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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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Too bad the tires are new because it needs some wider wheels and 265 or 245 atleast. 235/85R16 has got to be the most rediculous looking tires to ever put on a truck.
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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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dam thats a clean truck. some guy came up to lowes with a 94 f-250 that looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor. dam thing only had 30,000 miles..
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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If I could find an older truck that clean...................I'd be on it too! **** for power motor but awesome truck
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by custm2500
Too bad the tires are new because it needs some wider wheels and 265 or 245 atleast. 235/85R16 has got to be the most rediculous looking tires to ever put on a truck.
Yeah, I will do something on the wheel/tire combo after these jokers run out, they are practically brand new though.

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dam thats a clean truck. some guy came up to lowes with a 94 f-250 that looked like it had just rolled off the showroom floor. dam thing only had 30,000 miles..
Cool, I like to see older trucks that are in good shape.


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If I could find an older truck that clean...................I'd be on it too! **** for power motor but awesome truck
Yeah I was happy to find it and it will pull everything I pull just fine, nothing too heavy, mostly be used to pull 22' aluminum show hog trailer and of course a car hauler with a truck on it occasionally some where down the road.
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 08:19 AM
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Got a couple things done yesterday, nothing spectacular at all, lol.

Tinted the windows. (Yes I'm getting old, legal 35% in front and only 20% on backs with a 5% short strip across front window)
Installed 4" Magnaflow Tip.
Installed first of two Optima Red Top batteries.

I also ordered some stuff.
Dash Kit (pocket for old radio location and new center piece to install radio in)
Radio
Alarm with Keyless Entry (did alarm because it's just a little more than the cost as basic keyless entry)
Dash Mat
Smoked Vent Visors
Husky liners






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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 09:28 AM
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Clean as truck man! Goodluck
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 10:47 AM
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Clean as truck man! Goodluck
Thanks man, I can't wait to get some pics of Chad behind the wheel, just to have something else to fawk with him about.
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Thanks man, I can't wait to get some pics of Chad behind the wheel, just to have something else to fawk with him about.
Nice, hey what u going to do with the old battery cause whitey needs one in a bad way
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Old Nov 17, 2010 | 07:57 PM
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looks good what kind of mpg those older trucks get?
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Old Nov 18, 2010 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 98sivlerbullet
Nice, hey what u going to do with the old battery cause whitey needs one in a bad way
I gave the first one away to a friend already for his boat, I'm changing the other one out in a week or two and the old one is yours, it's practically new shows to be bought in OCtober of this year, still have the receipt I can give you along with it.

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looks good what kind of mpg those older trucks get?
Not sure yet, funny story is I picked it up with a 1/2 tank or so of diesel and then I went to station to fill it up and I was able to get another 25 gallons into the tank! The tank is only supposed to be a 34 gallon tank so either the gauge is wrong or the guy had a larger tank installed.

The gauge moved all the way up past full when I filled it up and I have driven about 180 miles and it has moved down some, but hasn't gone past the full mark yet.

This should get interesting.
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