Why I love my little F100 (no need to reply)
ditto ditto ditto!
Doc said it all. I bought into these trucks because I can fix them myself (with advice from this list of course) spending as much time as it takes, something a professional mechanic can't afford to do.
I drive slowly as well. Not just because I still run manual drums, but because at my age there is less reason to go fast. Also, I am convinced that automatic transmissions encourage drivers to speed, follow too closely and prematurely wear out brake linings in traffic. I like letting the clutch and low engine rpms pull me down for a stoplight. And guess who is better equipped in icy conditions and slippery roads?
My trucks will never be 'restored', at least not by me. But they are in great mechanical shape, run great and get the job done.
I drive slowly as well. Not just because I still run manual drums, but because at my age there is less reason to go fast. Also, I am convinced that automatic transmissions encourage drivers to speed, follow too closely and prematurely wear out brake linings in traffic. I like letting the clutch and low engine rpms pull me down for a stoplight. And guess who is better equipped in icy conditions and slippery roads?
My trucks will never be 'restored', at least not by me. But they are in great mechanical shape, run great and get the job done.
Gee whiz, that was great! Well said.
I think I'm going to grab a cold RC Cola and go out in the garage and stare at my truck for awhile. Yes, my fridge is stocked with RC Cola. The best!
I think I'm going to grab a cold RC Cola and go out in the garage and stare at my truck for awhile. Yes, my fridge is stocked with RC Cola. The best!
"If you don't want to stand behind our Troops, feel free to stand in front of them."
1964 Ford F100
1967 US Army M416
1964 Ford F100
1967 US Army M416
One of the guys at work was telling me I need a raise because I drive an old truck. I simply asked him how much his BMW cost in insurance and taxes and then laughed as I walked away.
My truck may be old, and it may be slow, but the older I get the more I enjoy taking my time to get to my destination.
A few creaks and groans are fine, it starts every morning and gives me a smile every time some one comments on what a fine truck.
That's when I stop and think, how many times does the BMW driver get that kind of satisfaction?
Anyway...
Have Fun!
Marty
My truck may be old, and it may be slow, but the older I get the more I enjoy taking my time to get to my destination.
A few creaks and groans are fine, it starts every morning and gives me a smile every time some one comments on what a fine truck.
That's when I stop and think, how many times does the BMW driver get that kind of satisfaction?
Anyway...
Have Fun!
Marty
65 F-100
94 F-150 (Daily Driver)
2006 Vibe (Wife's Car)
65 Karmen Ghia (Son's Car)
Iron Horse Bicycle, trying to save some gas money!
94 F-150 (Daily Driver)
2006 Vibe (Wife's Car)
65 Karmen Ghia (Son's Car)
Iron Horse Bicycle, trying to save some gas money!
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Apparently a few issues back Hot Rod magazine had an editorial saying pretty much the same thing.
If it weren't for one thing, RUST, I would drive classics every day. Maybe once I retire and can move out of the rust belt I'll be able to live that dream. I'd be just as happy driving a sixties Falcon or Mutang every day as I would some airbag laden, plastic bumpered OBD-II appliance. I just can't bear to watch the old Ford metal evaporate before my eyes where I live though.
If it weren't for one thing, RUST, I would drive classics every day. Maybe once I retire and can move out of the rust belt I'll be able to live that dream. I'd be just as happy driving a sixties Falcon or Mutang every day as I would some airbag laden, plastic bumpered OBD-II appliance. I just can't bear to watch the old Ford metal evaporate before my eyes where I live though.
Stop The Longbed Hate!
'65 F100 Custom Cab bought 2002/Sold 2014
Now: '93 F150 Lightning
'65 F100 Custom Cab bought 2002/Sold 2014
Now: '93 F150 Lightning
I agree with all of you in the restore dept. There is an insane amout of money in S. FL and you would not belive the stuff people do to the old stuff. I will be happy just getting mine to run well, maybe paint it someday. I am not even going to put A/C in it.
It is real fun to see the guy behind me turn red, blow his horn and flip me off as I mosy off the green light. It used to stress me out..now I just laugh listen to the engine run and gear whine!
It is real fun to see the guy behind me turn red, blow his horn and flip me off as I mosy off the green light. It used to stress me out..now I just laugh listen to the engine run and gear whine!
I'm SOOOOOO lucky!!!
My lovely wife said that brought a tear to her eye!!! She has to be the only woman on earth who would allow me to play with old toys like I do. I had an oil leaking old Triumph chopper in the kitchen when she moved in with me. All she had to say was, "can I put a drip pan under it?"
No body else could understand our addiction!
My lovely wife said that brought a tear to her eye!!! She has to be the only woman on earth who would allow me to play with old toys like I do. I had an oil leaking old Triumph chopper in the kitchen when she moved in with me. All she had to say was, "can I put a drip pan under it?"
No body else could understand our addiction!
1965 F100 "Papaw's Pride"
"So I'm working on a cistern inlet valve and the guy hands me a lock nut wrench! I was like 'What is this, a drainpipe slipknot!'" -Flo
"So I'm working on a cistern inlet valve and the guy hands me a lock nut wrench! I was like 'What is this, a drainpipe slipknot!'" -Flo
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DV65CustomCab wrote:Nope, your wife isn't the only one. Mine doesn't want me to repaint the truck and fix the rust spots because "It would lose it's character".
My wife said pretty much the same thing once..."if you put on nicer parts from other trucks & paint it, it won't be the same truck anymore".
