Nothing Special Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Look at this mess of smog tubes. Our old playground/mud pit I don't have an '80 - '86 F-series, so all I have is "other" projects! My main automotive project is my '71 Bronco. Currently the project on it is to go back to rear drum brakes (to regain the parking brake I lost when I converted to 4 wheel disks) and hydroboost for the brakes. I've posted pictures of the Bronco here before. Here's one from our trip to Moab last fall. After my Bronco my second "other" project is my bird dog. Kenzie is my fourth bird dog and my third Gordon Setter (the other one was a Brittany). I mostly grouse hunt and I train my own dogs. I know the dogs are capable of more than I get out of them. But I don't care about that. They're my dogs and the "point" (no pun intended) is to have fun with them. My other "other" automotive project is my '97 F-250. This is my daily driver and right now the "project" is just keeping a 23 year old vehicle reliable. But the rust is getting bad enough that soon I'm going to need to do something. Right now the most likely "something" is to replace it (with another '90s F-series crew cab). But the jury's still out on that plan. it's in the picture with Kenzie above. Below is a picture from about 2.5 years ago. It's the newest picture I could find actually of it. The rust is a lot worse now. And an unwanted project is the clean-up from a wind storm at my parents cabin last July. We lost over 50 trees on about 3 acres of land. Two hit the garage, one hit the cabin, but there was surprisingly little damage. And the boats and camper trailer were untouched (other than a broken window in the trailer). Still, it's going to be a few years before this isn't eating up a bunch of my time any time we go to the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 I don't have an '80 - '86 F-series, so all I have is "other" projects! My main automotive project is my '71 Bronco. Currently the project on it is to go back to rear drum brakes (to regain the parking brake I lost when I converted to 4 wheel disks) and hydroboost for the brakes. I've posted pictures of the Bronco here before. Here's one from our trip to Moab last fall. After my Bronco my second "other" project is my bird dog. Kenzie is my fourth bird dog and my third Gordon Setter (the other one was a Brittany). I mostly grouse hunt and I train my own dogs. I know the dogs are capable of more than I get out of them. But I don't care about that. They're my dogs and the "point" (no pun intended) is to have fun with them. My other "other" automotive project is my '97 F-250. This is my daily driver and right now the "project" is just keeping a 23 year old vehicle reliable. But the rust is getting bad enough that soon I'm going to need to do something. Right now the most likely "something" is to replace it (with another '90s F-series crew cab). But the jury's still out on that plan. it's in the picture with Kenzie above. Below is a picture from about 2.5 years ago. It's the newest picture I could find actually of it. The rust is a lot worse now. And an unwanted project is the clean-up from a wind storm at my parents cabin last July. We lost over 50 trees on about 3 acres of land. Two hit the garage, one hit the cabin, but there was surprisingly little damage. And the boats and camper trailer were untouched (other than a broken window in the trailer). Still, it's going to be a few years before this isn't eating up a bunch of my time any time we go to the cabin. Hmmm... firewood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Hmmm... firewood! Yeah, no shortage of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Hmmm... firewood! Yeah, no shortage of that! Those OBS crewcabs have really been growing on me. Wish I could find a reason to own one. That firewood looks like one big mess. I had a buddy with land in an old Mississippi pime forest and clearing that brush is a job. Do it in the winter if you can, thats all I can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Those OBS crewcabs have really been growing on me. Wish I could find a reason to own one. That firewood looks like one big mess. I had a buddy with land in an old Mississippi pime forest and clearing that brush is a job. Do it in the winter if you can, thats all I can say. I'd like one myself, or a bullnose crew if I could ever find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nothing Special Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Those OBS crewcabs have really been growing on me. Wish I could find a reason to own one. I'd like one myself, or a bullnose crew if I could ever find one. I prefer the '80 - '86 body style. But for a daily driver in Minnesota it's sure nice having fuel injection. If I get a "new" truck I'm thinking about an IDI diesel, which would open up the '80 - '86. But crew cabs weren't that common in that gen, so it'll probably be another '92 or newer. And I wish I could find a good reason to own a regular cab! That's what I started with, but I went to a SuperCab when my family outgrew a single seat. I