What did you drive before your F-150
Man oh man for the memories...I hope I can remember them all, from first to last:
1967 Chevelle SS 396, (rolled it with 768 miles on rebuilt engine that would scream) I'd LOVE to have this one back
1970 Chevelle SS 396, went through six engines and four trannys all due to street racing. Finally sold it with a 4bolt main 350/turbo 400 in it...had entirely too many tickets, got into trucks!
1975 GMC Jimmy: LOVED this truck 8" lift, 17/40 Monster Mudders, Captains chairs from a '79 Ford van, along with many more goodies. Flipped it end over end and rolled it a few times in 1983, broke everything from my knees up! Still having surgeries, but I wish I had this truck back.
1979 Chevy Shortbed 4X4, Black Beauty: I learned my lesson from the above truck...lifted this one 10" with the same 17/40's on new wheels, 4:56 gears, Chrome roll bar, push bar. Had the 400ci engine, NICE, beautiful truck, even when dirty, but I swore then "No more black vehicles"! I'm too picky
1982 Blazer, nice truck, POS transmission
1984 Blazer, nice
1987 Toyota XtraCab PU, Very sharp truck, only drawback was it had a 4cyl and with the A/C on, was constantly downshifting
1985 Monte Carlo SS, ex-wife still has this one
1989 Chevy shortbed 4X2, the ONLY non4X4 truck I've ever owned! Almost got stuck out fishing once, got rid of it, will never have anything but 4X4 again! May not use it much, but it sure is nice to have when you need it!
1991 Toyota XtraCab, Very nice truck, 6cyl, NEVER had a bit of trouble with it Sold it with 176,000 miles on it after 10 years
2001 F150 XLT, bought it "USED" with only 55 miles on it! My body couldn't handle the split 40/60 bench seat, and I REALLY wanted a King Ranch when I got this one, but couldn't find one. Had 22,000 miles on it when I got rid of it
2002 F150 KING RANCH SuperCab: Finally found exactly what I was looking for in Nov/03! See signature...had 21,000 miles on it when I got it, just about ready to turn 40,000 now. The PERFECT TRUCK for me.
Of course there were numerous motorcycles, (XT 500's especially), and three-wheelers, (Honda 185, 200, and 250R).
The pride and joy that I pulled behind the '75 Jimmy & '79 Chevy was the 1979 Hondo Flatbottom Dragboat: 468 ci Chevy Big Block that produced in the neighborhood of 750 HP!!! An ABSOLUTELY beautiful boat that would haul some serious A$$! My body couldn't handle driving that thing after my wreck, so reluctantly I sold it. There is no SPEED LIMIT on the water!!!
1967 Chevelle SS 396, (rolled it with 768 miles on rebuilt engine that would scream) I'd LOVE to have this one back
1970 Chevelle SS 396, went through six engines and four trannys all due to street racing. Finally sold it with a 4bolt main 350/turbo 400 in it...had entirely too many tickets, got into trucks!
1975 GMC Jimmy: LOVED this truck 8" lift, 17/40 Monster Mudders, Captains chairs from a '79 Ford van, along with many more goodies. Flipped it end over end and rolled it a few times in 1983, broke everything from my knees up! Still having surgeries, but I wish I had this truck back.
1979 Chevy Shortbed 4X4, Black Beauty: I learned my lesson from the above truck...lifted this one 10" with the same 17/40's on new wheels, 4:56 gears, Chrome roll bar, push bar. Had the 400ci engine, NICE, beautiful truck, even when dirty, but I swore then "No more black vehicles"! I'm too picky
1982 Blazer, nice truck, POS transmission
1984 Blazer, nice
1987 Toyota XtraCab PU, Very sharp truck, only drawback was it had a 4cyl and with the A/C on, was constantly downshifting
1985 Monte Carlo SS, ex-wife still has this one
1989 Chevy shortbed 4X2, the ONLY non4X4 truck I've ever owned! Almost got stuck out fishing once, got rid of it, will never have anything but 4X4 again! May not use it much, but it sure is nice to have when you need it!
1991 Toyota XtraCab, Very nice truck, 6cyl, NEVER had a bit of trouble with it Sold it with 176,000 miles on it after 10 years
2001 F150 XLT, bought it "USED" with only 55 miles on it! My body couldn't handle the split 40/60 bench seat, and I REALLY wanted a King Ranch when I got this one, but couldn't find one. Had 22,000 miles on it when I got rid of it
2002 F150 KING RANCH SuperCab: Finally found exactly what I was looking for in Nov/03! See signature...had 21,000 miles on it when I got it, just about ready to turn 40,000 now. The PERFECT TRUCK for me.
