Found my dream truck
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Topic: Found my dream truck
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Subject: Found my dream truck
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 11:54am
| 1999 F250 4x4 5.9 Cummins and GM 5speed. How to talk Jenny in to thisa |
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Posted By: Scott B
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 12:28pm
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seems I recall a post couple of months back where you were sayin "you know just what to whisper to the women"...... ------------- D17 Series 1 Allis B- 1939 Allis B- 1945 |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 1:07pm
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I'm sure you will find the right words.... ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: thendrix
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 1:09pm
"Look what I just bought" ain't the right words  ------------- "Farming is a business that makes a Las Vegas craps table look like a regular paycheck" Ronald Reagan |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 1:39pm
| Easier to buy and ask for forgiveness than to explain why you need it. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 2:33pm
Johnboy (the youngen on my crew) just told me that at lunch. I asked him where he heard that? He said I told him that.🤣🤣🤣. |
tadams(OH) wrote:Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 2:34pm
Yes but ya don’t whisper about buyin a truck.😂 |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 2:47pm
 It works the same with trucks too Thad! ------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 6:02pm
Cept this one isn’t local. We’d have to take a little trip to get it. |
Posted By: LouSWPA
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 8:20pm
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an F250 with a Cummins? ------------- I am still confident of this; I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. Ps 27 |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 8:34pm
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just say, honey we're going on a bit of a trip, when you get the truck hand her the keys and say 'happy bday'... It'll be HER birthday present that you get to drive..'once in awhile'..... ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 8:38pm
Yes . And it has a VN4500 5 speed standard. several companies make conversion parts and kits. |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 01 Jul 2019 at 10:46pm
| years ago...like back in the '70's, there were a couple dudes here that would transplant GM 454's into new ferd pickups for people. the people liked the ferd pickups, but disliked the nonpower plants and had this done to their trucks. the dudes were kept busy for years doing that. |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 8:44am
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Well,,I do agree with your assessment of the 70's Ford trks being the nicest looking trks back then especially the short bed ones with what ole Thad calls the "Race track Trim" ,,,lifted at least 12" with some chromies and big knobby ta'ars,,,,,  The only'ist thing better would of been a big block Chevy engine,,,whoeeee,,,get out the way,,,!!!! I been tryin to talk an old boy down the road to sell me one just like that,,was a pretty red from the factory,,but the engine is a little sick and he ain't got no money to repair it,,,,, It gonna need some body work and new paint,,,but that ain't no biggy for ole Joe,,,,Chit,,my trusty brick and claw hammer and I be ready,,,,!! AND,,I gots the engine thing all figured out as ole Shameless ain't wantin to bite on me stabbin thet 427 into his Jeep so,,,,,,Ya get the picture,,????
Maybe if thet owner finds some sugar in his good car,,,he be needin some shade tree work and ,,,,,,and,,,I can get iownership of thet Ford trk,,,,,,,,,ole Shameless will be SOOoo proud of me,,,,, |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 8:54am
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I thought this was a joke........ are you telling me someone actually took a FORD truck and put a DODGE ( Cummins) motor in it with a CHEVY transmission ??? WHY ? COST ! ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 9:13am
The Best built truck is the Ford and the worst built truck is the Dodge. The vn4500 is the toughest and adaptable standard trans. People do this quite often. The 5.9 came factory from a Ford school bus. There are lots of 6.0 power strokes converted. |
Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 9:17am
Also back in the 70’s there was a guy here with a Ford 1/2 ton and true 390 that would eat chebbies with a 454 and converted diesels with a 455. He got 14 mpg to go along with it. Sbc’s Weren’t even in the ballpark. |
Posted By: exSW
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2019 at 9:27am
Yep. My boss in College had a '76 F350 with the last of the 390's. 750 double pumper man would that thing run. Those anemic early 80's 454's couldn't touch it.
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