Lets see those trucks!

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Here's a pair I recently picked up. Both manual trans 4x4. 87 is a 6.2l diesel, 73 is a small block 350.



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I wasn't driving yet, but I had an older friend that had I think a 75 Chevy truck that was sweet. I loved riding in it. Had an interior that looked like this, only of course, had a manual transmission and his interior was red. His truck was red. I liked to ride in anybody's pickup truck.
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I wasn't driving yet, but I had an older friend that had I think a 75 Chevy truck that was sweet. I loved riding in it. Had an interior that looked like this, only of course, had a manual transmission and his interior was red. His truck was red. I liked to ride in anybody's pickup truck.View attachment 1811088

I could only wish mine was that clean. Looks awesome
 

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A bit older F150 shortbed with 5.0 and manual transmission. My 95-8 yrs with original owner and I've had for 20 now. Has been a great truck. This truck is expert in wheeler hauling. The doohickey across the front of the box is a "Cabsaver". Its a rubber covered flexible aluminum bar that keeps wheelers from colliding with the front of the bed or on newer trucks, busting out the back cab window. 61k original miles now....View attachment 1811086

That's a great truck. Where in WV is it?
 

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I'm in Wyoming. (But I do have to go to Morgantown WV in a couple weeks for some new training with my work-I'm in the oil and gas industry)
 
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Have 3 OBS rigs. The famous 94 F350 from SoCal! The 95 F150, and this 94 F250: I got this one on Ebay. Original owner in TN bought new when he was 73. He really took care of the truck. When he passed away, his family traded to a BMW store in GA, August 2009. I flew to GA and drove back. "light duty" F250. 6600 GVW about 2k less than an HD. Supposedly these are rare, if any Ford truck can be called that. Air bag unlike HD. Only made in 2WD and regular cab. 5.0, manual transmission. Up to 39k miles now.
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Those are real Alcoa 10 lugs, originally 22.5 x 12 and milled down to 22”. The tires are 37/13.50/22 Toyo MT’s.

who machined the wheels for you? what adapters are you running? Are you on front leafs or coils?

sorry for all the questions
 

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Have 3 OBS rigs. The famous 94 F350 from SoCal! The 95 F150, and this 94 F250: I got this one on Ebay. Original owner in TN bought new when he was 73. He really took care of the truck. When he passed away, his family traded to a BMW store in GA, August 2009. I flew to GA and drove back. "light duty" F250. 6600 GVW about 2k less than an HD. Supposedly these are rare, if any Ford truck can be called that. Air bag unlike HD. Only made in 2WD and regular cab. 5.0, manual transmission. Up to 39k miles now.View attachment 1811116View attachment 1811118

LOVE that.
 

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Haven’t driven my 07 Silverado in months. Buying a new battery today and changing the oil

Keep a fresh battery in that generation Chevy Truck.

The battery went weak in my 05 Tahoe and caused that ****er all sorts of issues. Had my multimeter out like a tweeker hunting down what I thought was electrical gremlins.

A day later after I realized the battery was only at 10.5 volts, I threw in a new battery and the ****er ran like the day it drove off the new car lot.

Weird
 

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who machined the wheels for you? what adapters are you running? Are you on front leafs or coils?

sorry for all the questions

Ask away brother! I’m usually the one asking questions and am more than happy to pay it back.

The wheels were machined by the place I bought them from - it was a package deal that included the wheels, spacers, and tires. IIRC they came from American Force. I replaced the factory front coils with King coil-overs - 2005 was the first year with no front leafs on the Superduty.
 

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Keep a fresh battery in that generation Chevy Truck.

The battery went weak in my 05 Tahoe and caused that ****er all sorts of issues. Had my multimeter out like a tweeker hunting down what I thought was electrical gremlins.

A day later after I realized the battery was only at 10.5 volts, I threw in a new battery and the ****er ran like the day it drove off the new car lot.

Weird

It’s running good now.

Time to fix the squeaks though. Ball joint time.

Then I need to fix the AC. I believe the controls went bad. Blower motor didn’t fix it. So time to find a replacement at a junkyard or something
 

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My big truck doing some truck stuff

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Nice RAM there. The F-250 was doing something productive yesterday. Some of us
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went for a ride and I brought the team green beastie. Tomorrow your old F-350 will be out for some exercise but doesn't have any job to do...I only put maybe 600 mi. a year on personal trucks, and about 60k a yr. on the company truck.
 

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Nice RAM there. The F-250 was doing something productive yesterday. Some of us View attachment 1811389went for a ride and I brought the team green beastie. Tomorrow your old F-350 will be out for some exercise but doesn't have any job to do...I only put maybe 600 mi. a year on personal trucks, and about 60k a yr. on the company truck.

We are going to go play in the desert this weekend with the quads. Should be good times!
 

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Oh yeah. I want to go to Glamis or even Dumont some time. The kfx700 beastie has a set of rear tire paddles. Used to be in Pismo once or twice a summer. Liked it there.
 

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