Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[James Miller]

Oh yea? Will haul all chainsaws, wood, 400HP, 800lbs torque, 4WD so wont slip on dry pavement OR 6" of snow, and will clear a crowd of protesters off the street while doing it.

Diesel trucks are OK with me when there used for there purpose. Around here there like the new Honda civic kids get them and do intake/exhaust/tuner and think there the **** cause the can roll coal all over town. My next vehicle will probly be a diesel truck but that's a few years off have to pay the wife's car off first.

 

[JustJeff]

I briefly had a ‘67 mustang coupe (which I prefer over a fastback). Was a project car. Did disc brake conversion and was in the process of building a 408 when kid #4 came along. There went any extra money and time so it sat until I couldn’t stand it anymore and I traded it for a motorcycle. I still get wistful when I see a 67.

 

[panolo]

Diesel trucks are OK with me when there used for there purpose. Around here there like the new Honda civic kids get them and do intake/exhaust/tuner and think there the **** cause the can roll coal all over town. My next vehicle will probly be a diesel truck but that's a few years off have to pay the wife's car off first.

See lots of that around here as well. However the state has recently sent out some letters to dealers where they are supposedly going to be enforcing the emissions laws. Going to be lots of folks hurting if they didn't keep the oem parts and it can't be changed back. Only going to take a few dealers being hit and values will go way down.

 

[farmer steve]

I'm on Mustang #10. Had an 85 Fox Body, rude & crude, but a start in the return to performance.

The Shelby's I missed getting ... When I got out of RIT in 74, there were two 68 GT 500s for sale in the Pennysaver, $1,500 each, and I did not have the cash and my parents were on vacation in FL. I begged the guy to take a deposit and hold one of them for me till my parents got back, but he laughed at me and told me he was selling both of them for cash that day.

I had the 427 Ford short block in my garage at the time, I later put it in the 70 Boss 302 body I got for $850. I'm sure the Boss handled a lot better, but I loved how those 68 Shelby's looked.

If you drive a new Mustang with the IRS ... It is on my wish list! The 2018 will have 460 Hp, and be able to do 0 - 60 in under 4 Seconds.

I've got more power, but with street tires it is tough to get it to the ground!

Hot rod derail!!!!!
Mike, put some big chunks of rock oak in the shop stove this evening. hoping it holds for 12 hours like the hickory.

 

[MechanicMatt]

Man I gotta catch up to my uncle. I've only owned 6.... 86, 85, 91, 88, 2000, 89. 86 was first car LX. Then my favorite a 85gt, tore that poor car clean in half, lucky to be alive. 91 built a 351w for it. Bought the 88 for the rear and V8 spec parts to put in the 91. Was just about to put the carb on it and GM went bankrupt so chopped it up to pay bills. Get the 2000 with blown motor, get it running and although it's much nicer in many ways than the earlier fox body it doesn't fill the void in my heart so I grab the 89. Oldest nephew begs me for it and is in need for reliable transportation so I sell it to him on "the payment plan". He wrecks it after blowing the first motor. He did learn how to swap a engine so maybe he learned something in its ownership. I LOVE the 85's, four eyes and a carb! Just needs the 8.8 rear and real dual exhaust. I love just about anything with a engine

 

[svk]

I really had a soft spot for the 87-93 GT's even though the mouldings added weight. Open the exhaust a bit and set the timing and they run much better. My buddy put 4.10's in his but it really did not run any faster but perhaps it was just his shifting.

Amazing difference in performance between the 5 speed and AOD transmissions.

 

[MechanicMatt]

AOD was a power robbing turd. Pull it and put a C4. If your after performance who cares about MPG's.....

Or swap in a 5speed and be your own boss

 

[MechanicMatt]

https://www.google.com/search?q=198..._AUIEigC&biw=375&bih=559#imgrc=0qshzBuVpMlNOM:

Had one of these "hand me down" from the mustang guy. Had a turbo and 5speed. Beat the living snot out of it. Finally died with 263,000 miles on it pulling second gear racing a c4 vette. I learned a lot with my first two cars. 15 years old putting steering rack, pump, rear brake wheel cylinders and timing belt in the bird

86lx was bought with one head in the trunk. Got that car for $200. Had to take the other head off send it to the machine shop and then put it all together.