Well...I suppose so, but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna let those rust holes get bigger on me. I want it to look purty!
My "Slickitis" affliction began here...
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
66 F100 CC/65 F100 CC/66 F250 CC
If it starts to rain, they'll tax the splash.
If you want to fish, they'll tax the bass.
If you plant a yard, they'll tax the grass.
If you don't play nice, they'll fine your *$#!
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Funny my soon to be wife keeps telling me to quit while I'm ahead and get a new truck.......
Then Monday morning her new Pontiac went down..... Just out of warranty.
Go figure.... First it was the security system ...must have froze... Then
after I figure that out it doesn't want to run at all. So after getting a code
reader $235.00 and looking up and down the net looking for info ...I figure
out it has a bad plug boot!!!! $8.00 for a boot? no wire attached!!!! So for 4
days she has to rumble down the road in the farm truck..... (Not a Slick)
and now it isn't right either..... So when she got her foot out of her mouth
she said hey maybe you should get your old toy of a truck finished!!!! It
seems like a lot less work building that old hot rod that it was to get my
new car to start!!!!
So I guess the slick can go back into the garage now
But unlike most of you I have to change mine to make it a lil more me if ya know what I mean?
Later
Hp
Then Monday morning her new Pontiac went down..... Just out of warranty.
Go figure.... First it was the security system ...must have froze... Then
after I figure that out it doesn't want to run at all. So after getting a code
reader $235.00 and looking up and down the net looking for info ...I figure
out it has a bad plug boot!!!! $8.00 for a boot? no wire attached!!!! So for 4
days she has to rumble down the road in the farm truck..... (Not a Slick)
and now it isn't right either..... So when she got her foot out of her mouth
she said hey maybe you should get your old toy of a truck finished!!!! It
seems like a lot less work building that old hot rod that it was to get my
new car to start!!!!
So I guess the slick can go back into the garage now
But unlike most of you I have to change mine to make it a lil more me if ya know what I mean?
Later
Hp
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when i got the iron rhino the wife and the other wives cackled "oh he has a money pit" in their typical army wife way. my truck chuged and ran terrible when i got it.
i took off the carb, took the top off and unstuck the power valve by whacking it with a screwdriver. put it back together and fed her some marvel oil. poof . smooth runnin truck.
i spend a couple bucks here and there to keep her runnin. but ive learned from the tank mechanic world that the more crap you have on a vehicle, the more crap you have to fix
i took off the carb, took the top off and unstuck the power valve by whacking it with a screwdriver. put it back together and fed her some marvel oil. poof . smooth runnin truck.
i spend a couple bucks here and there to keep her runnin. but ive learned from the tank mechanic world that the more crap you have on a vehicle, the more crap you have to fix
For every person with a spark of genius, there are a hundred with ignition trouble
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
My '63 short wrongbed
"The Iron Rhino"
300 I6, 3 spd manual, DS II/ HEI ignition.
Stuff I added to Hints and tricks
-300-6 choke tube repair
-duraspark II/ HEI
-Horn ring contact tube repair
-turn signal indicator fix
Mikhail Kalashnikov and Nikola Tesla are the guys i think of when i build things.
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loves them oldies
Man you nailed it. Have you ever noticed how nice it is to be able to open the hood and actually see an engine? No electronics, no gadgets in general. Shoot my heater was an added option even after my uncle bought the truck. It is the perfect little heating unit too. A simple little unit controled with a knob and the cool part it has a shut off on the intake manifold to turn water off to the heater box if you want to. You just can't beat 'em.
Johnny's 61 F100 292 & 3 on the tree
Re: Why I love my little F100 (no need to reply)
Enough said.Doc Pepper wrote:
I have no idea why any of you even consider changing your slicks. Disk brakes? Hah! Automatics transmissions? Bah! Automatic backscratchers and nosepickers? Gimme a break. Just give me my SIMPLE, COMPUTERLESS, little old F100.
Doc
'01 F150 Lightning
490RWHP
Gas Mileage? What's that?
Jerry
490RWHP
Gas Mileage? What's that?
Jerry
I love it.
Could not have been said better.
In my life, it's the men who have to walk around the motor I'm rebuilding in the livingroom. (Can't do it in the kitchen cuz that floor is reserved for butchering the deer & elk they bring home.
We have always had a nice arrangement!
I'm new to this site and VERY happy to have found you.
Judi48
Could not have been said better.
In my life, it's the men who have to walk around the motor I'm rebuilding in the livingroom. (Can't do it in the kitchen cuz that floor is reserved for butchering the deer & elk they bring home.
We have always had a nice arrangement!
I'm new to this site and VERY happy to have found you.
Judi48
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Welcome, glad you found us too. my wife is always glad to hear of other women who own and drive these trucks.if you lived here it would be a moose or caribou, maybe a bear in the kitchen.
1966 F250 4x4
1964 Rambler Ambassador 990
Rest in peace departed Slick family members
Cam Milam
Lesley Ferguson
Steve Lopes
John Sutton
1964 Rambler Ambassador 990
Rest in peace departed Slick family members
Cam Milam
Lesley Ferguson
Steve Lopes
John Sutton
I can remember before there were Slicks, the only options on your car or truck were radio, heater and overdrive! And if you told the guy at the dealership you didn't want any of his trucks (color, options etc), he would look at you kind of funny and may even get a little surly 'cause you wanted to order it.
Jim