Category: Shop Truck
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Shop Truck continued
The phrase for this week is “part interchange’. All car companies do this Ford probably has the most issues. There will be parts on your older car that will be the same as another part on a different model or year. The Ying to that Yang is there are parts in the same line of…
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Shop truck continues, parts hunt.
Being a 1973 Ford F250 Highboy with a one ton dually rear added at the dealer can create a few challenges. Big; Everything is on the larger, heavier side. Add a few decades of hard outdoor service. Stubborn removal of parts is the result. The F350 rear for example has five lugs removed, six lugs…
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Starting real work on the shop truck
As mentioned in my introduction to the shop truck article. My brother Bruce had owned ” Old Green” since 1981. I knew her complete history and list of issues. If you get a truck or car from a stranger you probably will not get this big picture. As delivered I knew the following: tires are…
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Starting on the shop truck
My shop truck is a family owned, since new 1973 Ford F250. Affectionately named Old Green. She lived a hard life on a ranch until May 16th of this year. The plan is to clean fix and paint the old girl. My first day working was a cleaning day. Not the only cleaning for sure…