James84 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I recently retired from 20+ years in the Military. I live in South Western Oregon. I picked up on a good deal ($500) for a 1984 F-350 Regular Cab Flatbed Dually 4x4 w/7.3L idi Diesel. She runs great, has no rust, and I am currently working on trying to bring the interior bezel and dash to fully functioning (replacing indicator lights, cracks, and paint). I do plan on repainting. I also have a nearly complete 87 F-250 4x4 with a 300 I6 which I will likely part out. I want to replace my T-19 with a ZF-5 and possibly look into changing the rear diff gears to find higher freeway speeds. That's my blurb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome, James84! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome, James84! Yes, welcome! That's a great buy on the truck. Absolutely fantastic. I look forward to following a build or restoration thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James84 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Welcome, James84! Thanks. I appreciate all the decades of knowledge thru you folks on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James84 Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 Yes, welcome! That's a great buy on the truck. Absolutely fantastic. I look forward to following a build or restoration thread. It's awesome to be able to pass-it-on. This is one of the best things about technology. Back when my 84' truck was made on the assembly line, I was a senior in High School. My truck would have been "cherry". I look forward to sharing maybe parts and knowledge while refinishing this truck! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1986F150Six Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks. I appreciate all the decades of knowledge thru you folks on this forum. Did he say "decades"???? Ouch!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks. I appreciate all the decades of knowledge thru you folks on this forum. Did he say "decades"???? Ouch!!! I took it to mean when our experience is all added up it amounts to several decades worth. Having said that, I am 7 decades old, but have less than one decade's worth of Ford knowledge. So I don't contribute much to the overall knowledge level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James84 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 I took it to mean when our experience is all added up it amounts to several decades worth. Having said that, I am 7 decades old, but have less than one decade's worth of Ford knowledge. So I don't contribute much to the overall knowledge level. Gary, Got it right! Accumulated experience. I'm 51, haven't had to work on a vehicle for more than 24 yrs while in the military. This kinda work is therapeutic like some folks enjoy gardening. It does involve a lot of scraped knuckles and band-aids tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'm 51, haven't had to work on a vehicle for more than 24 yrs while in the military. This kinda work is therapeutic like some folks enjoy gardening. It does involve a lot of scraped knuckles and band-aids tho I like that, it IS therapeutic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 I'm 51, haven't had to work on a vehicle for more than 24 yrs while in the military. This kinda work is therapeutic like some folks enjoy gardening. It does involve a lot of scraped knuckles and band-aids tho I like that, it IS therapeutic! I like the comparison to gardening. You get dirty. It is therapeutic. And beautiful things come from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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