Of course there were numerous motorcycles, (XT 500's especially), and three-wheelers, (Honda 185, 200, and 250R).
The pride and joy that I pulled behind the '75 Jimmy & '79 Chevy was the 1979 Hondo Flatbottom Dragboat: 468 ci Chevy Big Block that produced in the neighborhood of 750 HP!!! An ABSOLUTELY beautiful boat that would haul some serious A$$! My body couldn't handle driving that thing after my wreck, so reluctantly I sold it. There is no SPEED LIMIT on the water!!!
'78 T-Bird (wrecked two months after I got it)
'78 T-Bird (same color, different car)
'89 Mustang GT (first new car)
'86 Olds Cutlass Ciera (POS)
'87 T-Bird V-8 Sport (nickle and dimed me to death)
'88 Festiva (wife's car when I met her)
'91 Cavelier (bulletproof little car)
'00 Focus (freakin' lemon,wife's car)
'01 Cavelier (still have it, kid is driving it now)
'03 Escape (wife's car,she loved it)
'05 F-150 FX4 (first truck, only had 16,614 miles on it when I traded it in)
'05 Expolrer XLT Sport V-8 (wife's current car)
'07 F-150 FX4 (current truck)
'78 T-Bird (same color, different car)
'89 Mustang GT (first new car)
'86 Olds Cutlass Ciera (POS)
'87 T-Bird V-8 Sport (nickle and dimed me to death)
'88 Festiva (wife's car when I met her)
'91 Cavelier (bulletproof little car)
'00 Focus (freakin' lemon,wife's car)
'01 Cavelier (still have it, kid is driving it now)
'03 Escape (wife's car,she loved it)
'05 F-150 FX4 (first truck, only had 16,614 miles on it when I traded it in)
'05 Expolrer XLT Sport V-8 (wife's current car)
'07 F-150 FX4 (current truck)
OK, I didn't see where I had responded to this already, so- here goes...
This list will include cars "given" to me, and those I had access to.
* Indicates: Wife's cars.
This list will include cars "given" to me, and those I had access to.
- 1973 Ford Gran Torino Elite, 351 Cleveland (Mom gave me this one, at 16)
- 1974 Ford Pinto: (First car I ever drove)
- 1976 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe, Brougham, 455 V8, 4-barell (Boy, this car could move, of all the old ones, I'd love to have this one again.)
- 1980 Ford Escort: (Taught myself how to drive a stick with this one, I beat the hell out of this car...)
- 1984 Pontiac Phoenix SE (Access) 2.8L V-6 (Quick, and nimble, in comparison to the ones above)
- 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier coupe, VL (First car I ever bought)
- 1993 Honda Accord EX Sedan*
- 1994 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL Coupe
- 1997 Nissan Maxima SE
- 1997 Nissan Pathfinder LE*
- 1999 Ford F-150 XLT, SuperCab
- 2000 Nissan Altima SE*
- 2000 Ford Expedition XLT Sport/Leather
- 2001 Ford F-150 SuperCrew*
- 2002 Honda Civic
- 2003 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer
- 2006 Ford F-150 XLT SuperCrew*
- 2006 Ford Fusion SE*
- 2006 Acura MDX Touring
* Indicates: Wife's cars.
Last edited by Bighersh; Feb 9, 2007 at 10:28 AM.
God I love when old threads get resurrected!!!
This is the list of vehicles I drove exclusively, no chicks cars included!
84 Buick LeSabre
86 Lincoln Town Car
92 Ranger
95 T-Bird
97 F150
99 Expedition
00 Lincoln LS
04 F150*
03 Yamaha V-Star 650*
06 BMW R1200RT*
*On Active Duty
This is the list of vehicles I drove exclusively, no chicks cars included!
84 Buick LeSabre
86 Lincoln Town Car
92 Ranger
95 T-Bird
97 F150
99 Expedition
00 Lincoln LS
04 F150*
03 Yamaha V-Star 650*
06 BMW R1200RT*
*On Active Duty
Last edited by dzervit; Feb 9, 2007 at 12:58 PM.
