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    Anyone have any experience with Rockauto?

    RockAuto has been my first-choice 'parts store' for many years. their online catalog is really useful, almost like a Hollander Manual. When you have parts in your shopping cart, and you're shopping for another part, a little 'truck' icon marks the parts that come from the same warehouse. This...
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    fsuperduty hydroboost and lund visor

    I'll throw 60 bux at that hydroboost. PM if it's a go but I don't check here every day.
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    Here Ya Go Guys....

    Caveat emptor. My WHOLE TRUCK came from U-Haul, and I'm not impressed with the way they kept this truck on the road.
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    Why Do We Drive A Ford IDI

    I bought my truck because I needed a truck. I was in Los Angeles after Hurricane Katrina, and I bought a retired U-Haul box van to haul stuff back to New Orleans. I'd never owned a diesel before but I've always trusted Fords, so I handed the man $4000 and picked my truck out of about 20 for...
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    Timed at idle

    I was just thinking about this the other day, from my perspective as a gas-engine mechanic. When I time a gas engine, I dial it in to spec and then I bump it up a couple degrees at a time until I find the spot where it runs best overall. Why can't we do this with our IP timing? Just move it 2...
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    Universal AC condenser

    All about this- doing a r134a retro install on my 64 Lincoln. What's the shipping to 70119? And THANKS very much!
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    Interesting truck

    I like the fake "dually" wheel covers on the Nashville truck. Classy.
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    Stack Time.

    That's sorta what I'm planning for FrankenTruck- a single 4-inch BBQ black stack with a rain cap, poking up through a pipe flange set into the flatbed. I'm anxious to see the pics!
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