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[rusty ol ranger]

My brother and i, for a short time, wpuld buy dead dirt bikes and 4 wheelers for cheap in the late 90s and early 2k. They had a little electronic piece that always went out and would cause a no spark issue. Well, we found out that you could get that ford ignition module for almost free at the junkyard so we would zip tie it under the seat and use it to provide spark. We had to gap the spark plug to double the factory setting but man would those things run after that. Way better then stock and never burned out that ford module like the factory one.


On the topic of hownto rate if vehicles were dependable or not, my dad always tols me to look at what uhaul and those places used, which were always fords back in the 80s and 90s. And than of course, he only bought rangers and those 2 f250s for the plumbing company. The f250s were mid and late 80s since they were just pulling the back hoe on ine trailer and the skid steer and mini excavator in the other. The rangers just drove back and forth across texas daily. I had lots of days were i started in corpus and would go to laredo, then go to mcallen or brownsville, and then back to corpus christi. Those rangers were some money making trucks. Dad would buy them 5k and i would do the maintenance on them

The last uhaul i drove was 20+ years ago in the early 00's.

They rented me their medium sized box truck (20ft IIRC) on a TBI era GMC Chassis

I figured it had a 350 in it untill i went to pull out of the housing complex that my sister was moving out of and traffic was coming so i stood on it and it (loaded) lit the duals up and about went sideways.

When i stopped to top it off i popped the hood and it was a 454. I have no idea what gears it had but it would hardly pull 65 of the freeway (3sp auto) but damn did it accelerate....

and made my 460 look economical by comparision. When i seen the fuel bill for the 50ish miles i drove i was kinda wishin i woulda taken the 80's Diesel E350 they were gonna give me first.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

 

[Uncle Gump]

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Is that you @Rick W ???

 

[Rick W]

Is that you @Rick W ???

you beat me to it. I was going to say that looks like something I’d put together.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I wish we could get a backstory on just what that thing is.

 

[Rick W]

I think my favorite part is the snorkel. That way nothing bad could happen when he’s crossing streams and such.

 

[sgtsandman]

Yeah, 'cause water can't get in anywhere else. Like the electrical system connectors or certain components of the ignition system.

 

[Curious Hound]

Yeah, 'cause water can't get in anywhere else. Like the electrical system connectors or certain components of the ignition system.

That would never happen.

 

[Brain75]

This just reminds me too much of the "Oddballs" thread on FTE in the 48-56 forum, there is sooo many goofball hot messes in there.

 

[Rick W]

This just reminds me too much of the "Oddballs" thread on FTE in the 48-56 forum, there is sooo many goofball hot messes in there.

post the link!

 

[Brain75]

"Oddballs" pics - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

1948 - 1956 F1, F100 & Larger F-Series Trucks - "Oddballs" pics - Since we have the working trucks thread, I thought I'd start a thread on oddballs. You know, like the railway express, ice cream trucks, bell telephone trucks, etc... Anything other than the regular cab and bed, panel truck, some...

www.ford-trucks.com

 

[Brain75]

it starts out with what I would call "rare" factory / aftermarket conversions (like marmom-herrington, ambulance, goodhumor ice cream trucks) and then the further you go the more "farmgineered" examples you get.

 

[Rick W]

For a lot of folks, if you hit the little lottery, it gives you a little financial security, but it really doesn’t change your life. But if you hit one of the big lottery, what would you do?

I wonder if there’s anybody else like me. If I hit the big lottery, I would buy older stuff, not newer stuff…

 

[RobbieD]

But if you hit one of the big lottery, what would you do?

Go to Kathmandu.

It's really, really what I want to do.

If I ever get out of here . . .

. . . I'm going to Kathmandu.

 

[Rick W]

Go to Kathmandu.

It's really, really what I want to do.

If I ever get out of here . . .

. . . I'm going to Kathmandu.

I’m not sure which Kathmandu you’re talking about, but I don’t think you need the big lottery to do it