Now THIS is a diesel p/u

[Oxjockey]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1855434811







Buy it Now for only $105k.



Bryan

 

[Shovelhead]

Originally posted by Oxjockey

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1855434811







Buy it Now for only $105k.



Bryan

Looks more like a diesel Throw-Up to me.



Watta useless POS.

 

[dmurdock]

If you look at the pictures, you will notice some EXTREMELY proffesional looking fabrication, especially the custom axle trusses.

 

[Oxjockey]

Originally posted by dmurdock

If you look at the pictures, you will notice some EXTREMELY proffesional looking fabrication, especially the custom axle trusses.

Oh, there's no doubt that there's some skilled fabrication and expensive hardware hanging out there. I just believe it's a little too much in one place.



His steering solution is just plain scary to me, but I don't think you'd ever see it on a highway...



Bryan

 

[Peter Campbell]

----Or offroad. Mayby as an exposition truck. Not competitive as a monster truck. Looks like something a hillbilly would buy if he won the lottery. Or worse yet a californian yuppie with a stock option Is it actually drivable at speed? I want to see it do a speed bump at 30 MPH. To be fair square into it ( no roll tendency ) will the bump steer this rig has let it stay under control? Maybe we will see this in Van Nuys Commiefornia crowd, in the parking lots with the mini pickups with the spinning tilting beds or the cars/vans/trucks with a 10KW amlifier and speakers. He would also fit in with the jumping 63' Chevy low riders.

 

[Uncle Joe]

Originally posted by Peter Campbell

----Or offroad. Maybe as an exposition truck. Not competitive as a monster truck. Looks like something a hillbilly would buy if he won the lottery. Or worse yet a Californian yuppie with a stock option Is it actually drivable at speed? I want to see it do a speed bump at 30 MPH. To be fair square into it ( no roll tendency ) will the bump steer this rig has let it stay under control? Maybe we will see this in Van Nuys Commiefornia crowd, in the parking lots with the mini pickups with the spinning tilting beds or the cars/vans/trucks with a 10KW amlifier and speakers. He would also fit in with the jumping 63' Chevy low riders.

Now thats funny... ... .

Peter ,i take it you were out of CA for quite a while... .

I live about 4 miles away from Van Nuys blv... lets just say its not what it used to be.

all the cruising was gone by 1985... ..... Joe

ps :not all of us are commies... ... I'm a libertarian

 

[Proram]

Big Ford

The truck was Built in florida, The fellow who did it has a company

That specilazise in Fabs. of this type. It has a Stock stroker

as you see it the bags are maxed out. the truck can be driven normaly w/ the bags at half volume. it uses firestone air springs off a big rig. The fabrication on the truck is incredable. There was a full article in the Street trucks mag a couple months ago.

and yes he actually pulls a boat w/ it. also he did an orange excersion the same way. just my . 02 $



Proram

 

[Missouri Mule]

With that paint job it could be a low rider and you still couldn't miss seeing it. :--)

 

[Peter Campbell]

I figured that steering geometry would only work correct at a lower height. At least it works at some point AND is a showable truck. Would really suck to have a 100K trailer queen. And yes nice work on the axle housing reinforcements. I was in california (Alameda/bay area) 84 to 89. Was only in southern California once. Helped a friend buy a 1968 Hemi super "B" and bring it back. But I did keep up on all the car magazines at the time, and Van Nuys was the center of the "ragged edge mods" Seems most of the companies snd information came out of there. Some were pretty silly in hindsight. And no california is not all bad. After all I was in the bay area. Lots of people that ran away from home till they hit water! But when 3 states that have democrat lead politics (here in NY, Ca, Il ) from large cities that dominate the rest of the state. A few cities essentially contol national politics. Count up electoral votes. OBTW California is about equal to Cananda. If it secceeded It might still be one of the top ten countries in GDP.

That is a lot of horsepower in one statehouse and one congressional delegation. I also notice that the logging and other industries are shut down in conservative states by environmental impact concerns, but invasive, destructive projects to benefit southern california sail right through! amazing!!!

 

[Deezul1]

I wonder what the Bungee cords underneath do? Maybe I need some on my truck.

 

[Uncle Joe]

Peter , good write up,Im sad to say,but i have to agree with you

however you will never see such stupidity on VN blv(at least i never did)most folks around here just trying to make a living.

We do have a lot of democrates around here(arrrg. . )

 

[NVR FNSH]

Originally posted by Deezul 1

I wonder what the Bungee cords underneath do? Maybe I need some on my truck.

They keep the limiting straps (to limit droop) from getting caught in the linkages during compression. It's a trick from desert racing.



Brian

 

[jerrethomas]

i mean i can understand having all that money in it for the fabracation and all that stuff, but there is noway he is going to get that price for it. somebody will have to want that pretty bad to pay that price.

 

[me4osu]

The bid count says it all.

-0-

 

[JR2]

Did you all notice he is missing some lug nuts in the one pic?? The guys over at Pirate4x4.com pointed out a bunch of silly stuff right away. Can you imagin driving that thing into a mud hole... the bracing on the front end would plow big time... .



I posted a link to this truck in the "other" forum a couple of days ago...

 

[DonS]

Originally posted by Peter Campbell

OBTW California is about equal to Cananda. If it secceeded It might still be one of the top ten countries in GDP.

Actually, California is about TWICE Canada, and would be number five if it were a separate country (not counting the effects secession would have).



Oddly, I couldn't find this info on California's own web site - I found it in their London "Office of Trade and Investment":

http://www.californiahouse.org.uk/ExportImport/Statistics/california_gross_state_product.htm

2000 Gross Product World Ranking 

($ billions)



 1  United States  $9,882. 8 

 2  Japan  4,677. 1 

 3  Germany   1,870. 1 

 4  United Kingdom  1,413. 4 

  CALIFORNIA  1,357. 8 

 5  France 1,286. 3 

 6  China [inc HK]  1,243. 2 

 7  Italy  1,068. 5 

 8  Canada   689. 5 

 9  Brazil   587. 6 

10  Mexico   574. 5

 

[Motorhead]

I'm sorry but what a POS looking rig and not just because it is a Ford! I see no practical use for something like that. My $. 02, vehicles like that should NOT be allowed to be street legal. I was rear ended by a raised old Blazer because the kid driving it could not see that I was in front of him. Chris

 

[illflem]

Originally posted by Motorhead

I see no practical use for something like that.

I do Chris, park it front of Wal-Mart and charge folks 25¢ to let their dogs take a leak on it.

 

[rrausch]

Illflem, you crack me up!

 

[Motorhead]

illflem, that may have already happened... . ITS YELLOW Chris