found I liked the SuperCab when I was alone in it, having a place to stick stuff inside. And I loved it when I was going somewhere alone or with one other person when I was bringing a dog or two along. I switched to a crew cab when my 2 boys outgrew the SuperCab back seat. I thought I'd go back to a SuperCab now that they've moved out, but as I contemplate the possibility of grandkids I can't see not having a crew cab. And the dog likes the back seat of that too, just not as much as the back of a SuperCab. That firewood looks like one big mess. I had a buddy with land in an old Mississippi pime forest and clearing that brush is a job. Do it in the winter if you can, thats all I can say. The cabin isn't winterized, so if I go up in the winter I've got no running water or heat. Ironically I'm running out of firewood at home right now, so I might go up sometime in the next month or so. But unless I can get someone to go with me I probably won't do anything but load up stuff that's already cut and split. My wife would kill me if I was up there all alone doing that kind of work. And with pretty good reason. I did break my finger last summer getting it smashed by one of the trees I was trying to clear so my parents could get into the cabin. Not an injury that would've been fatal if I was alone, but enough to make me think, and my wife worry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 That's a really nice Olds! Yes, sometimes deals just fall into your lap. And, that's quite a collection of vehicles the group has. Is it just a bunch of friends, or a car club, or? Gary, its just a bunch of us kids a few years out of high school enjoying old classics. @Rembrant Yes that Camaro was a hoot, couldn't keep up with my green machine though! He's was mad he dropped $3k into a 400 SBC that got out run by a 351 Modified :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 @Rembrant Yes that Camaro was a hoot, couldn't keep up with my green machine though! He's was mad he dropped $3k into a 400 SBC that got out run by a 351 Modified :) Ha! I could have predicted this! Back in the early 90's when I had my '84 Z28, the stock 305 "HO" they came with was really underwhelming. That is why mine got a warmed up 350 4-bolt main. It had a Crane cam, headers, intake, etc. It wasn't dyno'd, but was estimated to be making between 275-300 HP. I then put a shift kit in it, and the car really ripped off the line. It would lay a short strip of rubber shifting into second gear. Problem was, if I was doing something like the 1/4 mile, a bone stock 5.0 Mustang would pass me at about the 1/8th mile mark, and easily too. I tell ya, that sure sucked after spending about $3000 in engine and exhaust mods...lol. I think the issue in that case was the trans and gearing though. That 5.0 had a 5spd, and my Z28 had that awful 700R4 4spd auto. It would scream in 3rd gear and then fall flat on it's face in 4th. I could beat him off the line, but by the time we each got into 3rd gear, he was gone. Bugger. All these years later, those Foxbody 5.0's still make me twitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 14, 2020 Author Share Posted January 14, 2020 @Rembrant Yes that Camaro was a hoot, couldn't keep up with my green machine though! He's was mad he dropped $3k into a 400 SBC that got out run by a 351 Modified :) Ha! I could have predicted this! Back in the early 90's when I had my '84 Z28, the stock 305 "HO" they came with was really underwhelming. That is why mine got a warmed up 350 4-bolt main. It had a Crane cam, headers, intake, etc. It wasn't dyno'd, but was estimated to be making between 275-300 HP. I then put a shift kit in it, and the car really ripped off the line. It would lay a short strip of rubber shifting into second gear. Problem was, if I was doing something like the 1/4 mile, a bone stock 5.0 Mustang would pass me at about the 1/8th mile mark, and easily too. I tell ya, that sure sucked after spending about $3000 in engine and exhaust mods...lol. I think the issue in that case was the trans and gearing though. That 5.0 had a 5spd, and my Z28 had that awful 700R4 4spd auto. It would scream in 3rd gear and then fall flat on it's face in 4th. I could beat him off the line, but by the time we each got into 3rd gear, he was gone. Bugger. All these years later, those Foxbody 5.0's still make me twitch. I would say I'm in the 300-325hp range with my pickup. I put the 400 together in the Camaro and it did run well, but he could never get the thing to hook up on those Cooper all seasons. Boy, did they sure sound cool idling in the parking lot at work though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 I would say I'm in the 300-325hp range with my pickup. I put the 400 together in the Camaro and it did run well, but he could never get the thing to hook up on those Cooper all seasons. Boy, did they sure sound cool idling in the parking lot at work though! Spending the evening cleaning up some old trim a customer gave me at work today for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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