- Joined
- Aug 17, 2007
- Messages
- 4,960
- Reaction score
- 4,420
- Points
- 113
- Location
- central ohio
- Vehicle Year
- 2009
- Make / Model
- ford/escape
- Engine Type
- 2.5 (4 Cylinder)
- Engine Size
- 2.5/151 I-4
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 2WD
- Tire Size
- 235/70/16
- My credo
- the grey-t escape
1997 3.0 2wd automatic longbed had started out as being a project, had 180k miles on it, found out it needed a transmission (no 1gear 4r44e auto) needed a windshield and a few other minor things. body was decent so i thought id pull the bed to make a trailer from it later, put a simple wood flatbed on it, sell it and look for something diffrent. got a few offers, mostly people wanting to trade. one day i took it out for a spin, came home and was thinking about playing out in a field with it. so i go out, start drifting and somehow, someway when i went to turn left and do a powerslide it got a grip and i rolled it onto its roof. motor was still running with it upside down. i went and got a tractor to get it back on its wheels. top of cab was crushed in and had body damage to the right side. it sat for about a month, during which my (very nice) 92 was stolen and i needed another running truck. picked up a rough 94 2.3 longbed, it needed a few things but it was stuff i could take from the rolled 97, cab mounts, fuel tank , rear bumper, ect. after i took off what i needed, i thought id remove the frame from the trans crossmember back and make a trailer. the bed on the 94 wasnt as good as the bed on the 97 so i had already transfered the bed over, but the 94 bed is still good enough to be a trailer.
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