watch a little of the debate, I have to say I have never ever seen anything like this election cycle.
We got a little sleet and a lot of rain today. Should be back in the 70's by midweek.
Guess I am going to watch a little of the debate, I have to say I have never ever seen anything like this election cycle.
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Hey Guys,
Well, after some trolling on the interwebs I learned the 80s-96 f150 axles were slightly shorted and would not work. However, a Dana 50-60 was a available in the 250 in up models. Mustang axles came with really high gears 2.75s etc so that would be more money and work then a possible conversion. It looks like I might have to just possibly save up and buy the expensive conversion for the rear end. I would like disks but they are not a essential at the moment. I just want to as much of that 400 hp to the wheels.
Well, after some trolling on the interwebs I learned the 80s-96 f150 axles were slightly shorted and would not work. However, a Dana 50-60 was a available in the 250 in up models. Mustang axles came with really high gears 2.75s etc so that would be more money and work then a possible conversion. It looks like I might have to just possibly save up and buy the expensive conversion for the rear end. I would like disks but they are not a essential at the moment. I just want to as much of that 400 hp to the wheels.
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Wow! 3 pages in 3 days!! Y'all have been busy on here... I'll have to catch up reading when I have time.
Took a trip down to Woodbury yesterday to get some F550 leaf springs from the place that builds ambulances, etc. I've never been in that part of the world! It was a beautiful day for a drive. I screwed around and fouled up my plan to get back through ATL before 'rush hour'. I hit mid-town at about 3:45 and it was already too late.... It took over an hour to get up to Canton. If that was my daily grind, you'd eventually find my brains blown all over the inside of my ride. Bless their hearts, I dunno how they do it....
Also bought an F550 in Conley for my next customer/project. It's getting a full build just like the one I'm doing now. Rebuilt 7.3 PSD with ported and polished heads, cut and coated pistons, Stage 2 cam, hybrid injectors, T4 turbo, etc (550hp) rebuilding the ZF6 trans, etc, etc....
Looks like I'm gonna get a commitment in the next couple days to build a Grand Cherokee with a 5spd manual trans and Mercedes 5cyl turbo diesel. (I'm planning to build several of these) I need to clone myself!!!
Took a trip down to Woodbury yesterday to get some F550 leaf springs from the place that builds ambulances, etc. I've never been in that part of the world!
It was a beautiful day for a drive. I screwed around and fouled up my plan to get back through ATL before 'rush hour'. I hit mid-town at about 3:45 and it was already too late.... It took over an hour to get up to Canton. If that was my daily grind, you'd eventually find my brains blown all over the inside of my ride. Bless their hearts, I dunno how they do it.... Also bought an F550 in Conley for my next customer/project. It's getting a full build just like the one I'm doing now. Rebuilt 7.3 PSD with ported and polished heads, cut and coated pistons, Stage 2 cam, hybrid injectors, T4 turbo, etc (550hp
) rebuilding the ZF6 trans, etc, etc.... Looks like I'm gonna get a commitment in the next couple days to build a Grand Cherokee with a 5spd manual trans and Mercedes 5cyl turbo diesel. (I'm planning to build several of these) I need to clone myself!!!
That funny while you were down here in my neck of the woods about 20 miles from Woodbury. I was in Bufford getting a rear glass for the Jeep. I was in southbound traffic from the top of 285 to Mcdonough. I think I left Bufford around 145
In your travels if you come across a hydroboost brake boost out of an 88-97 (350,450, 53 or 59) let me know.
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Got off work a little early today so I sanded and polished the clear headlight lens's on the Jag, I also fixed the ash tray door. I also did a little more interior cleaning and gave her a good wash. It is getting cold so I decided to call it a day.
Tomorrow's plans are to change the oil in the Lightning and figure out how to change the transfer case oil in the Jaguar. A couple of things to replace that are broken and she will be just about as good as new.
It keeps coming up with a catalytic converter code so one of those will be in the near future. It runs good so it not an emergency right now.
Tomorrow's plans are to change the oil in the Lightning and figure out how to change the transfer case oil in the Jaguar. A couple of things to replace that are broken and she will be just about as good as new.
It keeps coming up with a catalytic converter code so one of those will be in the near future. It runs good so it not an emergency right now.