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Joined: Sep 2007
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From: WY
Originally Posted by 79 shortbox
mwvdub nice paint where is the center grill might want to get a japan one to match that paint.
I was hoping that maybe you might have a NOS grille insert that I could buy. I am willing to offer $3500 and a kidney for your very rare NOS parts. If not, I know Dennis Carpenter has the original tooling and can ship one to me.
Last edited by mwvdub; Jan 18, 2008 at 08:52 PM. Reason: spell checking
Post Fiend
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Across from the neighbors
Im glad you defended yourself concerning the paint remarks. It looks good to me and im a trained body man and fabricator. Wonder if those hooks will net you a couple tenths in the 1/4?
Posting Guru
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From: WY
I got a part time job at 13 years old and worked until I was 18 to pay for the paint. Of course I will defend myself from a guy that rips people off. If I could pick up a couple tenths with tow hooks, I would be at the junk yard right now.
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Joined: May 2007
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Did Any Body Check Out "79 Shortbox's" Gallery? (sorry, couldn't resist the capitals). He talks all this noise about N.O.S. parts and yet he has a Ford Ranger wit a ton of after market stuff on it. And, if memory serves me correctly, isn't a Ford Ranger really a "*ap *rap" Mazda pick up truck? Well, isn't that the pot calling the kettle black! Really, who cares where something came from as long as it works. N.O.S. parts are nice but a lot of the times the reproduction parts have had the "factory errors" designed out of them.
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Joined: Aug 2000
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From: Eldorado Ca. USA
Classic. You cant argue that an american truck name is slapped onto a foreign rig, hell, you cant even reason with them and show them pictures of the Mazda version, or even get them to look at the made by Mazda tag... Like I said before "Never argue with an idiot: they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
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Joined: Feb 2006
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From: New Gretna, New Jersey
Originally Posted by 79 shortbox
I guess Iam talking to a bunch of back woods
I resemble that remark.
Seriously though, his name should be 79 SANDbox, cuz from the sound of how wound up he is he probably has enough sand in his panties to replenish a FLA. beach after a hurricane.
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Joined: Oct 2004
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If you know anything about trucks that RANGER is far from being a madza. That RANGER will kick the s--t out of that junk I see you putting on this forum. any time any of you feel that you have a bad truck I would like to see it at Silver Lake Sand Dunes Michigan So bring in on.And get ready to LOSE.
Elder User
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: New Gretna, New Jersey
Dude, you need to relax.
Now take a deep breath and repeat after me...
In with the good air, out with the bad...
In with the good air, out with the bad...
In with the good air, out with the bad...
Now take a deep breath and repeat after me...
In with the good air, out with the bad...
In with the good air, out with the bad...
In with the good air, out with the bad...