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that is an amazingly stock 80 1 ton for Washington. I grew up there mu dad and sisters still live there and to find one with a small lift and no 40s is rare.

Yeah, I agree - tt was a grandpa truck for sure. I thought I would end up having to buy one of those trucks and take the 12" lift, 44" boggers, etc off and return it to stockish, but I got lucky.

 

[DetroitDarin]

New guy - with full-size truck.

2006 Expedition, levelled, spacer lift. Winch bumper on-order. Engo 10k lbs with Synthetic rope waiting in the garage. 295/70/17 Trail Grapplers.

Couple pics while teaching my daughter to slide around in the snow - and one camping with my son.

 

[xbox73]

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Please post pics when you teach your daughter to slide sideways over the bridge, with both front & rear bumpers almost grazing the guard rails.

 

[DetroitDarin]

You got it!

Please post pics when you teach your daughter to slide sideways over the bridge, with both front & rear bumpers almost grazing the guard rails.

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Something tells me your daughter knows you're a cool dad already :smiley_drive:

 

[DetroitDarin]

Thanks pat - boils down to "if she can get sideways on purpose, and correct it, she is less likely to panic when it happens on accident

 

[xbox73]

Thanks pat - boils down to "if she can get sideways on purpose, and correct it, she is less likely to panic when it happens on accident

Smart dad.

 

[k9lestat]

Brave dad. Lol

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[Sentinelist]

Good looking rig!

Of course, I'm pretty partial to the old Chevy IDI diesels!!

Casey

Thanks! Although the IDI was the Ford from that era. I appreciate the looks comment- that was a factor. I didn't want a camper that stuck out several feet on any end, so I bought a big truck, and put a small camper on it. It's perfect! The truck hardly knows it's there and it looks EarthRoamer-ish... from a distance. The lines and colors go together better than most I think.

 

[DetroitDarin]

Smart dad.

I REALLY want her to do well behind the wheel. Since 'hope' is not a strategy, I have her driving as much as she can.

Brave dad. Lol

It's just a used Truck. If she wrecks it, I can get something bigger

 

[Every Miles A Memory]

Thanks pat - boils down to "if she can get sideways on purpose, and correct it, she is less likely to panic when it happens on accident

When my daughter was learning to drive, we did the same thing. Went to the High School during Christmas Recess when they hadnt cleaned the big parking lots and they were void of any cars. I brought along some cones and would set them in specific areas.

Put my daughter behind the wheel and I sat int he passenger seat. I'd have her get up to a typical speed, say 35-40mph and as she'd pass one of the cones, I'd rip up the emergency brake without her knowing when I was going to do it. I'd have her try and correct the car without hitting the next cone that was placed a bit in front of the first one.

We did this for an entire day till she could correct it almost 90% of the time.

I then would have her practice just drifting through the corners of a set-up apex turn with using the emergency brake to control the spin as the car would brake traction

I dont know if this was a good learning tool or not because my daughter is now a cocky driver and likes to show off with how she can handle a car??? But knowing that she can handle it is safety for my mind

 

[Regcabguy]

Here is my rig,welcome to the site

We had a company here that would buy US Forest Service Suburbans.
The ultimate came in one time. 89 2500 TBI,manual 4 speed. Low miles and of course,green.
It sold quickly.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Makes me miss my old sub...

 

[hankford]

Just bought this 1964 Alaskan NCO last week

 

[redthies]

Cool! Love the OBS Ford too. Seems to be a bunch of those in awesome shape in Wa.