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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby forrestbump on Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:35 pm

Congratulations on acquiring a Sponsor!!  Well than it looks like Alcan Spring is now on my list as a potential source for new rear leaf springs for my Bump.  I noticed that they use wear pads on every leaf...a Great thing for good ride qualities and quite operation.
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby Doug Comer on Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:07 pm

Congratulations Ryan. :woohoo:
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby bnl44 on Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:05 pm

Congratulations on your sponsorship.  :thup:

You know Ryan, we are all very proud to have you represent us (fellow bump owners) on the race track.  8)
Many of us live vicariously through your achievements and get great joy from what you have done.
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby fireguywtc on Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:29 pm

Congrats Ryan!! Now you need to see if they can make two sets of highboy leaf springs. The second back up set you can have sent to Texas :P

Seriously those springs look really nice, hope you can find yourself some more cool sponsors that can hook up some unique bump parts.
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby CrypticRacer13 on Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:17 pm

Congrats Ryan those look sweet can't wait to see them on the race truck
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby Racer Z on Sun Jul 17, 2011 11:57 pm

bnl44 wrote:Congratulations on your sponsorship.  :thup:

You know Ryan, we are all very proud to have you represent us (fellow bump owners) on the race track.  8)
Many of us live vicariously through your achievements and get great joy from what you have done.
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Grats on the sponsorship. :)
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby zakt on Mon Jul 18, 2011 8:00 am

very cool  :thup:

I like alcan springs I had a set for my 85' F350  :D now probably going with national spring, I need some 8" lift ones and thinking alcan doesnt do over a certain height spring now.... :?
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby robroy on Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:52 pm

Good afternoon Ryan,

That is outstanding news, and those springs look gorgeous!  Now I know the first place I'll contact if I choose to put new rear leafs on #50.

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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby FreakysFords on Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:54 pm

Congrats! Like others here, I'll be looking to the same people when I get to my springs.
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby 1971ford on Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:06 am

Thanks guys!!!

Fired the truck up (although no radiator..) and moved it into the garage. Pulled the old springs off, cut the hangers off and started getting the new springs in. Ran into a problem though, front hanger is way too narrow. I need ford ranger hangers before i can install these things...

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So, since it's in the garage i might as well do something. How about fresh paint? :D
Spraying it the same way i sprayed my highboy. Should look very clean!

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Welded trim holes, pulled dents, filled dents, sanded, sanded, sanded, sanded, sanded, sanded..... sanded..

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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby 1971ford on Mon Aug 01, 2011 5:07 am

looks like you guys have to wait until the 3rd to see pics. Exceeded my monthly bandwith.
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby stephen44 on Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:23 pm

1971ford wrote:looks like you guys have to wait until the 3rd to see pics. Exceeded my monthly bandwith.
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tease  :P
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Sponsored!

Postby CrypticRacer13 on Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:15 pm

1971ford wrote:looks like you guys have to wait until the 3rd to see pics. Exceeded my monthly bandwith.
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BOOOOOOOOOO  :cry:  :cry:
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Springs/ paint

Postby 1971ford on Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:49 am

i painted it today!!!

Let me just post up some.... oh wait.

edit: pics on facebook  8)  http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 1503924506
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Re: 1971 f250 DESERT truck- Springs/ paint

Postby CrypticRacer13 on Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:52 am

Your FB is down too....hahaha or it must just be mine lol
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