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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Great story man... Looks good so far!


Welcome bud
 
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 10:04 AM
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Thank's for the kind word's guys
 
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 10:07 AM
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put some 285s on it and run it. glad you got your fathers truck. Where in upstate ny are you? I'm in boonville...about 45min from utica 1.5hrs north of syracuse.
my girlfriends from utica haha

great story tho and nice lookin truck for sure
 
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Lateralus819..... sorry for your loss and thanks for sharing your history. Welcome to F150 Online. Keep in mind there are plenty of experienced minds here willing to help if you post respectfully. Now, about tricking out Dads truck........
 
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Old Dec 14, 2009 | 09:10 PM
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Lateralus819..... sorry for your loss and thanks for sharing your history. Welcome to F150 Online. Keep in mind there are plenty of experienced minds here willing to help if you post respectfully. Now, about tricking out Dads truck........
Thanks man, and yeah sorry about the other thread......

As for that banana guy, you got some suggestions for my truck?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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Get bigger tires n wheels. The ones in the pic look waay to small for the truck. Then Gotts mod, maybe duals dumped out back, possibly a bull bar. We here could sure spend your money fast with the many suggestion. but, what do you want?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 10:14 AM
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I can't do the gotts, the previous owner before my dad hacked off the top of the intake lol, i dont know why but whatever....and the tires, i accidentally ordered 2 sizes to small so i think once i get some cash im gonna get some bigger rims and go low profile for summer...My idea was, whiper cowl, bull bar, side steps, headlights/tail lights.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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That was a real nice read. Great story! In time just slap some larger hoops on it down the road- sometimes you can find 285's on craigslist cheap.
Truck looks good

all the 97' i see look like absolute ***
Not all 97's
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:21 PM
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No not all 97s look like *** but the ones i see do. They look real sharp if taken care of.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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I take care of the truck better than my wife. In fact it gives me less hassles than my wife too
 
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Old Dec 15, 2009 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Les22
I take care of the truck better than my wife. In fact it gives me less hassles than my wife too
/\ Copy That !
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Nice truck and great story
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 10:59 AM
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Welcome to the site....great story and nice Ford!

My condolences to you on losing your father, I lost my dad to cancer as well. I hope you can keep the truck for a long time in his memory
 
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Old Dec 17, 2009 | 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by GATOR CREW
Welcome to the site....great story and nice Ford!

My condolences to you on losing your father, I lost my dad to cancer as well. I hope you can keep the truck for a long time in his memory
Thanks, it really stinks, especially since i only knew him for 18 years of my life. It was his second battle with cancer, he survived testicular back in 82 and the docs told him he only had 6 months.

Hopefully i can keep this truck for a long time to come, i probably wont drive it as much once i get a new ride, but it's all i have at the moment
 
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Old Dec 18, 2009 | 06:27 AM
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Awesome story! Hooray for another Regular Cab, Long Bed. I love that style of exhaust also.
 
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