1978 Buick Regal, 3.8 Liter
1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2dr. 305 V8 4 BBL
1992 Eagle Talon (biggest piece of crap ever owned)
1997 Pontiac Firedbird 3.8 Liter 5-Spd
2000 Trans Am 6 Speed (way too much fun)
2002 F-150 Lariat (current ride)
1979 Oldsmobile Cutlass 2dr. 305 V8 4 BBL
1992 Eagle Talon (biggest piece of crap ever owned)
1997 Pontiac Firedbird 3.8 Liter 5-Spd
2000 Trans Am 6 Speed (way too much fun)
2002 F-150 Lariat (current ride)
Here's my last vehicle that I had. I just got it built and was braking it in, slowly turning up the boost. 3.5 psi got me 250HP/260 TQ to the front wheels, 10 psi got me 360HP/325TQ at the front wheels. While on the dyno getting the final tune finished and maxing the T3/T04E out at 14-15 psi I cracked a piston ring land and started to belch black smoke
I didn't want anyone else to have my baby, so I parted her out and made more than I put into the car (not including my time/labor)
It's a 1998 "E0" Contour SVT, and nothing mechanically was left factory


Duratec 3L shortblock w/
* Modified (for use withsplit port SVT UIM/ Mod'd LIM) & PnP'd Tumble port heads w/ CC matched combustion chambers, Full radius valve grind, ST220 springs and resurfaced .003"
* 9.5:1 CR
* SVT Intake/Exhaust Cams
* +1mm SP Pistons w/ custom moly rings
* Clevite 77 rod & main bearings
* DMD
* UD Alt & P/S pulleys
* Updated Oil Pan, windage tray and pick-up
* 1 qt Accusump Oil Accumulator
Engine has been completely rebuilt with ALL new parts (timing assemblies, oiling system, ect)
HMS Prep'd MTX75 trans
* Solid 94A Ureathane Roll Restrictors
* Torsen LSD
* Updated Shift Tower & Shift forks
* 3.84:1 FD ratio
* New/Updated Syncros/Gears
* Spec Light Weight Flywheel
* Spec Stage III Clutch/Pressure Plate
Custom Turbo System and Exhaust (Fabricated and designed by me
)
* Mod'd MSDS Ceramic coated Headers
* 2"-2.25" 321 SS Mandrel bent crossover pipe
* 3" 304L SS mandrel bent Turbo-back exhaust w/ 3" High-flow Cat, straight back to 2.5" quasi dual's w/ Apexi N1 Black Chrome Mufflers
* Garrett T3/T04E .57/.63
* TiAl 38mm External Wastegate
* Custom Spearco air/liquid intercooler 2-231 (Core size is 4.5" x 10.125" x 4.5" and flows 700 CFM)
* Lightning IC pump
* Type H-RFL BOV
Induction, Fuel Delivery, Tuning, ect.
* 90mm Lightning MAF
* 70mm Accufab TB w/ SVT TB spring
* PnP'd Aluminum 3L UIM (Will swap for SVT UIM later...)
* #36 injectors
* Walbro 255 fuel pump
* SCT Pro Racer Tuning Software w/ 4 bank chip and burner
* SCT Raptor Real time Datalogger
* Innovate LM1/LM2 wideband O2 and datalogger
* Alex C. Peper's OBDII Scanner/Datalogging Software
* Craptastic 800MHZ Toshiba Satellite Laptop dedicated to SVT's tuning
* GReddy Profec B EBC
Misc
* Pre98 Console painted Midnight Blue w/ 2- 2 1/6 AutoMeter Lunar Gauges (Oil Pressure, EGT/Pyrometer and Boost (In coin tray in the dash, by center A/C vents), CF switch panel and custom leather shifter and E-brake boots .
