chris c96
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2x the cost of the RS - it's absolutely amazing. Way beyond what I can afford but it is amazing. Even just looking at his it's built that the components is awesome. The brakes are amazing.
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just pop the cab off with a lift and do it all at once
's Volvo. 
Cornholio01
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Despite the folks having two franchises, incl. One brand new facility, only ever owned one paycheck exploder.
I forgot in my previous post. I also had a Model A for a while. It was a 1929 two door sedan, green, all original except for paint. Like all Model A, it had a flathead 4 cyl engine with 4.0:1 compression, mechanical brakes (that means rods and levers, no hydraulics) and the only passenger compartment heat was supplied by a homemade tin tube surrounding the exhaust manifold that led into the floorboard. The term floorboard was literal; they were wood. The (6V) battery lived under the driver's side floorboard. There were two levers on the steering column just below the wheel: Spark advance and throttle. There was a combination choke and mixture control poking up in front of the passenger at the bottom of the dashboard. The fuel filler cap was in the center of the cowl just in front of the windshield, as the dashboard and cowl was the gas tank. This allowed reliable gravity feed to the carburetor, which was an improvement over the Model T with the gas tank under the driver's seat which was downhill from the carb if you were going up a steep hill.
Cars have com a looooong way.
Cars have com a looooong way.
I've been in that one!
We took dad's '04 to a PSD specialist in Buford, GA and just had them do the things they would recommend. That job looked like a huge PITA for driveway work.
chris c96
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Won't do it in the driveway. Might even pull the cab - idk just yet. Only 119k mile truck.
Good deal - we don't (or didn't at the time) have access to a lift, so it would have been in the garage, but still working with the truck as it sits. Did NOT look like fun. That dude did everything in about four hours, which included lifting and lowering the cab. I don't remember what all he did, but the internet says he's the PSD guru (this dude -- POWERSTROKEHELP.COM - The Information Source for Ford Power Stroke Diesel Owners & Mechanics ) and dad told him to do what he recommends for a normal guy just wanting a strong and reliable truck - nothing fancy, but not cheaping out if he felt it was important. I don't remember what he charged but it was very reasonable in comparison to the parts alone, so it was a no-brainer for him since the shop is pretty close to us. I think he did something to the transmission, too, but not sure on that. It has been several years. Sucker runs like a raped ape, now. Damn thing will bark 3rd gear on 33" tires and no important temperatures get anywhere near out of range.
Ralph
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Hell, I'd love to have a clean, 4x4, '92-96 F150 XLT/Eddie Bauer with a stickshift, Lightning or not.
I loved my 96 bronco with a 351