Recent content by Mountaindoc

Not surprised. I've watched it for a few years now. Always moves on to another subject.... Tell your friend to not hold his breath.

What size tire do you plan on putting under there? I spent quite a bit of time rounding up my hardware and freeing up the bolts, etc. Eventually I tried to mount my spare up under there one night and just laughed. I run 215/85/16 radials, and the tire was too wide and too tall. It was too...

Here's your picture. I agree it just simply doesn't look right. Definitely a post-production thing in my opinion as well. But if they were trying to hide the make of the truck, one would think they would have tried to remove the "FORD" on the front valence above the grill. Very strange.

I am far from a ****** expert, but it sounds like you better check out the ******. First and reverse share a common sliding gear. Something is not right. Take the transmission cover off and inspect it. An F-1 won't have a vibration like that unless something is wrong.

Wow, that's the cheapest I have seen them online. I am sure they're not as quality as the Mac ones, but it's one of those tools that you might just use once or twice..... I have yet to walk into an auto parts store and find a pair on the shelf.

You need a pair of these, and they're hard to find. You pretty much have to order them or buy them from a parts truck like Mac Tools, etc. They're called "horshoe snap ring pliers".

It's not a dumb question. Hook the positive to the positive on the battery and the negative to the negative post on the battery. The easiest way to remember that is you're essentially replacing the dead battery for the good battery. BTW, you can buy a battery charger at Tractor Supply...

Very cool! Morristown is near me. I "googled" him and found this. Let me first say that I DESPISE topix, but this is too good not to pass along. It HAS to be the same guy. If it is, I'd bet his daughter would like to have that article...

Good luck. My 50 Custom came out of North Carolina, and we have the old North Carolina tags from just about 10 years ago. The fella who sold it to me was obviously very sick and dying at the time I purchased it (so I didn't ask a ton of questions) said that it was from NC. I tried very hard...

From time to time, I check out Ford stuff in the odd places like gunbroker.com, etc. This "auto theft lock" has been on there for a while. Thought you guys might want to see it. I have no clue about it and no affiliation....just passing it along. Price seems kind of steep, but, then again...

That's too bad. I had the rear main bearing go out in mine about 6 weeks ago. The front half of the ball separator blew out into the case and I found what was left of it hanging around the shaft, but the ball bearings all stayed within the bearing and just settled at the bottom. How long did...

Good piece of information to know in case the situation arises in the future. Most definitely. I used a 2x6 on top of a well-placed jack stand.

I took my ****** out about a month ago in a hurry late at night. Took about an hour and a half completely by myself. It's not bad at all.

You have to take it out through the cab. Drop the drive shaft, remove the ****** cover, take out the seat (trust me, just four bolts), and bring it up through the floorboard. It's not very heavy. Just wrap a tow strap or something like that around it and bring it up. Don't forget to unhook...

I know you said you hit that thing at 45 mph, but you also mentioned running 65 mph. For the record, my truck feels like a boat with a sloppy rudder in a hurricane at 65 mph, so I'd doubt it has a terribly bad problem. Just keep working on it and enjoying it (after you clean out the seat after...