Freightrain

Told the g/f that I'd buy her a ring........but I found a Harley instead........ and that is when the fight started.

AC/DC "Who made Who" was THE soundtrack back in the day. I wore that cassette out a few times. It would quit playing, so I'd give it a rest for a week and it would play again. It just ROCKS! BTW, I still have it, though I did buy the CD version too.

Have to go from feable memory. There is a round disc in the lower portion of the door, it is the window stop. Removing it allows the window to be lowered enough to get panel out. Been 10yrs since I played with mine so I'm trying to remember the details.

Congrats Trent. Mine is still a keeper after near 6 yrs without a ring. She enjoys all my bad habits too. Dont know why???

I watch all my classic films on CLASSIC VHS!!!!! Get all the true white noise and fuzzy picture!!! LOL!!! Got plenty of these flicks, great bad weather watching! Should I go out to the garage and work??? Naw, it's nice and warm in the house! I remember going to see Smokey and the Bandit over 2 doz. times when it was at the theaters!! I went with everyone I knew. "Did ya see it yet? No? Ok, we're going". Remember going to Great Smokey Roadblock too. If it had a truck in it, I saw it when growing up.

I used 1 1/4" diameter 1/8" wall rollbar material to mount my fenders. Made my own brackets that bolt through a suspension holes, slip the tubing over and clamped it. You can stand on them without problem!

Most of us run Rotella 15w40 in our trucks. About 6-7 gals takes care of it. If you still have 20" tube tires, you can buy a set of 22.5" tubeless rims/tires and bolt them on. That was the first thing I did to my truck when I got it. I've played with my pump, had it running pretty good. The bad thing was when fuel prices went up, I turned it back down to get decent mileage out of it. I average 8-9 mpg pulling my trailer. When it was turned up...about 4 mpg!!! She sure did put out the smoke back then. Which pump? There are a couple variations.

Yup, 3/4" stuff will be mandatory if he works on bigger stuff. I had to replenish my tool selection when I bought the Mack. I wouldn't go crazy til he finds out what he will be working on. That big stuff gets pretty pricey if you go with a "tool truck" guy.

Ya, since they bolt the front frame horns on that hold the spring hangers!! Giv'r a good yank and Presto-chango you have an articulated truck.

Jay, it was done at the show, but I'm just getting around to getting the little things done(like the aux shifter). It's been "done" since last May. I'm just getting around to "completing" it now LOL!

Guess some of us are just lucky enough to have both?? LMAO!!!!

If there was a way to have your local DMV do a search of the VIN? Might find out the last place it was registered. Kinda a slim pick'n chance but you never know.

Sorry, no pic, but I did get a new Mack shirt. The "welcome to bulldog country" version. G/f orders the stuff online from the Mack store. I'd try to get HER to model it but THAT ain't happenin!!! LOL!!!

Now that I figured out the shift pattern, I found the LOW hole. It does creep along pretty nice now. Could always be slower, but it's a far cry from not having it at all!

Happy Bday Kenny.

Welcome aboard Al. I suppose it depends on how bad the frame is spreading due to the rust? It will only go from bad to really bad.

Santa put HIS bag of toys on HER chest?

Ill scribble it on the calender.

Back in '96 I bought a new F350 Supercab dually XLT/460/auto/loaded for $22K(A plan), the truck was $27 sticker (if I recall). That same basic truck is north of $50K now with all the crap they put on them. My daily driver is a '89 F150 and it's perfect. Don't need no stink'n back up cameras or heated seats! Yes, the Ranger is small inside and if you want elbow room it's NOT the truck for you. I agree, with the fuel mileage of the new trucks, who wants a little truck anymore? Of course everyone wants a 4dr stretched out whatever to just go to the market anymore. Of course now they offer 4-5ft beds because no one uses them for more then a couple bags of groceries anyway. The market dictated the dropping of the Ranger, nothing else. Ford wants to make money and if the Ranger doesn't sell? Why make it? Simple economics. Remember, they didn't take any hand outs from Obuma.

That's a bargin. Just had a fellow from our local ATHS chapter move outta town and gave me a pass. door and inner fender panels. Nice pieces and free! I have a pair of NOS door shells, but my rust bucket isn't worthy of all that. I bought them 10 yrs ago and if I don't fnd a use for them I'll sell them someday.

Congrats!

I don't think I actually changed it when I had it apart 10 yrs ago? Just wrote the number down. I did the king pins, cleaned everything up, freed up the frozen brakes(been unhooked for years) and cleaned bearings. Don't really recall what I did with seals? Been a long time.

I remember a few years back a fellow built a 1/2 scale bobcat that was radio control. Pretty neat piece.

http://www2.chicago-rawhide.com/PDF/Part%20Numbering%20System%20and%20Intro_21A.pdf C/R Chicago Rawhide.

The difference between dime/dozen and just a few left in decent, running condition.