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    Ford's new Bronco

    I'm bummed about this Curt. I want one so I can use it to tour the estate---I've been putting far too many miles on the Packard---plus dem narrow tires is compacting the soil
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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    I'm with ya bro. That manual transmission would be pretty cool and there is no denying that drivetrain, suspension, fuel delivery, and interior are superior in modern rigs. But I can still run the same tires on my 50 year old junk.

    The list of cannibalization in the last few weeks: axles front and rear x2, drivelines, brake lines, steering, winch, bumpers front and rear, fuel tank, 2 sets of twin sticks on d20, 2 d20 output shafts, 2 speedo cables, tuffy console, and 1 1/2 brake light switches. The broken off cotter pin in the brake light switch is kicking my butt.

    All to have a vehicle that can't hold a candle to a raptor.
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    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

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    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    All to have a vehicle that can't hold a candle to a raptor.
    And without spending Raptor dollars......Ben
    The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    And without spending Raptor dollars......Ben
    I'm going to town to buy gear oil today and hopefully a $15 brake light switch. Took 2 cans of oven cleaner and 3 cans of spray paint .....oh and about $50 of oxy/acet because my good buddy welded the rear bumper to the frame real good I did find 3 tools in the bottom of the console.

    I did have the donor vehicle, but I consider that one fully depreciated knowing what it's been thru. Now what to do with it?
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CactusCurt View Post
    Now what to do with it?
    Let the Earth reclaim its own?......Ben
    The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Truckman View Post
    Let the Earth reclaim its own?......Ben
    Only single guys can get away with that. The boss sees my riches differently. She mumbles about my legacy being a yard sale.
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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    Paint it Pink and drop it in a canyon near Moab and you'll become and intewebs sensation.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    Paint it Pink and drop it in a canyon near Moab and you'll become and intewebs sensation.....
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    Paint it Pink and drop it in a canyon near Moab and you'll become and intewebs sensation.....


    I love a creative solution.

    I have an old 55 cj-3b and at some point in its life it was a pink jeep.
    "Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.

    don"


    Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas

    The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep.

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