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Snow Monkey

Re: How Did You Find Us?

You found me, or rather one of your members, Ford F834, found me on Oilburners,net and invited me to join.

It seems like there are a few old computer guys here. I too am an old computer guy. I was first exposed to computers in the '70s. My stepfather worked in a soils lab doing triaxial testing. They had a new HP computer in the glass room/lab where potential clients could see the computer doing the testing. I think it was an HP9600. That got me started learning to program. I didn't get a real computer job as a computer operator until 1985. I then got into networking, and have been doing it ever since.

97 F-250 EC LB 4x4 7.3 PSD NADP 4R100 97 F-250 EC LB 4x4 7.3 PSD ZF-5 Project Parts Truck 97 F-250 EC SB 4x4 7.3 PSD ZF-5 95 E-350 16' Cube Van 7.3 PowerStroke E4OD 94 E-350 14' Cube Van 7.3 IDI E4OD 92 F-250 EC XLT 7.3L E40D 4.10 gears. 91 F-350 CC XLT Dually with steel deck 7.3L. ZF-5 4.10 gears. 178" WheelBase. (10" added by PO) 86 F-250 EC LB 4x4 XLT Lariat Explorer 6.9L ZF-5 (ex C6) TTB50 Redneck Rebuild now turbo'd Save the IDIs!

Gary Lewis

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What kind of networking? Did a bit a LAN with Token Ring, including via fiber optics. In fact, I taught British Telecom how to do that so we could have TR on two campuses that were blocks apart in London. Also did ethernet, but w/o fiber extensions.

And, did WAN - both the underlying carrier using TDM, as well as networking PBX's/PABX's and IBM's computers and peripherals.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

RustedJunk84

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I found the page on google.I have been watching for a while but Im a big bullnose fan. Just found another one that is extended cab and has a 460 in it. This site has a lot of good info in it thats why i came here for help.

86 F150 Lariet XLT
302EFI AOD
2wd
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“ I’m a lonewolf that don’t ask for much help.”

Gary Lewis

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Google is starting to find the web site and the forum more and more. Glad people can find the info they need as that's why the site is here.

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BullnoseHunter02

Re: How Did You Find Us?

Yeah, i was trying to find brochures for the bullnoses and stumbled into here lol! really glad i found yall!

Hunting for a Bullnose, single cab, 8 foot bed, decent shape with little to no rust! and under 10k in near or around the STL Mo area, (Illinois is a valid option aswell!)

Gary Lewis

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Ford F834

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Gary, should this post be pinned? I know that too much junk tacked to the top of the feed reduces space for active threads but this is one that new members will likely miss if it falls off the first page.

SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2

Gary Lewis

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Good idea. Done.

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Angelo Voltura

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I knew about the site through FTE, but never really got serious about it until it started popping up all over Facebook about all the information here.

Also Gary, I forgot to mention. I work for Ford now, so I have access to as much info as we need about these trucks that FoMoCo still has on hand.

1978 F150 351W
1979 F150 "410M"
1979 F100 302
1979 F250 400
1987 F150 300
1990 F150 302
1991 F150 300
1995 F150 (1985 clip swapped) 300
1997 F250 351W

Gary Lewis

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Angelo - Glad to know that the word is getting out. Don't want to have a resource nobody knows about.

As for the Ford documentation, what kinds are we talking about? Sales brochures? Technical info? Shop manuals? Or, maybe even the master parts catalogs? I have the digitized '94 version, and have an '82 and '89 version on microfiche, but if there was an '86 or '87 version available, especially in digital form, I'd love it.

Anyway, what is available? And what of that can we put on the web site?

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Angelo Voltura

Re: How Did You Find Us?

I'm not entirely sure what available but I will do my best to dig and see what bhave access to. I was talking to my parts guys the other day and they told me I'd be good in that department.

1978 F150 351W
1979 F150 "410M"
1979 F100 302
1979 F250 400
1987 F150 300
1990 F150 302
1991 F150 300
1995 F150 (1985 clip swapped) 300
1997 F250 351W

Gary Lewis

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85lebaront2

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I would imagine that some of us can use any documentation on the last 460s. E4OD/4R100, AOD/AODE/4R7xW, C6 could also be useful.

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"Getting old is inevitable, growing up is optional" Darth Vader 1986 F350 460 converted to MAF/SEFI, E4OD 12X3 1/2 rear brakes, traction loc 3:55 gear, 160 amp 3G alternator Wife's 2011 Flex Limited Daily Driver 2009 Flex Limited with factory tow package Project car 1986 Chrysler LeBaron convertible 2.2L Turbo II, modified A413

Angelo Voltura

Re: How Did You Find Us?

I have all kinds of books on those transmissions on the shelves for complete rebuilds and revisions.

1978 F150 351W
1979 F150 "410M"
1979 F100 302
1979 F250 400
1987 F150 300
1990 F150 302
1991 F150 300
1995 F150 (1985 clip swapped) 300
1997 F250 351W

Gary Lewis

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I'm learning that books on the shelf don't help others very much without my intervention. So I'm cutting pages out and scanning them in. Or, like I did today, pull the pages out of 3-ring binder and scan them.

So, if you have binders maybe you could scan some of them? I scan at 600 dpi into a pdf, which allows me to OCR them so they can be searched, copied, etc.

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Angelo Voltura

Re: How Did You Find Us?

I'll have to see what's available on their computers first. Unfortunately being a tech my PC time is limited...for now.

1978 F150 351W
1979 F150 "410M"
1979 F100 302
1979 F250 400
1987 F150 300
1990 F150 302
1991 F150 300
1995 F150 (1985 clip swapped) 300
1997 F250 351W

Dorsai

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I'm trying to avoid doing my homework, so why not comment here?

How I found this place - after our gracious host's disappearance from FTE, I got to wondering what happened. I remember he had the Garage Mahal (my dad has the 'Taj Garage', so it's easy to remember), so I poked around and here I am...

My history with computers (since that seems to be important) - the first computer I recall using was a Commodore PET in elementary school around 1978-79 or so. A few years later I got my own first computer, a Commodore VIC-20, although shortly thereafter I switched to Atari. When I went to college I started working in the campus computer center, where I learned the care and feeding of Control Data and IBM mainframes. The card readers were gone by the time I got there, but 9-track reel-to-reel tapes were still big. Then I discovered the internet, went to work building that out, and here I am...

As to social media versus forums, social media has become a disgrace to humanity - which is why I deleted all my social media accounts earlier this year. Smartest thing I've done in a while.

Matthew
1980 F-150 Custom 2wd longbed, 300-6, C6, 2.75 rear axle
Atlanta GA

Gary Lewis

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CDC!? I worked with both Control Data and IBM networks while at Conoco. What was the network device's name? NAD, that's it!

Yes, social media is a blight. I have my account so I can keep up with my kids and friends at church, where we've found Facebook very helpful.

Anyway, so glad you found us!

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packagerjr

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I’m pretty sure I dug it up thru Google while searching for some info on the Bullnose. It’s a great site, I’ve just not previously registered because I’ve been able to get most answers elsewhere. But I may as well attempt to contribute rather than just taking and running. I do appreciate the work done here - it’s something that really does move the needle on Bullnose support. No small feat considering the youngest Bullnoses are approaching 35 years old.

1980 Bronco Ranger XLT, 351M, C6. They call me Ferguson.

Gary Lewis

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Glad you found us. We currently rank about fourth in a Google search for "Bullnose Ford", first in "DSO Codes", third in "Ford 1G to 3G conversion", etc. We turn up in about 4500 searches/day and almost 200 people come to the site daily via those searches.

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