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Topic: 1st Truck
Posted By: Smitty
Subject: 1st Truck
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:14pm

I am looking for a place where i can get a truck in iowa that i can fix up for under 1000 dollars. im not looking to buy it from you guys so dont even say here buy my truck. i've looked at auto trader.com and they have some. i am about 14 and i want a chevy truck. i have a big block to put in it. that thing rips. it's like 6.something liter. but i dont want an S-10. i want something that can hold a V-8. thanks guys. i would like it to be under 1000 dollars remember. i also want it to be in pretty bad shape so i can work on it and make it look good cheap. thanks.

PS-Remember im not looking to buy one from you guys. i want a place where i can find one.




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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:24pm
Originally posted by Smitty Smitty wrote:

I am looking for a place where i can get a truck in iowa that i can fix up for under 1000 dollars. im not looking to buy it from you guys so dont even say here buy my truck. i've looked at auto trader.com and they have some. i am about 14 and i want a chevy truck. i have a big block to put in it. that thing rips. it's like 6.something liter. but i dont want an S-10. i want something that can hold a V-8. thanks guys. i would like it to be under 1000 dollars remember. i also want it to be in pretty bad shape so i can work on it and make it look good cheap. thanks.

PS-Remember im not looking to buy one from you guys. i want a place where i can find one.

sounds like you dont know a whole lot about engines. what size is the big block? 400? 407? 427? 429? 440? 454? 460? 468? 472? 502? 572? what size tires are you wanting to put on it? do you want a fullsizem or compact? if you get  a compact or fullsize half-ton then you will need a stronger driveline and stronger axles to handle to power of a big block. just tell me what you want one it and i will tell you what you need.

To answer your question, try the "nickel ads" or the classifieds in the news papers.



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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:44pm
if i remember right it's a 407 and im sorry about that. hey im 13 how much am i supposed to know. im learning though. and  dont want anything fancy and im not too picky about this stuff. and i've looked in the ads and found nothing so far. ive even seen a couple on http://www.autotrader.com - www.autotrader.com and i cant find one really cheap. of course im not in the best financial situation right now. keep posting places and if you see a truck online please tell me!!!


Posted By: EYES
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:46pm

What are you going to do with a truck at 13?

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I don't know of anything but......

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:49pm
well here's the thing. i am almost 14 and i will be driving soon(14 for permit) and i want a cheap truck now so i can make it nice and in 2 years it will be a good first truck. i dont want anything fancy. i just want a good reliable truck that i can fix up.


Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 1:58pm

what size tires? fullsize or compact?



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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:02pm
it doesnt matter to me. i would like full size but if it needs new tires it really doesnt matter. thanks the ho.


Posted By: tippy_182
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:04pm
Originally posted by Smitty Smitty wrote:

well here's the thing. i am almost 14 and i will be driving soon(14 for permit) and i want a cheap truck now so i can make it nice and in 2 years it will be a good first truck. i dont want anything fancy. i just want a good reliable truck that i can fix up.


2 years???   Thats a long time, spend money for another year on paintball things and such, then worry bout it.

I remember when I was 14 thinking about this.  I thought I had to have a nice truck or car.  No im 16 and I have a 94 GMC Sierra with a V8.  Trust me, once you buy gas for that big block you'll be begging for a geo metro.


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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:08pm
well we have a boat that we pull. i do want a big block in a truck. i will need a V-8 to haul it and i think im going to go easy on the paintballing when i get it. then i can afford it. i wont play much if i find one and buy it and pay to fix it up.


Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:11pm
do you want to lift it?

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:12pm
no probably not at first because it would cost some money. i want to keep it as cheap as possible.


Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:16pm

then just get a cheap truck that isnt lifted and has no dents and drop in the big block and roll. later on you could paint it lift it put on some big tires and nice wheels. check the news papers for cheap trucks.

did you say you had a 407?



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Posted By: ekeboo
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:22pm

get older trucks i got a 1976 chevy with a smallblock 350 in it

why i said older trucks there not as cramped in the engine compartment and you will be begging youre parents for gas money, my truck gets about 15 miles per gallon my parents suburban which has a  454 gets 8 miles per gallon so be prepared.

go around used car lots and see if you can find anything a truck without an engine. trust me you will be able to find somethhing, we have billions of parts for my chevy that we got from junk yards.