* Repainted OEM Ebony black, but added Idigo Blue Pearl
* Shaved antenna
* Custom Headlights w/ 90mm Hella projectors w/ 3rd gen Hella/Phillips balast 4300K HIDs, Carbon Fiber projector bezels and custom LED turn signals
* Hella LED sidemarkers
* EVO Style Carbon Fiber Hood
* Carbon Fiber Sail Panels
* Carbon Fiber IMRC cover
* Aussie Rear Sunshade
* Debadged, removed ding guards and painted all chrome body color
* Custom Elky Mesh Grills painted gunmetal/charcoal metallic
* Indiglow Gauges, HVAC and headlight switch overlays
* Aussie Bar w/ Hiem joint rod ends and Poly bushings
Here's my F150
I didn't want anyone else to have my baby, so I parted her out and made more than I put into the car (not including my time/labor)
It's a 1998 "E0" Contour SVT, and nothing mechanically was left factory


Duratec 3L shortblock w/
* Modified (for use withsplit port SVT UIM/ Mod'd LIM) & PnP'd Tumble port heads w/ CC matched combustion chambers, Full radius valve grind, ST220 springs and resurfaced .003"
* 9.5:1 CR
* SVT Intake/Exhaust Cams
* +1mm SP Pistons w/ custom moly rings
* Clevite 77 rod & main bearings
* DMD
* UD Alt & P/S pulleys
* Updated Oil Pan, windage tray and pick-up
* 1 qt Accusump Oil Accumulator
Engine has been completely rebuilt with ALL new parts (timing assemblies, oiling system, ect)
HMS Prep'd MTX75 trans
* Solid 94A Ureathane Roll Restrictors
* Torsen LSD
* Updated Shift Tower & Shift forks
* 3.84:1 FD ratio
* New/Updated Syncros/Gears
* Spec Light Weight Flywheel
* Spec Stage III Clutch/Pressure Plate
Custom Turbo System and Exhaust (Fabricated and designed by me
)* Mod'd MSDS Ceramic coated Headers
* 2"-2.25" 321 SS Mandrel bent crossover pipe
* 3" 304L SS mandrel bent Turbo-back exhaust w/ 3" High-flow Cat, straight back to 2.5" quasi dual's w/ Apexi N1 Black Chrome Mufflers
* Garrett T3/T04E .57/.63
* TiAl 38mm External Wastegate
* Custom Spearco air/liquid intercooler 2-231 (Core size is 4.5" x 10.125" x 4.5" and flows 700 CFM)
* Lightning IC pump
* Type H-RFL BOV
Induction, Fuel Delivery, Tuning, ect.
* 90mm Lightning MAF
* 70mm Accufab TB w/ SVT TB spring
* PnP'd Aluminum 3L UIM (Will swap for SVT UIM later...)
* #36 injectors
* Walbro 255 fuel pump
* SCT Pro Racer Tuning Software w/ 4 bank chip and burner
* SCT Raptor Real time Datalogger
* Innovate LM1/LM2 wideband O2 and datalogger
* Alex C. Peper's OBDII Scanner/Datalogging Software
* Craptastic 800MHZ Toshiba Satellite Laptop dedicated to SVT's tuning
* GReddy Profec B EBC
Misc
* Pre98 Console painted Midnight Blue w/ 2- 2 1/6 AutoMeter Lunar Gauges (Oil Pressure, EGT/Pyrometer and Boost (In coin tray in the dash, by center A/C vents), CF switch panel and custom leather shifter and E-brake boots .
* Repainted OEM Ebony black, but added Idigo Blue Pearl
* Shaved antenna
* Custom Headlights w/ 90mm Hella projectors w/ 3rd gen Hella/Phillips balast 4300K HIDs, Carbon Fiber projector bezels and custom LED turn signals
* Hella LED sidemarkers
* EVO Style Carbon Fiber Hood
* Carbon Fiber Sail Panels
* Carbon Fiber IMRC cover
* Aussie Rear Sunshade
* Debadged, removed ding guards and painted all chrome body color
* Custom Elky Mesh Grills painted gunmetal/charcoal metallic
* Indiglow Gauges, HVAC and headlight switch overlays
* Aussie Bar w/ Hiem joint rod ends and Poly bushings
Here's my F150
Last edited by swazo; Feb 17, 2007 at 06:11 PM.
1. 1970 Ford Galaxie 500
2. 1974 Dodge Coronet 440 (Cop Car). Great High school party wagon.
3. 1967 Firebird
4. 1986 Mercurey Cougar
5. 1992 Eagle Talon
6. 1994 Jeep Cherokee
7. 1996 Dodge Dakota
8. 1999 Dodge Ram 1500
9. 2003 Dodge Dakota
10. 2005 Nissan Titan (POS)
11. 2006 Ford F150 King Ranch.
2. 1974 Dodge Coronet 440 (Cop Car). Great High school party wagon.
3. 1967 Firebird
4. 1986 Mercurey Cougar
5. 1992 Eagle Talon
6. 1994 Jeep Cherokee
7. 1996 Dodge Dakota
8. 1999 Dodge Ram 1500
9. 2003 Dodge Dakota
10. 2005 Nissan Titan (POS)
11. 2006 Ford F150 King Ranch.
77 dodge ramcharger 318 4-speed great truck went everywhere
78 ramcharger 440-6bbl out of a 69 1/2 roadrunner would spin all 4 38.5 mudders
istill have the 78 but i want the 77 back so badly
78 ramcharger 440-6bbl out of a 69 1/2 roadrunner would spin all 4 38.5 mudders
istill have the 78 but i want the 77 back so badly


