71 F100 Ranger XLT

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:38 am

I thought I had better start a new title sense the pickup es a 71 instead of a 72 as I was told, which is real cool because my 3/4 ton 4x4 is a 71 too! Anyway here's the pics I took yesterday at the PO's house.

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:44 pm

O.K. Didn't work the first time, I'll try again.

spartman · Post by **spartman** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:45 pm

Hey that has the old SD plates on it!

Where did you get it from?

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:49 pm

Better, but still not very good.

The pics above were of the factory 390, and of the pickup before we loaded it up on the trailer. I'll try some more...

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:53 pm

Well alittle better.
Spartman, I bought the 71 in Hill City, just a few miles from
Mt. Rushmore. More pics.

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:55 pm

Oops, I'll get this right yet!

spartman · Post by **spartman** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:04 pm

Sweet!

That is on the other side of the state for me.

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:13 pm

There's more pics in the photo gallery, Better wait to post more until I learn to do this alittle better.

I'll probably not start too many repairs real soon, I don't want to work in the driveway in Wyoming in the middle of January. It had the worlds ugliest topper on when I bought it, got that off today. The first thing is to get the timing chain repaired, I'd like to do it myself but it might call a few mechanic shops to see what they would charge me. The drivers side window is broken, but I'll wait to do that until I paint the pickup and get new window felt and anti-rattle kit etc.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 4:33 pm

Hey sparticus i was gonna say your back yard.

dduude · Post by **dduude** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 8:38 pm

Looks real straight and it has an extra gas tank..Cool

.........Dude

spartman · Post by **spartman** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:15 pm

If you mean by a 9 hour trip then yes he is in my back yard.

69F110 · Post by **69F110** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:23 am

Not too bad...looks good. Good choice on getting that topper off there. Is that your red bump in the background?

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 7:52 am

Yes, thats my 71 3/4 ton 4x4.

It's my daily driver, back and forth to work and anything else. I'm still going to finish the paint on it this spring when the weather is nicer. I'll still use the Rustoleum-foam roller method on the 3/4 ton, though now I'm leaning more to a red color if I can find a close match to the original Candy Apple red. Might try a custom mix for that. The F100's factory colors are Wimbleton white and Bahama blue which I like that color combo the more I think on it. Probably will have it sprayed, but thats a long way off. I'm more worried about getting it up and running first. It would be smarter to wait for warmer weather to start working, but I know it will bug me until I'm out there in coveralls and felt pacs turning wrenches. I'm telling the wife we are needing a shop really, really bad, almost got her convinced too.

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:55 pm

I got bored today and started playing around in Photoshop. Too much coffee I think!

Blue Cloud · Post by **Blue Cloud** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:08 pm

OOPS!

I'll try that again.

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