This truck is worth of major discussion!

Fanatic · Post by **Fanatic** » August 10, 2007, 8:33 pm

You guys are relentless (look it up !)

I guess it's better to have a pile of rust sitting in your backyard.... all torn apart...that you have no idea how to put back together.....waiting for your surviving children to have to get rid of.....since you have nothing better to do than criticise anothers work.......dreaming about the truck that you are GONNA build.....with skills you don't have and money you haven't earned yet !!!!!!!!

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » August 10, 2007, 8:44 pm

With a capital R

I dare anyone to say anything bad about "Christine" and park in front of her.

She had been known to be relentless too.....

Garbz

YukonCor55 · Post by **YukonCor55** » August 10, 2007, 8:45 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:
ELpolacko wrote:Johnny, I dont' thing the this truck is the same as the red and white one you linked to. That truck belongs to a good friend of mine in Hutto TX by the name of Reggie. You guys ran him off some time ago.
Steve. I don't know for sure, but the first time I saw that truck it was on ebay about 3-4 years ago and that's where Dane grabbed that pic off , for this site, then. Did your buddy buy that ebay truck? it went thru once with no bids, then went for a crazy cheap price and i nearly cried, that I hadn't bid on it.
these are the 2 trucks face to face
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note the wheel sizes, stance, size of the tires, and the fact they are both big back windows. I am guessing the guy who did the orange uni bought the ebay truck, which also, BTW had a Volare clip.

I dunno what we did to run your buddy off. Tell him we're sorry and give him a big Kiss from Uncle Skip.

to address mike Carson on the pick-apart thing. It was established a long time ago in this club, that ebay listed items were fair game. And, it could turn out one of our members (like YukonCor55) could buy it and run it up to Slickstock, I suppose it has happened before in here, that someone did something just like that already.
They have seen the comments, here, if they want to buy it that's their taste and their prerogative, and to the rest of the members, they can adopt a "you know what you can do if you can't take a joke" attitude.

JC,
If I win that thing I will bring it to SLick Stock and let the fellas nit pick it to death!! I gotta agree with you, this is a forum where the honesty is brutal, I love it that way! As my old football coach used to say..."put on your big girl panties and deal with it!

ELpolacko · Post by **ELpolacko** » August 10, 2007, 9:03 pm

I suppose it's fair to clarify that He was displeased with a few racial-esque slurs that went on on the MSN version of the board.

These days Reggie is content playing with his really bitchin collection of early V8 Fords. Still beats the living hell out of the truck, it has an FE with a Tri-power and one of those Ford truck fivespeed things.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » August 10, 2007, 9:21 pm

Steve. Please post a KNOWN picture of his truck. Don't think it's the same one. 20's on the back? 18's on the front? Exact same ride height? Coincidence?

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » August 10, 2007, 9:45 pm

ELpolacko wrote:Johnny, I dont' thing the this truck is the same as the red and white one you linked to. That truck belongs to a good friend of mine in Hutto TX by the name of Reggie. You guys ran him off some time ago.

Who...US

???

He is elcome to come back, and I am sorry if it was me that offended him.

I like to only nit-pick un-safe stuff. I will also point out what is not my style.

This truck is welcome at my house any day. Well done.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » August 10, 2007, 9:54 pm

to the whiners.
I can't help it if I don't like flames. never have , never will, especially ones that don't even look like fire. and so what if I don't think them colors paint go together. Criminy it ain't like I called him a lowlife scumbag Ontario Liberal or something. Get over it. and stop wearing yer wifes underwear.

mikecarson · Post by **mikecarson** » August 10, 2007, 10:03 pm

killercoating · Post by **killercoating** » August 10, 2007, 10:47 pm

I love it... the smooth inlaid front bumper is awesome, great work. The doors are very kewl with the arm rest molded in. I like that the air is in the dash and not just some crappy under dash add on. I enjoy the air cleaner assembly. And I love the fact that I can't see all kinds of color behind the grill, please if you own a white or yellow truck paint the support black so I don't see it behind the grill, that just kills me...

Any things I don't like - Gauges, but I only like the custom cab ones anyway... and the fact it's not on air ride... That thing would looks tits all laid out.

cdherman · Post by **cdherman** » August 10, 2007, 11:14 pm

You know, tearing apart a really NICE truck is the real sport here and I thought that was understood. Posting something for sale on eBay is a real act of confrontation, you know, " throwing down the glove".

EBay is full of scoundrels and con artists and EVERY vehicle that surfaces there desreves to be criticized. I think that is the dividing line when it comes to criticizing other members trucks.

If someone's rusted jalopy is their favorite truck, then I will NEVER make fun of it (in fact, there are days when I wish I had left mine in the rusted jalopy state).

But offer it up for sale, it becomes FAIR GAME and its OPEN SEASON!

That being said -- even I would like to own that truck. And its about the diametrical opposite of mine, in terms of style and originality.

jeramy · Post by **jeramy** » August 10, 2007, 11:26 pm

keep making post like these and people will confuse this site for the F.E. site

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » August 10, 2007, 11:53 pm

cdherman wrote: EBay is full of scoundrels and con artists and EVERY vehicle that surfaces there deserves to be criticized. I think that is the dividing line when it comes to criticizing other members trucks.

If someone's rusted jalopy is their favorite truck, then I will NEVER make fun of it (in fact, there are days when I wish I had left mine in the rusted jalopy state).

But offer it up for sale, it becomes FAIR GAME and its OPEN SEASON!

