The Miracle Tank

sfin52 · Dec 10, 2020

Petsmart should have priced matched chewy. Thier website has it cheaper lol.

Eagle_Steve · Dec 10, 2020

brett_schn said:
@Eagle_Steve I want a fun manual truck. Any recommendation?

For a Ford.
Old square body f150 4x4 with a 4.9 straight six. Pull engine, throw in all forged internals, build turbo manifold for a single or twins (twins for maximum low end, single for top end), port head, turbo cam and a good tune. Some of the best off road fun you can have.

For a GM
K5 blazer or same body style short bed truck. Make sure it is a 350 truck. 4 bolt main preferably. The list is endless.

For a dodge
Anything with a manual, 4x4 and a 12 valve. Again, endless list.

For a Nissan
Any d21 or wd21. I am partial to these as I love my pathy. Not the most powerful, but parts are super cheap and they go anywhere. Even without a straight axle swap.

For a Toyota
Any old 22r truck/4Runner or a newer (not super new) Tacoma/4Runner. Again cheap parts and endless list.

Jeep
Avoid new wranglers. Too many issues with front bushings. Great if you don’t care to upgrade the whole front end right off the bat. I prefer older Cherokee’s with a 4.0 that still runs. Easy to rebuild, parts are cheap, straight axle from the factory and doesn’t take much to fit 35” plus tires. Auto or manual trans is fine. The autos can be built to be bullet proof for cheap.

Really all depends on what you want to do though. All of the above is off road oriented, but still street drivable. If you want go fast truck, that’s a whole different list lol.

brett_schn · Dec 10, 2020

Eagle_Steve said:
For a Ford.
Old square body f150 4x4 with a 4.9 straight six. Pull engine, throw in all forged internals, build turbo manifold for a single or twins (twins for maximum low end, single for top end), port head, turbo cam and a good tune. Some of the best off road fun you can have.

For a GM
K5 blazer or same body style short bed truck. Make sure it is a 350 truck. 4 bolt main preferably. The list is endless.

For a dodge
Anything with a manual, 4x4 and a 12 valve. Again, endless list.

For a Nissan
Any d21 or wd21. I am partial to these as I love my pathy. Not the most powerful, but parts are super cheap and they go anywhere. Even without a straight axle swap.

For a Toyota
Any old 22r truck/4Runner or a newer (not super new) Tacoma/4Runner. Again cheap parts and endless list.

Jeep
Avoid new wranglers. Too many issues with front bushings. Great if you don’t care to upgrade the whole front end right off the bat. I prefer older Cherokee’s with a 4.0 that still runs. Easy to rebuild, parts are cheap, straight axle from the factory and doesn’t take much to fit 35” plus tires. Auto or manual trans is fine. The autos can be built to be bullet proof for cheap.

Really all depends on what you want to do though. All of the above is off road oriented, but still street drivable. If you want go fast truck, that’s a whole different list lol.

lol! I wanna go fast and off-road ;). But not too fast I’ll kill myself lol!
that 4.9 I here is a slow engine? Do I bore then engine or just new internals? Also how’s that manual trans. Are they any good?
I really do like the squarebodys from Ford they are simple and clean. My favorite are 78-79 dentside square headlights or the 80-86 or the 92-96

Eagle_Steve · Dec 10, 2020

brett_schn said:
lol! I wanna go fast and off-road ;). But not too fast I’ll kill myself lol!
that 4.9 I here is a slow engine? Do I bore then engine or just new internals? Also how’s that manual trans. Are they any good?
I really do like the squarebodys from Ford they are simple and clean. My favorite are 78-79 dentside square headlights or the 80-86 or the 92-96

4.9 boosted just needs internals. No need to bore and not boring leaves the cylinder walls good and thick. They only need a good hone and checked to make sure they are still round. The transmissions are tough also. My father in laws truck is over 500k 4.9 and the only issue he had had is a new clutch in that time, trans output shaft seal at 400k (would leak into t-case), and had a bad run of slave cylinders when using aftermarket. (Slave cylinder is inside the bell housing) Went to a Ford slave cylinder and no issue since. Of course there has been normal stuff, o2 sensor replaced, egr replaced, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, but to me those are all wear items. The one item I consider wear that he doesn’t, is the exhaust manifold. At about 220k it cracked and started leaking. He threw a fit lol. To me, that is part of it. The amount of heat cycles it sees, it has to crack sometime. Especially being as it vibrates with the engine, has weight hanging off of it, etc. We put a pace setter header on it and it doesn’t leak to this day after that. Looks like crap and is rusted, but no leaks lol.

The trick to a 4.9 is finding one that has been taken care of or low miles. The head gasket issues are due to lack of coolant changes. The coolant becomes very corrosive and eats at the gasket. The exhaust manifold will more than likely need to be replaced.

