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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Lucky day?
Ever have one of those moments where you happen to have extraordinary luck and then think "well, better go back in the house or something bad will happen"? Today I hooked up the trailer and positioned the truck and trailer in the drive to go make a pick up after 4pm. With the Super Duty sitting as high as it does, and the snow coming down, it was a tiny bit difficult to determine how close was too close to the Bronco parked in the drive. I eyeballed it, shut everything down, and went to go pull the Bronco around to the garage. And here is what I saw. I can't even begin to state how relieved I was to see it only touched the tire.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:58 pm |
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Rox Crusher
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:36 pm Posts: 3980 Location: Roxborough Park, Colorado
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Re: Lucky day?
I learned long ago to approach these situations with a certain Pee wee Herman "uh huh, I meant to do that" mindset.
Good on ya !
_________________ 1977 Sport, 351w OBDII EFI motor, 4R70W auto, 4:88 gears, ARB lockers, 3.5" suspension, 33" tires.
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:08 am |
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Kinder
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 10:03 pm Posts: 4371 Images: 0 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: Lucky day?
Oh man, lol!
_________________ Best to Date MPG: 26.6
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 12:44 am |
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Woodscaper
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Joined: Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:16 pm Posts: 587 Location: Lakewood/Green Mtn.
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Re: Lucky day?
Nice driving, well done!
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 8:58 am |
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BNC04
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Joined: Thu Jan 27, 2011 1:01 pm Posts: 350 Images: 0 Location: Longmont
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Re: Lucky day?
I'd say ! If it were me, I would have hit the exhaust, shoved it into the motor, broke all the hangers, busted a couple of manifold/header bolts to be found later and slid up and punctured the gas tank. Brett
_________________ 75 D44/ARB/Disc PS. 86 5.0 Carbed- NP-435 yukon rear. 4.11 3.5 Susp lift Rampage top
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:20 am |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Lucky day?
Sad part is I figured I was at least a foot off the back bumper. Guess I need to get my eyes checked. Lol
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:02 am |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Lucky day?
Yep, had some of those myself. Glad this one worked in your favor!
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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