Man, Spartan. Your front end got it worse than your truck's! Were you wearing your seat belt?

Regardless, take two cups of Jack Daniels and call me in the morning. Get well soon, eh?

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Black 2000 SC short-box XLT. 4.2V-6, 5-speed, 3.55 limited-slip. CD, remote entry, factory side steps, FORD box liner.

My third F-series: '73 F-100 Custom 240-cube 3-speed, '98 F-150 XL-SC 4.2 5-speed, and '00 F-150 XLT-SC 4.2 5-speed. GREAT trucks!

 

Spartan,
Jeez! I thought that's what the airbag was supposed to prevent! Did all that happen on the initial hit or was there a second impact with a tree or something?

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Stock Stuff:
Y2K SCab 4X4, Chesnut Metallic, 5.4L, 3.55 Limited Slip, Skid Plates, Factory AM/FM/CD, 40/60 Split Bench, Sliding Rear Window, Towing Package and Keyless Entry.

Extras so far:
305/70X16 GY Wrangler AT's on American Eagle Series 146 chrome wheels.

Future plans:
Flowmaster or Gibson exaust system, spray in liner, stainless step bars, hood deflector, chip?, K&N? we'll see.

 

Clipping the deer did no damage, it was all
going smack right into the tree.

And YES, I *always* wear my seat belt, regardless if I'm in a small car, or a large truck, and regardless if I have airbags or not.

All that was just from the air bag, those things really pack a punch.

My truck will be in the shop for another week or two, they're going to lift it off the frame, repair (if any) frame damage/replace it, then fix the front end.
I'll be making some replacements:
A Steel Horse Billet Grill + insert
having fog lights installed
A F-1 Cobra Hood
and a Manik Brush Guard

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97F150 XLT SC 4x4 Flairside 4.6 V8 5sp Dk Toreador Red, 3.55LS
ARE tonneau cover, p255/70rx16 tires (came w/235), Superchip
Pioneer CD w/4 Polk Speakers, skid plates
bed liner, side window deflectors, reese hitch, K&N air filter
40s-2chamber Flowmaster, Bosch +4 spark plugs, rustproofing
Better Built Stainless nerf bars
heavy duty shocks


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Two Fords ago, as I was just 2 blocks into a 277 mile drive home from West Lafayette, IN to St. Louis, I hit a possum with my Ranger. I didn't kill it, as it was already dead; however, to my dismay, there hadn't been any tractor trailers past there to compact his/her carcass. At the time, I was driving a dropped Ranger, which had about 3 1/2 inches of clearance under the front I-beams... (The possum was 4 inches.) The vehicle behind me was a van full of kids. I must've dragged him a good 200 feet before enough of him was smeared on the road to let me proceed alone. Pretty sick.

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-IKE

2000 F-250 SuperDuty Crew Cab 4x4

"My graduation present to myself."

Go Boilers!!
1999 Graduate -Purdue University
"Close by the Wabash, in famed Hoosier land..."
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[This message has been edited by IKE (edited 08-17-2000).]