Well said David, I would not criticize any body's truck in here unless they requested it. ( I am leaving out the obvious Chebby/other brand X drivetrain swap vehicles, obviously) Most of the trucks in this club have started as a rusty beater, many have really transformed into some beauties over the years. Some that come to mind are Bork's creations, Uncle Skips Nadine, the Frankentruck (another ebay hammering, BTW) any of Kid's or Foodsticks wundervehicles, Bitlittles beauties, Amarcisfans '64and many,many more, not the least of which is your truck David..

Sometimes I don't have the same taste in finish or materials, but I don't criticise it, I try and look at what drove the person to do that, and try and check it out from their perspective. I would not , for instance, do the things or the trucks that the Iceman has done, but his situation is quite different than mine, he wants tough 4x4 dependable work trucks that can take a licking and keep on ticking.

This particular ebay truck has a look and a stance that I would consider very near perfect, Doc wouldn't. I guess he is gonna load 2 cord of wood on his shorty BBW uni when he gets one, and needs springs out the wazoo. Good for him. He puts his truck up on ebay anonymously, after spending a fair fortune on odd-looking paint that looks IMO like a 6 year-old layed out the pattern for, it's going over the coals too.

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » August 11, 2007, 12:13 am

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/show ... 175&page=2

See post #29 for some pics of Reggie's FE-powered uni. I prefer the factory paint scheme, but all in all, I think the eBay truck is pretty well-executed.

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » August 11, 2007, 12:24 am

I concede. looks like the same r/w truck. Shame we lost him as a member.

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » August 11, 2007, 12:36 am

Fanatic wrote:You guys are relentless (look it up !)

I guess it's better to have a pile of rust sitting in your backyard.... all torn apart...that you have no idea how to put back together.....waiting for your surviving children to have to get rid of.....since you have nothing better to do than criticise anothers work.......dreaming about the truck that you are GONNA build.....with skills you don't have and money you haven't earned yet !!!!!!!!

AMEN! it seems like every vehicle thats FINISHED gets the same criticism

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » August 11, 2007, 8:41 am

shawns fords wrote:it seems like every vehicle thats FINISHED gets the same criticism

?????????????

Shawn, I'm confused.. You mean like this truck? http://www.fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3049
I dare you to find a word of criticism in there.

Ebay is different. Many eyes make the flaws show up, for the potential buyers in the club. Ebay critcism in here has saved my arse from a bad ebay purchase in the past, more than once. I am sure I am not alone. .

and you burn me on ebay, you will be a star in here until the end of time, too, like Imalooker.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » August 11, 2007, 10:53 am

I will raise my hand to say I have picked some of the E-Bay trucks or parts as well since some deserve it, but only to point out why truck is bad... Wrong data plates,, tiltles or something rusted out that looks like junk or claim something is original but is not,,, I have listed several trucks over the years on E-Bay but its so hard to list and sell my items since so many people out there is use to some of the junk being sold that they see mine and cannot believe what I have since we do hand pick our items,,, Of course if anybody has any doubt then they need to come by one our displays at a show and look to see what we have that you amaze you...

Sorry I am not suppose to do any business talk here

well lets get ready for another trip out west

Max · Post by **Max** » August 11, 2007, 2:56 pm

Just my own opinion, but Jeeeeeeeeeeesus...!! It's just opinions folks... stupid, nonsensical personal opinions. And in my own, simple thoughts - it seems to me that by joining a club of any kind, you have to take the good with the bad. This isn't a Christian Cookie-Bake on a perpetual Sunday morning, it's a truck club. It's about everyone taking something we all have in common and putting their own spin on it. If you're that afraid of hearing something negative about your work, then don't hang it out in front of everyone on the internet. And if you do, then let it roll off because it's just a stupid opinion by someone you've probably never met in person and if you have - then you personally know the idiot.

I know feelings do get hurt, especially when someone's spent untold number of hours and cash building something their way - so who gives a rat's tail of someone else things your wheels suck or your paint job looks like a community snow cone stand. It's your truck. Someone will like it besides you. And someone won't.

I think it's hilarious how different everyone's tastes are and can't wait to see them in person in KC next year.

Sans Reproache!

Slick Fan · Post by **Slick Fan** » August 11, 2007, 3:28 pm

It's just opinions. Not everything is going to universally appeal to everyone, there will always be some who dislike something about anything.

Personally, I don't like every last thing about this truck, but my likes far outweigh my dislikes on it & I'd be PROUD to park that baby in my garage & practice my wax-on/wax-off techniques on it.

The main things I really like about it are...
the tucked in front bumper,
the smoothed emblems & tailgate latches,
the tonneau cover (sorry JC

),
the moulded in arm rests & integrated a/c,
the smooth inner fenders, cool air cleaner & generally sano engine bay,
the stance,
the flames are a take it or leave it, for me...but they're there, so I'll take it. One thing's for sure, they're a damn-sight better than THESE are.

My dislikes are...
the rim size, needs a titch smaller,
the gauges, needs a titch bigger,

the GM steering column & brake pedal,
the fact that I can't buy it.

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » August 11, 2007, 6:07 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:
shawns fords wrote:it seems like every vehicle thats FINISHED gets the same criticism
????????????? Shawn, I'm confused.. You mean like this truck? http://www.fordtruk.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3049
I dare you to find a word of criticism in there.

Ebay is different. Many eyes make the flaws show up, for the potential buyers in the club. Ebay critcism in here has saved my arse from a bad ebay purchase in the past, more than once. I am sure I am not alone. .

and you burn me on ebay, you will be a star in here until the end of time, too, like Imalooker.

Yes johnny I do, I have all kinds of apreciation for someone who has actually finished their project, thats a nice clean pickup, I have never seen one that nice ever going down the road and there are literally tons of them here in colorado, I know how much work is involved with building one.