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thats a hot *** truck. exactly what I'd like in a new one if I could afford it
 
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i like that truck a bunch! no bs shiny crap...well done!
 
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Dude that a hell of a nice thing to do for a stranger!
 
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beard is a good guy!
 
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Originally Posted by INT3RC3PTOR
thats a hot *** truck. exactly what I'd like in a new one if I could afford it
same here, really nice truck said it pulled really well for having 37" tires and a 6" lift. i love that color wish mine was that color.

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Dude that a hell of a nice thing to do for a stranger!
thanks, i was a bit nervous just meeting someone at a truck stop to weld something but it worked out great!

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beard is a good guy!
thanks
 
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that truck is bad *** love those wheels too. but man that trailer looks beat lol
 
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Yeah that color combo is great. And yeah props for helpn that guy get moving again.
 
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The best part about that truck, and all the Ford trucks of taht sized compared to the "other" brands of equal size..

It actually fits 37's VERY well, try pulling that off in a yota/dodge/gmc and you have to completely clear the fenders with 10+ inches of lift.
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
sounds great man! its a lot of fun.

I have not given up hope just isnt my normal project speed. this is a huge project.

No time to work on it tonight, a guy off PowerStrokeNation.com had trailer issues down on I70 (2 hours from me) so I offered to drive down there with a welder and fix it in the truck stop parking lot. That was interesting but he is from cali and headed to west virginia. Some how the wheel cracked and lost all air, so I welded it back shut ground it smooth and filled it with air. Worked out great!

He had a real nice 2008, lifted Blue, on 37s. Pulling a 1974 porche and a Toyota helix with a 327.

Where in WV is he headed?
 
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wow, I go on vacation come back, and you have a 250 and your ranger back, man i miss out...
truck is looking good! the 250 looks great too! best of luck getting things finished up with the ranger, if its at the dunes next year I'm going to have to go out for sure just to see it haha
 
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Originally Posted by zabeard
sounds great man! its a lot of fun.

I have not given up hope just isnt my normal project speed. this is a huge project.

No time to work on it tonight, a guy off PowerStrokeNation.com had trailer issues down on I70 (2 hours from me) so I offered to drive down there with a welder and fix it in the truck stop parking lot. That was interesting but he is from cali and headed to west virginia. Some how the wheel cracked and lost all air, so I welded it back shut ground it smooth and filled it with air. Worked out great!

He had a real nice 2008, lifted Blue, on 37s. Pulling a 1974 porche and a Toyota helix with a 327.


Was a great thing of you to do Zach. I passed him on I70 in Washington today around 5pm and the trailer looked to be holding up just fine just so you know.
 
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Originally Posted by 99XLTOffroad
Was a great thing of you to do Zach. I passed him on I70 in Washington today around 5pm and the trailer looked to be holding up just fine just so you know.
yeah he has been keeping me up to date, he had some more issues but another shop on the east side of ohio had a new wheel, that is what he really needed. my weld got him that far! lol
 
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i worked on wiring all night tonight, really no major progress. i have some pictures on my phone i need to upload. tomorrow night and all weekend same thing. hope to have all the wiring taken care of by mid next week.
 
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Too bad your not closer, I love doing wiring. I'd so much rather go to town with a soldering iron and heat shrink than turn a wrench lol.
 
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at this point i am not really sure i am enjoying any of it but I dont mind working on it. I just want to see it done.

i have a pretty large shopping list of parts and things i need, but with the way this summer has gone I am not sure when i will be able to order any of that. medical bills, broken superduty, superduty needs tires badly, the list goes on. lol
 
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Ordered my Twisted Stitch Seats today, I just went with a basic all black vinyl seat, I wanted to do custom colors but for 100 bucks more I figure I can put that to a little bit better use somewhere else. I am also hoping to order the NorthWest Fabworks triple shifters today or tomorrow.

Little bit of an idea what those look like.




Image of the seats, just all black.
 
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Those shiftera are sweet Zack
 
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oh yeah and my crow 5 point harnesses. hoping to increase the safety of the truck after this. its been a long time coming.
 
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That is going to be sick
 
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ahhh damn, I hate you. that triple stick is rad
 
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who needs twin sticks
 
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What exactly do all the sticks do...
 
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x2 on that...
 
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The sticks control things. Cutting wheels maybe? Cool stuff no doubt!!
 
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If I'm not mistaken.. he is going to be runnign a double, with a high/low gear on each settings - that gives you EXTRA low gears - on top of the normal gearbox shifting for a manual..

So - Transmission shifting, doubler shifter, and 4wheel high/low shifting.. right?
 


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