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viven44

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I have never seen a spec of dirt or mud !

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

Gary Lewis

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It is hard to imagine it being that clean and also being used overlanding or off-roading. In my experience of taking back roads and 4wd roads there are mud holes that coat the underside of the truck. Bushes and limbs that scratch the side of the truck. And overhead obstructions that would take some of those things off the top of the truck.

I think that's a mall-crawler.

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

ArdWrknTrk

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I'm surprised he doesn't have a high lift and entrenching tool bolted to the hood (so he can see them all the time

) and feel "manly"!!!

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

viven44

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Agreed

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

BigBrother-84

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viven44 wrote

He has had those gizmos on the truck pretty much the whole time.

When I was kid I had a GI Joe jeep with this kind of "camping" equipment plastic moulded on the vehicle. Nice appearance but completely useless.

Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.

viven44

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Yes I can’t believe he carts around all that stuff all the time

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

Gary Lewis

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viven44 wrote

Yes I can’t believe he carts around all that stuff all the time

Well, Big Blue aways carries a 12,000 lb winch, dual batteries with 2000 CCA combined, on-board compressed air, onboard 3KW of 110V AC, a highlift jack, all kinds of recovery gear, lots of spare parts, and enough tools to overhaul essentially anything. But all of it save for the winch is hidden from view - both to be neat awa to keep it safe. BB is not a mall crawler.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

viven44

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Yes hidden from view is great! Weight of those things isn't the issue. My thoughts are around aerodynamics, safety, theft....

I don't know who this guy is at work, I hope to see him one day. He has always parked sideways at work, takes the best spots... sometimes 2 spots worth of space. I have badly wanted to stick a smiley for years now that says "do you offroad?" but I'm generally a non-confrontational type so refrained from doing something un-cool like that

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

viven44

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I wanted to post a pic of this guy when you were talking about the mall-crawling Jeeps the other day

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

Ifitaintbroke

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I know this is late, but I'll put in my input.

These kind of people far outnumber the actual offroaders. I see Jeeps like that all day. Thousands of $ in an aftermarket bumper, Warn winch, wheels and tires, etc, etc, etc. But never, EVER, a single spec off dirt. And that winch? Yeah, it's likely never been used. And never will be. In fact, they probably don't even know how to use it.

One of the only "serious" Jeeps I've ever seen, was sporting a 460 under the hood, which was backed by an NP435. And no, it didn't look "nice".

Bradley
86 f250 supercab longbed, 4x4, 460 bored to 472 cubes, ported heads, ARP rod bolts, EFI pistons, 5.08/5.41 lift 114° lobe separation flat tappet cam, notched lifters, Smith Brothers pushrods, stock rockers, Eddy Performer intake, Holley 1850 or 3310 depending on mood, custom curved points dizzy, MSD analog 6al triggered by Pertronix module, zf5 swap, 3g alternator, custom instrument cluster, dual tanks with 38 Gal rear for 57 Gal of fuel capacity, far too much more to mention.

98 Ranger standard cab, rwd, 5-speed, 2.5L, glass pack muffler, dual plugs wired to fire at the same time, coming up on 300,000 miles before too long.

Averaging 26-27 mpg.

South Georgia.

Ifitaintbroke

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Also Jim, while this was about 30.5 eons ago, could you explain? I don't really understand that comparison.

ArdWrknTrk

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I looked at the post where I said "Hate" sounds ignorant.

What comparison am I making?
Maybe if you used the quote function and bolded or italicized my comment I can give you a better answer.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

ArdWrknTrk

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Pretty much if you don't have brush rash on both sides and bent corners you aren't out trailblazing....

I always wondered what Chevy was thinking when they basically remade the AMC Eagle.

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

Nothing Special

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I'm late too, but on the mall crawler issue, why do we care? If more people buy more of the stuff I might buy that helps provide enough demand that more manufacturers are interested in the market. Sure those buyers might not want the same things I want, but it still helps.

And who are we to talk anyway? Sure some of you use old trucks because you need a truck and an old truck is an economical alternative. But most of us (me for sure) are not driving the vehicles we drive because it makes sense. We do it because it's what we want to drive.

So if this guy wants to drive a well-equipped overlander to work in the suburbs, so what?

Bob
Sorry, no '80 - '86 Ford trucks
"Oswald": 1997 F-250HD crew cab short box, 460, E4OD, 4.10 gears
"Pluto": 1971 Bronco, 302, NV3550 5 speed, Atlas 4.3:1 transfer case, 33" tires
"the motorhome": 2015 E-450-based 28' class C motorhome, 6.8L V-10
"the Dodge": 2007 Dodge 2500, 6.7L Cummins

viven44

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I drive a mall crawler.. my 78 Bronco. I have no intention to offroad with it ever. It might come in handy if/when we have a lot of snow in TX, which is every few years. Now I have definitely put it through its paces this summer daily driving it over 100F with AC on...

I have no problems with mall crawlers. When I saw that guy the first time at work, I thought it was such a cool rig.... but when he started parking diagonally and taking 2 spots worth of space I wasn't so sure what he was trying to accomplish.... thats the sort of thing that creates a negative stereotype.

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

Nothing Special

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viven44 wrote

.... but when he started parking diagonally and taking 2 spots worth of space I wasn't so sure what he was trying to accomplish.... thats the sort of thing that creates a negative stereotype.

I'm definitely OK with putting down people for parking diagonally and taking up two spots! Yesterday I saw a mini Cooper parked like that. I didn't know a mini Cooper COULD take up two spots!

Gary Lewis

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To me it depends on where the spots are in the parking lot. I park in the back of beyound (it is a Brit saying so needs to be spelled their way) and since there is almost always plenty of parking out there I don't mind if someone takes up two spots. But if they park up near the door and take up two spots then that's not ok in my book.

Gary, AKA "Gary fellow": Profile

ArdWrknTrk

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But you're cool with parking on top of an EV...???

Sometimes

Jim,
Lil'Red is a '87 F250 HD, 4.10's, 1356 4x4, Zf-5, 3G, PMGR, Saginaw PS, desmogged with a Holley 80508 and Performer intake.
Too much other stuff to mention.

BigBrother-84

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Nothing Special wrote

Yesterday I saw a mini Cooper parked like that. I didn't know a mini Cooper COULD take up two spots!

Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.

viven44

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Yes they deserve that sort of treatment ... Just kidding!!!!!!!!!!

I just park next to them. When they walk up to their EV, that is me telling them that EVs won't be forever vehicles like my trucks and could end up in a landfill in 15 years if they choose to not replace the failing battery

Just my opinion............ I am pretty sure I am wrong about all of this.. manufacturing output will definitely be higher in the long run for automobile manufacturers with EVs and the built in planned obsolescence... so I guess that creates manufacturing jobs, unless robots build EVs to.

I always think about WALL-E when I think about EVs.

Vivek

- BB 2WD - 1984 F350 RWD 460/C6
- 1978 Bronco with a 460 from an 86 Bullnose/C6

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