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  1. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    This is true .My old '77 has a set of one ton springs and can haul a big load .I nicknamed it Teddy Roosevelt because it's a rough ridden SOB .:|:
  2. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Not really .My old '77 has a 300 six but every so often decides to rest one and runs on 5 .:roll:
  3. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Well I'll say this much. 8 grand on the west coast won't buy nearly as much as it does in the heartland .
  4. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Well my old beater '77 F-250 fits right in also .Besides that nobody parks too close to it either .:)
  5. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Now here is the irony of that situation.One of many I might add when dealing with insurance companys . Large pick-em -ups and SUV's might prove to be safer for the occupants and your chances could be better of survival .The greedy old insurance company's charges you more for insurance under the...
  6. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    I could get on my soapbox of American made goods but refrain for one reason .If it were not for the world wide competition we would still have cranks on the front of our vehicles with hard rubber tires . The big three won't produce anything better than the market place demands of them . If they...
  7. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Oh I don't know about being easier to soup up but you can crank some power with tweeked pump pressures and big old injectors but it comes with a price too . They ae doing a lot with gasoline engines .Stay tuned because the next series of Ford V6's will have variable valve timing on both the...
  8. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    Oh they still hammer like they are about to spit the crankshaft out on the ground at any moment . Rattle,clank ,bang tick,tick .
  9. Al Smith

    Small VS Large Trucks

    A Ranger would work well for what you do but they haven't put a 4 cylinder in them for years that I know of . The last of the US made 2.5 liter ohc engines ceased production at 4-5 years ago .Fact is ,my name is written on the last one ever built along with the last 460 V8 and last 3 liter...
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