lil_Blue_Ford
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- Joined
- Aug 6, 2007
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- Location
- Butler, PA, USSA
- Vehicle Year
- 95
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.9L
- Transmission
- Manual
Although I've done quite a bit to it since I got it, since the intended purpose was to simply use it as a work truck and I wasn't doing any crazy build stuff to it, I didn't see much of a point in putting together a build thread.....
But, then again, I didn't plan on hitting a deer doing around 50 mph and having insurance hand me a check....
Not that I really wanted to be bothered fixing it myself, I have so much else to do right now that I don't really have the time. As things went though, it's probably for the better in the long run.
So without further delay....
Four years ago as of February, I bought a 1995 F-150 xl, 4.9L, 4x4, 5-speed, manual T-case, auto hubs, 3.08 gears, supposedly 69k on the clock. It needed new rear leaf spring hangers and there was a cracked leaf on the drivers side. The tires were usable, but not the best. Other than that, it seemed in pretty decent shape. The previous owner admitted to clipping a pole with the passenger door and said that someone he knew had a bodyshop and "fixed" it for him. Looking back, I probably should have asked what bodyshop.... Either the bodyshop or the previous owner put a bedside patch panel on the drivers side and the passenger side was getting bubbly.
Little did I know what I was in for....
But anyway, here is how she looked when I brought her home...
But, then again, I didn't plan on hitting a deer doing around 50 mph and having insurance hand me a check....
Not that I really wanted to be bothered fixing it myself, I have so much else to do right now that I don't really have the time. As things went though, it's probably for the better in the long run.
So without further delay....
Four years ago as of February, I bought a 1995 F-150 xl, 4.9L, 4x4, 5-speed, manual T-case, auto hubs, 3.08 gears, supposedly 69k on the clock. It needed new rear leaf spring hangers and there was a cracked leaf on the drivers side. The tires were usable, but not the best. Other than that, it seemed in pretty decent shape. The previous owner admitted to clipping a pole with the passenger door and said that someone he knew had a bodyshop and "fixed" it for him. Looking back, I probably should have asked what bodyshop.... Either the bodyshop or the previous owner put a bedside patch panel on the drivers side and the passenger side was getting bubbly.
Little did I know what I was in for....
But anyway, here is how she looked when I brought her home...
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