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What's up today (bullchiting) thread.

Discussion in 'Everything Else (off topic)' started by Gasifier, Oct 6, 2013.

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  1. wildwest

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    I held my fathers hand and prayed and talked and thanked him how monumental he was in raising me and then our unbendable frienship. I just talked. You can too, hold his hand in yours if that works for you two.
     
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    Not if you want something that is still running.
     
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    :rofl: :lol:

    And true-though we put a ton of $$ into the blazer over the decades the darn thing still gets me to and fro despite flipping the odometer 3 times. But holy cow the 99 F250 blows my mind! What do you think about the 89' 4x4 with 2 plows Horkn ? I had a 1/2 hour conversation with the gal tonight (on speaker, WWW listening in background, shaking his head). She'll deliver it here in a few weeks if WWW agrees, I'll be able to spend the $$ then after the certain something happens then.

    I didn't even look, I assume it's gas.
     
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    Yes, "TTB".
    No 96 or older F250s came factory with a straight axle...and the light duty f250 started using A arms in 97...same as the new body style F150.
    The IFS/TTB suspension was a terrible design with leaf springs...not a fan...worked fine with coils though.
    If you think about it a bit, how dumb is it to hook suspension that travels in an arc to springs that are meant to travel straight up and down, except for some twisting, and bushing flex :picard:
    That said, there are a ton of them out there still, and they held up ok, just rode crappy, and could be a good retirement plan for alignment rack guys sometimes...and tire shops...:picard:
     
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    460 big block gas V8. Thirsty, but solid, and you have no rust there. If it's clean enough, do it.
     
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    My buddy's old 84 f250 with a 351w had a solid front axle. Maybe it was swapped? It was an old farm truck. Probably a super easy swap.
    I suppose with the coil springs it did make more sense. There's a ton of there, it was a good compromise, actually better than real IFS.
     
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    1980-1996 F250 with a straight axle...it was swapped.
    Oh, and putting the shackles on the front of the spring...stupid, stupid, and just plain dumb...think about how a leaf spring wants to move/compress when going down the road...it sure doesn't want to go forward! :hair:
    Pretty bad when a couple rednecks with a torch and a welder could improve on the original design. :picard:
     
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    Or it was a 350 with a pair of junkyard F250 fenders on it?
    Actually...IIRC the F350s we're TTB in the early 80s too...up to 84-85 maybe?
     
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    Speaking of truck repairs... I saw this guy on YouTube - Whistlin diesel. Seems like he makes outrageous trucks and then tries to destroy them.
    :tractor: :makeitrain"

     
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    It was a 250. Red and white, I'm certain that it was the original bodywork and badges.
     
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    Nope, not if you want a good truck...
     
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    Sorry to hear about your SIL, you were so close you should've stopped in for just a bit. I was busy doing a bunch, actually met up with Canadian border VT briefly since he was to somewhat nearby.
     
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    Would have loved to, but time was very pressing, and we would be way too distracted. You and Dawn were on our minds. Wished I could have remembered that rout so I didn't have to go through Colby road and that airport. What a bunch of twist and turns.
     
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    Its too bad the 3 of us couldn't have got together when I was out there in the terrible New England heat.
     
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    Thank you....

    She just passed away......
     
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    So sorry to hear that. Not a very easy time with your grandfather not doing well either.
     
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