She's gone...
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fayetteville, NC
She's gone...
It is with great regret that I inform the Ford Truck community that my old girl is gone. She burned down early Saturday morning around 2am while we were asleep. Apparently an electrical short had caused her to catch fire completely destroying the cab and front end. Luckily it didn't spread to the house but it did manage to melt the siding off. Sigh....I don't even know what to say
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fayetteville, NC
Yes, it had been done in the past by a prior owner. I only have basic liability insurance which should cover some, if not most, of the damage to the house. The truck on the other hand is a complete loss.
Fleet Owner
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I wonder where the fire started then. I do remember the first round of recall harnesses were made wrong so Ford had to do another round. Makes you wonder if that was the case.
In any case I am glad there were no injuries or losing the house too.
In any case I am glad there were no injuries or losing the house too.
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Laughing Gas
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Fleet Owner
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What a drag.In such nice condition too by the looks of it.I would be some tempted to grab another cab,engine and take it in for paint.
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i might just do that to sell it though. not worth much now, but fixed properly it would be worth a good bit.
OP: looks like the long block may be in-tact.
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I would speculate that there probably is way more damage than you might suspect.
Heat on the frame and suspension are two things that I would be concerned with.
Could be the case of good money chasing bad.
If you did it to sell it, you would probably go negative with the ROI
Heat on the frame and suspension are two things that I would be concerned with.
Could be the case of good money chasing bad.
If you did it to sell it, you would probably go negative with the ROI
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Laughing Gas
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You're right, I don't think it would be the same. Plus it would take A LOT of time and money to get it back to where it was. It was also a California truck so it had the mass air system which would be hard to find. At this point I just want to get rid of it so I can stop looking at it and smelling it. I'm sure the block and heads are still good. Everything else is toast.