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Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:25pm

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:46pm
^^ thanks man. thanks for helping guys. i cant exactly remember what the motor is. we got it out of an old corvette.


Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:47pm
I have seen some badass S-10 street trucks. My cousin has 4 of them and they all have V-8's. I would reccomend an 80-early 90's model if you want cheap. They have a more blocky body. Put a hood scoop and some street tires and rims on it and the V-8. Maybe some racing stripes if you get the money. If you dont want that I would get an old Z71 and make it as big as possible.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 2:52pm
^^. yeah. that would be inda cool. but i dont think i want an S-10. any more questions the ho?


Posted By: welcome guest
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 3:00pm

How many of these do you see. I got two S-10 around the corner from me and I seen more than that. These Chevy trucks are made for big block Chevy's and allot easier to work on. You can lower it raise it what ever you would like to do. They have a full solid frame.



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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 3:05pm

This is a 1990 chevy C-10 with a V-8



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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 3:38pm
if you got it out of a corvette then it is probaly a LT series. if it is a 407 then it probaly started out as a 350 smallblock and was bored, balanced and blueprinted out to be a 407. my neighbor has a chevy nova witha 407 running on high octane jet fuel. it huals ass. the fastest he went with me in it was 140 mph but he has got it goind alot faster. are you gonna go for a street ride or a mud runner  like i got? i think that you should look for a late 70's chevy halfton shortbed. then you should lift it and put 35" boggers on it. my truck is a 78 ford f-150 with a 400M big bock, a 12'' lift, 39.5" X 18" boggers on 16.5" weld scorpios. it is blue. i use that as my mud runner.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 3:47pm
LoL....whats the MPG your truck gets Ho? My toyota has 35''x12.5'' tires on it with a 6 inch overall lift. it gets maybe 15-17 mpg with a v6

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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:01pm
i get about 5-8 mpg. it is a 400M that is bored over .060. it kinda sucks for haulin my bike to my riding trails.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:08pm

Ive been thinking about getting an import to drive when I dont need my truck and just use my truck when Im hunting/playing in the mud....4 cylinders are great on gas. If I get one it will either be an Eclipse or a toyota Supra....both are fun to drive. The supra I drove was triple turboed.... my friend bought it off of autotrader a few years ago.



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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:18pm
awsome. what do your friends drive in the mud?

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:22pm
One of my friends has a toyota just like mine but a different color and its a 94...mines a 95. Another has a Ranger and another has an old Bronco...i forgot what year model..70 somethin. Another has a Wrangler with 33's... and another has a stock ranger. All are 4x4

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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:26pm
one of my friends has a 90 toyota on 33's another has a 87 toyota on 37" boggers and one of them has a 80 chevy halfton on 39.5" boggers with a 383 stroker.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:33pm
nice...ive only been stuck once because my swaybar snapped. Probably because I was under the influence...if I wasnt I would have never tried to go through the hole I went through...

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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:34pm

Originally posted by The Ho The Ho wrote:

one of my friends has a 90 toyota on 33's another has a 87 toyota on 37" boggers and one of them has a 80 chevy halfton on 39.5" boggers with a 383 stroker.

33s arent nothin....I have them on my stock chevy 4x4.......My freinds have 44" iroks on there toyotas and jeeps.....



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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:42pm
my cousin has 49" iroks on his 72 toyota land cruiser. he also has a 572 c.i. chevy engine in it. the one with 33's is always stuck. i have 39.5 boggers so i dont get stuck much. i also have a snorkel but i have only had to use it twice.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:48pm
I would have bigger tires but I actually drive this truck around when im not mudding. I already put 20 bucks a week for gas into it and I dont want it to go up to 40 bucks. Maybe if I get me a car like I want I will get bigger tires. But for now they are fine. Some guy around here has a Chevy silverado with like 50's and over 20 inches of lift. His name is Chad Lamb. The sad thing is....it has never touched the mud... its just his pleasure truck.  He cant go over 15 mph on curves or he can possibly 2-wheel it. Its just to show off his money I guess.

