My Rides

[Marcusa32]

Current rides:

1992 Jeep Wrangler 4.0L – rescued this from abandonment, wheels were 3″-4″ deep in sand, tires had rotted in the heat, interior was ruined, red paint had faded to pink etc.
currently i have stripped away all the bodywork, removed the interior and its sits as a chassis in my garden. im waiting to stumble across a suitable radiator (original was cracked) and a new fuel pump. once i have it running again i will build a simple rollcage and fit a seat and harness and use it as a dune buggy in the desert.

2004 Ford F150 5.4 V8 Triton (SuperCrew) – this is my baby, always wanted to own a pickup truck but being from britain we dont get alot of chance. once i moved to Qatar and saw this for $8,500.00 i knew i had to have it. unfortunately since ive had it its been nothing but problems. its currently running with a serious timing issue but i honestly wouldnt trade her for anything! eventually, once i have the engine running the way it should i hope to add a 6″-8″ lift kit on this and use it to tow the Jeep to the desert.

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[LynchburgCSI]

I had a 2003 Ford Expedition. Basically the SUV version of your F-150. I like Fords, but my god was that truck a piece of junk. Rattles, creaks, fit and finish issues… ugh. And be careful when it comes time to change those spark plugs. That engine is FAMOUS for stripping the threads.

[dreamer2355]

[quote=”LynchburgCSI” post=31276]I had a 2003 Ford Expedition. Basically the SUV version of your F-150. I like Fords, but my god was that truck a piece of junk. Rattles, creaks, fit and finish issues… ugh. And be careful when it comes time to change those spark plugs. That engine is FAMOUS for stripping the threads.[/quote]

As well as the plugs breaking on removal if there a 2 piece design 🙁

[Marcusa32]

the plugs were a big concern so i got them changed out early for a soild 1 piece design. luckily i have an american mechanic friend here who has quite a bit of experience with these trucks (unlike us brits).

considering the pounding this truck has taken with the offroad driving and general poor condition of the roads here i have to say i dont have any rattles or squeaks…except the terrible bed quiver which can get pretty bad at times

[Marcusa32]

regarding the bed quiver, is there anything i can do about it?

i have taken to driving with a constant load in the bed (a couple of bags of sand) which seems to help and with fuel at $1.04 a gallon the lowered mpg doesnt bother me. i do have a double tube roll/light bar with the kicker bars which im thinking about fitting (it looks a little better than sand bags!!)

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