Copper drownded to death....
Laughing Gas
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Maple Ridge B.C. Canada
wow! i feel your pain brother. in the big picture... you are fine,nobody was hurt or died,and as we all know these are our babies but they are just trucks.they can be fixed or replaced. i don't know what kind of shape the frame and running gear is in,but if they are good then save the truck and fit her with new body parts.! it may be only body damage. if you find enough good body parts around then i would rebuild her.hopfully there is a donor truck near you with a great body you can swap on to yours. cheer up, its going to get better.
Post Fiend
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Kasson, Minnesota
Those pics are very hard to look at. I can't imagine seeing that happen. And I have to agree with previous posts, at least no one was in the truck and was hurt. Something else will come up for ya and in the end you'll have another awesome truck.
Zombie Survivalist
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Rock Springs, WY, USA
if it was me, i wouldnt get a new truck. id fix the baby up... wow, im almost crying just thinking about having something like that happening to my trucks... bring the beast back from the grave. repaint it. and get Frankenstein pinstriped on the glove box, and under the f-series emblem, since it will require parts from other trucks.
Senior User
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: menomonee falls wisconsin
get that motor running and drive it --battle scars could be the new name
but whatever you do do give up on .
but whatever you do do give up on .
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Rising Sun, IN
idk if it will start or not. The battery is gone.. river ate that up. I think that most of the damage was from them winching it out. the bank was steep and there was huge rocks. It's still in the impound lot so idk if i want it or not. part of me does then the other part has to much grief for it. me or the fiance arnt working right now and we just moved, so its a hard time right now. We still got her bronco so that will give me something to tinker with and keep my mind off Copper. I never in my life thought that something like this would happen.
Zombie Survivalist
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Rock Springs, WY, USA
these trucks had a neutral safety switch on autos, but didnt on manual. unlike new vehicles, you didnt have to push the clutch to start em. personally its something i prefer, seeings as my parking brake doesnt work and my 76 likes to have some throttle working to start. can also get you out of a bind if your ignition gets wet. just a case of bad luck here, with copper.