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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 4:52pm

Originally posted by 98ball 98ball wrote:

I would have bigger tires but I actually drive this truck around when im not mudding. I already put 20 bucks a week for gas into it and I dont want it to go up to 40 bucks. Maybe if I get me a car like I want I will get bigger tires. But for now they are fine. Some guy around here has a Chevy silverado with like 50's and over 20 inches of lift. His name is Chad Lamb. The sad thing is....it has never touched the mud... its just his pleasure truck.  He cant go over 15 mph on curves or he can possibly 2-wheel it. Its just to show off his money I guess.

50s? I think not......atleast not street legal.....



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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 5:10pm
he probaly means 49's. they are street legal but only with fender flares and mud flaps. or they could be tractor tires. they is a hillbillie where i live that has live 58" tractor tires on a old chevy. he was drunk one night and tried to run over his house. now his truck wont start and his house is bashed up.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 23 August 2004 at 5:31pm
yeah I meant 49's...i was only and inch off.  Its an awesome truck though...its black with those new brush guards for the side of the wheel wells. Its got euros and a roll bar...the whole 9 yards...I wish I had a pic of it.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 9:57am
ok thanks guys. if you know any online places that you can give me a link to that might have the truck i want. thanks again guys. im going to look for an old 70's to 80's 4x4 chevy pickup. ill keep looking but i would still like your help so can you please post any sights tha tyou find? it would be a big help.


Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 10:16am
 sorry this car i just posted was in cali. never mind about that one.


Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 1:41pm
remember to check the classifieds in the newspapers.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 1:45pm
ok tho ho tell me exactly what i should look for. thanks. i know i want a Chevy 4x4 pickup. what else for under 1000 dollars or just at 1000 dollars. thanks.


Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 4:07pm
bump. i just want the ho to answer then i'll stop this thread. thanks guys.


Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 4:10pm
If its a Chevy make sure its an 87 and older due to it haveing the solid front axle. Lifts are so much easier to put on and on the wallet. Ive got an 89 Chevy 4x4 and its sux cause its goin to cost so much to put a lift on cause mine would look good with a lift.

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 4:17pm

this is probably not gonna help but I thought it was a really badass truck so im posting it...

 

im drooling...

 

that truck has a lot more potential...



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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 6:12pm
Well first off id like to point out that a big block gas will By no means be affordable to drive AT ALL.  As for towing even a V6 can tow most anything most people will need but if your boats got any real weight (Over 6000LBS) id look at a Diesel not a Big block gasser.  If your dead set on a gas cheby nothing beats the old 350Ci V8 And if your Absolutly dead set on a big block Gas the 460 Fords the king for muscel.  NOW diesels are the way to go as they get better fuel milag my 444ci (7.3L) turbo Diesel get 17mpg mixed driveing and pulls way better than any gasser ever will.  

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Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 6:20pm
and diesel fuel is cheaper than unleaded

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 8:53pm
so now i should try to get an old desil truck?. if i can find one then i'll go for it if it's way cheaper. thanks for all of the help guys. i really appreaciate it.


Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 24 August 2004 at 9:41pm
also bearclaw how much did your first truck cost you and how many MPG did it get? is this still your first truck and how much did it cost? just curious.


Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 5:32pm
NO my first truck was a 1999 Ford ranger that cost me a pretty penny to say the least.  I basically got this one for $5000CDN but this is my 4th vehical so i dont know.  My 1999 Ford Ranger had a small 3.0L V6 and was a very capable light hualer that regularly got 22mpg+. 

My current Diesel gets 17mpg but it is a old school engine without any computers the newer diesels can beat that easy.  I got my Diesel about 5 months back and she only had 100000miles on her.  It can pull a trailer up too 12000lbs from what i read but i have never tested this.  I have had 2000lbs in the beds and the truck did not even feel the load and was easily pulling 6% grade hills while accelerating in OVERDRIVE.  I have driven MANY pickup trucks from old Ford gassers with the 300ci (4.9L) Six and a three in the tree manual transmishion to the newest dodges and chevys.  And to be honest if i had to buy a gas truck id find either a old 1980s-1996 Ford 300 six, or 5.0L.  Or a chevy 350.  If you are looking diesels the best are the OLD fords and Chevys (the dodges had the best engine but the trucks are crud + there really expensive).  The chevys old 6.2 (1984-1993)diesel non turbo is a Great long lasting engine that gets amazing fuel economy but lacks the power of Fords 6.9L and 7.3L IDIs (1983-1994) the engine i have is the same 7.3 listed above but has the added bonus of a turbo givine me ALOT more power but this engine is hard to find as it was only made for two years 1993-1994 although there are MANY after market turbos for all the above listed engines.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 5:43pm
well here's what i want. i want something with some power to haul and stuff and good gas milage. that's all i really need. i would like a reliable  brand of truck.


Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 6:45pm
get a 87 or older chevy truck or a  73-79 ford that has a good straight body and then put in the engine you have now or if you have the money then put in a 6.9L deisel. they are better for towing. i personaly like gas trucks but if you are going to be doing alot of towing then go with a deisel. if you are only going to be towing every one in a while then get a gas.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 6:51pm
yeah i wont be towing ALL the time. i think i'll go and see what i see and tell you if anything pops up and i'll make sure to get your guys's opinion before i buy it. thanks guys for all of your help. also the ho i wouldnt be able to put the Big Block i have right now into the ford. it's a chevy motor. well thanks anyway. but before i go i have one last question..... what is a good truck/engine combo that gets good mileage and still has some spunk to haul stuff? thanks a ton guys. i dont know how i ever lived without the tippmann forum.


Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 7:10pm
Hmm Well best Truck Engine combo for MPG, Power, would be like a 1986-87 Ford F250 Reg Cab 2wd 6.9L Diesel (Aftermarket Turbo)  with a five speen stickshift trans and a 3.55 rear diff.  That set up would get you into the 20+mpg area and would pull GREAT even be able to give some newer trucks a run for there money. 


BUT that would also cost around $8000 to buy and build up so for a CHEAP decent haulin Gasser look at the 4.9L (300CI) Six cylinder Ford Trucks.  They haule better than most V8's get a VERY little bit better fuel milage than there 5.0L V8 counter parts and  are easily found and are very cheap to buy.  They have a little less Hp than the 5.0L V8 Ford but more Torque.  The engine is also VERY easy to work on as it is a straight six so it is supper thine giveing you alot of room to work.  I have a buddy that owns one in a F150 it is a 1994 and he uses it to pull is drag mustang to the track.


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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 7:24pm
smitty, you can put a chevy motor in a ford.

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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 7:33pm
Yes anything is possible but WHY would you want a Chevy ENGINE in a Ford? It take too much fabricateing to do.  Even droping a odd ball chevy Big Block into a chevy will be difficult.   Pluse i have a feeling you have no NEED for a big block for your kinda of towing.  We once pulled a 28ft mono hual race boat with my dads old 1990 Ford F150 with the 5.0L (302ci) V8 under the hood.  It was no speed demond but it was pulling the hills just fine.  The Average boat and trailer combo (rec boat runn around bow rider) will weight in at 4000-5000 at most.  It is only the Big twin engine race boats and yachts that requier the big Power.  

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 8:00pm
ok ok ok. here we go. i dont want to spend a whole bunch of money for a first car. i want something for under 100 bucks that i can fix up cheap. well thanks guys. i'll keep you posted.


Posted By: 98ball
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 8:08pm

get a job then and save up about 1000 to get a good engineless truck



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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 25 August 2004 at 8:17pm
For under 100 youl be lucky to find somthing that the doors are still atached let alone somthing reliable good on fuel and powerful.  I am a mechanic (I do this for a living) and Do all my work on my own i get parts cheap and can do some minor body work even.  I know my truck inside out.  But to try and take sumthing worth $100 and fixing it to be road worthy for a SMALL budget is next to if not impossible (especially for someone whith limmited automotive knoledge) your better off waiting till you can afford something half way decent in the $1000-$3000 range.  Heck i got my truck for around $5000CDN and in 5-6 months of fixing it up it has cost me double that and i doing most work my self Minus the new paint job.  

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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 12:52am
i have already said to get a truck with a straight body and drop in the engine. maybe you should get a toyota and then put the big block in that. chevy engines go into toyotas easy, plus the gas milage would be alot better with a smaller truck all you would need to do is beef up the rear suspension alittle and get a good tow package.

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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 5:08pm
wow that's a typo!!!!! i mean 1000 dollars!!! haha. how much is 5000CND money in american? i want any truck that has good gas milage and an engine that has enough power to haul and just to have fun with.. j/k. i still want something with some power. if you guys ever find anything email me (i think it's in my profile) or you can PM me. thanks guys. ill try to find an old truck then. so an S-10 can hold a V-8? i thought they can only have a V-6?. oh well. help me find something perfect for me!!! thanks guys.


Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 5:33pm

My freinds 89 S-10 Baja a a 4.3L SS in it and hes got a 305 hes fixin to put in it.

Now what are you wanting?

At first you were like Offroad 4x4 lift v8 and now your like Hauler 2wd Deisel.

What are you goin to be pulling? Your average 1/2 ton pickup can pull a boat.....



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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 5:44pm
i KNOW it can pull it. i just want something that runs and has some power. the truck can be in pretty bad shape. that's all i need. i also need it to be in iowa i guess. you guys can help me find something. i would really appreaciate it. thanks.


Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 8:23pm
$5000CDN is = to $3800US.  i have said it three times now look into a mid1980s to 1996 Ford F150 with the Straight 4.9 Six Cylinder engine.  They are great haulers go pretty good for a six cylinder pickup and the fuel milage is not TOOOOO bad around 14-15mpg mixed driveing (better if you buy it stick shift).  You can find these trucks here e tested and certified for $2500CDN (1900US).  IF your not too worried about doing a little work to them you can shurly get one uncertified and etested for less than that.  There pretty low maintanece trucks (the 4.9s are almost bullet proof) and parts are EXTREAMLY plentyfull.

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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 8:32pm
But who wants a sucky 2wd?

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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 8:37pm
Lets see i never once said 2wd the 4.9 si came in both the 2wd and 4wd models.  And i actually prefer my 2wd over 4wd as there is less to maintain and the truck is too large to go 4x4 with any ways.  It also makes a better tow vehical as a 2wd too boot.  Oh and i have no reason for 2wd even in the worst snow storms i have never been stuck in either my old 1999 2WD Ford Ranger or My 1994 F250 2WD Diesel.  

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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 9:32pm

Dont say its to big....We had a 00 F-250 4x4 V-10 which was even bigger than yours and we needed the 4wd all the time. Say your driving thru a feild for some reason and you get into a wet soft spot what ya gonna do?

And if you aint never got stuck you aint ever been where I have.....



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Posted By: The Ho
Date Posted: 26 August 2004 at 10:33pm
Im with hondaxr here. i use my 4wd alot. especialy when i am in mud up to my windows.

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Posted By: HondaXR
Date Posted: 27 August 2004 at 5:58pm

Originally posted by The Ho The Ho wrote:

Im with hondaxr here. i use my 4wd alot. especialy when i am in mud up to my windows.

pics????.....



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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 27 August 2004 at 10:18pm
I SAID i have never got my truck STUCK IN SNOW we get quiet  bit of that here and i have sen many guys stuck but with a little finness and a feew tricks of the trade i have yet to get stuck in the snow  ( I have past amny "4x4" that get stuck in the snow all the time get a good set of tires and some seat time and youd be surprized.   I would not even attempet takeing this thing true offroading but have run it through some mud and its done fine just keep momentum going.   Yes it is obvious that a 4x4 is better in the dirt but to say a 2wd is "sucky" is out right ignorant.  First off 2wd is better for towing is cheaper to maintain simpler to work on,  cheaper on fuel,  can handle more weight  and have a much easier loading hight to put stuff in the bed.  For my purpose were i actually use my truck as a truck a 2wd is actually BETTER.

Oh and just for your own info a 2000 F250 is actaully shorter than a 1994 F250 like mine.  And most trails here are to narrow for a fullsize truck most are only rated for small ford rangers/toy tacomas, and jeeps etc.


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Posted By: Solipsism
Date Posted: 27 August 2004 at 10:31pm
It really makes me laugh, I dont know about the rest of the U.S. but from socal to norcal you see nothing but lifted trucks with anything from 35s on them to 44s, dual shock conversions and such. I mean a ton of them are all chrome underneath. I cant help but laugh at how pathetic and stupid people are for lifting and blowing all this money on a truck that never goes off the road.

I guess you gotta make up for whats missing somehow if you know what I mean.

EDIT: Oh yes I almost forgot about the dozen skidplates they throw on, man, you need those for sure because of those insanely huge rocks and such on the road that will rip your transfer case out.

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