the rise of Sulaco

IDIoit · Mar 23, 2019

I was offered Towkittys truck yesterday.
picked it up this morning.
I feel honored being the new owner.

1988 F350 4x4 SC 7.3 ZF5, GV 4.10LS DRW D60/10.25...the T-ARS "Sulaco"
anyone know the story about its name, Sulaco?

so much awesome I don't know where to start.
so im going to list the things I will be doing to it.

glow plug and controller replacement
serp set up
batteries and cables
factory turbo install
replace interior (thinking SD dash swap this time)
gauge replacement
im sure there will be a lot of things I need to do, this is just the start!

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chillman88 · Mar 23, 2019

I'm glad it went to someone who will take care of it.

IDIoit said:
T-ARS "Sulaco"
anyone know the story about its name, Sulaco?

If the Nostromo is any hint I would assume the name comes from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulaco_(fictional_spacecraft)

gandalf · Mar 23, 2019

You're a lucky man, Brian. There are so many add-on features to that truck that you can't list them all. That was Calvin's work truck, set up the way he wanted it to do the job he wanted done. I think there are probably features you haven't discovered yet. Calvin put it together to do a job, not to be a show truck.

Congrats on owning Sulaco. Calvin would be happy. I would have considered it, but I don't need a second truck, and I have nowhere to park it.

BTW, care to explain the picture with the "******" sign?

IDIoit · Mar 23, 2019

gandalf said:
BTW, care to explain the picture with the "******" sign?

1991 Predator 10 Meter.
heavy lay hull.
I bought it a few years back for a song. no engines or drives.
I didn't name it lol

mu2bdriver · Mar 23, 2019

Wow. Im glad that it will go to someone who will take great care of it. That’s certainly not just some other IDI.

Golden Helmet · Mar 23, 2019

That's awesome, I'm glad his truck went to a good home instead of the scrapper or a teenager. I hope his truck treats you good

By the way, for whatever it's worth, when I last talked to Calvin (about 3 weeks before he passed) he was telling me that his truck needed a new engine. Something about it having a ton of blowby and I think oil consumption. He said that was going to be his winter project if he had the time.

Garbage_Mechan · Mar 23, 2019

That was the truck Calvin was driving the last time he dropped by my shop. It had a lot of features for getting things done.

The silence since Calvin’s passing is deafening.

Really glad his truck went to someone who gets it.

IDI87 · Mar 24, 2019

Glad you got it. The group isn't the same since towcat passed.

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Jason1377 · Mar 24, 2019

Great man towcat was i spoke to him on here great looking truck I would be honored first off n just do the yr replacement stuff n keep the rest like towcat has it just to have a memory.

Glad it's still I'm the Oilburners family n with a nice guy

Hydro-idi · Mar 24, 2019

Wow, talk about a cool deal!
I’ve seen that truck on this forum multiple times and it’s good to see it go to you Brian.
What are your plans for the rig?

IDIoit · Mar 24, 2019

First things first!
Go into stock pile and add parts
The truck finally got a door panel!
Albeit OBS, not brick, but oah well
Must have given all my brick nose stuff away

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IDI87 · Mar 24, 2019

IDIoit said:
First things first!
Go into stock pile and add parts
The truck finally got a door panel!
Albeit OBS, not brick, but oah well
Must have given all my brick nose stuff away

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Im going to be doing some parts swapping pretty soon. What color brick panel you need?

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IDIoit · Mar 24, 2019

honestly I think im going to do a newer dash swap. still on the fence.
but now both windows go up & down,
I need to spend some time and figure this truck out, and update it a little.

fuel tanks and fuel lines are my primary concern, along with glow plugs and a controller.
ill also be doing a compression test when I do this.

I don't want to spend any cash until my SD is done, but ill be going through it after that.

Dsl_Dog_Treat · Mar 24, 2019

Garbage_Mechan said:
The silence since Calvin’s passing is deafening.

Agreed! I still miss the phone calls and today was one of those days where a call was needed. :/

IDIoit · Mar 24, 2019

And she has glowplugs....
Well, it would if the controller worked...

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