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Published: 2013-12-30 01:02:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 194; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 0
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A 1983 Ford F-150 that belongs to a neighbor of ours. The truck has mismatched wheels and rubber. On top of that with homemade exhaust, and Boy does she Backfire!It still runs fine, being put together with random stuff here and there.
Yeah I know I was too far back when I took the shot, but the lighting was being troublesome with the camera.
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Why didn't DA notify me of this? XD
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I have no idea. Oh my Gosh, that was a year ago!! XDĀ
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Oh shoot you're right I thought it said this past January XD Sorry for the 1 year late reply!
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It's ok! I'm guilty the same! 
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Its all good XD and well I decided to look through my gallery on thursday and rereading comments and saw that I didn't reply to yours. Well that's alright dude XD
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Pretty cool! I wouldn't be ashamed to own it!
I like that semi-stock desert truck look 
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I know right? and best part is that it has a manual transmission.
Its one of those, left the dealership and never came back kind of deal. The guy maintained it on his own with random stuff found out here in the desert.
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That's cool! 5 speed?
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I think so, the shift knob was replaced with an 8 ball lol.
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Did you get to drive it?
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No, our neighbor just stopped by to drop something off really, and then left.
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did he think it was strange that you photographed his truck?
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Nah, he's good friend of my dad's plus he knows I like anything with an engine in it.
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Oh, cool
How's life been lately?
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Yeah
Its fine, just busy and boring as usual. What about you?
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Eh, been pretty good. The Chevy needs a brake job and I have an interior kit to install in it.
Things are still going well with me and my lady, lots of schoolwork to catch up on, got a new camera. not much else.
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Well that's good to hear and ah I see. Speaking of brakes, my brakes are completely shot....and its gonna cost me about $400 or so to redo the ENTIRE braking system. Not to mention that I have to get a new regulator and also get the generator rebuilt.
Oh awesome! 
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Yeah, The day I took my chevy to the local christmas parade, I drove it around to check the car out before taking it far... The pedal stopped about an inch from the floor, and when we opened up the reservoir, there was hardly any fluid. I'm guessing it's a line or cylinder leak.
The funny part is, I was stupid enough to just put in more fluid and drive it the rest of the day. Luckily I didn't get any air in the lines.I didn't take it over 45 all day, and the thing engine brakes like nobody's business naturally, so I took the chance.
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Oh awesome! Best bet might be both. Mainly the wheel cylinders. A quick pump or two and then go underneath the car and look at the inside wheel sidewalls.
Glad you survived LOL and yeah the engine braking will do ya well. does the hand brake work? Mine doesn't lol, the only way to slow down is by downshifting ahead of time. I have 0 brakes, beside the engine braking technique.
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The parking brake holds okay on level ground, but it is NOT to be trusted. Once I set it on a hill, and it started rolling back. I need to adjust that. I usually just set the parking brake and put it in 1st or Reverse to keep it from moving.
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Brakes on old cars are never to be trusted haha. You should adjust it. Is your parking brake system connected to the wheels or driveshaft? My car has the parking brake on the driveshaft (basically a wheel drum with companion flange at the end) I might convert my car to disc brakes, just for safety reasons and its more available.
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I'm not sure, I've never had it apart. I'm pretty sure to the wheels, because my car has a torque tube rather than an exposed driveshaft.
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Oh if it has the torque tube then most likely the parking brake is connected to the wheels instead of the driveshaft.
What's your opinion on converting to discs instead of the old 4 wheel drums?
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I think drums are fine as long as they have been overhauled and are regularly serviced. Drums are fine as long as you keep in mind that you can't drive it like a modern car. Discs are technically better, but I wouldn't want them.
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Oh I know, I do like the soft braking feel. But I'm in an area with hills and stop n go traffic, so I think disc brakes are a bit more practical.
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They are probably safer for higher traffic areas.
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