I could turn a mean wrench, put make a bit more sitting on my bum in a office

 

[dancan]

Flatbroke, you nailed it.... I'm a cheerleader a babysitter and a fire extinguisher. ....

LOL , people around home ask what I do , they think all I do is cut trees , my shop is 20 miles and I don't bring work home .
I always tell them that I babysit and put fires out , the tree cutting and scrounging firewood is for stress relief .
BTW , I had an 85GT , 4bbl Holley 4spd , I still have the scars from that one

 

[MechanicMatt]

Hahahaha, YES Dancan YES!!!!!

 

[woodchip rookie]

Diesel trucks are OK with me when there used for there purpose. Around here there like the new Honda civic kids get them and do intake/exhaust/tuner and think there the **** cause the can roll coal all over town. My next vehicle will probly be a diesel truck but that's a few years off have to pay the wife's car off first.

Mine has a delete/straitpipe/tune but not like the super rednecks. The exhaust is stock size and stock pipe after the straitpipe section where the dpf was removed. The tune is a single flash tune with no tuner. Just a street tune. Not a race/performance tune. It wont blow smoke and its not loud. Nothing like saying "HEY I DID ILLEGAL STUFF TO MY TRUCK"!

And the only reason I did it is because I was having so many issues with the EPA stuff, not so I could blow smoke. I just wanted the truck to run. Ya know. Like the vehicles of 20 years ago.

 

[woodchip rookie]

See lots of that around here as well. However the state has recently sent out some letters to dealers where they are supposedly going to be enforcing the emissions laws. Going to be lots of folks hurting if they didn't keep the oem parts and it can't be changed back. Only going to take a few dealers being hit and values will go way down.

Dealers are not and have not been allowed to tamper with EPA equipment. You have to take them to a performance shop. Or a shop that is not an authorized dealership. (Actual Ford dealership)

 

[muddstopper]

Never slit a throat but a 8 inch buck knife run upwards inside the front leg will get it done too. It's illegal here in CA.

Shot placement with a 44 mag pistol up close and personal never gave a a problem over the last 40 years. Used to go 3-4 times a week and caught a lot of big Tuskers. Ive grabbed on to more hogs than most people have seen in their lives. My boy wanted to go hunting before shipping out for Army Boot camp when he was 18. We put him on 4 hogs that day. Got some great action photos.
My kids have been going with me and involved since they were little as you can see by he photos. All of them are in their 20s now.

Seen quite a few pigs myself.

 

[cantoo]

Canadian Boar. I've posted this little guy before but it's been awhile.

 

[Philbert]

Wow!

Philbert

 

[muddstopper]

Heres a facebook video of my hunting buddies hunting down in ga., If it post. Warning, plenty of pig sticking.

 

[Marshy]

Pulled out a couple more loads today and have 2 cords cut on the ground waiting to be removed. Not a bad weekend.
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How do you like that 480? Looker like toy have a long bar on it. I just picket one up recently and it's in great shape.

 

[panolo]

Dealers are not and have not been allowed to tamper with EPA equipment. You have to take them to a performance shop. Or a shop that is not an authorized dealership. (Actual Ford dealership)

I don't think they can mess with them here either but what the state is going to enforce is the resale. So once a couple dealers get hit with fines or they have to put a truck back to stock it may be ugly. Couple guys I know that do a ton of auction buys are already tightening the ship. We have so many 30-100 inventory piece dealers around that it could cost some folks their business if the state gets nasty.

 

[MechanicMatt]

We had a Dodge 2500 with the knocker come in on trade. It had the goodies, we were going to send to auction. Two of my techs have similar trucks. We let the one tech swap the parts on Saturday. We were able to sell a stock 2500 Cummings and he got his "race truck". He had to pay for all the gaskets and the stock reflash as part of our agreement. Both sides were happy, sales got to retail a nice truck and he got some nice go fast goodies on the REAL cheap

 

[flatbroke]

Heres a facebook video of my hunting buddies hunting down in ga., If it post. Warning, plenty of pig sticking.

Photobucket has most of my digital photos hostage.
Here are some more. I'm not going to post any more hunting stuff in this thread though. Sorry for going off topic. We seem to find rank hogs who