His truck is slow being as it is a 4x4. Even the 4x2s aren’t fast. Nasty for 30’ lol, but the 4.9 is a torque monster. Not meant to be fast. Meant to pull a house down, and it has pulled a many of large trees down and around the farm.

brett_schn · Dec 10, 2020

Eagle_Steve said:
4.9 boosted just needs internals. No need to bore and not boring leaves the cylinder walls good and thick. They only need a good hone and checked to make sure they are still round. The transmissions are tough also. My father in laws truck is over 500k 4.9 and the only issue he had had is a new clutch in that time, trans output shaft seal at 400k (would leak into t-case), and had a bad run of slave cylinders when using aftermarket. (Slave cylinder is inside the bell housing) Went to a Ford slave cylinder and no issue since. Of course there has been normal stuff, o2 sensor replaced, egr replaced, valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, but to me those are all wear items. The one item I consider wear that he doesn’t, is the exhaust manifold. At about 220k it cracked and started leaking. He threw a fit lol. To me, that is part of it. The amount of heat cycles it sees, it has to crack sometime. Especially being as it vibrates with the engine, has weight hanging off of it, etc. We put a pace setter header on it and it doesn’t leak to this day after that. Looks like crap and is rusted, but no leaks lol.

The trick to a 4.9 is finding one that has been taken care of or low miles. The head gasket issues are due to lack of coolant changes. The coolant becomes very corrosive and eats at the gasket. The exhaust manifold will more than likely need to be replaced.

His truck is slow being as it is a 4x4. Even the 4x2s aren’t fast. Nasty for 30’ lol, but the 4.9 is a torque monster. Not meant to be fast. Meant to pull a house down, and it has pulled a many of large trees down and around the farm.

I need something that will allow me to merge onto I-95 or turn onto the main road here without getting rear ended because of how fast people drive here lol

sfin52 · Dec 10, 2020

Heather's out and in phase one of recovery. Doc said went like clock work. No lifting over 20lbs thats about it.

Fin · Dec 10, 2020

Exciting things here. Got a new bottle opener. LOL!

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2020

Bartender: I've got a new cocktail for you. It's a cross between beer and whiskey and it's the name of a children's sidewalk game.
Patron: Oh, cool! What is it?
Bartender: Hops-scotch!

vetteguy53081 · Dec 10, 2020

sfin52 said:
Heather's out and in phase one of recovery. Doc said went like clock work. No lifting over 20lbs thats about it.

Wishes for a smooth recovery !!

Erin O · Dec 10, 2020

A friend from the barn grabbed a pic of Finn and I today. It was a beautiful day for a trail ride ;Joyful

Fin · Dec 10, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
Bartender: I've got a new cocktail for you. It's a cross between beer and whiskey and it's the name of a children's sidewalk game.
Patron: Oh, cool! What is it?
Bartender: Hops-scotch!

And you were doing so good. LOL!

fishguy242 · Dec 10, 2020

spike saying have a good night all :)

sfin52 · Dec 11, 2020

brett_schn · Dec 11, 2020

@Eagle_Steve finally got around to getting my drive side lock fixed. Had to disassemble the handle and then had to take apart the lock cylinder and basically re key it. Just need a new c clip and we are back in business

Eagle_Steve · Dec 11, 2020

brett_schn said:
@Eagle_Steve finally got around to getting my drive side lock fixed. Had to disassemble the handle and then had to take apart the lock cylinder and basically re key it. Just need a new c clip and we are back in business

Nice. Did you use the same tumblers so your original key would work?

brett_schn · Dec 11, 2020

Eagle_Steve said:
Nice. Did you use the same tumblers so your original key would work?

Yeah I just had debris in it

vetteguy53081 · Dec 11, 2020

Redneck computer terms

BACKUP - What you do when you run across a skunk in the woods
BAR CODE - Them's the fight'n rules down at the local tavern
BUG - The reason you give for calling in sick
BYTE - What your pit bull dun to cusin Jethro
CACHE - Needed when you run out of food stamps
CHIP - Pasture muffins that you try not to step in
TERMINAL - Time to call the undertaker
CRASH - When you go to Junior's party uninvited
DIGITAL - The art of counting on your fingers
DISKETTE - Female Disco dancer
FAX - What you lie about to the IRS
HACKER - Uncle Leroy after 32 years of smoking
HARDCOPY - Picture looked at when selecting tattoos
INTERNET - Where cafeteria workers put their hair
KEYBOARD - Where you hang the keys to the John Deere
MAC - Big Bubba's favorite fast food
MEGAHERTZ - How your head feels after 17 beers
MODEM - What ya did when the grass and weeds got too tall
MOUSE PAD - Where Mickey and Minnie live
NETWORK - Scoop'n up a big fish before it breaks the line
ONLINE - Where to stay when taking the sobriety test
ROM - Where the pope lives
SCREEN - Helps keep the skeeters off the porch
SERIAL PORT - A red wine you drink with breakfast
SUPERCONDUCTOR - Amtrak's Employee of the year