NH2112
10-26-2009, 21:46
At least part of the time, anyway. It's been almost 3 years since I got rid of my diesel truck due to it needing repairs and me not having a place to do them, and replaced it with a gasser (97 Ram 1500 4x4.) That began having transmission issues and I traded it for the 2000 Wrangler I've been driving for a little over a year. But that all changed last Tuesday, when I bought this:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350003.jpg
And with the other set of side boards on:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350012.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350007.jpg
It's an '88 F350 w/7.3l & 5-speed - my first Ford - and had been sitting out front of a small shop maybe 1/4 mile up the road for close to a month. I walked in about 1.5 weeks ago, asking if anyone had found my wallet that I thought I'd lost while checking the truck out the night before, and was told they hadn't but that if I was interested I could have it for $1500. I was, and I do LOL All I've had to do was put new glow plugs in to correct a hard cold start problem. I love driving it, it just has a bigger feel than similarly-sized newer vehicles I've driven. I'll use it as my daily driver for another week or so to check for issues & problems I missed, and to see what kind of mileage it gets. Then it'll be mainly used for work, like making dump runs, doing cleanup, and occasional trailer towing once I get a controller (there are wires fro ma previous installation tucked under the dash.)
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350003.jpg
And with the other set of side boards on:
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350012.jpg
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee245/NH2112/F350007.jpg
It's an '88 F350 w/7.3l & 5-speed - my first Ford - and had been sitting out front of a small shop maybe 1/4 mile up the road for close to a month. I walked in about 1.5 weeks ago, asking if anyone had found my wallet that I thought I'd lost while checking the truck out the night before, and was told they hadn't but that if I was interested I could have it for $1500. I was, and I do LOL All I've had to do was put new glow plugs in to correct a hard cold start problem. I love driving it, it just has a bigger feel than similarly-sized newer vehicles I've driven. I'll use it as my daily driver for another week or so to check for issues & problems I missed, and to see what kind of mileage it gets. Then it'll be mainly used for work, like making dump runs, doing cleanup, and occasional trailer towing once I get a controller (there are wires fro ma previous installation tucked under the dash.)