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01-22-2009, 01:15 AM
I was stationed in Germany at the time and was getting out of the Army in a month or two and my father noticed the original owner of the truck traded it in to the local dealer. This was in October of 1993 and the truck had 32,000 original miles. The owner was an older fellow who had the F150 and a Lincoln town car and he primary used the F150 for his fishing trip.
Upon receiving the truck it had a topper on the back, spare tire was mounted on the front bumper, and the factory hubcaps. I quickly eliminated the topper and spare tire carrier and then picked up some cheap chrome wheels.
The truck was my primary means of transportation from 1993 to 2001 and being a poor college student from 1994-1998 I had to find ways to save a dollar or two thus I would conduct all the repairs myself. It was nice the university had an auto-shop that student could rent stalls in.
Most of the work done was repairs and maintenance (Starter, Alternator, etc) though the engine did require a rebuild in 1998 when the cam broke. At that time I had around 79,000 mile on it.
Right now I primary use as a truck to haul stuff, or the run to the lumberyard. I know I will never part with the truck thus one of my future projects will be return it to the former glory. I plan to finish the interior prior to May and the rest sometime after I redeploy.
It currently has 105,000 original miles.
Yes this is a crappy picture, It was one I had around from 1996.
http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=6599&d=1231298042
Here is a picture taken in around 2006
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1980/91/4/1476104609/n1476104609_187609_2089.jpg
Upon receiving the truck it had a topper on the back, spare tire was mounted on the front bumper, and the factory hubcaps. I quickly eliminated the topper and spare tire carrier and then picked up some cheap chrome wheels.
The truck was my primary means of transportation from 1993 to 2001 and being a poor college student from 1994-1998 I had to find ways to save a dollar or two thus I would conduct all the repairs myself. It was nice the university had an auto-shop that student could rent stalls in.
Most of the work done was repairs and maintenance (Starter, Alternator, etc) though the engine did require a rebuild in 1998 when the cam broke. At that time I had around 79,000 mile on it.
Right now I primary use as a truck to haul stuff, or the run to the lumberyard. I know I will never part with the truck thus one of my future projects will be return it to the former glory. I plan to finish the interior prior to May and the rest sometime after I redeploy.
It currently has 105,000 original miles.
Yes this is a crappy picture, It was one I had around from 1996.
http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=6599&d=1231298042
Here is a picture taken in around 2006
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1980/91/4/1476104609/n1476104609_187609_2089.jpg