Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
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- Lucky13
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Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Hello from the suburbs outside of Detroit Michigan!
I've lurked for a while and am amazed at the content and resources here.
Keith you've done an incredible job on this site, and are an invaluable resource to people working on 67 to 72 Ford trucks.
I bought my f100 as a parts chaser and to haul things home from the home improvement store or landscaping supply. After continuously paying for delivery on everything I decided a truck would pay for itself within a year or two's worth of projects. (This is how I sold it to the mrs.. )
I can see I obviously overpaid by looking at what people on this site buy and sell parts and trucks for, but I'm happy. This truck is only supposed to be around until my home projects are complete, but I love it's classic lines and general personality and plan on replacing parts as I drive. Hopefully I can extend it's term beyond that timeframe.
I don't have an allegiance to one particular brand. I have in the past and currently do own a wide variety from different manufacturers. Life's too short to only try one flavor.
It has a newer 289 engine (instead of the original 352) and a 3 on the tree.
It was a california truck that's been starting to rust as it's been in Michigan for around 7 or 8 years now.
I have some better images and few short videos of the exhaust note I can post later. These are the only images I have at work.
Click on the small images for a larger version. This should help the people on dialup.
I've lurked for a while and am amazed at the content and resources here.
Keith you've done an incredible job on this site, and are an invaluable resource to people working on 67 to 72 Ford trucks.
I bought my f100 as a parts chaser and to haul things home from the home improvement store or landscaping supply. After continuously paying for delivery on everything I decided a truck would pay for itself within a year or two's worth of projects. (This is how I sold it to the mrs.. )
I can see I obviously overpaid by looking at what people on this site buy and sell parts and trucks for, but I'm happy. This truck is only supposed to be around until my home projects are complete, but I love it's classic lines and general personality and plan on replacing parts as I drive. Hopefully I can extend it's term beyond that timeframe.
I don't have an allegiance to one particular brand. I have in the past and currently do own a wide variety from different manufacturers. Life's too short to only try one flavor.
It has a newer 289 engine (instead of the original 352) and a 3 on the tree.
It was a california truck that's been starting to rust as it's been in Michigan for around 7 or 8 years now.
I have some better images and few short videos of the exhaust note I can post later. These are the only images I have at work.
Click on the small images for a larger version. This should help the people on dialup.
1967 F100
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from AZ.
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1968 F100 Ranger 390/ C6 (Mine again)
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Sandstorm
2007 3500 4X4 Dodge Cummins
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from AZ.
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1968 F100 Ranger 390/ C6 (Mine again)
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Sandstorm
2007 3500 4X4 Dodge Cummins
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
1968 F100 Ranger 390/ C6 (Mine again)
2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser Sandstorm
2007 3500 4X4 Dodge Cummins
Idleness is the mother of all vices.
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from TX
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- spartman
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from cold @ss South Dakota!!
- 67highboy
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Hey,
I know that truck, I was thinking about buying it too.
If it is the same truck anyway.
Was it sitting in howell on grand river?
Oh and welcome from another cold a$$ michigander.
John
I know that truck, I was thinking about buying it too.
If it is the same truck anyway.
Was it sitting in howell on grand river?
Oh and welcome from another cold a$$ michigander.
John
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Hello from Wyoming!
- Lucky13
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Re: re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Thanks for the welcome, guys.
I wondered if anyone here was local and would recognize it. I think it was for sale for quite a while before I stumbled upon it - although i could be wrong, and usually when they sit for awhile it's due to problems (as was the case and I may elaborate on later) or seller price (again this was the case, I think he finally got tired of dealing with buyers and cracked.)
_Tim
John, you are correct. Thanks for not following through on your intention to buy. I really like this old truck and all of it's issues and quirks.67highboy wrote:Hey,
I know that truck, I was thinking about buying it too.
If it is the same truck anyway.
Was it sitting in howell on grand river?
I wondered if anyone here was local and would recognize it. I think it was for sale for quite a while before I stumbled upon it - although i could be wrong, and usually when they sit for awhile it's due to problems (as was the case and I may elaborate on later) or seller price (again this was the case, I think he finally got tired of dealing with buyers and cracked.)
_Tim
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome!
Man... they must've made a killing selling those seat covers!
Man... they must've made a killing selling those seat covers!
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Welcome aboard!
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from North Carolina! Glad you signed up!
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You knucklehead!
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You knucklehead!
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jokqs wrote:Welcome From AK!!! Nice looking ride u got there. I'm originally from Rochester, Mich. The weather sounds like it hasnt changed much.....
small world, im originally from Livonia, got out of that area and lived up north for a long time before i moved here.My brother lives in Keego Harbor and my mom lives up north.
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you can ford a river or stream and get to the other side, if you dodge it you will not, and if you drive a chevy to the levee it will run dry and the music will die.
you can ford a river or stream and get to the other side, if you dodge it you will not, and if you drive a chevy to the levee it will run dry and the music will die.
- 67merc
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re: Greetings from cold @ss Michigan
Welcome from across the cold @ss river! I'm in Belle River, Ontario just outside Windsor.
Becca