So, does anyone golf? I can always use some people to play with, and I have my clubs with me.

I got that hookup on balls, because my dad gets them for free from a golf course he does work with.

Hey All,

I have to meet RJ tomorrow to pick up a motorcycle ramp from him. We're going to grab some lunch at Stone's Cove Kitbar. It's in the plaza with the clocktower. If you're interested in meeting up around 12 noon, post up here. If we get too many I might need to call ahead. Decent food, decent beer selection if you care to imbibe on the clock.

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Failed to heed the SLOW sign coming up to the corner nor the other sign indicating a sharp turn, didn't turn in hard enough, lucky to be alive. :?

BRR-SCCA will be holding the 2nd autocross of the year at the Augusta County Government Center on Sunday April 13, 2014

You can pre -register here

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1995 F-150 XL, 4.9L Inline 6, 3 Pedal 5 Speed, Long Bed (I think)

After searching the internet like a 21st century kid, the good old Valley Trader came through. She’s a multicolored, almost rust free (I’ll get into that later), 2 owner truck… she’ll be getting me to the vanpool while the integra is on jack stands, hauling firewood, all the home project supplies I could ever want, and all the various BS that trucks are supposed to do. The last owner lived in the same town that Sylvia and I do, but his son was borrowing it to move so I had to go out to bumblefuck VA to look at it… seriously it made our house feel like we were in the city.

A/C is cold, heat is hot, clutch kicks like a mule, 4 low and high all work… hell both gas tanks work and the rear one doesn’t leak (yet). She has 200k miles of love and a fresh tune up… the engine is dead quiet when its running. Not one tick or knock. Its crank windows, manual mirrors… but it does have an airbag! I feel so safe.

The bed isn’t in the best shape but its only got surface rust and if it didn’t rain/snow yesterday it would have been taken care of. A the drivers side front fender has as rust HOLE and the front spring perches have seen better days… its $90 for a NEW front fender and I called one of the local offroad shops and they said they could cut out the old perches and put in new ones for about $400.

As some of you know, I rarely pay asking price for anything. He wanted $4k for it, he didn’t get that much money… I didn’t bring $4k with me and I still had cash in my pocket to insure it for a year, fill up both gas tanks (they were both on empty lol), buy a new radio and speakers, buy a new matching spare 10 hole, have lunch with Rex and Julie, and buy that new front fender. I’m a jerk and he needed some money.

Step UNO: There is 200k miles of old man funk on the inside of this poor truck. So step one is cleaning everything out of this old girl and getting it to the place where I don’t need hand sanitizer just to sit in it. That seems easy enough… I just need a day where its not raining all over the damn place (no its too big to actually fit in the garage lol).

Step 2 will be the much needed upgrade to the sound system. Nothing fancy, but the speakers are from the 90s and the head unit is factory fresh (with cassette player… and buttons warn OFF). I do want hands free/Bluetooth to help with goofing off while driving a 3 pedal full size truck. And I need to do something (read: replace) those tiny little fog lights that don’t do anything.

Step 3 will be to make the whole truck one damn color. I’ve decided to Monstaline the whole truck from the roof on down. I’m debating on if I should remove the bed and really do it right… at least one of the bed bolts is broken so I’ll need to fix that anyway… and I might as well build in the tie downs while I’m at it (i would like to get some flush fit tie down rings under each of the bed bolts anyway… ehhh its going to be a solid weekend project (maybe two). I'm thinking a red/black combo like on some of the XLTs.

At some point in its life someone screwed a bed liner or cap down on the bed… I’ll be welding up all those holes before it gets bed lined. I also need to dolly out some of the spots where they stretched the metal when they ripped up whatever was screwed down lol. I’ll probably do a front and rear diff service while this whole project is going on.

Step 4: I’ll probably just clean the engine bay and wait to see any real leaks. I think at some point a rear main seal was bad, but I don’t see any fresh stuff…. After reading the internet there is ZERO point in intake/header/exhaust/chips etc with a 4.9L… what you get is what you get… all they get you is sound.

Its going to need a leveling kit and 31-ish tires on it… the factory came with either metric 29s or metric 31s… and at this point I’m not sure which this truck actually should have. But its got 3 matching tires and a used one (cheap ass rednecks)…. I’ll probably also do fresh shocks before I put on any expensive rubber!

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1430 lbs, 200 lbs, $39500. Seems like a pretty damned good deal considering that you can't get into a Radical, X-Bow, Atom, or a Caterham for that price. And this thing looks pretty good to my eye.

Kind of curious what Ford powerplant they're using, it says it's a n/a 2.0L unit putting out 200 hp but I don't know of any that put out those numbers, does anyone have an idea of what it is? Then the next question is, would this thing be able to fit a Ecoboost 2.0L???

Anyone planning on driving to Va Beach that weekend? Sadly my car won't be rebuilt by then but I want to go because it was awesome last year even with the rain. They also are changing the format and location up and it is way more organized this year.

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Anyone watch F1? I've not historically, but I'm going to give it a go this year. Just finished watching the first race. Thoughts?

Seemed like the new cars have quite a few kinks they need to work out.

I can't say I fully understand the boost stuff. Is it a boost (PSI) increase at a push of a button? Or adjustable aero to allow a higher speed? I suppose I could Google it.

Anyway, pretty boring first race aside from like a one lap battle for second. First took off at the start and was untouchable the rest of the way.

I blame being a home owner; my brother says I just want to complete my redneck transformation. I turn to the great hate and power of MM! I need another 4 wheel vehicle that can haul fire wood, lumber, drywall, trash, motorcycles, and the Integra from time to time. We can debate my desired truck as much as you want as long as you are finding real prospects! I have decided I want a 9th gen F150 to fill the need.

Must have:
4.9L I-6 Engine (Kaan-proof)
4wd (its hard enough getting to the house in the summer time)

Would like:
“King cab” (every truck needs a bazooka tube!)
Manual Trans (the autos like to die)
Long bed (room for more/bigger crap)

Must not be:
Rusty redneck trash (you’ll know it when you see it)
Lifted trucks (I’m okay with a leveling kit)